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Jason Metz

Lead Editor, Insurance

About

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking down confusing terms and products to help others make well-informed decisions.

Jason Metz first started in the insurance industry in 2007 as a claims handler before accepting a role as a fraud investigator. He has handled a wide variety cases from simple rear end accidents to stolen cars and missing jewelry to an intricately-webbed fraud ring.

The running theme throughout his career has been to take complex and convoluted information, and make it easy to understand and digestible so that others, such as case managers, criminal investigators, and consumers, can make well-informed decisions.

Expertise

  • Car insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Business insurance
  • Home insurance

Achievements

  • Nearly two decades of working within the insurance industry
  • Handled complex car insurance claims
  • Previously worked as an investigator for Travelers Investigative Services

Education

B.S. in criminal justice from Kutztown University

M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of California Riverside, Palm Desert

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About

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking down confusing terms and products to help others make well-informed decisions.