To find the market size of independent claim adjusters, public claim adjusters, and independent adjusting firms in the US. The market size is to be expressed as an amount in dollars and as number of businesses. For each industry/market, the following parameters are to be found: number of adjusters, number of claims processd each year, dollar value of claims processed each year, the growth rate of the market/industry (specific to independent and public adjusters), 3 - 5 of the largest firms in the US and whether any of these companies are publicly traded (spcific to independent adjusting firms).