Smoke Chasers, Storm Chasers and PAs! Oh My!

Presenters:

Kelli Anderson, Manager, Special Investigations; Jonathan H. Colman, Partner, Colman Perkins Law Group; and Samuel P. Baumgartner, Partner, Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson.

Kelli Anderson, Jonathan H. Colman and Samuel P. Baumgartner will present on how to investigate wildfire and storm losses where there are questionable claims being made. With catastrophic losses on the rise and the ensuing rush to get those claims resolved quickly, there are increasing opportunities for bad actors, often without the insured’s knowledge, to submit questionable claims. The presenters will discuss how to recognize these claims early, how to investigate them, and how you can take steps to deter future questionable claims. After the webinar, attendees will be able to:

• identify the most common scenarios driven by questionable public adjusters including an understanding of the “supporting roles”;
• review current public adjuster schemes, concentrating on specific geographical areas, and how these are expanding to other venues;
• take a deep dive on extensive hurricane, wildfire and hail loss claims and how public adjusters have fueled multi-million dollars worth of claims; and, 
• learn about “outside the box” investigative techniques and legal theories to help deter future questionable claims.

CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVALS: This webinar is approved for Adjuster CE credit in Texas. No attorney MCLE credit is available for this webinar.

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