Category Archives
6 posts filed under this category.
The order matters considerably more than the effort, and two of the steps take under a minute each. Almost all of the eventual cost is set before lunchtime.
Continue reading Water Is Coming In Right Now and the First Two Hours Decide Most of the Cost
Several different deadlines run at once in any disagreement, set by different people for different reasons, and the earliest one is usually the least advertised.
Continue reading The Clock on a Dispute Starts Well Before Anybody Knows There Is One
An adjuster applies a policy to a set of facts. Most claim disputes come down to whose description of those facts was written down first and in more detail.
Continue reading Not Your Enemy and Not Your Advocate: How to Work With a Claims Adjuster
The difference between records that make a return straightforward and records that cost a weekend is not effort. It is entirely a question of when the effort happens.
Continue reading Dreading the Shoebox in April? Fifteen Minutes on Friday Is the Whole Answer
Most people start collecting evidence at the moment they realize they have a problem, which is precisely when the useful kind stops being available.
Continue reading A Photograph, a Text, and a Date: What Actually Counts as Evidence in a Dispute
A visit, the published outcome numbers, and a current student are each reliable for something and misleading for everything else. The skill is matching them to questions.
Continue reading Three Ways to Learn About a College and Only One of Them Answers Your Question