Every year we send out our salary survey and report our findings in our October issue. (Yes, this is the one. Read the results on page 29.) On the survey form is a space for anonymous comments

When we did our salvage emphasis article in November 2005, we heard via phone and e-mail from a number of adjusters who wanted us to address the issue of proper and ethical disposal of salvage.

You know what? When I look back on my little life and the birds I've known, and think of all the things they've done for me and the little I've done for them, you'd think I've had the best of it

Everyone in the country knows the name Procter & Gamble, especially since their recent acquisition of Gillette propelled them into the spotlight as the largest consumer-products supplier in the world.

When Florida suffered through its four-pronged hurricane siege last year, the insurance industry responded quickly, but not quick enough, according to some critics.

After it gets to a certain point, we lose comprehension of the vastness, and the vast difference between, a million and a billion.

Mostly bad and ugly, if you ask any Floridian! Check out the latest on the aftermath and clean-up/reconstruction in the Sunshine State and neighboring states, found in our Hurricane Chronicles, page

What does any of this have to due with adjusters or claims? Not much, but I feel better now. And you know, not everything has to be about you.