Cal North Adjusters, LLC  was founded in 1997 by Charles Veader, James Cash, and Peter Grace after all had worked in the industry for a cumulative total of over 60 years.  Their goal was to create a firm that would fulfill their vision of efficient, responsive, and professional claims handling.

The Principals:

James Filomeo - is the partner in charge of our Eureka office. He has over 10 years of investigation and supervision experience with his previous company, Filomeo Investigative Services of Eureka, as well as several years of experience working for various adjusters and investigating companies in Eureka and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jim specializes in complex liability, employee/employer relations and workers’ compensation investigations for insurance companies, third party administrators, and public entities.

His education includes an AA degree in Administration of Justice and he graduated with honors through paralegal studies and is a certified paralegal. Jim has also completed POST certification for reserves officers and worked as a firefighter and insurance agent before becoming a licensed investigator.
 

Peter Grace - is the partner in charge of our Chico office.  He specializes  in property losses, including homeowner, farm, and commercial lines.   He has handled losses involving time element, retail, and service and manufacturing establishments.  Other areas of experience include various casualty claims, scene investigations, determination of liability, bodily injury evaluations, property damage and public entity claims.  Peter has supervised catastrophe claims operations and performed policy appraisals for several clients

His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from California State University at Chico, the AIC certificate, a Property General Adjuster designation from GAB Robins and Advanced Casualty School from GAB Robins.

Charles Veader - is the partner in charge of our Santa Rosa Office.  He also has more than 28 years of both staff and independent adjusting experience.  Specializing in property losses, he handles personal and commercial lines, including winery losses, construction defect claims, and business interruption.  He has also supervised catastrophe claims operations, testified as a qualified expert witness and done policy appraisals.

His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Finance from California State University at Chico, AIC Certification from the Insurance Institute of America,  General Adjuster Program from UAC,  as well as a Building Damage Estimation Certificate  from Vale Technical Institute.