John has over 30 years experience in the insurance industry. He began his career in 1990 as an Auto Appraiser and learned quickly, attaining his Kentucky Adjuster’s license, shortly thereafter. He was trained as a multi-line adjuster working for several Kentucky based independent adjusting firms. During his time with the firms, he held various supervisory and managerial positions. He was also tasked with opening new offices and growing the business.
His adjusting experience and marketing talents made it able for him to transition into a Regional Marketing Manager for a nationally known insurance restoration firm. He managed the sales teams for three offices and was part of their Large Loss Response Team, Disaster Recovery Team and had additional duties as Storm Coordinator, Adjuster Liaison, and Insurance Vendor Program Processor.
He opened Dotson & Associates, LLC in 2014 and has never looked back. He enjoys the challenge of building his own business.
John is currently a licensed Independent Adjuster in Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia and West Virginia.
John holds designations as a Registered Professional Adjuster and a National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters Certified Insurance Appraiser and Umpire. He has been on various committees with the NAIIA. He has held positions with the National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators Kentucky/Tennessee Chapter and the Bluegrass Claims Association. He was voted the Bluegrass Claims Association Claims Person of the Year in 2005 and 2016 and Kentucky Claims Person of the Year in 2016.