Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MSB) will begin offering acertification program for its IntegriClaim property claimestimating software.

The certification could be helpful to adjusters because thosewho become certified will be able to prove their effectiveness atusing the tool. After satisfactorily completing a comprehensivetest, successful participants receive a certificate and areincluded in MSB's database of certified IntegriClaim specialists.This could present increased opportunities to independent adjusterswith companies who use and rely on the software to settleclaims.

IntegriClaim is designed to help users estimate structural andcontents property claims consistently. The program also aims tohelp carriers manage their overall indemnity exposure and enableprompt and fair claim handling. The estimates generated by theprogram are based upon a "total-component" structural database thatincludes:

Construction line items and trade categories;

Crew sizes, productivity rates, and production variables;

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data; and

ZIP and postal code segmentation for the entire building costdatabase.

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