Why does it matter that I give an adjuster my social security number?
Your Social Security Number is absolutely private, and protected. No one, other than a taxing authority, has a right to that number. That number is the "key" to your entire life, and now, the insurance company knows more about who you are, than even you do. It unlocks education, past medicals, your criminal record, marital past, and everything else in your entire past. It is who you are. Some of which could be damaging to you in the instant claim.