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Casualty
Rates:
***All claims fees are "suggested base fees" only; special circumstances can affect actual costs. Please remember that only the insurance policy can give actual terms, coverage, amounts, conditions, and exclusions.
All Casualty Rates are forecast for the New York City
Metropolitan Area.
| General adjuster per hour |
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$70.00 |
| Surveillance per hour |
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$70.00 |
| Activity check |
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$150.00 |
| Mediation Representation -flat
fee |
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$350.00 |
| Subpoena preparation and
service |
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$70.00 |
| Accident scene investigation |
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$125.00 |
| Diagram |
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$30.00 |
| Diagram to scale |
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$45.00 |
| Witness canvas |
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$40.00 |
| PIP Medical Reviews |
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Time &
Expense |
| Recorded statement, telephone |
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$75.00 |
| Recorded statement, in person |
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$125.00 |
| Written Statement |
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$160.00 |
| 24 hour Emergency Service available on
request |
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Time & Expense |
| Cold calls |
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Time & Expense |
| Official reports |
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Actual Cost |
| Letters |
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Time & Expense |
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| Scheduled
Services: |
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Liability
investigation |
Auto |
Slip and Fall |
Products
Liability |
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One
Claimant |
$450.00 |
$500.00 |
$550.00 |
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Two
Claimants |
$550.00 |
$600.00 |
$750.00 |
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Three
Claimants |
$650.00 |
$700.00 |
$850.00 |
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More
than three Claimants |
T&E |
T&E |
T&E |
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Motor
Truck Cargo |
Desk
Adjustment |
Field
Adjustment |
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$0.00
- $2500.00 |
$350.00 |
$450.00 |
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$2500.01
- $5000.00 |
$450.00 |
$550.00 |
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$5000.01
-$7500.00 |
$550.00 |
$650.00 |
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$7500.01
- $9999.99 |
$650.00 |
$750.00 |
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$10,000
and above |
T&E |
T&E |
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Garage
keepers legal liability/Dealers open lot |
Desk
Adjustment |
Field
Adjustment |
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$0.00
- $2500.00 |
$350.00 |
$450.00 |
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$2500.01
- $5000.00 |
$450.00 |
$550.00 |
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$5000.01
-$7500.00 |
$550.00 |
$650.00 |
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$7500.01
- $9999.99 |
$650.00 |
$750.00 |
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$10,000
and above |
T&E |
T&E |
Expenses:
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File
creation and acknowledgement |
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$25.00
flat fee |
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Photographs |
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$2.00
each |
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Mileage |
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$0.45
per mile |
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Cassette
tapes |
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$4.00
each |
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Transcribed
statements |
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$7.50
per page |
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Phone
calls, local |
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$0.25
each |
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Long
distance |
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Time
and charges |
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Copies
and postage |
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$15.00
flat fee |
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Tolls,
parking, official reports, miscellaneous |
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Actual
cost |
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Clerical
and secretarial |
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20%
of services |
Travel
time and expense beyond the New York City Metropolitan Area will
be calculated as follows:
Time
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0
- 25 miles |
$25.00 |
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25
plus miles |
$30.00
per mile |
Expense
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0
- 25 miles |
$25.00 |
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25
plus miles |
$35.00
per mile |
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| Tolls |
Actual expense |
| Documented No-shows |
Time & Expense |
| Mileage and time is calculated from our
offices |
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Desk adjusted Liability investigations
include:
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File
Creation
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Up
to three recorded statements
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Acknowledgement
facsimile
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Ordering
official reports (excluding the cost of same)
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Requesting
medical reports
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Request
and review of employment records
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Liability
evaluation and recommendations
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Reserve
recommendations
Our investigation will cover the following:
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Does
the Insured owe a legal duty?
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To
whom was that duty owed?
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Did
the insured breach that duty?
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Was
the act or omission of a nature not expected from a reasonably
prudent person?
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Was
the insured negligent and was their negligence the proximate
cause?
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Is
contributory negligence present?
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What
is the injury or damage?
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What
are the special circumstances?
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