The retention, for the most part, has been based on the amount of claims paid.

"A very nice percent of the total amount of claims just go away on their own."

They also tend to offer more benefits to consumers and reduce the amount of claims paperwork.

Right now the amount of claims pending against the client security fund is in excess of $8 million.

Computing the future amount of claims requires actuarial estimates until claims are actually paid.

The premiums are going to go up because the dollar amounts of claims are going up."

However, with the advent of medical practice management software also known as health information systems it has become possible to efficiently manage large amounts of claims.

However, Sookie learns that two other agents in town have had break-ins, and all are getting excessive amounts of claims which may drive them out of business.

Of those plans with a trapdoor, he estimates that 20 percent to 30 percent of the dollar amount of claims goes to care provided outside a network.

"Without a doubt, an increasing amount of claims from providers are going to collections," said Robert Perez, senior vice president of RevCare, which manages health care claims.

In a push to speed up the process of claims and to reduce the amount of claims a threshold of 11% WPI (Whole Person Impairment) was implemented.

So much money is paid out for compensation - the total was more than $1 million last year, only a fraction of the amount of claims - that a major racket has sprung up around the fund.

The administration has argued that the amount of claims against the city could be cut by a third if the State Legislature enacts a package of proposals that would limit awards for pain and suffering.

He additionally used the amount of claims filed by the Property Tax Authority and the number of Israeli Police Reports (taken from the Israeli Police website) relating to rockets to support his argument.

When the claims had been reviewed by the fund's administrators, each building would have then received a percentage of its lost costs - probably a few cents on every dollar claimed - depending on the total amount of claims approved.

'Lucky Robins Killed the Deal' "If I knew in February what I know now about the actual amount of claims, I would not have been willing to accept that amount," Mr. Drabkin said.

To qualify for the subsidy, an employer must meet two criteria: the overall value of its retiree drug coverage - the expected amount of claims paid - must be at least equal to that of the standard Medicare drug coverage.

Finally, I'll work with my colleagues in the House to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs to effectively face 21st century challenges, including increasing the amount of claims processors to respond to individual inquiries in a timely manner and strengthen mental health resources for all those who have served.

Such report must contain statements about each insurance company operating in the state, which must include their admitted assets, liabilities except capital, capital and surplus, Oklahoma premium income, amount of claims paid in Oklahoma, and such other matters as the Insurance Commissioner deems necessary to the benefit of the people of Oklahoma.

Medical and insurance records, for example, are sometimes altered after the fact in an effort to limit liability or increase the amount of a claim.

Specified initial amount of a claim that the insured has to contribute.

In all circumstances it must bind the insurance company to pay the amount of a claim or meet the cost of repair or replacement as determined by you.

The written authority should allow you to investigate claims, perform any service necessary for the claim to be settled and agree the amount of a claim or cost of repairs or replacement without reference to the insurer.

To reduce the amount of a claim after an accident, boat owners or skippers often remain on board and in command of the vessel; they do everything possible to minimise further loss and seek to minimize the degree of risk the vessel is in.

In the same way that we pay an excess on our house contents insurance policy - where we pick up the bill for the first, agreed, amount of a claim - so too will we pay for the first tranche of claims if we need care in later life.

Insurance adjustment, the settlement of an insurance claim; the determination for the purposes of a settlement of the amount of a claim, particularly a claim against an insurance company, giving consideration to objections made by the debtor or insurance company, as well as the allegations of the claimant in support of his claim.