During a recent interview with Claims Journal, Kevin Quinley, claims expert and principal of Quinley Risk Associates, provided the seven habits of highly effective coverage adjusters. Policy analysis is the bedrock of claims handling, said Quinley during the second in …
Handling litigated claim files isn’t always easy, but experts at the Risk and Insurance Management Society national conference held in Denver last month provided several tips adjusters can use to strengthen their cases. The panelists: Heath Sherman, a Chicago-based partner …
According to David Brisco, an attorney with Cozen O’Connor, imported products are increasing in the U.S. In 1998, just 20 percent of products sold in the U.S. were imported. By 2007, 44 percent were imported, according to the Consumer Product …
Adjusters handling claims involving low impact, minor property damage auto accidents should examine sore back claims closely, according to B. Lee Wertz Jr. a partner at the Houston-based law firm of Harrison Bettis McFarland. Wertz spoke during a boot camp …
Subrogating claims caused by adjacent property owners can be tricky, according to Michael Wallace, a season property subrogation attorney with New Jersey-based Stutman Law and Mark Suchecki, a consulting engineer with Plick & Associates. Wallace and Suchecki recently presented on …
Obesity costs U.S. businesses $13 billion a year, according to Reuters. The disease impacts healthcare, workers’ compensation claims costs and outcomes and comorbidities, according to Kevin Glennon, a certified workers’ compensation claims professional and vice president at One Call Care …
Spring’s not even over and already wildfires have raged in California, New Mexico and Oregon this year. A bulletin issued by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasts above normal fire potential from for April to June 2014 in western states …
There are a variety of situations when a lost policy might need to be located, according to Sheila Mulrennan, president of the New York-based Insurance Archaeology Group. Searches are typically associated with long tail liability claims, the most common claim …
During a session held at the Property & Liability Resource Bureau’s national conference in Indianapolis last month, Eric Nordman, director of the Regulatory Division at the NAIC, discussed recent regulation related to independent adjuster licensing. Nordman began by providing an …
A woman has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Stamford home that belonged to her ex-boyfriend’s mother. Authorities say 34-year-old Felicia Langley of Norwalk set the fire days after discovering that her ex-boyfriend had married her cousin. The Advocate …