adjuster
Americannoun
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a person or thing that adjusts.
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an insurance company representative who investigates claims and makes settlement recommendations based on the estimate of the damages and the company's liability.
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“It’s amazing how he just only works in these types of firms,” a Florida insurance adjuster who allegedly acted as Nourafchan’s connection to the traders, said on a phone call cited in the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Dominick Perrotta, an insurance adjuster who cared for his dying mom, repeated this mantra every time a negative thought popped into his head: “This is not helpful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Santiago, a 35-year-old insurance claims adjuster and a plaintiff in the lawsuit against D.R.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
Policyholders whose homes have burned down often receive several hundred thousand dollars in advance payments that insurers must provide under state law, often prior to hiring an adjuster.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
“We’re meeting the insurance adjuster, and then we’re going to see what we can salvage from the house.”
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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