Having worked several storms in Florida, it does not suprise me that someone has been killed. This is a dangerous place to work claims. I’m going home, but my thoughts and prayers are with her family and co-workers.
And what protections are Mr Gallagher and his cohorts providing to adjusters facing their wonderful 30 day deadline? None, I’m sure. It is a very sad day indeed.
I wonder if this unfortunate incident was as aresult of a cold call by the adjuster without an appointment in a rush to comply with the inspection mandate that has been placed on everyone by the DOI?
Adjusters frequently risk their well being to go into unfamiliar areas with people they have never met before. Events such as this cross our minds as we go about our daily routine of home and/or auto inspections. My heart goes out to this woman and her family.
This is not a surprise at all. The danger of an adjuster’s job is highly under rated. It is however a tragedy that such a young life in the business of helping the homeowner after such a devestating year had her life ended because a fool felt covering his illegal drug activity was more important than this woman’s young life.
The amount of files & term requirement of completion could very well be the driving factor in unsafe practice. We all know there areas where you need protection. This is a perfect example. This is just wrong to expect the amount of scopeing, paperwork, & the review process to be completed by the deadline!
I work for Farm Bureau and I was working CAT claims in the Tampa area at the time of the murder and I wanted to let all of you know it wasn’t the insurance commissions regulations or Farm Bureau it was that freak (Funk) that caused her death. Please don’t forget that it was the murderer who killed her not the nature of our job…
It is an upsetting fact that 3-4% of men are born psychopaths: individuals that find the concepts of rape and murder about as upsetting as eating lunch. As such, trust is something which must be earned, never given. Approaching the public (especially men) while alone must always be done with caution.
Let a friend or coworker know where you will be and check in with them at pre-arranged intervals.
Keep 911 on your speed dial. Stay alert. Perhaps invest in a personal defense class and/or a personal defense device, with training.
No job is without risk, but it can be limited with forethought, alertness, and action.
Oh yes, one last thing: follow your gut. If you don’t feel secure: leave.
So tell me Smitty, as an enlightened muslim, which faction of enlightened muslims are you the blood enemy of: the Shiites or the Sunnis?
Is your wife properly sexually mutilated and kept at home, or can she go outside under a blanket that covers bruises?
It is a sad commentary that a religion that preaches tolerance for “children of the book” are not even tolerant of their own. Member’s of their “enlightened” sect use religion to rationalize murder, terrorism and genocide.
Before you again tout the wisdom inherent is their ways, read a newspaper or a history book, because I hate propaganda.
very sad to here of her death. It is important to always be alert. I wish her family the best! This is a hard learned lesson. We all have had a wake up call. Lets make safe choices.
It saddens me to know that someone could do that to an innocent person who’s doing their job and return she’s slain . Well I hope that they find the person or that the person of interest fesses up to his crime.
My prayers go out the Family of the slain.
Oh this makes me furious. I am trembling with rage right now. I pray every day for the safety of our inspectors. We are all one big family, here in the insurance industry you know, and this is a loss and outrage for all of us. May God bless her family and fry the b****rd who did it.
As a mother my heart and prayers go out to this young lady’s parents and family. As a professional in the insurance industry, safety and precaution is a given. “When in doubt, don’t do.” This young lady ran into a freak, who when found deserves what given! Show me the switch!!!
As a mother my heart and prayers go out to this young lady’s parents and family. As a professional in the insurance industry, safety and precaution is a given. “When in doubt, don’t do.” This young lady ran into a freak, who when found deserves what given! Show me the switch!!!
