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Crisis Management Business Interruption, Part II: Best Practices for Claims Preparation: The September 11 terrorist attacks created what is perhaps the largest business interruption event in history, as measured in the number of claims, the magnitude of damage, and the complexity of adjusted losses. Of the tens of thousands of businesses that were disrupted by the catastrophe, many will be filing...; Tags: Risk Manager, crisis management, terrorist attack, best practice; White papers
Tender Of Defence Of Claim: Send this letter to your insurance company if someone is making a claim that you are responsible for the repair or replacement of property and believe your insurance company is obligated to adjust the claim under your policy.; Tags: Financial Planning, insurance company, insurance; Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Notice Of Claim Of Lien: Use this template to prepare notice of claim of lien. User can make changes in it as per his or her requirement.; Tags: Notice, Claim; Tools & templates 2007-12-01
Clarifying The Clear: The Role Of Common Understandings In U.S. Patent Claim Interpretation: A central question in every patent case is the meaning of the words used in the patent claims both to compare the invention with prior art and to determine infringement. In order to resolve these questions, the court must properly construe the claims, specifically the words and phrases of the...; Tags: prior art; White papers 2005-02-25
Upgrading Claims Processing IT: New Claims Technology Value Chain Can Deliver Efficiency and Savings: Loss costs and processing expenses devour three-quarters of every premium dollar, and old-line claims processing systems haven't got what it takes to reduce claims outflows - but replacing them is rarely practical or cost-effective. The paper outlines that staying competitive means embracing integrative techniques and technologies that extend the value...; Tags: BearingPoint Inc., value chain, IT infrastructure, information technology, technique; White papers 2005-07-05

Five Keys to Successfully Handling Directors and Officers Liability Claims: In today's corporate and regulatory environment, companies - and their boards of directors - are paying close attention to directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance. But when it comes time to file a claim, many companies fail to take the necessary steps to ensure their claims will be handled smoothly...; Tags: D&O, liability insurance, board, environment; White papers 2004-11-03
The Consequences of Innovation: Although innovation is frequently heralded as the driver of the 'New economy', its myriad claims have yet to be substantiated. The paper surveys the literature and addresses some of the claims skeptically. It differentiates between the public and private sector prerogatives in order to understand why the public sector organization...; Tags: public sector, survey; White papers 2004-10-10
Express Claims: The handling of express claims is receiving significant industry attention as it begins to deliver major contributions to customer satisfaction and reduced claims cost. While insurance pricing may have been the hot topic over the past years, responsive and efficient express claims handling is the focus of executive attention. Studies...; Tags: Product marketing, Financial Planning, IBM Corp., customer satisfaction, insurance, industry; White papers 2004-10-01
$661.7 Million Paid in Title Claims in 2003: In this paper, the American Land Title Association ALTA has shown the results of a recent industry study showing that title insurers paid approximately $661.7 million in claims in 2003, compared to $582.7 million the previous year. These payments were made to, or on behalf of, insured homeowners for losses...; Tags: American Land Title Association, payment, industry; White papers 2004-09-29
Liability Insurance: One of the basic principles of insurance is that the premiums paid by the many should cover the costs of the claims made by the few. In today's claims conscious environment however the cost and numbers of claims, particularly liability claims, has risen so sharply that the size of the...; Tags: Financial Planning, insurance, liability insurance, environment; White papers 2003-11-06
Guideline on Consequential Damages: Growing windfalls and disproportionately large court and arbitrator awards on lost profit and similarly speculative claims have led to major losses by owners and contractors and increased litigation. These claims involve highly subjective, ripple-effect cost impact estimates growing out of project delays and disruptions. This paper points out that delays...; Tags: litigation; White papers 2003-10-31
Liability Insurance for Small Businesses: Protecting Your Assets: Insurance is one tool you have to protect yourself from claims made by customers, employees and the public at large. Each business has its own unique characteristics, which are indicators of the types of claims they are most susceptible to incurr. Even if your company has done nothing wrong, the...; Tags: liability insurance, small business, insurance, asset, tool; White papers 2003-06-21
The Asbestos Compensation Fairness Act: There are approximately 200,000 claims filed by the alleged victims of the asbestos exposure in the United States. This has created a flood of litigation in both state and the federal court. The plaintiff who is not sick or do not portray the symptom has filed many of the claims....; Tags: litigation, compensation; White papers 2003-06-01
Cutting Costs in Claims: Critical eye over claims handling, a business that is weighed under with inefficiencies, and suggests where technology can help to alleviate some problems. The longevity of the business model suggested in this article is questionable, primarily due to today’s volatile stock market and the uncertain global economic climate that prevails....; Tags: Investment, accident, litigation, stock market, insurance, stock; White papers 2003-05-16
Get the Most From Your Insurance Dollars! - Learn How the Claims Process Works, Says the I.I.I.: This paper describes how the claims process works, as well as what to do if customer were not satisfied with how the claim is being settled which will help the customer get the most from insurance dollars. Every state has a Department of Insurance that regulates the claims process. There...; Tags: Financial Planning, Insurance Information Institute, insurance; White papers 2003-05-09
California Court Rules that Insurers’ Consent Required to Transfer Coverage for Pre-Close Liability Claims: The white paper asserts that in a 6-1 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that insurer consent is necessary before liability insurance benefits can be assigned to a successor corporation in a merger or acquisition. These benefits include defense and indemnification for claims arising before the transaction date, and covered...; Tags: Insurance, Mergers & Acquisitions, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, insurance company, liability insurance, benefit, merger, acquisition; White papers 2003-04-29
Capacity Planning Model for Information-Intensive Services: Example of Insurance Claims Operation: This paper proposes a model-based approach for capacity planning in information-intensive services, one of the largest and rapidly growing segments of the economy. Using example of insurance claims, the paper notes that for most types of claims, their closing age is driven by delays in collecting information and not by...; Tags: Financial Planning, Southern Methodist University, insurance; White papers 2003-02-20
The Problem of False Claims of Clergy Sexual Abuse: While documented cases of clergy sexual abuse are tragic and deserving of compensation, all claims nonetheless require scrutiny. False, fabricated and exaggerated claims do occur. Even if such claims are ultimately defeated, though, the defense costs can be substantial and the damage to those falsely accused can be permanent.Risk managers...; Tags: compensation, technique; White papers 2003-01-01
Defendant As Catalyst: The main aspect of this article is to stress the creative and aggressive handling of claims. By not falling into the trap of handling all claims as if they are "routine", one will not only achieve more successful results, they will be achieved in a shorter time frame and in...; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Article, Claim; White papers 2003-01-01
Staking a Claim To Excellence With An Offshore Component: Metropolitan Life Insurance is the largest life insurer in the United States with approximately $2.1 trillion in life insurance in force as of December 31, 2001. MetLife had not invested in the latest technology for processing claims. As late as 1999, however, most of its claims processing was paper based...; Tags: Insurance, MetLife Inc., optical character recognition, life insurance, imaging, outsourcing, performance; Case studies 2003-01-01