Policyholders
Appraisers and umpires who share the same foundation can reach well-supported agreements sooner, so disputed claims get resolved instead of stalled.
National Insurance Appraisal Curriculum Initiative
An idea whose time has come.
Building a national core curriculum for insurance appraisal: a shared educational foundation for appraisers and umpires, developed together, for the good of the whole industry.
Insurance Appraisal Authority is a non-partisan group of insurance appraisal training providers working with industry leaders to create a common-ground national curriculum, so appraisers and umpires in the field share one platform to work from and more disputed claims end in resolution.
Working together
Non-partisan by design
We have invited every organization that trains and certifies insurance appraisers and umpires to join a collaborative initiative for the betterment of our industry, and respected industry leaders have already agreed to take part.
This is not one school of thought against another. It is training providers, practitioners, umpires and educators setting competition aside to agree on what every professional in the field should know.
The goal
A common platform for the field
Today, appraisers and umpires arrive at the same claim with different training, different assumptions and different vocabulary. Disagreements that could be resolved become impasses.
A national core curriculum gives everyone the same foundation: the knowledge, practical skills and professional judgment needed to move a disputed claim toward a well-supported resolution.
Good for the industry as a whole
Everyone benefits when we start from common ground
Insurers
Consistent expectations for competence, documentation and conduct mean fewer impasses, fewer challenged awards and more predictable outcomes.
Appraisers and umpires
A common platform to work from: shared terminology, shared protocols and a clear picture of what good practice looks like.
Training providers
Common learning objectives that every provider can teach to, in its own programs and its own way, without giving up what makes its training distinct.
State regulators
Practical, field-tested input from across the industry as states implement or consider appraiser and umpire licensing.
The process itself
Appraisal works best when it ends in resolution. A shared foundation keeps resolution at the center of the process.
Get involved
SHARE YOUR INPUT
NOMINATE A CONTRIBUTOR
Your experience belongs in the conversation
What should every appraiser and umpire understand before accepting an assignment?
Tell us what belongs in the curriculum, the gaps you see in current training, and the lessons from the field every new appraiser should learn.
Share your input →Who should have a seat at this table?
Nominate yourself, a colleague or an organization with the knowledge, integrity and collaborative spirit this effort needs.
Make a nomination →Working together, we can make it better.
Bring your experience. Bring your ideas. Help build what comes next for insurance appraisal.
Contribute or nominateFrequently asked questions
What is the National Insurance Appraisal Curriculum Initiative?
A non-partisan, collaborative effort by insurance appraisal training providers and industry leaders to develop a national core curriculum: common learning objectives for competent, ethical appraisal and umpire practice.
Why does the insurance appraisal industry need a national curriculum?
Appraisers and umpires currently train under different programs with different assumptions. A shared foundation gives the field a common platform, which leads to more agreements, fewer impasses and greater resolution of disputed claims.
How can I take part?
Share your input on what the curriculum should cover, or nominate yourself, a colleague or an organization to contribute. See the Get Involved page.