Sentences with phrase «by claims management companies»

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is now urging the government to follow through on a promise made last year to include a ban on cold calls by claims management companies in the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, currently at the Second Reading stage in the House of Commons.

«The practice of cold calling by claims management companies is widely hated by the man on the street», she said.

Our experience of doing this shows that in every case, the fraudulent claim has been sent to us by a Claims Management Company or a CMC, which brings us nicely to the Claims Industry as a whole and its part in the compensation culture.

Topcoat Construction v Compromise Agreements (2014) An early claim in defamation under the 2013 Act by a construction company involved in a number of substantial commercial contracts including the maintenance of social housing facing unsubstantiated allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in publicity materials uploaded by a claims management company to its website resulting in immediate financial losses.

Not exact matches

• Navicure, a company backed by Bain Capital, is nearing a deal to acquire ZirMed Inc, a Louisville, Ky. - based provider of cloud claims management solutions.

It's not hard to see why we have a plethora of one - size - fits - all business advice dispensed by management gurus and bestselling authors, either extracting so - called universal principles from a few case studies, or claiming to dissect a new trend that winning companies are already exploiting.

Chunyu, a Chinese mobile healthcare app company that connects patients and doctors, raised $ 50 million from China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Rushan Venture Capital under DunAn Holding Group, Pavilion Capital run by Temasek, and BlueRun Ventures, and HealthEdge, a provider of a cloud - based or on - site integrated financial, administrative and clinical software platform for healthcare payers focusing on medical claims and benefits management brought in $ 30 million

«It grows earnings not so much by the brilliance of management or the diversity of their operations, as Welch and Immelt claim, but through the acquisition of companies (more than 100 companies in each of the last five years) using high - powered, high P / E multiple GE stock or cheap near Treasury Bill yielding commercial paper.

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Uber investors at the end of June ousted CEO Travis Kalanick after months of controversy, including claims that sexual harassment and sexism within the company went unchecked by management.

Founded by the principal partners and management team of the 45 - location Claim Jumper Restaurants in 2011, West Coast Prime Meats was formed as a spinoff company to cut steaks for white tablecloth eateries.

Billionaire businessman owner of Global Fleet, Jimoh Ibrahim, has responded to claims that his multi-billion Naira assests are up for seizure by the Assets Management Company of Nigeria over a N50billion debt issue.

The statement added: «Contrary to claims in a statement released to the media by the management of The SUN, no employee of the media outfit was molested or intimidated for the few minutes that operatives of the commission spent in the premises of the company.

Introduce more effective regulation to restrict the marketing activities of referral agencies, such as claims management companies, and personal injury lawyers, in particular to control the volume of cold - call marketing practices.Create a more robust approach to medical assessments for workplace injuries by extending the use of independent medical panels to cover all personal injury claims, not simply whiplash - related personal injury claims as currently envisaged under Ministry of Justice proposals.

Within four years of scrapping public funding from PI, 130,000 people contacted Citizen's Advice with problems they claimed to have suffered largely as a result of the introduction of rogue claims management companies led by Claims Direct and TAG (The Accident Gclaims management companies led by Claims Direct and TAG (The Accident GClaims Direct and TAG (The Accident Group).

Fraudulent claims advanced by experienced claimants or accident management companies with experience of the system, often require — by way of defence — inferences to be drawn from a number of individually otherwise innocuous facts.

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I'm furious: personal injury law - probably one of the most important areas of law - has been tarnished, not only by lazy solicitors who used to buy in personal injury claims from ropey claims management companies, but by some of the large factory law firms which over-burden their unqualified -LSB-...]

«Many of the claims from the residents may be covered by insurance, however, there may have been serious failings by the management company, acting on behalf of the local authority, that may give rise to further liability in contract (to the tenants of the block) and in negligence.

