Investigative Division Blogs
Remote Workforce Workers’ Compensation Claims
Remote Workforce Workers' Compensation Claims- With the evolution of a growing remote workforce, risk managers are reevaluating the complexity of workers’ compensation claims when incidents happen in the home. One often-cited case involved a woman working from home in...
The Cost of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
The Cost of Workers' Compensation Fraud affects everyone. In March of 2021, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud formed a task force to examine Workers’ Compensation (WC) Fraud including determining the annual cost of comp fraud in America. This report, published in...
Social Media Investigations
COMBAT CLAIMS FRAUD WITH SOCIAL MEDIA INVESTIGATIONS Unabated insurance fraud is a multibillion-dollar issue that negatively affects American consumers. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimates it robs us of at least $308.6 billion every year! To mitigate this...
Make Right Hiring Decisions
Read on to learn how to make the right hiring decisions! Interested in hearing CEO Mario Pecoraro discuss how to make right hiring decisions? Access free webinar based on this article here: Free Webinar Recording Four Unconventional Methods to Make the Right Hiring...
Take a look at Spring 2019 Investigative E-Newsletter
Our Spring 2019 Investigative E-Newsletter is available for viewing. Just click here: https://mailchi.mp/allianceinvestigative/view-spring-2019-e-newsletter Highlights: Why Choose Alliance Risk Group? • Results - View redacted pictures from 114A decision - Spring is...
Is it Legal to Conduct Surveillance on Someone Collecting Workers Compensation?
Is it legal to conduct surveillance on someone collecting workers compensation? It is absolutely legal to conduct surveillance on someone who is out of work and collecting workers compensation payments, provided their rights are not violated. Investigators may watch...
Does Attorney Involvement Impact Workers Compensation Claim Costs?
Does attorney involvement impact workers compensation claim costs? Injured workers who hire attorneys to handle their workers compensation claims tend to stay on temporary disability longer, which can in turn drive up costs for insured companies. In California,...
Paying Pension Recipients and Locating Missing Beneficiaries
As you might have heard in the news recently, MetLife has been sued by the commonwealth of Massachusetts for their failure to properly pay pension recipients who had incorrectly been deemed “presumed dead.” According to the pension agreements, MetLife was responsible...
What Happens in New York State if You Commit Workers Compensation Fraud?
What happens in New York State if you commit workers compensation fraud? According to Article 7, Section 114a of New York’s Workers’ Compensation law, if a “claimant knowingly makes a false statement or representation as to a material fact, such person shall be...
How Can We Fight a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
How can we fight a workers’ compensation claim? If you have reason to believe that your claimant is malingering or lying about a workplace-related injury, do your due diligence. Consider the possibility of conducting surveillance, a social media investigation, or...