Manager High School
Resume:
James S. Turner
Merritt Island, FL 32952-2601
Email: *******@***.***
OBJECTIVE
Employment, utilizing my decades of experience in claims
adjustment and investigation, communication skills, as well
as my broad technical knowledge.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
8/2013 - 7/2014: health insurance agent, Tele Tech,
Melbourne, FL.
3/2012 - 8/2013: self-employed, Life and Health insurance &
Annuities broker; independent all-lines claims adjuster.
10/2010-1/2012: Sales agent, health insurance agent,
NCO/Protocol, Merritt Island, FL.
8/2010-9/2010: US Dept. of Labor (temporary), assigned to
Brevard County Criminal Justice Services as an Alternative
Community Services Specialist. Simultaneously, a self-
employed commercial author, writing articles for web-zines.
4/2010-7/2010: Crew Leader, Non-Response Follow Up
Operation; Enumerator, Vacant and Delete Check Operation
(temporary positions): US Census Bureau, Atlanta, GA.
1/2001-4/2010: Self-employed: commercial writer (published
author of both fiction and non-fiction), investor, home
repairs, independent insurance claims adjuster and
consultant.
8/1990-1/2001: Branch Manager, General Adjuster (Cocoa, FL
Branch), CJW & Associates, Inc., Orlando, FL. Supervised
personnel and work product while handling my own file load,
specializing in large, complex or suspicious property
losses, including Business Interruption and Earnings
losses,serious liability exposures, to include completed
operations and products liability claims, as well as
marine. Responsible for marketing, client relations and the
training of adjusters. Handled SIU cases and "problem
claims" for many insurers who maintained their own claims
staff. Supervised files in litigation. Qualified expert in
Circuit Court to testify regarding good faith claims
protocol (both property and personal injury liability), as
well as the adjustment of large structural losses.
5/1979-7/31/90: Manager, General Adjuster, Adjuster
(Cocoa/Melbourne, FL Branch), Gay & Taylor, Inc., Winston-
Salem, NC (defunct). Supervision, marketing, and all lines
adjuster. Please see above paragraph for the duties and
responsibilities involved in this position.
10/1975-4/1979: Adjuster (Cocoa, FL Branch) GAB Business
Services, Inc., New York, NY. Also temporarily assigned to
other offices as a supervisor and/or "trouble shooter."
FORMAL EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- May 1974.
High School Diploma (College Prep), McDonogh School, Owings
Mills, MD - May 1970.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Florida All-lines Adjuster (0520), A269516.
Florida Life, Health & Variable Annuities Agent (0215),
A269516.
Supervisor School, Gay & Taylor, Inc. - April 1982.
Certified Mobile Home Material Damage Appraiser, Vale
National - March 1981.
Advanced Casualty School, GAB Education Center, Denver, CO
- January 1979.
Adjuster School, GAB Educ Center, Denver, CO - December,
1975.
Professional Insurance Adjuster Program, GAB - October 1975
through September 1978.
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Florida Joint Underwriters Assn. Arson & Fraud Seminar -
September 1994.
Florida Advisory Council on Arson and Fraud Continuing
Education - May 1992.
International Assn. of Arson Investigators, Civilian
Membership - April, 1992.
Designated a General Adjuster - March 1988.
National Flood Ins. Program Workshop - February 1987.
Florida Advisory Council on Arson & Fraud - January 1985.
Accreditation National Flood Insurance Program - August
1977.
VOLUNTEER/AVOCATIONAL
Various Writer’s Conferences: 2004-2008.
White Paper on Juvenile Justice prepared for the Governor:
Sept. 2002.
Scorekeeper: Merritt Island High School Baseball, 2001-2003.
Manager, Coach and Director: East Merritt Island Little
League, 1987-1998.
Coach: Merritt Island Youth Football, 1995-98.
Rotary International: 1990-1996.
Appointed by the Governor to the Merritt Island Library Tax
DistrictBoard, 1988-1992.
Merritt Island Incorporation Feasible Study Committee:
1988-1989.
Brevard County Claims Association: 1975-1995.
Sunday School Teacher, Grace UMC: 1983-1990.
Editor: Taxpayers News, 1985-86.
Board of Trustees, Grace United Methodist Church, 1987-89.
Director: East Merritt Island Homeowner's Association,
1980-1986.
Campaign manager and adviser for various political
candidates, 1979-1986.
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