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 EFI Global is dedicated to educating professionals in the insurance,
legal, and corporate community who regularly deal with issues such as investigation
ethics, fire losses, engineering design failures, environmental concerns and natural
disasters. Our professionals present these continuing education classes regularly
at the client’s request at a location of their choice.
We currently offer many seminars approved by various State Departments of Insurance
for continuing education credit, including Ethics for the Professional Investigator,
Processing Water Loss Claims for Subrogation, Basic Fire Science, Accident Reconstruction,
and Construction Defects.
EFI Global can also perform training classes that do not require state continuing
education credits. We have registered professionals in engineering, fire and
environmental disciplines that can customize a training class in order to meet the
specific needs of your organization. Please contact a local
EFI Global
office for more information.
For a detailed description of each state-certified continuing education class, please see below. If you would like to inquire about scheduling one of these
classes for your organization, please contact
Storm Damage
- Storm Damage Assessment of Commercial & Residential Roof Systems - 2.0 & 4.0 credits
This class will provide the student with knowledge in: identifying common roof system types and basic system attachment requirements, destructive and non-destructive tests that are available to the Roof Consultant for the qualification of storm related damage, recognition of common storm related damage and common construction and design related roof issues.
Texas Certification 06.04.2011
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Mold Assessments and Case Studies - 2.0 credits
Upon completion of this course, the participant will understand how mold is identified in buildings,
where the problems are, what the solutions are and what is done during a mold assessment.
Case studies will also be reviewed and discussed.
Texas Certification 12.04.2011
Georgia Certification 10.01.2010
Mississippi Certification 12.31.2011
North Carolina Certification 12.31.2010
Construction Training
- Basic Building Construction for the Adjuster - 2.0
credits
The students will learn the basic building components of structure from the
foundation up to the peak of the roof and how the components are assembled during
construction. The familiarization of Building Construction will give the new adjuster
a reverse engineering perspective when analyzing a structure during the field-adjusting
phase of the claims process. The knowledge of the integration of the building components
will aid the adjuster in the fix or replace decisions during the claims handling
process.
Texas Certification 6.28.2011
- Residential Foundation Evaluations - 2.0 credits
This class will give the student a qualitative understanding of residential foundation
design and performance characteristics. The student will be provided with information
on the engineering process used to evaluate the performance and condition of residential
foundations. Enhancing the students’ ability to acquire and evaluate information
during the claims adjustment process.
Texas Certification 6.28.2011
- Moisture Movement in Buildings - 2.0 credits
This course will provide an understanding of water vapor properties and its movement,
importance of proper humidity control, harmful effect of excessive moisture on common
building materials, causes of condensation, and the design and construction factors
influencing moisture movement in buildings.
Texas Certification 6.28.2011
Georgia Certification 10.01.2010
- Construction Defects – 2.0 credits
The licensee will obtain a knowledge of how to recognize the nature and extent
of the distress or changed conditions associated with the most common types of construction
defects, and understand the design-build process by which construction defects are
produced including the contribution of design, installation and material factors.
Understand the process of documenting construction defects for potential claims.
Texas Certification 11.6.2010
- Hail and Its Effects on Shingle Roofing Systems –
2.0 credits
The licensee will obtain knowledge of how hail is formed and the physics of
the impact damage that can occur as a result of the various factors that are present
on a typical residential composition shingle roof. The licensee will be able
to identify the types of roof damage that can be caused by hail strikes and other
non-hail events.
Texas Certification 11.29.2010
Ethics Training
- Ethics for the Professional Investigator - 2.0 credits
The purpose of this class is to provide adjusters, SIU personnel, corporate
security professionals and licensed private investigators an overview of ethics
and professional standards as they relate to the conduct and general framework of
legal investigations or supervision of those conducting legal investigations.
Texas Certification 11.20.2010
Fire Training
- Basic Fire Science - 3.0 credits
This course will provide the student with the knowledge to understanding principles
of how fires initiate, develop, and spread. The elements involved in the combustion
process will be detailed separately and then collectively in order to understand
the requirements for the initiation and spread of fires. Resultant fire patterns
and the interpretation of various indicators will aid the students in the thought
process involved in determining a fires origin.
Texas Certification 7.2.2011
North Carolina Certification 6.5.2009
- Basic Fire Science - 4.0 credits
The course will provide the student with basic knowledge to understanding principles of how fires initiate, develop and spread, and the knowledge to understanding how the sciences apply to a fire scene examination. The elements involved in the combustion process will be detailed separately then collectively in order to understand the requirements for the initiation and spread of fires. Resultant fire patterns and the interpretation of various indicators will aid the student in the thought processes involved in determining a fire?s origin. The systematic approach to a fire scene investigation based on the scientific method will be detailed to aid the student in understanding the need for a thorough investigation. The course will also help insurance adjusters learn the proper steps in issuing an assignment, the necessary information, and what to expect out of the investigator and investigation once determination has been made to involve a private origin and cause expert.
