The 2019 Risk Management Summit focuses on providing small and mid-sized companies using commercial vehicles with the technology, risk and claims management strategies they need today. The conference, which takes place June 6 to 8 in Orlando, Florida, will feature sessions designed to put attendees on the path of “Controlling Your Destiny,” this year’s theme.… Continue Reading
Find out what’s happening with investor funded litigation in the US when attorney Jon Colman presents at RIMS 2019 in Boston. The practice, which originated in Australia, allows an outside party to fund a participant’s legal claim in exchange for a share of potential proceeds. Jon, principal and managing partner of Colman Law Group, will… Continue Reading
In 2017 and 2018 record-setting catastrophes forced hundreds of thousands of Americans from their burned, flooded or otherwise damaged homes. Very few insurance carriers investigate the resulting additional living expense (ALE) claims. That means the industry is experiencing its own flood—attempts to collect inflated or fraudulent reimbursements for replacement housing, food and related costs. Los… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Lawyer Jon Colman, well known for his expertise on additional living expense and fair rental value claims (ALE/FRV), will speak on the topic at the PLRB 2019 conference in Indianapolis. The event, held March 31 to April 3, features 14 education tracks and 100 sessions taught by industry leaders. Claims professionals and service… Continue Reading
Don’t miss two days of continuing education for independent insurance adjusters, attorneys, investigators and brokers at the 2019 Combined Claims Conference. Taking place March 5 and 6 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, the conference sessions will feature four educational tracks—Property, Liability, SIU and a new addition, Emerging Issues. Los Angeles Attorney Jon Colman, a water… Continue Reading
In November 2018, insurance defense litigator Jim Perkins of Colman Law Group earned a unanimous defense verdict in Orange County Superior Court. Our defendant, a young woman studying to be an optometrist, had rear-ended the plaintiff’s car on Highway 57. Our client admitted fault for the collision at the outset, which caused $2,300 in damage… Continue Reading
In July 2018, Jim Perkins of Colman Law Group defended a client who admitted rear-ending the plaintiff’s car in Buena Park on Western Avenue. The impact caused $2,782 in damage to the plaintiff’s 2006 Chrysler, and the defendant’s 2004 Chevrolet Malibu was a total loss. The plaintiff claimed neck and back injuries. She pursued care… Continue Reading
Attorney Jon Colman, an authority on additional living expense and fair rental value claims (ALE/FRV), will speak at SCFIA’s 2018 conference in San Diego. The three-day training conference features educational tracks on auto, workers’ comp, investigations and general topics. This ALE/FRV Fraud session is especially relevant given the sheer number of natural disasters with extensive… Continue Reading
Jon Colman, managing partner of Colman Law Group in Los Angeles, will teach his well-known staged auto collision workshop in Portland for the 2018 IASIU conference on October 19. Hosted by the Oregon chapter of International Association of Special Investigation Units, this training sheds light on ways investigators can prevent and detect insurance fraud. In… Continue Reading
The 2018 Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association conference in South Lake Tahoe will feature a four-hour seminar with live demonstrations of staged auto accidents. The host organization is made up of law enforcement, insurance companies, prosecutors and the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Los Angeles attorney Jon Colman, an expert on fraudulent car collision cases,… Continue Reading