Get the networking events worth showing up to

Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for public adjusters and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.

Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.

Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need public adjusters, who else gets a call that same week?

Public adjusters sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a named storm comes through. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.

What starts the work
  • Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
  • Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
  • Lawsuit or claimwhen somebody gets sued
  • Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.

  1. 01

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    Two-way
    79

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  2. 02

    Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)

    Two-way
    76

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    You and community association managers both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  3. 03

    Facility Manager

    They send you work
    76

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    Facility managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  4. 04

    Commercial Property Manager

    They send you work
    74

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    Commercial property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  5. 05

    Plumber

    Two-way
    66

    Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking

    You and plumbers both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  6. 06

    Property Manager (Residential)

    Two-way
    66

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    You and residential property managers both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  7. 07

    Attorney Real Estate

    They send you work
    66

    Trigger: somebody gets sued

    Real estate attorneys hear about it when somebody gets sued, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  8. 08

    Roofing Contractor

    Two-way
    63

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    You and roofers both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  9. 09

    Water & Storm Damage Restoration

    You send them work
    62

    Trigger: a named storm comes through

    You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before restoration contractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.

  10. 10

    Septic & Drain Services

    Two-way
    59

    Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking

    You and septic and drain companies both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

Block two

Where those people actually are

Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.

Start here

Your city or county chamber of commerce

Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents, community association managers, and commercial property managers.

Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.

Chamber of commerce Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
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Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.

  1. 01

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents, community association managers, and commercial property managers.

    Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.

    Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Manufacturer training & certification days

    Vendor & supply chain

    Your partners are in this room: plumbers and roofers.

    Training you need anyway, in a room with the rep who decides which contractor gets the warranty calls in your area.

    Quarterly Free ~3 hrs/month
  4. 04

    CAI (Community Associations Institute)

    Your partners' association

    Your partner is in this room: community association managers.

    Condo and HOA managers, board members, and management companies. One manager here can control hundreds of homes. They have a membership just for vendors, so you can join.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    CAI chapter trade show & expo

    Event or trade show

    Your partner is in this room: community association managers.

    Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.

    Annual $500–$2,000/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    Supply house counter days & contractor breakfasts

    Vendor & supply chain

    Your partners are in this room: plumbers, roofers, and septic and drain companies.

    Free food, a rep from the manufacturer, and every contractor for ten miles. The counter staff know who has more work than they can handle this week. That extra work is the easiest referral in the trades.

    Informal Free ~2 hrs/month
  7. 07

    Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)

    Your partners' association

    Your partner is in this room: P&C insurance agents.

    Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  8. 08

    BNI

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~8 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
The competitor trap

Public adjuster association

Most public adjusters join this room first. It is also the one most likely to be the wrong pick. Public adjusters are in the claim before anyone writes the repair list. On storm and water damage, they decide who gets the work. Everyone in it does what you do. Join it for the training, the licences, and the ties to manufacturers. Do not join it for referrals, and do not join it instead of the rooms above.

Public adjuster association →

Let us be straight with you. For public adjusters, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.

Block three

Is your seat open?

Prime Time takes one public adjuster per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.

Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.

Get the dates

Have the next meetings sent to you

The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for public adjusters, with the one page plan.

We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.

Take this with you

Your one-page action plan

Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.

Networking plan: Public Adjuster

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Insurance Property & Casualty (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: a named storm comes through
  2. Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: a named storm comes through
  3. Facility Manager (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: a named storm comes through
  4. Commercial Property Manager (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: a named storm comes through
  5. Plumber (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents, community association managers, and commercial property managers.
  2. IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management): Your partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.
  3. Manufacturer training & certification days: Your partners are in this room: plumbers and roofers.

Don't confuse this with networking: Public adjuster association. Learning and supplier access, not referrals.