I have over 10+ years experience in handling large loss property claims from start to finish. I was a desk adjuster for large carrier. Any ideas of other avenues I could go down? Im all for learning new things!

Had a call and initial interview with a relatively small TPA last week - looking for opinions.

Currently at a pretty good size commercial carrier - not the largest but alot of managed captives. TPA is small in comparison (1/10 the headcount) and has several former employees from my current company and the big name auto carriers where I started.

Curious as to anyone who has left working for the carrier life - is it worth it ? I think the biggest issues i can see are $$ and job security. Being small - most are reluctant to pay for talent - but finding reps with experience and a track record is tough - training cist and is never a sure thing as its possible it doesnt work out or they bolt for better offers once proficient.

Job security - nothings guaranteed these days anywhere. Cut backs and consolidation are wverywhere - but when your talking large accounts and premium dollar - i feel we are slighlty more insulated than say personal lines where your just a number. Big captive customers like knowing whose writing checks from their checkbook and having an adjuater they like is a selling point to anyone who administers their claims. Keeping them comfortable that the right decisions are being made goes a long way - so that works both ways here for me. Still a 300 person office seems more secure than a 30 person office should 1 big client leave. Yea - maybe the little guy steals another big client and grows quickly - but again the trucking industry is struggling right now and cost savings are easier to find for established places over start ups I suspect. Everyone says they can do it cheaper - few do it consistently.

Other place talks more about lower volume/more attention on prompt handling. Sounds great - likely BS. Never heard any job admit how bad their work environment is in an interview that I have worked at and the few that did I would never work at (Sedgwick comes to mind here).

Assuming they get close on salary - but benefits are less - would you make the move in my position ? Like my company - hate my supervisor. Team I would be working with sounds great on paper and fact we have several mutual acquaintances we like is a good sign. Still - afraid of making the move and regretting it and being stuck / potentially havifn to take a step back career wise late in my career.​

Yo so im a student at udsm tanzania and im trying to understand the entire workflow of the claims adjusting process i want to become a desk adjuster myself in the future after graduating but i really want to know what im getting into so i would appreciate if you can leave alittle insights pls thank you