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One challenge confronting risk managers is complying with a relatively new federal law known as the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, known as “MMSEA.” ...
Utter the phrase, “pedestrian hit” to most adjusters, and it will conjure up thoughts of hospital bills, assessments of negligence, and injury settlements — to name but a few....
Whether we like it or not, most of us could not get along without health insurance. Eventually we’ll all need it, even if the bills arrive after we are dead....
Departments
Insurers are embracing new technologies and trying to buck their reputations as late adopters. More and more, they are connecting to their policyholders in a unique way....
Frost & Sullivan recently conducted a survey to evaluate the dynamics impacting the North American salvage parts aftermarket....
review of the NICB's files indicated a 20-percent increase in suspicious car fires, a 76-percent increase in questionable auto glass claims, and a 90-percent hike in product liability claims. ...
An annual technology survey indicates that claim system implementation isn’t as high on P&C insurers’ to-do lists as it has been in the past.
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The Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International stresses ideals that are at the very core of the insurance industry. ...
Web-savvy policyholders increasingly want options by which to interact with service providers. In response, Allstate Insurance Company has developed Next Gen Self-Service to enable "do-it-yourself" claim-handling....
What’s a faux manager to do when his or her prized player suffers a season-ending injury? Well, fantasy football players can try something real: an insurance policy....
This month, we look at fraud cases from Kentucky, North Carolina, California, and Maryland....