I can totally relate to this horrible incident in a way. I am an adjuster for State Farm Insurance and was working in Kentucky. I was sent out to a very remote area to do a hail claim. It was so remote my cellular phone stopped working. I was not familiar with the area or how remote it was as I am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I arrived at the insured’s house and was greeted by his vicious German Shepard dog. Someone called the dog and it was put away. When I got out of the car, Mr. Insured greeted me in his underwear. He had on “California Grape” underwear and that was it – nothing else and he was hanging out if you know what I mean. He told me I smelled good. I immediately got in my car and drove off. I didn’t care if I got fired or if he got pissed off. I called my supervisor once my phone worked and told her what happened. I also called the agent’s office and told them what happened. A reinspector was sent out and I must say I was so glad the claim was denied. I hope the claim wasn’t denied because of what happened, but privately I was happy. I have thought about being raped or worse so many times when going out on claims. Women have to be so much more careful when it comes to doing claims. We go into unknown territory and sometimes very remote areas. I have played the possibility in my mind so many times. When I worked out of my main State Farm office, the secretary and I had a code and she knew that if I felt uncomfortable I would call her and tell her where I was and how long I should be there. It is so sad that a lovely girl has been killed over a claim. God bless her soul and her family.
I worked in Liberty City, Florida during Hurricane Andrew 12 years ago. It is a very scary and bad area. I am blond, 5 foot 3 inches and weigh 115 pounds. Looking back I was such an idiot to go into that area. Police officers get killed in this area during the day. What was I thinking. I am just so lucky I no longer do claims and have to subject myself to crazy insureds, tenants, etc… I feel so bad for the family of this beautiful girl. My mother hated it when I worked claims and was so happy the day I went to underwriting. May God bless all the female adjusters out there that literally put their lives on the line.
As a male insurance adjuster in Miami, I have done claims where I go to look at a roof leak or pipe break for a landlord and find the tenant has a “grow house”. I can honestly say that I was glad it was a male doing the claim and not a female. I told my supervisor about it and he said to not get involved and that I was not sent out there as a spy but to do a claim. He said that the landlord had the responsiblity to know that was going on in the house not me. I thought about the poor agent who was insuring this house and what could happen, but I said nothing and went about my business. I realize now how important it is to get involved and go something. I should of called the police regardless of what my boss said. You don’t think about what could happen and in this case the worse did. God bless this young lady and her family. I will do something in the future if I am faced with similar circumstances.
As a male insurance adjuster in Miami, I have done claims where I go to look at a roof leak or pipe break for a landlord and find the tenant has a “grow house”. I can honestly say that I was glad it was a male doing the claim and not a female. I told my supervisor about it and he said to not get involved and that I was not sent out there as a spy but to do a claim. He said that the landlord had the responsiblity to know that was going on in the house not me. I thought about the poor agent who was insuring this house and what could happen, but I said nothing and went about my business. I realize now how important it is to get involved and go something. I should of called the police regardless of what my boss said. You don’t think about what could happen and in this case the worse did. God bless this young lady and her family. I will do something in the future if I am faced with similar circumstances.
NO ONE should be out meeting strangers without knowledge of the exposures. This could have happened to anyone. The killer lacked compassion for another human being. I am sure if the adjuster were a man of less physical stature the results would have been the same.
I am not opposed to capital punishment and was saddened to know Mr. Funk only received a life sentence. I worked with Katie Froeschle and the presence she brought with her to work was more than a group of people could have brought. It\’s sad to see the SOB that did this get away with a life sentence. May God bless Katie\’s family and have no pity on Jason Funk. I hope the people in the prison he is in takes no mercy on him.
I just watched this case on television then googled this article. What I think saddens me only slightly more than the tragic and senseless death of a beautiful, young and intelligent young woman making her way in the world, is the fact that the murderer still “claims” his innocence. Her blood was all over his tennis shoes, all over his house, his finger prints were in her vehicle, on her bank statement, and he used her credit cards AFTER her death…yet he claims he only admitted guilt to avoid the death penalty. Jason, you murdered a beautiful young woman for a few measly dollars. You will spend the rest of your life in prison, with no chance of parole. The best you can hope for is to make your peace with GOD and to hope for forgiveness. Forgiveness from Katie and from her family. But the least you can do is say “yes ma’am and yes sir. I murdered your daughter and I am so sorry. I don’t deserve your forgiveness, but I am sorry.” You owe them the truth. You are the lowest of all human beings. One that takes another life for the sake of your own greed. May you find mercy at the hands of God. Mercy that you could not grant to that beautiful girl.
Having worked several storms in Florida, it does not suprise me that someone has been killed. This is a dangerous place to work claims. I’m going home, but my thoughts and prayers are with her family and co-workers.
