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Claims adjuster

Meaning in insurance, with examples

nounCore term

In insurance, claims adjuster means: A specialist who investigates a claim, inspects the damage and decides how much the insurance company should pay.

In Turkish: eksper, sigorta eksperi, hasar uzmanı

How it is used

A US term. Adjusters visit sites, take photos, interview witnesses and write reports. In the UK an independent expert is a 'loss adjuster'. In Turkey this role is played by licensed experts ('eksper') appointed for many car and property claims.

Example sentences

  1. The claims adjuster will inspect the car at the service centre on Thursday.

  2. According to the claims adjuster's report, the fire started in the kitchen.

Common collocations

  • independent claims adjuster
  • appoint an adjuster
  • adjuster's report
  • send a claims adjuster
  • claimA formal request to an insurance company to pay for a loss, damage or medical cost that the policy covers.
  • lossDamage, destruction or a financial cost suffered by an insured person or property, which may lead to a claim.
  • settlementThe final agreement on a claim and the payment that closes it, made after the insurer and the claimant accept the amount.
  • file a claimTo officially ask an insurance company to pay for a loss, usually by reporting it and sending the required forms and documents.

More terms: Claims

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