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Phil Schreiner
After it gets to a certain point, we lose comprehension of the vastness, and the vast difference between, a million and a billion.
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The fatality rate on the nation's highways in 2004 was the lowest since record-keeping began 30 years ago, according to a recent analysis by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Carl Van
In this eight-part series, Carl Van shares his thoughts on the characteristics of the awesome adjuster.
Staff Writer
Remember when the dividing line was clear between adjuster work and lawyer work? We all knew who did what and when.
Bruce Hillman, JD
Recently, an Ohio FC&S reader wondered, more specifically worried, whether liability-based theories involving progressive damage could be applied in first-party property loss situations.
Bob Marihugh
Following a structural fire, a fire department may or may not investigate its origin and cause.
Bruce Macmillian
For claim professionals, the scenario is always the same: swamped with claims, constantly on the road, barely keeping up with demands.
Ken Brownlee
Commercial entities have a number of choices regarding security.
James S. Spiller
The art of vehicle identity cloning is not new to the law enforcement community or the insurance industry.
Mark K. Lund
Unfortunately, processing the resulting claims is often not quite so simple and, next to settlement amounts, it is claim-processing speed that is most closely related to customer satisfaction.
staff Writer
Auto injury claimants in California are more likely to seek treatment from chiropractors, while those in Illinois trust emergency room physicians, a recent Insurance Research Council study revealed.
staff Writer
Vincent J. Armentano, vice president of workers' compensation claims at St. Paul Travelers, has been named Claims' Professional of the Year.
staff Writer
Following a tsunami scare in along the West Coast in June, state and federal officials are looking into a series of technical errors that delayed the issuing of a tsunami warning in the San Francisco Bay Area.
staff Writer
Although many drivers believe that the color of a car influences how much it costs to insure it, Progressive Insurance is seeking to debunk that myth, along with several others.
staff Writer
Two lawyers and one doctor pleaded guilty in connection with a staged auto insurance fraud ring involving more than 55 victims in Arizona and California.
staff Writer
Scott Levine, of Boca Raton, Fla., has been convicted of stealing more than 1.5 billion data files in what federal officials believe may be the largest case of intrusion of personal data to date.
staff Writer
There are clear opportunities for the federal government to support research into making homes and businesses safer from violent windstorms, and to remove barriers to developing hazard resistant construction.
staff Writer
John Kerry and Rep. Henry Waxman have asked that allegations against Phillip A. Cooney, a chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, be investigated.
staff Writer
After four years as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Jeffrey W. Runge has left NHTSA to assume the post of first chief medical officer at the Department of Homeland Security.
staff Writer
The Catastrophe Insurance Working Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently published a white paper on Catastrophe Risk Management for the U.S. Economy.
staff Writer
This month, the National African-American Insurance Association will hold its National Conference and Empowerment Summit at the New York Hilton in New York City.
staff Writer
Even small increases in the intensity of major storms could increase damage costs by at least two-thirds by the end of the century, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Franklin Horowitz
Hurricane season has a way of creeping up on us.
staff Writer
American Educational Institute has designed a program that allows SCLA designees to continue their educations and earn additional professional awards.
staff Writer
Unified Investigations & Sciences, an independent forensic investigation and engineering firm, has hired Michael K. Owney as a professional fire investigator for the greater New York City area.
staff Writer
Cambridge, a claims and loss cost management firm based in Connecticut, has formed an alliance with the McLarens Group, a claim management firm in Canada.
staff Writer
Arbitration Forums, a nonprofit provider of dispute resolution services, has created an arbitrator training and certification program.
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David Morse & Associates, a national claim administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, has opened an office in Dallas.
staff Writer
Examination Management Services, a provider of medical information, risk management, and investigation services, has acquired the Merrill Group.
staff Writer
A bill on its way to the Louisiana Senate floor has drawn the ire of insurance groups.
staff Writer
Several bills affecting the insurance industry recently were approved by Delaware's 2005 general assembly.
staff Writer
Barry Zalma, an insurance coverage lawyer specializing in bad faith, insurance claims, and fraud, has written Construction Defects: Litigation and Claims.
staff Writer
The Public Risk Management Association, a national not-for-profit organization that provides education and information for 2,200 government members, has elected five new officers.
staff Writer
First Advantage Corp., a risk mitigation firm, has changed the name of its insurance fraud investigative subsidiary, Omega Insurance Services.
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The National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters has named its 2005-2006 officers.
Stephen Cassell
With insurance fraud costs exceeding an estimated $100 billion per year, insurance professionals are searching for new investigative technologies to more successfully combat fraud.
Duane Hershberger
Claim-related data have the same security and privacy requirements as any other personal information.
staff Writer
Risk Management Solutions, a provider of catastrophe risk management products, has released its Global Geocoding Platform and upgraded its Global Terrorism Risk and Terrorism Scenario models.
staff Writer
CCH Insurance Services, a firm that helps insurance professionals meet industry requirements, has expanded its services with AuthenticWeb for Claims, a compliance tool specifically for claim operations.
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AIG Excess Casualty, a division of American International Group, has launched an online database of claim histories designed to serve as benchmarks for particular liability types, industries, or limits.
staff Writer
The Automotive Service Association has launched an enhanced shop locator that allows consumers to find repair facilities within their local communities.
staff Writer
Brentwood Services Administrators, a provider of workers' compensation claim administration and other services, recently added an office in Austin, Texas.
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GAB Robins, an international claim services firm, has named Caroline Albertson assistant vice president and general manager for its claims services division.
staff Writer
Mike Warwick, a claim adjuster with Summit Holding Southeast, has been given the Liberty Chairman's Award.
staff Writer
Senator Ciotto, who sponsored the legislation, emphasized that the bill does not prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, but merely the use of hand-held mobile telephones.
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