And what protections are Mr Gallagher and his cohorts providing to adjusters facing their wonderful 30 day deadline? None, I’m sure. It is a very sad day indeed.
I wonder if this unfortunate incident was as aresult of a cold call by the adjuster without an appointment in a rush to comply with the inspection mandate that has been placed on everyone by the DOI?
Adjusters frequently risk their well being to go into unfamiliar areas with people they have never met before. Events such as this cross our minds as we go about our daily routine of home and/or auto inspections. My heart goes out to this woman and her family.
This is not a surprise at all. The danger of an adjuster’s job is highly under rated. It is however a tragedy that such a young life in the business of helping the homeowner after such a devestating year had her life ended because a fool felt covering his illegal drug activity was more important than this woman’s young life.
A SAD WHEN WE ARE OUT WORKING TO STRIVE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR POLICY HOLDERS AND THIS IS THE END RESULT.
The amount of files & term requirement of completion could very well be the driving factor in unsafe practice. We all know there areas where you need protection. This is a perfect example. This is just wrong to expect the amount of scopeing, paperwork, & the review process to be completed by the deadline!
I work for Farm Bureau and I was working CAT claims in the Tampa area at the time of the murder and I wanted to let all of you know it wasn’t the insurance commissions regulations or Farm Bureau it was that freak (Funk) that caused her death. Please don’t forget that it was the murderer who killed her not the nature of our job…
It is an upsetting fact that 3-4% of men are born psychopaths: individuals that find the concepts of rape and murder about as upsetting as eating lunch. As such, trust is something which must be earned, never given. Approaching the public (especially men) while alone must always be done with caution.
Let a friend or coworker know where you will be and check in with them at pre-arranged intervals.
Keep 911 on your speed dial. Stay alert. Perhaps invest in a personal defense class and/or a personal defense device, with training.
No job is without risk, but it can be limited with forethought, alertness, and action.
Oh yes, one last thing: follow your gut. If you don’t feel secure: leave.
So tell me Smitty, as an enlightened muslim, which faction of enlightened muslims are you the blood enemy of: the Shiites or the Sunnis?
Is your wife properly sexually mutilated and kept at home, or can she go outside under a blanket that covers bruises?
It is a sad commentary that a religion that preaches tolerance for “children of the book” are not even tolerant of their own. Member’s of their “enlightened” sect use religion to rationalize murder, terrorism and genocide.
Before you again tout the wisdom inherent is their ways, read a newspaper or a history book, because I hate propaganda.
very sad to here of her death. It is important to always be alert. I wish her family the best! This is a hard learned lesson. We all have had a wake up call. Lets make safe choices.
It saddens me to know that someone could do that to an innocent person who’s doing their job and return she’s slain . Well I hope that they find the person or that the person of interest fesses up to his crime.
My prayers go out the Family of the slain.
Muslims learned this hundreds of years ago.
Right, let’s blame the victim! What an ignorant comment.
Oh this makes me furious. I am trembling with rage right now. I pray every day for the safety of our inspectors. We are all one big family, here in the insurance industry you know, and this is a loss and outrage for all of us. May God bless her family and fry the b****rd who did it.
As a mother my heart and prayers go out to this young lady’s parents and family. As a professional in the insurance industry, safety and precaution is a given. “When in doubt, don’t do.” This young lady ran into a freak, who when found deserves what given! Show me the switch!!!
As a mother my heart and prayers go out to this young lady’s parents and family. As a professional in the insurance industry, safety and precaution is a given. “When in doubt, don’t do.” This young lady ran into a freak, who when found deserves what given! Show me the switch!!!