Mississippi Certification: 04.30.2012
Georgia Certification: 10.01.2010
- Basic Vehicle Fire Investigation - 2.0 credits
The course will provide the student with basic knowledge to understanding how fires initiate, develop and spread within a vehicle. The course allows the student to understand the basic science of fire, including the different fuel and heat sources specific to vehicle fires. The instruction introduces the student to the investigative process of a vehicle fire from the guidelines set forth in NFPA 921. This section discusses interpreting fire patterns, conducting effective interviews, and how they relate to the determining the accurate fire origin and cause of vehicle fires. The final section allows the students to reinforce the lessons learned with case studies. The case studies allow the students to apply lessons learned to real vehicle fire cases.
Georgia Certification 10.01.2010
- Fire Investigation Issues - 1.0 credit
The purpose of this course is to provide adjusters, SIU personnel, insurance claims
professionals and other fire investigators with an overview of basic fire investigation
issues, fire scene examination requirements, and criteria with which to manage,
judge and troubleshoot files.
Texas Certification 6.21.2011
- Fire Investigations (4 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide adjusters, SIU personnel, insurance claims
professionals and other fire investigators with an overview of basic fire investigation
issues, fire scene examination requirements, and criteria with which to manager,
judge and troubleshoot files.
California Certification 7.31.2009
- Vehicle Fire Investigation - 2.0 credits
The course will provide the student with basic knowledge to understanding how fires initiate, develop and spread within a vehicle. The course allows the student to understand the basic science of fire, including the different fuel and heat sources specific to vehicle fires. The instruction introduces the student to the investigative process of a vehicle fire from the guidelines set forth in NFPA 921. This section discusses interpreting fire patterns, conducting effective interviews, and how they relate to the determining the accurate fire origin and cause of vehicle fires. The final section allows the students to reinforce the lessons learned with case studies. The case studies allow the students to apply lessons learned to real vehicle fire cases.
Mississippi Certification: 04.30.2012
Water Loss
- Processing Water Loss Claims for Subrogation - 2.0
credits
This class provides the student with the knowledge of how to recognize, document
and process water loss claims that have the potential for an economically beneficial
recovery of insurance claim costs through subrogation for product performance failure,
material defect, manufacturing defect, installation error or construction defect.
Texas Certification 11.9.2010
- Processing Water Loss Claims for Subrogation - 1.0
credits
The student will obtain a knowledge of how water losses occur for various residential
plumbing fixtures and appliances as a result of product performance failure, material
defect, manufacturing defect, installation error or construction defect.
Texas Certification: 10.31.2010
Electrical
- Electrical Fundamentals - 2.0 credits
This course will provide the student with basic knowledge and understanding of how electricity is produced, delivered to the home and subsequently used. This information will then be applied to actual case studies from the forensic engineering files that were part of large insurance losses. A demonstration of how the electrical system can cause fire and what to look for to prevent such fires will conclude the presentation.
North Carolina Certification 10.9.2009
New Hampshire Certification 09.30.2010
Texas Certification 02.12.2011
Wyoming Certification 02.25.2010
Utah Certification 02.25.2010
Florida Certification 02.24.2010
Earthquakes
- Earthquakes for Adjusters (8 hours)
The purpose of this course is to provide adjusters with a basic understanding of
earthquakes and related damage. The familiarization of basic construction methods
and the types of earthquake damage will aid the adjuster in the fix or replace decisions
during the claims handling process.
California Certification 5.31.2009
Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanics Training
- Overview of Vehicle Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics - 6.0 credits
This course will provide the student with basic knowledge and understanding regarding the principles and science of vehicle accident reconstruction, event data recorders in vehicles, and low-speed impact biomechanics. The data collection and evidence preservation process will be detailed to provide the student understanding of the elements required for an accurate vehicle accident reconstruction. Legal issues and current research in the field will also be covered.
Mississippi Certification: 04.30.2012
Georgia Certification 10.01.2010
- Advanced Impact Biomechanics - 2.0 credits
This course will provide the student with knowledge and understanding regarding the principles and science of low-speed impact biomechanics. Vehicle components and data collection will be detailed to provide the student understanding of the elements required for an accurate biomechanical analysis. Use of vehicle event data recorders and current research in the field will also be covered.
Texas Certification: 11.05.2011
- Vehicle Fire Examination - 1.0 credit
This class will provide the claims adjuster with a basic overview of information needed when investigating vehicle fire claims.
Texas Certification: 10.23.2011
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