Monthly Archives: <span>September 2014</span>

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Video Highlights Foremost Claims Learning Lab Places Adjusters on the Scene According to Tom Beuschel, learning delivery specialist, more than 1,000 adjusters have trained at the Foremost Claims Learning Lab in Caledonia, Mich. From scoping to estimating damages, adjusters receive …

Claims Data Key to Finding, Reducing Workers’ Comp Cost Drivers

Harnessing workers’ compensation claims data is the key to finding areas to decrease costs. A white paper released earlier this year by Advisen and sponsored by The Hartford, highlighted areas in workers’ comp claims that could benefit from cost containment. …

Residential Toxic Spill Leads to Home Evacuations in North Little Rock

Some families in North Little Rock, Ark., have been forced to evacuate their homes after a hazardous chemical spill in a neighbor’s backyard. Fire Chief Jim Murphy tells KATV-TV the homes were evacuated after a homeowner’s son accidentally knocked over …

CareRise Granted Patent on Healthcare Facility Risk Management Program

The U.S. Patent Office issued a third patent to Tim Goux, CEO of risk management company, CareRise, that further protects the company’s business method to reduce insurance claims and losses at healthcare facilities. (System and Method For Improving the Operation …

TradePRO Now Offers Mitigation Bill Review Service

TradePRO, a national provider of specialty trade service networks for residential and commercial insurance claims, introduced Mitigation Bill Review to assist insurance carriers with fair and accurate settlements. The company also provides flooring replacement and HVAC programs through its Certified …

Medical Records More Valuable to Hackers Than Credit Card Info

Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the largest U.S. hospital operators, Community Health Systems …

Reducing Claim Costs by Modernizing Claims Business Processes

The claims management workflow is continuously being improved to increase employee and customer satisfaction, reduce labor/time intensive tasks and claim costs. Driving technology into the center of these process improvements has shown to have a major impact on streamlining the …

Tennessee Office Building Evacuated After Vibrations

About 500 people were evacuated on Wednesday from a state office building in downtown Nashville where vibrations were reported. Tennessee Emergency Management spokesman Jeremy Heidt said the employees left the James K. Polk building as a precautionary measure. Tennessee Department …

Trucker Abandoned Frozen Chicken Load After Ransom Attempt

An employee of an Idaho trucking company abandoned a trailer containing thousands of pounds of frozen chicken at a western Montana truck stop after the company reportedly refused to pay a ransom for the poultry, Missoula County officials said. The …

Woman Punched by California Officer to Get $1.5M

A woman punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a freeway in an incident caught on video will receive $1.5 million under a settlement, and the officer has agreed to resign. CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow …