Hey there,
Fun one this week. The hurricane season picked the perfect moment to make a liar out of me, plus some resume help, an honest thought about this job, and an album I’m obsessed with. Let’s get into it.
Market Pulse
Last week I was out here telling everyone the 2026 hurricane season looks slow. Cue this week. The Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 20 years, and the Atlantic spins up its first named storm of the season. By the time this hits your inbox, that system is expected to be Tropical Storm Arthur, dumping heavy rain and flooding across the Texas and Louisiana coast. Luckily this one looks like mostly a rain event rather than a major wind threat, but flooding is its own danger, so if you’re anywhere in its path, stay safe out there.
So much for quiet.
As I said on the show, a slow forecast is not the same as no threat. Colorado State trimmed its 2026 numbers to 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2 majors, all below average, with El Niño expected to keep a lid on the season. But Arthur is the reminder that it only takes one. The teams that get caught are the ones who planned for quiet. Plan for every scenario instead.
Same pattern on the jobs side. Property is soft and rates are down, but the hiring didn’t stop, it moved. Carriers are still growing headcount, and commercial auto, casualty, and GL are busy. The work is there.
Career Intel
Let’s talk resumes, because I see the same mistake constantly and it’s an easy fix.
The biggest one isn’t your experience or your wording. It’s formatting. Mismatched fonts, three different sizes, random colors, spacing all over the place. It makes a strong background look messy, and it’s the first thing I notice.
As an adjuster, you’re expected to produce clean reports, documents, and letters all day. Your resume is a preview of that. A clear, simple, consistent resume tells me you can put together a professional document, or that you know how to use the resources available to get there. A chaotic one raises a question you don’t want raised.
Keep it simple. One font, consistent sizing, clean structure. Simple always wins.
And if you want a head start, I’ve got a free template. Just hit me up and it’s yours.
From the Desk
My favorite part of this whole job is getting to know job seekers. Hearing how people ended up in claims, what they’re chasing next, the winding paths that got them here. I genuinely love it.
The hard part is that I can’t help everyone directly. The math is tough. Most roles have several people interviewing, and even when I help someone land the job, there are often two others who don’t. I’ll never fully understand what that feels like from your side, the work you put in and the no that comes back anyway.
So if that’s been you lately, keep at it. Truly. The right one is still out there.
Even when I’m not the one who places you, I hope you feel what I’m trying to build here. A place where people in claims are seen, where your story matters, and where somebody is actually in your corner. That’s the whole point.
Beyond the Desk
Switching gears completely. My favorite band, GOOSE, dropped a new record last week called BIG MODERN!, and I have not stopped listening.
It’s a sharp, strange, reflection on what it feels like to move through today’s overstimulated, hyperconnected world. The more I sit with it, the more it feels less like a warning and more like a strange kind of comfort. We’re all here at the same wild moment, overstimulated and a little lost, doing our best to adapt to a world none of us designed. We don’t get to slow the world down. We just get to chose how we move through it. Feels relevant for more reasons than one.
Going live every Tuesday at 11 central on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. If this was useful, forward it to someone in claims, and if you’re hiring or job hunting, come find me at krutalentgroup.com.
Until next week,
🤘Josh 🤘