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Water damage is costly to both homeowners and insurance companies. It is estimated that the cost of household water damage in California, alone, exceeded $500 million for 2002.

Until the early 1980s, this publication was known as Insurance Adjuster magazine. Even those of us who were independent adjusters at the time worked primarily for insurance companies and were comfortable with that title.

Has the adjusting profession now arrived? Is this our 15 minutes of fame?

Remember shopping for your first car? Or maybe you were looking to trade up. More than likely you asked friends, neighbors, or associates for advice.

The year just past ranks among the top 10 wettest years on record for the contiguous United States, and was warmer than average.

Extended-hours operations, with employees on the job outside of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., have significantly higher rates of absenteeism and turnover.

Corporate America's investments in fitness programs for workers are beginning to pay some dividends, according to a poll of large employers conducted by the National Business Group on Health.

As the hurricane season progressed in the southern United States, the storms vied for headlines with the presidential election and the war in Iraq.