December 16, 2020
Auto casualty claimants are avoiding hospital emergency rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic but are generating increased hospital charges anyway, according to a new report by Mitchell, a San Diego-based claims administrator. “Anecdotally, we have heard that some people have been …
December 4, 2020
Crawford Hires Forensic Accounting Director Crawford & Co has appointed Janis Hagenbucher as managing director for Crawford Forensic Accounting Services. Hagenbucher reports to Paul Kottler, president of Crawford Global Technical Services. In this new role, Hagenbucher will support the overall …
March 16, 2020
A federal district court in Massachusetts has ruled that Massachusetts tort law does not provide for recovery of “inherent diminution in value” damages by a third-party claimant. Martins v. Vermont Mutual Ins. Co., 2019 WL 3818293 (D. Mass. 2019). The …
February 20, 2018
Insurance coverage is premised on the concept of fortuity – a loss that occurs by chance or accident. When an insurance company issues a policy, it insures against a risk of possible loss, not a certainty. Insurance carriers do not …
March 4, 2015
San Diego, CA, March 4, 2015 – National third party administrator, American Claims Management Inc. (ACM) announced that Timothy O. Allen joined its team as the vice president of property claims in January 2015. Allen brings more than 20 years …