Travels by Train
Ken Brownlee
This summer, I was asked to make a presentation at an insurance fraud conference held by the Nebraska Department of Insurance at a state park on the Platte River.
Ken Brownlee
This summer, I was asked to make a presentation at an insurance fraud conference held by the Nebraska Department of Insurance at a state park on the Platte River.
Suzanne Badawi
Scientists have been warning us about the devastating impact global warming could have if human-made greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, and many believe that these impacts are being felt now.
Chris Graves
Hurricane season is upon us, and insurance adjusters are bracing themselves for the worst as they pore over 2008 forecasts.
Eric Gilkey
As you open this issue, Richard Scruggs' cell door is closing. He is getting acquainted inside a federal prison that will be his new home for the next five years.
Christina Bramlet
Homeowners may be accepting settlement amounts that are inappropriate because of lack of resources.
Christina Bramlet
The string of properties speckling the Gulf and East Coasts serve as a reminder of what is at stake when the next hurricane sweeps through.
Patrick Stevenson
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are partnering together to form the Consortium to Combat Medical Fraud.
Christina Bramlet
The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) determined that the cost of homeowners' claims for damages stemming from lightning strikes has increased by 28 percent over the last four years.
Staff Writer
To explore the current role of customer service in the field, Claims' Christina Bramlet recently spoke with Donna Warren, president of Professional Claim Adjusters.
Christina Bramlet
Canadian policyholders hear similar insurance slogans as we do. But one company up north is taking a different approach than just promising good-hands treatment.
Christina Bramlet
Dog bite-related claims comprise one-third of all homeowners' insurance liability claims, the organization reports.
Staff Writer
"Quinley" is an Irish name. My descendants undoubtedly hailed from Hibernia. My Irish acted up while scanning the results of a recent Greenwich Associates study about claim service.
Tim Lynch
Today's adjuster is frequently responsible for handling claims in several states. This applies to both the in-house claim office staff and to independent adjusters.
Staff Writer
Symbility Solutions released an updated version of its mobile claim software application.
Staff Writer
The release of Simsol ContentsClaims, a web-based contents valuation software product, will provide adjusters with a tool to search for the property values of more than seven million personal property items.
Staff Writer
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company will release the Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1, the first ultra mobile PC (UMPC).
Staff Writer
Deskinacar, the most recent product from Officeinacar, is a portable utility desk that weighs less than four pounds and can be stowed in most 17" laptop bags.
Matthew Myers
One-size-fits-all training for claim professionals is becoming as obsolete as paper files, Pintos, and Polaroids.