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Fraudulent insurance claims can be difficult to analyze.

While speaking with a local insurance company adjuster the other day, he told me that he was awaiting word on a trial in another state. I asked him about the case, and he said that it was a toss-up, but he hoped that he would win.

Matthew Ohrnstein has launched Symphony Advisors, a firm providing services to the automobile aftermarket part industry and automobile claim organizations.

In the United States last year, the total number of reported vehicle fires fell 5 percent from the 312,000 reported in 2003 to 297,000.

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.

The Automotive Service Association has launched an enhanced shop locator that allows consumers to find repair facilities within their local communities.