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Kindergarten Management: Getting Back to the Basics

Everything we know in life started back in kindergarten. Kindergarten is where we learned to socialize in groups, lived by rules, played well with others, managed time, took turns asking questions and listened to authority. Success and creativity were rewarded and failures became further learning experiences. The more I thought about this recently the more I realized that kindergarten is a perfect example of a well-functioning organization and management.

We can lean a lot by going back to kindergarten. Bear with me take a look how this would apply in a claims department.

by Marc Lanzkowsky••0
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3 Things Good Claims Professionals Won’t Do

I have audited a lot of claim files over the years and one consistently good claims professionals manage their claim files following best practices. And when looking at these files there are certain patterns that develop. Good claims professionals don’t fail to document, assume things they don’t know and always stick to the basics. Our latest post gives three examples of things NOT to do to become a good claims professional.

by Marc Lanzkowsky••0
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3 Suggestions To Beat The Summer Slow Down In Claims (If You Do Slow Down)

It’s summer time and the living is easy!

Take advantage of the summer slow down and make changes, clean things up and improve your operation. In the latest post from the Claims SPOT see three suggestions for ways to use your summer effectively. One for the manager, one for the claims handler and one for the claims executive, suggestions to use the slow down to improve your operation. Take a look and suggest others – we would love to hear from you.

by Marc Lanzkowsky••2
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Social Media And Claims Investigation: Do You Know About Foursquare?

Undoubtedly, you’ve read plenty of articles or have been to numerous presentations regarding the use of social media to investigate claimants. At this point, the novelty of Facebook and MySpace has worn off. The same can be said about Twitter. Everyone knows at this point to take a look at those platforms when searching a claimant’s background. Enough said. However, seemingly with every new day comes a new social media application. One relatively new application that you should also take a look at during your claims investigation is Foursquare.

Learn more from out latest contributor, Christian Stegmaier, JD and look for more articles from Christian in the weeks to come.

by Christian Stegmaier••0
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5 expense reduction opportunities insurance CEOs should not overlook

Increased profits come from efficient claims operations: Take a look at that annual reports of the top performing insurance companies and you will see a similar message from their CEO’s. Expense management and efficiency is a principal driver of profitability.In a tight market do less with more without sacrificing quality and significantly customer service is the edge needed to be a top performer. The claims department is the perfect place to lower costs and improve the customer experience at the same time. Here are 5 key areas that should be looked at for cost savings.

by Marc Lanzkowsky••0