claims management News

Analysis Reveals High Costs and Low Savings in Workers’ Comp Physician Expenses

Acrometis’ analysis of 80,000 medical bills occurring during the first week of a work injury showed that the highest costs were in the M.D. and orthopedic surgeon categories. Yet while these two categories represented the largest expense, they yielded the …

Crawford Launches Specialty Markets

Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions, has created a new global offering to better serve the unique needs of clients requiring highly technical and specialized claims handling. Crawford Specialty Markets is comprised of the following specialty …

Alonso Named CEO of Crawford’s Latin American, Caribbean Operations

Crawford & Company, an independent claims management provider, announced the promotion of Mauricio Alonso to the position of chief executive officer of the company’s Latin American and Caribbean operations. Alonso was appointed senior vice president and regional managing director of …

Crawford & Company Introduces Vehicle Inspection App

Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions, is introducing a new self-service application for mobile devices that can offer customers a better experience with post-lease vehicle inspections. The application, called My VCI, was released Monday for iPhone …

EPIC adds Brown as Vice President of Claims Management

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a California-based retail property & casualty insurance brokerage firm, announced the addition of Hilton Brown who will oversee client claims and advocacy in the company’s Los Angeles and Irvine offices. Brown will also provide claims …

York Risk Services Group Acquires Avizent

York Risk Services Group (York), a national provider of claims-management, specialized loss adjusting, insurance pool administration and other insurance services, announced the acquisition of Dublin, Ohio-based Avizent. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Avizent, a national third party …

Promotions Announced by Cunningham Lindsey

Cunningham Lindsey, a Texas-based provider of independent loss adjusting and claims management services, announced the promotion of Chuck Stoll, Joe Christie and Lynn Summers to protégé in its international & executive loss adjusting division. Stoll has over 36 years of …

Engle Martin Opens Three New Locations Nationwide

Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a commercial loss adjusting and claims management firm, has extended its national presence with the opening of three new locations during the third quarter of 2011. The company has expanded into Tucson, Ariz., Fayetteville, Ark., …

Mitchell and Enterprise Partner to Streamline Rental Car Process

In order to automate and simplify the end-to-end vehicle rental workflow for insurance carriers, Mitchell International, Inc. has partnered with Enterprise to integrate rental car services into both its auto repair management and insurance claims management software. The integration simplifies …

Sharon L. Wilson Named Managing Director at Crawford & Company

Insurance executive Sharon L. Wilson has been appointed managing director of Global Technical Services for the U.S. Property & Casualty south central region of Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions. In her new position, Wilson will …