I can totally relate to this horrible incident in a way. I am an adjuster for State Farm Insurance and was working in Kentucky. I was sent out to a very remote area to do a hail claim. It was so remote my cellular phone stopped working. I was not familiar with the area or how remote it was as I am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I arrived at the insured’s house and was greeted by his vicious German Shepard dog. Someone called the dog and it was put away. When I got out of the car, Mr. Insured greeted me in his underwear. He had on “California Grape” underwear and that was it – nothing else and he was hanging out if you know what I mean. He told me I smelled good. I immediately got in my car and drove off. I didn’t care if I got fired or if he got pissed off. I called my supervisor once my phone worked and told her what happened. I also called the agent’s office and told them what happened. A reinspector was sent out and I must say I was so glad the claim was denied. I hope the claim wasn’t denied because of what happened, but privately I was happy. I have thought about being raped or worse so many times when going out on claims. Women have to be so much more careful when it comes to doing claims. We go into unknown territory and sometimes very remote areas. I have played the possibility in my mind so many times. When I worked out of my main State Farm office, the secretary and I had a code and she knew that if I felt uncomfortable I would call her and tell her where I was and how long I should be there. It is so sad that a lovely girl has been killed over a claim. God bless her soul and her family.
I worked in Liberty City, Florida during Hurricane Andrew 12 years ago. It is a very scary and bad area. I am blond, 5 foot 3 inches and weigh 115 pounds. Looking back I was such an idiot to go into that area. Police officers get killed in this area during the day. What was I thinking. I am just so lucky I no longer do claims and have to subject myself to crazy insureds, tenants, etc… I feel so bad for the family of this beautiful girl. My mother hated it when I worked claims and was so happy the day I went to underwriting. May God bless all the female adjusters out there that literally put their lives on the line.
As a male insurance adjuster in Miami, I have done claims where I go to look at a roof leak or pipe break for a landlord and find the tenant has a “grow house”. I can honestly say that I was glad it was a male doing the claim and not a female. I told my supervisor about it and he said to not get involved and that I was not sent out there as a spy but to do a claim. He said that the landlord had the responsiblity to know that was going on in the house not me. I thought about the poor agent who was insuring this house and what could happen, but I said nothing and went about my business. I realize now how important it is to get involved and go something. I should of called the police regardless of what my boss said. You don’t think about what could happen and in this case the worse did. God bless this young lady and her family. I will do something in the future if I am faced with similar circumstances.
As a male insurance adjuster in Miami, I have done claims where I go to look at a roof leak or pipe break for a landlord and find the tenant has a “grow house”. I can honestly say that I was glad it was a male doing the claim and not a female. I told my supervisor about it and he said to not get involved and that I was not sent out there as a spy but to do a claim. He said that the landlord had the responsiblity to know that was going on in the house not me. I thought about the poor agent who was insuring this house and what could happen, but I said nothing and went about my business. I realize now how important it is to get involved and go something. I should of called the police regardless of what my boss said. You don’t think about what could happen and in this case the worse did. God bless this young lady and her family. I will do something in the future if I am faced with similar circumstances.
NO ONE should be out meeting strangers without knowledge of the exposures. This could have happened to anyone. The killer lacked compassion for another human being. I am sure if the adjuster were a man of less physical stature the results would have been the same.
I am not opposed to capital punishment and was saddened to know Mr. Funk only received a life sentence. I worked with Katie Froeschle and the presence she brought with her to work was more than a group of people could have brought. It\’s sad to see the SOB that did this get away with a life sentence. May God bless Katie\’s family and have no pity on Jason Funk. I hope the people in the prison he is in takes no mercy on him.
I just watched this case on television then googled this article. What I think saddens me only slightly more than the tragic and senseless death of a beautiful, young and intelligent young woman making her way in the world, is the fact that the murderer still “claims” his innocence. Her blood was all over his tennis shoes, all over his house, his finger prints were in her vehicle, on her bank statement, and he used her credit cards AFTER her death…yet he claims he only admitted guilt to avoid the death penalty. Jason, you murdered a beautiful young woman for a few measly dollars. You will spend the rest of your life in prison, with no chance of parole. The best you can hope for is to make your peace with GOD and to hope for forgiveness. Forgiveness from Katie and from her family. But the least you can do is say “yes ma’am and yes sir. I murdered your daughter and I am so sorry. I don’t deserve your forgiveness, but I am sorry.” You owe them the truth. You are the lowest of all human beings. One that takes another life for the sake of your own greed. May you find mercy at the hands of God. Mercy that you could not grant to that beautiful girl.