A new university study and the ever - increasing use of wireless devices, such as the BlackBerry, could result in a flood of lawsuits against employers for creating an allegedly dangerous environment where unpaid overwork is required for success, promotion and job security, a leading law firm warns -LSB-...] Giving rise to possible claims, is a recent study by Gayle Porter, Associate Professor of Management at Rutgers University in New Jersey, which suggests possible liability for companies if they keep their employees on «electronic leashes» as part of their job requirements.

Boards can easily be blindsided by such claims particularly if they have been out of touch with the day to day management of the company.

The Insurance Fraud Taskforce report published in January 2016 called for more stringent enforcement of claims management company regulation and a tougher approach by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to fraud.

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Thinking that they are being bullied by their boss and employer they sue the company, its management and the boss for damages claiming that they deliberately or negligently inflicted mental suffering on them.

After canvassing the leading substantive - consolidation standards and cases, Judge Jernigan determined that consolidation is appropriate under any test; her decision turned on a litany of facts and factors, including that (i) the company's «nerve center» is its Texas headquarters and all payroll for employees is effectuated from there, (ii) the company's centralized cash - management system and three bank accounts, (iii) all debtor entities were controlled by common officers and directors, (iv) the existence of substantial intercompany claims, (v) credible testimony demonstrated that preparing individual schedules was extraordinarily difficult and required numerous amendments, (vi) a substantial amount of creditors treated the debtors as a single unit, and (vii) that credible counsel had determined that the primary assets of many debtors — D&O litigation claims — are jointly owned by the debtors.

The lawsuit claims that Birmingham - based MedPartners, a physician practice management company once led by former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, lied to its shareholders about how much the company could pay to settle securities fraud lawsuits in 1999.

Attorneys Aivar Pilv and Anneli Aab from Leadell Pilv in Estonia have successfully defended clients Karl and Kaarel Liivapuu in Harju County Court against a civil claim for damages of over EUR 127,000 based on allegations that they improperly influenced «a member of management board... to perform a transaction harmful for the company by selling an apartment under its market value.»

Introducing his Bill, Straw said: «Often such claims are for whiplash, which is not so much an injury, more a profitable invention of the human imagination — undiagnosable except by third - rate doctors in the pay of the claims management companies or personal injury lawyers.

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Practitioners in the travel sector have been encouraged by the Government's recent commitment to tightening the regulation of claims management companies, who offer support to consumers in making a claim for compensation.

Claims management companies are to be regulated by the Legal Ombudsman, and could be fined or ordered to pay compensation to customers provided with a poor service or where information is gathered by unsolicited calls and texts, under law reforms being introduced through the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill.

Sir Rupert said he had been «shocked» by the levels of costs when he began his review of civil litigation, adding that some of the old rules «permitted gross over-remuneration of lawyers, insurers, claims management companies and others».

Acting for a fund management company in respect of a significant whistleblowing claim brought by a former employee

Defending a European asset management company against claims in New York to recover redemption payments made by the liquidators of a BVI - based fund connected with the Madoff Ponzi scheme.

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If you are buying a policy on your own, check for the number of garage tie - ups the insurance company has and whether the garages are authorised or capable of servicing claims for the vehicle - make owned by the customer, says Mukesh Kumar, member of the executive management and head (strategy planning and marketing), HDFC Ergo General Insurance.

