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Study Reveals Early Case Review and E-Billing Top Cost Containment Programs

According to a recent LexisNexis/CounselLink survey of 86 property/casualty claims and law departments, controlling defense costs was the key initiative for 2015 and 2016. Respondents of the LexisNexis Property & Casualty Claims and Litigation Cost Containment Survey ranged from vice …

Report: Arbitration Resolved Record Number of Inter-Insurer Claims Disputes in 2011

Arbitration Forums, Inc. (AF), the nation’s largest provider of inter-insurance dispute resolution services, resolved nearly 520,000 claims disputes valued at more than $2.4 billion in 2011, a new record, said W. Russ Smith, president and chief executive officer of AF, …