Successful Claims Adjusters and Insurance Defense Professionals understand that a thorough investigation into suspected fraudulent claims is the cornerstone of effective claim management and a critical component in the fight against insurance fraud. Bert Porter & Associates serves the insurance defense community with professional private investigative services to uncover fraudulent claims and/or validate suspicious insurance claims. Our investigative solutions aide Claims Adjusters, Claims Managers, and/or their Defense Counsel in making accurate and crucial claims decisions. We can also assist in preparation of cases where litigation is pending. If need be, when material misrepresentations are uncovered we can prepare and present our case, on your behalf, to the appropriate District Attorney or the California Department of Insurance Fraud Division for prosecution and disposition.
Bert Porter & Associates Investigators are educated in all phases of insurance claims adjusting and have experience in personal auto, property, general liability, and worker’s compensation lines of insurance.
We work with insurers as well as self-insured entities.
Bert Porter & Associates Investigators are conscious of all potential liability for our clients. We understand that improper claims handling can and will result in a civil suit for bad faith. As such our investigators are knowledgable of the California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act as well as all laws that apply to Special Investigation Units.
Our private investigators are highly trained and experienced in using state-of-the-art equipment, databases (such as ISO Claimsearch), and techniques coupled with exceptional support services, and will work your case from start to finish. These are just some of the investigative services that Bert Porter & Associates provides:
Video Surveillance
Recorded Statements and Interviews
Examinations Under Oath
Verification of “Red Flag Indicators” of Fraud
Staged Accident Investigtions
Automobile Theft Investigations
Vehicle Fire Investigations
Investigative Medical Audits/”Clinic Inspections”
ICD-9 & CPT Code Auditing
Vehicle Inspections
Traffic Accident Investigations
Material Damage Fraud & Body Shop Investigations
Slip & Fall Investigations
AOE/COE
Accident Scene Schematics and Photography
Activity Checks
Backgrounding/Information Research Services
Witness Locates
Bodily Injury Photographs
Filing of California Required FD-1 Forms