Accident Investigation and Claims Management Training

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All Auto Accidents Are To Be Reported To:

National Interstate

3250 Interstate DriveRichfield, Ohio 44286-900

By Phone: 866- 294-8264      

By Fax: 877-303-3832

By E-mail: newclaims@natl.com

For Serious or Catastrophic Cases:

800-929-0870 (24/7)

CA Work Comp Claims Are To Be Reported To:

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

330 N. Brand Blvd. – Suite 500Glendale, CA 91203Phone: 800-281-1120

First Report Fax: 800-329-3297To Report by Phone: 800-362-0000

Policy Number:

WA7-65D-290802-012

General Liability Claims Are To Be Reported To:

Scottsdale Insurance Co.

Address:         PO BOX 4120                 Scottsdale, AZ 85261

Phone #         800-423-7675 Fax #       480-483-6752 

REPORT YOUR CLAIMS TO: TOM COLE

  Unit Manager  PIMA CENTER

Scottsdale, AZ  85258  Phone: (480)365-3607 

Policy Number: BCS0027919

Please contact Doug Lawson or Drew Jones before reporting claims in this category.

Property Damage Only Claims Are To Be Reported To:

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Fax: 800-329-3297By Phone: 800-362-0000

For damage of $25,000 or greater to Keolis or in cases where Keolis operates client owned vehicles and provides PD coverage by contract

TO REPORT A WORK COMP CLAIM VIA THE WEB

Proper Accident / Claims Reporting Is Essential to Effective Claims Management

Accident / Claims Reporting

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANK SPACES ON THE FORM

Accident / Claims Reporting1. Ensure entire accident report form is accurate and

complete.

2. Ensure all other pertinent documents concerning the accident are gathered and sent to the insurance carrier.

3. Fax or email the accident report and all other applicable documents within 24 hours of becoming aware of the accident.

4. Refer all calls from claimants or their attorneys to the adjuster handling the claim. Do not comment on liability or other aspects of the incident.

Important claims reporting guidelines:

1. It is not the duty or responsibility of any Keolis personnel to determine liability, only to report the facts surrounding the accident.

2. Statements concerning liability or preventability are not to be made on the accident report form.

1. Vehicles @ point of impact.2. Shots of approach views @ varying distances.3. Use a common point of reference.4. Photos of visible damage to vehicles and property.5. Shots of skid marks.6. Pictures of debris. 7. Photos of traffic controls & signals.

Some critical shots that can make or break the ultimate outcome!!!!

1. Pictures of other vehicles & license plates @ the scene.

2. Shots of by-standers & possible witnesses.3. Shots of inside the vehicles.4. Pictures of surveillance cameras in close proximity.

Some critical shots that you may not consider that may make or break the ultimate outcome!!!!

1. Date of accident.2. Vehicle number.3. Location number.4. Driver and other party’s name.5. Name of person who took the photos.

Please properly identify all photos as follows:

Serious accidents are defined as follows, but not limited to:

Fatality (including accidental death on a bus or company property, regardless of fault)Serious burnsQuadriplegia or ParaplegiaAmputationBrain damage – actual or allegedServe injury with apparent permanent disabilitySevere cosmetic disfigurementBlindness or loss of hearing

Serious accidents are defined as follows, but not limited to:

Severe fractures or multiple fractures Psychiatric problems due to trauma, actual or alleged Serious vascular abnormalities due to trauma Any accident involving more than four persons Any pedestrian accident Assault or molestation incidents Severe bleeding Vehicle roll-over

Work comp program features:

Bill Review – Physician & Hospital.Telephonic Case Management.Pharmacy Benefit Management.Utilization of Re-employability.Utilization Review.

Some general observations about work comp:

Historically, our subrogation results have been lackluster.Our ratio of Lost Time to Med Only cases is out of sync.Our denial rate is 3.77% .58% of our WC claims are reported 5 or more days late.17% of our WC claims are reported 10 or more days late.

There are 3 types of workers’ comp fraud:

Applicant Fraud

These cases involve workers who fake an injury, lie about the extent of their injury, lie by denying filing previous claims, fail to disclose a prior injury to the same body part, claim a non-work injury is work related, or illegally work while obtaining benefits. Sub rosa surveillance tapes regularly expose applicants who are fraudulent.

Claim Mills

Organized workers’ compensation fraud involving doctors and lawyers have been an ongoing problem, especially in Southern California. Fraud rings have made a practice of recruiting people to file phony work injury claims. The workers are sent to medical clinics or legal referral centers (commonly known as "claim mills"), which in turn refer them to a doctor or lawyer who is in on the scheme.

Provider Fraud

Regardless of the legitimacy of the original claim, many medical or other health practitioners fraudulently maximize the number of medical reports and referrals in each case to increase the number of billings. They may also over bill or render unnecessary treatment.

Some common work comp fraud indicators:

1. Injury that has no witness other than the employee

2. Injury occurring late Friday or early Monday3. Injury not reported until a week or more

after it supposedly occurred4. Injury occurring before a strike or holiday,

or in anticipation of termination5. Injury occurring in a location where

the employee would not normally work

Some common work comp fraud indicators:

6. Injury that is inconsistent with normal job duties 

7. Employee observed in activities inconsistent with the reported injury

8. Employee history of workers' comp claims9. Conflicting diagnoses from subsequent

treating providers10.Evidence of employee working elsewhere

while drawing benefits

Subrogation Claims Management

What is subrogation?

Subrogation is the process in which Keolis attempts to recover a loss from a third party when our property is damaged as a result of a negligent act by a third party also referred to as the “adverse party”.

There are 4 keys to successful subrogation:

Proper Investigation

Timely Reporting

Complete Maint. Records

Professional Litigator

IF APPLICABLE VENDOR CONTACTS KEOLIS FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION IFAPPLICABLE

GENERAL MANAGER SENDS SUBRO PROVIDERACCIDENT REPORT

KEOLIS ENTERS

RESULT INTOSUBRO LOG

KEOLIS CONDUCTS ACCIDENT

INVESTIGATION

KEOLIS AWAITS

OUTCOME OF SUBRO VENDOR’SEFFORTS

SUBRO VENDORREVIEWS MATERIAL

IF RECOVERY

IF NO RECOVERY

CLAIM IS CLOSED

KEOLISPROCESS

ESCHECK

VENDOR ISSUES

CHECK TO KEOLIS

1 2 3

456

7 8 9

1012

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SUBRO VENDOR

DETERMINES IF

SUBROGATABLE

This is a straight forward process!

Your Subrogation Service Provider

Ward and Federman, Attorneys at Law1177 Marsh St., 2nd FloorSan Luis Obispo, CA 93401T: 805-542-9002F. 805-544-5837

E-mail your Accident Reports to:doug@wardandfederman.com

You must allow the adverse party / insurance carrier the opportunity to inspect your damages and conduct an appraisal within a reasonable period of time.

Accident report.

Repair estimates, invoices and receipts.

Police report, if available.

Photos of damages.

Documents to be Obtained for Subrogation Claims

Preparing Estimates:

All receipts & invoices for replacement parts.

All invoices for outside services performed.

The total number of labor hours is to be noted separately from the cost of parts.

Towing charges and storage fees are to be included.

Downtime

If downtime is being claimed, the documentation substantiating the loss must be provided with the accident report documents, i.e., copy of the page from our contract which reflects the revenue per vehicle per day if applicable.

Our Primary Goal:

Getting Paid !!!!!!!