Property and Casualty Loss Adjusting (New Zealand)

This module looks at the role of the loss adjuster in relation to property claims, the purpose of property cover and loss, insurable interest, property policies, the cover provided and issues relating to property cover. Students will also study the reasons for physical measurement or photographic evidence when verifying loss, interviewing processes of an insured, types of combustions, fire spreads, common causes of ignition and evidence of forced entry in a fire loss. Also covered is commercial stock loss, the insured and insurers rights in loss mitigation, the purpose of casualty cover and the effects of a casualty loss.