• Accurately processed payroll as well as monitored vacation / benefit accruals independently • Actively managed wage garnishments and processed termination checks • Accepted accountability for the overall teamwork and stood responsible for meeting the deadlines • Assisted HR department with compensation and benefits for payroll related tasks like processing benefits premiums, wage ceilings, long term disability claims, life insurance, group health insurance, fringe benefits, and overtime pay analysis • Assisted internal and external auditing procedures related to payroll by following company standards and policies • Monitored and reviewed complete payroll accounts for verification of accuracy and in case of any discrepancies made appropriate corrections and updates, at the end of every month • Communicated effectively with all staff responding to their requests and inquiries related to payroll information • Correctly made payroll related general ledger journal entries for each record • Created and dispersed payroll vouchers to the company employees every month on the pay day • Created benefit audits and reports for terminated / retired employees • Maintained perfect reconciliations of balance sheet accounts related to the payroll • Executed special research projects regarding payroll management and for detailed analysis of financial facets of payroll • Gave suggestions to the management for the policy and procedure updates and refreshers related to payroll management and its financial aspects • Organized and maintained outstanding payroll checks and lists in coordination with the HR department • Managed contacts and communicated regularly with all the internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective flow of information • Organized files, accounts, ledgers, records, employee books for payroll documents and other related purposes • Prepared SDLs — Salary Distribution Journals and other distribution journals every month for payroll accounts • Processed and prepared corporate payroll using Pay Expert Application, managing all paperwork for the wire transfers and generated return funds • Processed payroll changes for new hires and terminations ensuring accuracy and timeliness of the process • Proficiently used PRG (Millennium) payroll and TMx labor scheduling software applications for effective payroll management • Resolved all issues related to payroll tax payments and reported after every pay run making sure that all filings were accurately represented by the tax service provider • Reconciled tax payments for federal, state and local payroll as well as returns for multiple authorities on monthly basis.

Midwest Steel Blanking (Lombard, IL) 07/2004 — 08/2008 Director of Operations • Oversaw daily operations and management of 40 employees including 2 project managers • Served as an advisor to the President on all critical and strategic issues • Led presentations to banks, governmental agencies, potential investors, and large volume customers • Oversaw production, maintenance, quality control, and all other dealings with all outside vendors • Negotiated all insurance policies and contracts concerning account receivables and insurance related claims • Developed the ISO 9000 quality manual and OSHA safety awareness programs, training, and documentation • Trained future managers of the company in professional skills, managerial decision making, and business communications • Designed and implemented a new inventory control systems for managing raw - material and finished - goods • Ensured cost control limiting the direct expenses incurred and indirect impacts such as inefficiencies, downtime, and waste • Over a 3 year period, reduced the account receivables insurance premium from $ 55K to $ 13K / year • Renegotiated all other insurance contracts for better coverage and reduced premiums by 20 % • Reduced «outside parts manufacturing» cost by 50 % • Maintained the cost of all supplies at the 2004 levels • Instituted production reporting and operational data analyses for decision making • Reduced down time by 60 %, overall operation's cost by 4.5 %, and scrap generation by 3 % • Developed ISO 9001 quality manuals and handled external annual audits • Introduced safety procedures and training programs

Director of Business — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit and train staff of 30 in hospital policies, procedures, best practices, and corporate branding Design and implement staff development, recognition, and disciplinary policies and procedures Oversee admissions, utilization review, PB X, imaging center, billing, collections, and wound center registrations Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and schedules Author and present financial reports concerning revenue, expenses, and outstanding collections Identify performance indicators and benchmarks for integration into reporting systems Conduct surveys regarding patient / staff satisfaction, benchmarks, accreditation, and employee benefits Maintain a 99 % patient satisfaction score through attentive and professional standards of care Negotiate contracts and claims with insurance carriers, Medicare, Medicaid, and other payer sources Increase revenue by 30 % through effective contract renegotiation with suppliers, carriers, and other parties Implement policies, procedures, and equipment to cut hospital costs while enhancing patient care Utilize strong management experience to drive operations in an efficient and professional manner Develop and implement billing controls, cash processing measures, lockboxes, and other financial processes Coordinate and oversee internal and external audits ensuring compliance with industry and legal standards Recruit physicians through successful marketing, networking, and other tactics Implement automated Chargemaster financial application (Craneware) and maintain patient accounts Responsible for HCAHPS and the yearly Quality Assurance Plan Appeal claims when appropriate resulting in $ 400,000 reimbursement from PPO insurance over the last year Build and strengthen professional relationship with community leaders, coworkers, and industry figures Consistently promoted for excellence in financial management, team leadership, and dedication to mission Develop working knowledge of hospital operations from patient admission to senior level strategic planning Represent company with poise, integrity, and positivity