The professional institutions of loss adjusting in Australasia were shaped by a range of postcolonial developments, including adhesion to the British badge of organizational prestige, the Royal Charter. The aim of this paper is to explore how a single exogenous shock to the institution of loss adjusting in Australia enhanced a sense of national identity, altering the future of those institutions. Our conclusions are based on over sixty interviews with loss adjusters in three countries and the archives of several Australasian loss adjusting institutions dating back to the late 1800s. Archival material included correspondence, meeting minutes, various memorandum, newspaper clippings, membership lists, criteria for barriers to entry, records of lobbying efforts, disciplinary actions, and educational material. Reus-Smit (2002, 2017), Bell (2009), and Rae (2017) have developed the understanding of the role collective cultural and national identities play in institutionalism, whereas Suddaby et al. (2007, 2011) have contributed to the theory of field-level institutional change. Building on the literature of Suddaby et al., this paper appraises how a single historic natural event triggered normative changes impacting the institution of loss adjusting in the region.

在大洋洲，损失调整的专业机构是由一系列后殖民时期的发展形成的，包括对英国享有组织威望的徽章《皇家宪章》的坚持。本文的目的是探索对澳大利亚损失调整机构的单一外源冲击如何增强国民身份意识，从而改变这些机构的未来。我们的结论基于对三个国家的损失调整者进行的六十多次采访以及几家可追溯到1800年代后期的澳大利亚损失调整机构的档案。档案材料包括信件，会议记录，各种备忘录，剪报，会员名单，进入障碍的标准，游说努力的记录，纪律处分和教育材料。Reus-Smit（2002，2017），Bell（2009），Rae和Rae（2017）对集体文化和民族身份在制度主义中的作用有了更深入的了解，而Suddaby等人（2017年）则对此进行了研究。（2007年，2011年）为实地级制度变迁理论做出了贡献。基于Suddaby等人的文献，本文评估了单个历史自然事件如何触发规范性变化，从而影响该地区的损失调整机构。