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Staff claims representative - ANSWER A role defined by being an employee or an
insurer and having a primary focus on handling claims
Independent adjusters - ANSWER Employees used when specialized skills are needed
and when staff claim representatives are too busy to handle all claims themselves.
Third party administrator (TPA) - ANSWER Contractors who handle claims, keep claim
records, and perform statistical analyses and are often associated with large
independent adjusting firms or with subsidiaries of insurers.
Producer - ANSWER Agents, brokers, sales representatives, and intermediaries who
place insurance with insurers.
Public adjuster - ANSWER A representative often hired by the insured to protect their
interests if a claim is complex or if settlement negotiations are not progressing with the
insurer.
Line underwriters - ANSWER Representatives who evaluate new submissions and
perform renewal underwriting, usually by working directly with insurance producers and
applicants
Staff underwriters - ANSWER Representatives who manage risk selection by working
with line underwriters and coordinating decisions about products, pricing, and
guidelines.
Customer service representatives - ANSWER Representatives who collaborate with
claims representatives to ensure fast, accurate communication of claims related
information.
Experts - ANSWER Employees who insurers hire when needed to evaluate the cause
or value of a loss, investigate the possibility of fraud by an insured or a third-party
claimant, or provide legal advice.
explain the rationale behind it. - ANSWER If the decision is negative, good-faith claims
handling requires the claims rep to
__________________________________________.
offering the settlement payments insureds and claimants demand - ANSWER Claims
representatives could quickly reduce LAE in the short term by
___________________________________ rather than spending resources on
investigating claims and calculating and negotiating fair payments.