If you work with insurance claims, you will want to familiarize yourself with writing and reading Xactimate estimates. This is true whether you are an adjuster or a restoration professional. Xactimate has become the standard for the majority of insurance carriers and third-party administrators (TPAs). If you are new to Xactimate we have three tips that will help you master best practices for this estimating platform.

Learn the secrets to success writing insurance claims with the Xactimate estimating platform.

Organizations that sit atop their industry are revered in much the same way that the best garden in your neighborhood are. How do they do it?

In property restoration and other service-based industries, opportunities often come at all of the oddest hours of the day or night, testing your commitment to the cause. Identify the opportunities that are best for you and your team.

Even good people have disagreements. The issue with disagreements is not in having them but in how we conduct ourselves.

Finding the right talent to add to your team starts with knowing what your team and company needs.

Entrepreneurs are everywhere. While this term has become synonymous with those who start their own business, the true definition is one who organizes and/or operates with an aversion to risk that hinders most.

A key understanding from the book is to recognize that millennials are not just a different generation but in many respect they are a different culture with unique methods of communication.

The difference between knowing what you should be doing and starting the process of achieving it is one step. Stepping forward does not guarantee that you will succeed, but standing still guarantees that you won’t.

Email is a gatekeeper, and composing a good introduction can help break down barriers.