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Market evidence report — insurance-claims-handler
Source: 66 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 66), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-14. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 31 | 47 % |
| n/a | 29 | 44 % |
| senior | 5 | 8 % |
| junior | 1 | 2 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xactimate | 14 | 21 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Word | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | claims adjusting | 21 | 32 % |
| 2 | claims investigation | 17 | 26 % |
| 3 | disaster recovery | 15 | 23 % |
| 4 | damage estimation | 12 | 18 % |
| 5 | damage assessment | 11 | 17 % |
| 6 | insurance claims adjusting | 11 | 17 % |
| 7 | subrogation | 11 | 17 % |
| 8 | property inspection | 10 | 15 % |
| 9 | claims writing | 8 | 12 % |
| 10 | liability determination | 8 | 12 % |
| 11 | fraud identification | 7 | 11 % |
| 12 | negotiation | 7 | 11 % |
| 13 | data analysis | 6 | 9 % |
| 14 | claims handling | 5 | 8 % |
| 15 | coverage analysis | 4 | 6 % |
| 16 | insurance policy review | 4 | 6 % |
| 17 | liability assessment | 4 | 6 % |
| 18 | litigation management | 4 | 6 % |
| 19 | problem solving | 4 | 6 % |
| 20 | reserve setting | 4 | 6 % |
| 21 | settlement negotiation | 4 | 6 % |
| 22 | claim investigation | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | claim negotiation | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | liability investigation | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | problem-solving | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hands-on training | 15 | 23 % |
| 2 | in-person training | 9 | 14 % |
| 3 | online training | 9 | 14 % |
| 4 | case management | 8 | 12 % |
| 5 | real-world training | 8 | 12 % |
| 6 | mediation | 3 | 5 % |
| 7 | needs assessment | 3 | 5 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | claim investigation | 26 | 39 % |
| 2 | damage assessment | 20 | 30 % |
| 3 | loss adjustment | 17 | 26 % |
| 4 | property scoping | 10 | 15 % |
| 5 | claims workflow understanding | 8 | 12 % |
| 6 | resume guidance | 8 | 12 % |
| 7 | claim handling | 7 | 11 % |
| 8 | negotiation | 7 | 11 % |
| 9 | investigation | 5 | 8 % |
| 10 | claim adjustment | 4 | 6 % |
| 11 | customer needs assessment | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | policy interpretation | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | claim management | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | claim review | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | claim settlement | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | customer service | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | issue resolution | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | report preparation | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | settlement negotiation | 3 | 5 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 66 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
66 ads.
Top hard skills:
- claims adjusting — 32 % (21 ads)
- claims investigation — 26 % (17 ads)
- disaster recovery — 23 % (15 ads)
- damage estimation — 18 % (12 ads)
- damage assessment — 17 % (11 ads)
- insurance claims adjusting — 17 % (11 ads)
- subrogation — 17 % (11 ads)
- property inspection — 15 % (10 ads)
- claims writing — 12 % (8 ads)
- liability determination — 12 % (8 ads)
Top tools:
- Xactimate — 21 % (14 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 5 % (3 ads)
- Microsoft Office — 3 % (2 ads)
- MS Office Suite — 3 % (2 ads)
Seniority: mid 47 % · n/a 44 % · senior 8 % · junior 2 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Auto Adjuster (MMR Claims) | 4 |
| Bodily Injury Adjuster (Extended Handler) | 2 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster , Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Auto Bodily Injury Claims Adjuster - Richmond, VA | 1 |
| Auto Claims Adjuster | 1 |
| Auto Damage Adjuster | 1 |
| Casualty Claim Examiner | 1 |
| Claims Adjuster | 1 |
| Claims Adjuster - Workers Compensation | Jurisdiction: MI, TX, IN, IL, OH |
| Claims Adjuster I - Remote / Telecommute | 1 |
| Claims Adjuster I (Remote) | 1 |
| Claims Adjuster II, Field Property - National Catastrophe | 1 |
| Claims Handler - Auto Bodily Injury Insurance - Fredericksburg, VA | 1 |
| Claims Handler, Tech E&O and Media Liability | 1 |
| Claims Handler/Estimator | 1 |
| Commercial Claims Adjuster - Remote | 1 |
| Extended Handler - Bodily Injury | 1 |
| Field Property Claims Adjuster | 1 |
| Field Property Claims Adjuster - Baltimore | 50% Travel |
| Healthcare Claims Adjuster | 1 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Arlington, Virginia | 1 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Capitol Heights, Maryland | 1 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Chesterfield, Virginia | 1 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Denver, Pennsylvania | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.