claim agent

claim agent
noun
one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
Derivationally related forms: ↑adjust (for: ↑adjustor), ↑adjust (for: ↑adjuster)
Hypernyms: ↑investigator

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noun or claim man
1. : one who investigates and adjusts claims for shortage, damage, loss, or overcharge on shipments of goods
2. : one who acts as agent in transactions with holders of property on which pipelines are to be laid or oil or gas wells drilled and who investigates and adjusts their claims

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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