ARG’s Expert Investigative Division Blog Collection
Preliminary Case Assessment and Investigative Plan Creation
All too often Insurance Adjusters and Claim Handlers delegate investigative assignments to professional investigative companies and provide the bare minimum intelligence to the investigative service provider. The provider may fail to request additional information for...
New Report Ranks New York 3rd in Workers’ Compensation Questionable Claims
According to a report released on September 24, 2013, by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, (NICB) New York State ranked 3rd in Workers’ Compensation Questionable Claims. Questionable claims are those that are referred to the NICB for closer review and investigation...
Top 10 Things Businesses Can Do To Mitigate Risk
1.) Ensure your organization has conducted a secure site assessment within the past 18 months or less to ensure physical assets are adequately protected. Businesses invest millions of dollars to purchase and maintain physical assets. It is critical to ensure this...
How do the 2012 NYS Impairment Guidelines Affect You?
Our most recent Insurance Division Investigative E-Newsletter reviews the changes to the 2012 Impairment Guidelines. To view our E-newsletter, "Can Fraudulent Permanent Partial Disability Impairments be Caught on Camera?" - Visit our Insurance Division E-Newsletter...
Navigating the 2012 NYS Guidelines for Determining Permanent Impairment and Loss of Wage Earning Capacity (NYS Guidelines)
According to the NYS Guidelines, "In 2007, workers' compensation reform legislation established duration limitations on non-schedule permanent partial disability awards based on an injured worker's loss of wage-earning capacity (LWEC). In 2008, the Workers'...
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks…Partnerships Built on a Foundation of Trust
Working with a client should not be perceived as an opportunity for a sale, but an opportunity to build a life long partner relationship. In my years of managing companies, I have learned, sometimes the hard way that a partnership is harder to develop but ultimately...