Negotiations

This is a two day course that focuses on negotiating, and learning how to negotiate successfully to win. This is an important tool to use in the handling of claims.

Negotiating is certainly a skill and can be a vital and beneficial part of a successful claims department. You will be presented with skills that will make you a better negotiator. You will learn to use these skills to negotiate with confidence.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should have the skills necessary to evaluate a file for negotiating, determine the range, evaluate circumstances and other important factors that affect the range, and demonstrate the ability to properly negotiate a claim to conclusion.

Vale Training Solutions offers Continuing Education for this course at a charge of $2.00 per credit hour.  Please see the state listing below for available CE credits.

Continuing Education Units:

Texas 15 hours
Delaware 15 hours
Indiana 15 hours
Georgia 15 hours
Oklahoma 15 hours
North Carolina 6 hours

Canada | Manitoba 12 hours
Canada | British Columbia 8 hours

Audience:

Adjusters and claims handlers for insurance carriers and independent companies, third party administrators, self-insured companies, and others who are responsible for negotiating claims for settlement. Negotiating is for both property and casualty claims handlers and adjusters, however is more beneficial for those in the casualty fields.

Who will benefit:

Adjusters and other insurance company claims handlers with experience levels from trainee to experienced adjusters. For those who want to learn and improve their evaluating and negotiating skills to achieve successful claim conclusions.

Syllabus:

Introduction to Winning Negotiations
What and Why of Negotiations
Preparation
Three Key Aspects – Coverage, Liability & Damages
Negotiation Range
Beginning Phase
Tactics and Concessions
Goals
Acting in Good Faith
Legal
Resolution