Claims

Insurer looks to replace legacy claims management system, implement enterprise data mastery technology.

The new firm will offer property/casualty claims adjusting and training services to companies across all segments of the industry, including retail and wholesale brokerage firms, managing general agents and underwriters, insurance companies, and insurance-related services.

Employee benefits mobile platform upgraded to accept vision claims, provide ID card through app.

Specialty insurer makes purchase in an attempt to improve claims results by supplementing its auto direct repair program.

Joe Nestegard fills the slot vacated by Rhett Rayburn, who has been named VP of GEICO’s southeast region in Georgia.

By a wide margin, California led in luxury car thefts from 2009 to 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Application intended to automate policy-, billing- and claims-administration functions for auto insurer.

As fraud prevention technologies become more sophisticated, insurers need to invest at every customer touch point to achieve increased revenue growth, according to new research from Ovum.

New Enterprise 12.2 software includes iPad app and Risk Goggles, which are used to assess the risks and damages of various weather conditions.

The insurer selected the fully integrated platform in an effort to improve operational efficiency and keep pace with business growth and demands.

Support of Microsoft SQL Server has been added to The Innovation Group’s Insurer Suite. It has been validated with performance and efficiency testing in Microsoft's Redmond labs, Innovation Group said.

Zurich’s special investigations unit in North America has adopted the latest version of ISO’s ClaimDirector fraud analytics service to better detect and prevent fraud.

As the industry entered hurricane season last month, its reserves ready for paying out claims topped $600 billion.

In the first half of this year, 460 loss-relevant natural hazards occurred, exceeding the 10-year average of 390.

Main goal of consultative service will be to create personalized plans for improving financial and operational efficiency, as well as a strategic road map.

Software designed to provide technical loss adjusting to niche markets, such as energy, marine, aviation and mining.

Website also designed to enable an electronic payment method called ePayment Plus.

Not just for fraud anymore, predictive analytics can extend into other areas of claims such as adjuster assignment, loss-adjustment expense and decision-support, but there are challenges to overcome first.

Aite Group research recommends smaller insurers leverage new technologies to eliminate disadvantages of scale; describes opportunities to cut losses and 10 startups offering applications to address those opportunities.

New data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau ranks the 15 places in the United States with the most vehicle thefts.