With the kickoff of what appears likely to be a massive statewide road repair and reconstruction effort in Michigan this summer, the business of conducting casualty surveillance becomes a little harder. As those familiar with the casualty claims business know, surveillance in Michigan almost always involves following a claimant as they travel by car. … Michigan Summer Road Repairs Can Complicate Casualty Surveillance
Michigan SIU Claims Training Event Investigations Manager Dan Klimek of Sherlock Investigations, is scheduled to present “SIU Resources, Using Social Media and the Internet in Claims Investigations” – a presentation on the use of this information in insurance defense cases. This presentation is to take place at the Michigan Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units … Daniel Klimek of Sherlock Investigations to Speak at MI-IASIU Spring Training Event
In the case of many casualty insurance claims, locating hospital and pharmacy records is a vital part of the claims investigation process. The good news is, when done correctly (meaning legally and ethically) this is an excellent tool to either verify that all the medical records have already been provided or to locate additional records … 3 Important Things to Know About Locating Hospital and Pharmacy Records
The popular and costly Michigan Auto No-Fault law appears one step closer to undergoing some legislative changes. The Michigan GOP has released it’s Action Plan and among the items of interest to reform is the Auto No Fault law. Currently in Michigan the Auto No Fault law or PIP (personal injury protection) law affords lifetime … Is Michigan Auto No Fault Law Nearing a Change
Normally Michigan and metro-Detroit receive snow on 10 of the 31 days in January with averages over a foot or accumulation. In 2014 that number was much higher, and accordingly we filmed a lot of casualty claimants out shoveling snow and cleaning off cars. Occasionally we even get those dedicated homeowners who are filmed shoveling … January in Michigan Brings Little Snow But Strong Surveillance Results
Michigan in January can be bad. Last year alone, the cold, ice and snow was so sever that everyone suffered, the economy came off the rails and life here was anything but usual for several weeks. The good news is, thus far 2015 has little to resemble 2014. With only a few days reaching below … Colder Weather Not A Factor in Michigan Casualty Claims Surveillance So Far This Year
LANSING (AP) — A veteran investigator has joined the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office to crack down on auto insurance fraud and other scams. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson hired Al Kimichik as the department’s senior investigative executive. He began work Dec. 8 and most recently was inspector general for the state Department of Human Services, … Michigan to Turn Up Focus on Auto Insurance Fraud
One thing that the Holiday Season produces a lot of is diversity. For almost everyone the holiday season creates many activities and changes everyone’s schedules and patterns of activity. This can lead to some frustration for the investigator in the field, but also creates many unique opportunities to observe a claimant doing something that they … Holiday Surveillance Produces Unique Opportunities
As everyone involved in the fight against auto insurance fraud in Michigan knows, Michigan first party or PIP fraud is one of the most prevalent and costly. Beyond the false casualty claims we find a number of other types of auto insurance fraud schemes that are also rampant and very harmful. Auto Premium Evasion: No … 6 Common Auto Insurance Fraud Schemes Other Than Fake Casualty Claims
A recent ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that each criterion of the Michigan workers compensation statue must be met for a worker to be deemed an employee and that a failure to meet any one of them would indicates the worker is a sub contractor. This ruling came from a case in … Michigan Supreme Court Changes Independent Contractor Criterion, Allows Worker to Sue For Auto No Fault Benefits for His Injury
The reality of insurance claim surveillance footage is that actual video of what someone is doing is very compelling and powerful evidence. In instances where a claimant is observed and documented, the insurance carrier, and very likely a supervisor within that claims department, will review the footage and use it to evaluate if the observed … Insurance Claim Surveillance Footage That Is “Out of Context”
In a recent Google search about casualty claims surveillance tactics, one of our team noted that most of the information that comes up on the first five pages was posted by plaintiff lawyers. Many of them nationwide seem to love the idea of warning their prospective clients about the possibility of surveillance being conducted on … Disinformation posted by some plaintiff firms about casualty claims surveillance