Salary for Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

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Insurers take on risk as their business, and it is the job of claims adjusters and investigators to mitigate and manage that risk by evaluating claims that have been paid, to ensure compliance with industry and company standards as well as local, state and federal laws. In cases where litigation is required, they may confer with lawyers. Many also settle insurance claims. The position requires a knowledge of both the relevant regulations and a decent command of basic finance.

A Claims Adjuster, Examiner, or Investigator will normally receive an average salary on a scale from $41,950 and $103,610 based on education and experience. will normally receive a wage of seventy thousand six hundred and fifty dollars yearly.

are compensated highest in District of Columbia, which has average wages of near $89,830. People in this category of job are paid at the highest average level in Construction, where they get average wages of $85,850.

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