Loss Control

The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California's "State of the System" report paints a not-so-pretty picture.

We have a new kind of video camera for the investigator. But, we are not the ones filming, photographing and documenting our cases. The world is filming and photographing for us.

There has been a recent spate of articles in various publications about the Internet of Things or IoT. At first blush, the non-techies eyes glaze over when new and emerging technologies are the topic of conversation. Techies, as we know, have been into the IoT for several years. But to...

In response to an explosion of toxic mold claims at the turn of the century, universal exclusions for mold, fungi and bacteria related losses were introduced faster and on a wider scale than any exclusion in the history of the insurance business. The exclusions for fungi and bacteria are by...

It's no secret that insurance fraud is a multi-billion dollar a year enterprise. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimates that nearly $80 billion in fraudulent insurance claims are made across all lines annually in the U.S., but the number is probably much higher due to unreported or undetected claims.

A close examination of written and spoken words can help an investigator get to the truth.