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Editor's Note

Patricia Harman

Fraud is roughly an $80 billion a year enterprise depending on which figures you use, and it's an issue insurers take seriously. I met some fraud investigators at the recent International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) Seminar and Expo on Insurance Fraud and I have a message for fraudsters...

Gen Y isn't happy

Patricia Harman

It seems that millennials (individuals born between 1977 and 1994) and the largest group of homebuyers and renters in the U.S., are less happy with their insurance experiences than any other age group.
Salvage 101: What You Need to Know

Gary Mazeffa

There is clear evidence that a robust commercial salvage program can improve the overall claims process, but it requires a strategic shift in thinking when it comes to this often ignored area. The benefits of a more systematic approach to salvage include: increasing transparencies for claims and streamlining the overall...

Adjuster Licensing and Professionalism — Part 3

Ken Brownlee, CPCU

Many states that require continuing education units (CEUs) for adjusters, whether or not adjusters are required to obtain a license or pass an initial licensing examination, mandate that a certain number of CEUs be on the subject of ethics. In those states, there are usually a number of ways of...
Creating Engaged Employees

Michael Boyes

Research shows that engagement levels hover close to 20 percent nationwide, although there has been a minor uptick in recent years
The Challenges of Implementing Advanced Analytics

Kevin Bingham, John Lucker, Laura Ward, Stacey Peterson

Becoming analytics-enabled is perhaps one of the most important evolutionary steps forward an organization can make. The rewards of data-driven decision-making can be a powerful boost to the bottom line. For insurance companies, this may include using underwriting predictive models to increase profitability through more granular pricing, driving a six...

Claims Magazine-October 2014