Leveraging Investigation Resources in Your Next Fire Claim Webinar

Two of the biggest unknowns in fire claims are how the fire started and what actually happened leading up to and following the loss. This CE-eligible webinar will show property and auto adjusters how complementary yet independent fire and SIU investigations can help them make confident claim decisions.

By attending Alpine Intel’s webinar, Leveraging Investigation Resources in Your Next Fire Claim, at 2 PM ET on Wednesday, Nov. 18, insurance professionals will learn how to consider findings from separate fire and SIU investigations and how each investigation type can be applied to auto and property claims.

VRC Investigations Vice President of SIU Compliance and CE Programs Curtis Whitfill, CFE, CIFI, will lead the presentation. He has more than three decades of experience in criminal investigation and claims management across insurance, regulatory agencies, and private investigation sectors.

Curtis will discuss how:

• Fire investigators approach origin and cause investigations for vehicle and structure fires, including the emphasis on physical evidence, application of the scientific method, and various governing standards
• Licensed SIU investigators objectively gather evidence for property and auto claims, along with their fact-verification process, approach to interviewing, and use of research tools and databases
• Best practices, such as evidence-handling across teams and interview strategies, can be applied in dual investigations to benefit the claims process

He also plans to discuss hypothetical scenarios to show how these insights can be put into practice.

Dallas Barnes, an industry consultant with Alpine Intel, will also share insights from his more than three decades in the insurance industry, including 21 years leading special investigation units at a top insurance carrier.

Register today to save your spot. We’ll share handouts and the webinar recording after the session.

This webinar is eligible for adjuster CE credit in AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MS, NC, NH, NM, OK, TX, WV, and WY. It also qualifies for CE credit for California Workers’ Compensation (post-designation) and for CIFI and CFE designation holders. Attendees will receive links to the certificates after the webinar.

The webinar is hosted by VRC Investigations, which specializes in fact gathering and evidence documentation, and National Fire Experts, which provides actionable intelligence to residential, commercial, industrial, vehicle, marine vessel, and specialty equipment fires. Both are part of the Alpine Intel suite of services.

Alpine Intel’s content is meant to inform and educate readers using general terms and descriptions. They do not replace expert evaluations that determine facts and details related to each unique claim.