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Claims Business: NYSIF, Alacrity and Tenco

NYSIF Launches Mobile Claims App New York State Insurance Fund has launched a new Claim Mobile App to improve communication and provide injured workers with real-time information about their workers’ compensation claims. The app allows claimants to access their claim …

Viewpoint: Using an Accident Reconstructionist for Rapid Response in Claims Investigations

Often, when a commercial motor vehicle driver reports an accident, the details of the collision are murky, and the severity of the accident is understated. The same can be true for injuries that occur in a construction zone. For a …

Two Farmers Indicted in Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud

Two Kentucky farmers and a relative have been indicted for falsifying crop damage and exaggerating the size of their fields in order to reap crop insurance benefits. A federal grand jury last week charged Randall Taulbee and James McDonald, of …

Iowa Bars Bad Faith Against TPAs, but Question Unsettled Elsewhere

A split decision by the Iowa Supreme Court last week resolves the issue in one state, but the question of whether third-party administrators can be held liable for the tort of bad faith remains unsettled in much of the country. …

Trinity Insurance Services Group Moves Into Texas Market

Trinity Insurance Services Group, a national independent adjusting and third party administration firm, has added office locations in the following Texas cities: Austin Houston Dallas San Antonio With the recent purchase and integration of Axcel Claims, the company has an …

IAS Claim Services Acquires Jim Buckley & Associates

Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, IAS, a claim services provider in more than 27 states purchased Jim Buckley & Associates of Anaheim, Calif. The regional adjusting firm, which also operated under the name JBA Insurance Adjusters, has multiple office locations …

Changes in Catastrophe Adjusting Role Affect Carriers

This year’s increased number of weather-related catastrophes could lead to a reduction in available experienced catastrophe adjusters should additional disasters occur, and produce increased litigation against adjusters, according to a recent panel discussion on the subject organized by A.M. Best. …