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Tag Archives: Documentation

1. 3 Ways to Make Your Claim Notes Better May 11, 2011

   Posted in Best Practices, SPOT on Issues.

   Recently I have been spending a lot of time auditing claim files. It’s really a great exercise to review files, and an important part of well-run claims organization. One thing that continues to amaze me is the number of files that have poor documentation. Writing good claim file notes are an important part of handling a claim file. Claim notes record the history of what is going on in addition to the reasoning behind claims decisions. Good claim notes tell a story.

   In our latest post we discuss three suggestions to make claim notes better.

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2. 5 Claims issues cited for non-compliance on market conduct exams & 3 tools to avoid them February 15, 2010

   Posted in Best Practices, Compliance, SPOT on Issues, SPOT on Ops.

   Insurance Market Conduct examinations are a regular part of the insurance business. Besides the stress of the exam itself, being cited for violations can result in costly fines. Regardless, many citations can be avoided. Every year, insurance compliance solutions provider Walters Kluwer releases its annual study of top ten reasons insurance companies are found to […]

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