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David Howarth

Lakewood,WA

Summary

Political Science undergraduate degree from Central Washington University. Former candidate for Lakewood City Council Position 3. Lifelong volunteer and political campaign enthusiast having worked for my university, local organizations, and local and national political candidates. Experienced insurance professional with a 4 year career assessing properties, determining coverage and negotiating settlements. Detail-oriented, observant, and knowledgeable with excellent interpersonal and documentation skills. Efficiently handle high case volumes with accuracy and care.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Property Claims Adjuster

Farmers Insurance Company
Tacoma, WA
10.2022 - Current
  • Managing property insurance claims from start to finish. Conducting field investigations, interviews, traveling to customer sites to evaluate fires, vandalism, fallen trees, leaking roofs and other issues to determine coverage and create accurate cost estimations for repairs. The day to day duties include doing initial reviews on claims. Contacting customers for information on the damages. Explaining and determining coverage. If covered, moving forward with emergency services and paying the customer for repairs. Managing 20 to 30+ claims of differing complexity.

Porject Coordinator

ServiceMaster of Tacoma
Tacoma, WA
10.2019 - 10.2022

- Project Coordinator – Working on fire and water losses from the administrative side. Answering phones, entering new loss information, sending work orders, prepping/ submitting estimates, working with adjusters, scheduling for mitigation services and moving back customer’s contents.

- Water Technician – Responding to water loses in residential and commercial locations. Scoping loses, taking samples, performing demolition, sanitizing, setting equipment, and disposing of ruined material. A key part of the job is coordinating with operations managers and customers.

- Fire Technician – Serving residents after fires, smoke damage, and other disasters. Working individually or as a team to pack out homes or businesses, moving content out of and back into commercial or residential locations, as well as property cleaning, specializing in carpets, rugs, and upholstery.

Grocery Associate

Fred Meyer
Covington, WA
01.2017 - 10.2019
  • Stock shelves, track inventory, order new merchandise, work quickly within small teams to stock and clean aisles before store opening.

Education

Political Science

Central Washington University
08-2021

High School Diploma -

Samammish Highscool
06-2016

Skills

  • Tech-Savvy
  • Analytical-Minded
  • Understanding of Insurance Policies
  • Excellent Time Management Skills
  • Settlement Negotiations
  • Relationship Building

Certification

  • Water Restoration Technician certification

Affiliations

  • Farmers Insurance improvement committee
  • Student legislative action committee at Central Washington University

Accomplishments

  • Receive over a thousand votes for the Lakewood City council.

Timeline

Property Claims Adjuster

Farmers Insurance Company
10.2022 - Current

Porject Coordinator

ServiceMaster of Tacoma
10.2019 - 10.2022

Grocery Associate

Fred Meyer
01.2017 - 10.2019

Political Science

Central Washington University

High School Diploma -

Samammish Highscool
David Howarth