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Milne & Associates, a provider of investigative products and services, has merged with MJM Investigations, a specialist in insurance fraud mitigation and claim services. Milne & Associates now will
Rethinking Arbitration

Michael Katz

Insurers and reinsurers who believe that the current system of reinsurance arbitration represents a more efficient way of resolving reinsurance claims find themselves at a disadvantage because of nequities and ambiguities in the U.S. system.
Pyrolysis - A Viable Recovery Theory

Robert A. Stutman

Many fire loss experts have relied on pyrolysis in finding that wood can be ignited by long-term exposure to temperatures below the normal ignition temperature of the material.
Hurricane Katrina Insurance Claims -- The Aftermath

Christian A. Preus

Within two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jay Robert Wooley was quoted as saying that with post-hurricane insurance claims, "Lawyers are going to have a ball; it's got more legal questions than you can imagine."
Technology, Training, and the New World of Arbitration

D. Kay Smith

Insurance is often referred to as a "people business."
Secrets to Success: Implementing a Claim System

Louise Sparks

According to several analyst firms, investments in claim-management systems are on the rise as organizations seek to sustain growth, service, and profitability from their claim operations.
Pit Bull or Poodle? Evaluating Your Defense Counsel

Staff Writer

Your company is a defendant in a trial that is set to start in two weeks. Settlement talks have fizzled. The plaintiff's demand is ridiculously high. You have evaluated the case up and down, front and back, and sideways.
What Makes a Residence Unfit to Live in?

Christine G. Barlow

The phrase is not defined in the policy, which leaves it open to interpretation.
Yes, We Are Truly Thankful

Phil Schreiner

This year, the British foiled a terrorist plan to blow up U.S.-bound international flights, and we're thankful for that.
Marked Ready for Trial

Andrea M. Alonso

Proper preparation for the trial of an insurance case begins not when an attorney is retained, but when the insurance company has first notice of the loss.
The LIST Claim and the Auto Adjuster: Part 1

Ken Brownlee

Having recently spent some time in a claim factory cranking out routine bodily injury claims in a major urban area, your image-breaking correspondent has an ever-increasing appreciation for the modern auto insurance claim adjuster.

Claims Magazine-November 2006

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