Soft Tissue Injury Fraud

September 29, 2009Injury Claims, Insurance Claims

soft tissue injury fraud

There is a common idea among insurance adjusters that the majority of soft tissue injury claims are fraud.

Let me put my opinion out there.  As an injury adjuster for years, I saw almost every type of injury claim out there, including a lot of soft tissue injuries.  For those of you who don’t know, soft tissue injuries are injures that do not include any breakage of the skin or bones.  They are normally describes as strains or sprains.  Anyway, here is why adjusters think there is such rampant fraud. . . .

Attorneys and chiropractors solicit accident victims.  I have seen it many times and the victim is an innocent bystander to the actual fraud.  Here’s the common scenario.

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HYPE! hehehe

September 25, 2009Insurance Claims

IT IS COMING! ! ! Watch for the WORLDWIDE RELEASE of a comprehensive new e-book that details the industry of auto claims!

If you ever wanted to know how a total loss is calculated, or what the adjuster is taught in preparation to take their license exam, or even if an adjuster has to be licensed, or how an insurance company determines what to charge you, or if that small accident is going to affect your rates and why, or how to avoid your rates from increasing, or how a salvage lot works, or who is really in charge in the claims department, or what the real adjuster’s rules are, or how insurance companies find such “shady” individuals to be adjusters, or that obscure case siting that supports your unusual accident scenario or . . . or. . . . or. . . . you get the idea, right?   This book is comprehensive from beginning to end and covers more than the average person would ever want to know about automobile claims, automobile insurance, automobile adjusting, and everything related to those subjects. . .I assure you that after you read it, you will want it by your side if you ever have to deal with an automobile claim.  From how to negotiate with the “hardnosed” adjuster, to insider tactics that claims executives would never tell you.  It’s almost like I’m that guy in the black mask revealing all the “secrets” behind the best magic tricks around.

Auto Accidents – An Insider’s Commentary is coming soon!  It will only be available for purchase directly from Petty Details, LLC.  Watch for the release before the end of 2009! !  It’s going to generate a lot of talk in adjuster’s circles, and I’ll probably never be able to get a job as an adjuster with an insurance company again!

Written by Justin Petty (the rugged, intelligent adjuster, ha!)

Yes sir, officer, well you see. . . I was testing out my new “turbo-boost”
button, you know, like Night Rider’s, me and my dad built it, but anyway. . .
here’s what happened. . . . .

Texas Small Claims Court

September 24, 2009Insurance Claims, Small Claims

If I had a nickel . . . .

Okay, so you have run into a brick wall and can’t get justice served, right?  If you live in Texas, if justice means recovering money from somebody or company that owes you $10000.00 or less, then you can probably force the issue to a head by doing a little research on the Small Claims court rules.  They are located in the Texas Government Code, Chapter 28.  The rules of battle are clear and simple enough for most to understand with just a little research.

Here are some general tips:

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Injury Claims – How much are they worth?

September 24, 2009Injury Claims, Insurance Claims

In deciding to try and help auto accident victims I seem to have created some enemies, hehe.  Oh well.  I will continue to give honest and straightforward answers to the questions that accident victims have.  Recently I have had quite a few questions that relate to how to calculate how much a minor injury claim is worth.  In response to the numerous questions, I wrote an e-book which is available for purchase by clicking on the title of this posting.  I will also answer questions for free if you e-mail me or call me, but if you want it in writing to refer to when I am not personally available, you’ll have to make a very small investment.  Although I won’t give away all of my secrets here on the blog, I will offer some free tidbits and general information that will compliment the e-book.

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Rental Car Companies, Tricky Tricky

September 19, 2009Insurance Claims

I recently wrote an in-depth article about the perils of renting a rent car.

Let me recap. . .

1.  If you don’t purchase the damage waiver, beware.
2.  Make sure your insurance will really cover “contract” liability.  There are some newer policies that specifically exclude coverage for rental car damages under contract language.
3.  If you didn’t purchase the damage waiver, insist upon a written inspection report on the vehicle to be rented prior to leaving in the vehicle.

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Proper Use of Resources

September 9, 2009Subrogation

For a small to medium sized auto insurance claims department, the best method for maximizing subrogation recovery and reducing claims severity is to hire one specialist for every 500 subrogation potential claims that are open at any one time.  Then train that specialist to promptly and effectively recover the easy money claims while sending out the “hard dollar” claims to a specialty vendor, not a subrogation mill.  By specialty vendor, someone or company that can demonstrate the ability to recover money from uninsured motorists, not a company that works for a lot of large carriers (they count on the carrier missing easy money and in my experience don’t do a good job at recovering from uninsured motorists).  The prime scenario would also include utilizing the “hard dollar” specialist to audit subrogation demands and specialty demands for proper payouts.

This scenario which is hard to find, is where my company specializes.  By utilizing a company such as ours (the only one that exists), a small to medium sized company can kill two birds with one stone and maximize uninsured motorist recovery while at the same time minimizing the amount of money they pay out on subrogation and related matters like diminished value.  By specializing in these niches, Petty Details,LLC provides the most bang for a company’s buck!