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The course “Handling Severe Bodily Injury Claims” is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge, understanding, and professional competence in the legal and claims handling aspects of severe bodily injury claims. The module is presented by Kyle Roehler of the law firm Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer, PC.
Mr. Roehler begins by emphasizing the usefulness of checklists in claims handling and offers a custom checklist for severe bodily injury claims. Next, he covers the importance of jurisdictional differences among the states. He then speaks extensively about the most common types of experts that plaintiffs use in proving their damages, and what each expert will testify to. Mr. Roehler then examines the law of punitive damages and presents research regarding what will make a jury want to punish a defendant. Finally, he walks the audience through two example claims handling scenarios, one involving notice of potential for excess exposure and one involving multiple claims with one low limit policy.
After completing the course, the viewer should be able to…
utilize a step by step checklist for handling severe bodily injury claims; gain an awareness of the differences in laws among the jurisdictions; parse the difference in a file between “medical billed” and “medical paid”; list the most common types of expert witnesses in a severe bodily injury trial; identify how each of these experts will testify and the methods they will use to arrive at their conclusions; identify situations in which a jury might award punitive damages; describe analytically a mathematical equation that presents the likelihood of a jury awarding punitive damages; identify situations in which an adjuster should notify the insured of a potential for excess exposure; and use the best practices in claims handling when presented with a situation in which there are multiple claimants with just one low limit policy.
The course is designed for practitioners, attorneys, and insurance professionals working in the area of third-party casualty insurance claims handling and litigation.
What CE Credit is available?
Note: To qualify for credit, you must submit completion (including a passed final exam if required) within five days of completing the last quiz. No partial credits will be awarded.
State:
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Adjuster General CE Hours:
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Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
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Attorney General CLE Hours:
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State's Course ID:
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NH | 2.0 | 475832 | ||
TX (classroom equivalent) | 2.0 | 139883 | ||
NC | 2.0 | C62748 | ||
FL * ( Provider Number: 364169 ) | 2.0 (Not Approved for 5-Hour Requirement) | 1189236 | ||
IL | 2.0 | 542569 | ||
WY | 2.0 | 27288 | ||
OK | 2.0 | 1026993 |
* This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services for insurance continuing education credit.
Course Content
At 87% you qualify for TX/NH credit or a PLRB/CPCU certificate. For the other states offered, you must complete a final exam. Submit within 5 days to get CE Credit or Certificate of Completion.