Insurance Defense Law Firm in Pennsylvania

Insurance Fraud Attorney in Norristwon, PA

It is estimated that insurance fraud costs insurance companies over $80 billion per year (Coalition Against Insurance Fraud.)  Not all insurance claims are created equal. In fact, from cases involving insureds setting fire to their business to collect the insurance settlement, to people staging fake slip-and-fall accidents, insurance fraud continues to plague insurance companies and overall, to increase premiums for law-abiding businesses and individuals.

Periodic or ongoing support from attorneys can work in the insurance company’s favor to help minimize insurance fraud and false claims. Our Norristown insurance defense lawyers advise on a wide range of litigation and counseling pertaining to insurance fraud.

In the past, Sherr Law Group has assisted with arson investigations, staged accidents, property claims investigations, and numerous other insurance fraud schemes. Since we have represented insurance companies dealing with a wide variety of insurance fraud cases, we pride ourselves on being able to help insurance companies prove and prosecute insurance fraud cases.

Philadelphia Insurance Fraud Attorneys

Our insurance fraud group plays a multifaceted role in representing the interests of the insurance industry in the battle against insurance fraud. Our attorneys have the necessary knowledge and skills to advise on a wide range of litigation, counseling and administrative matters. We provide clients with a blend of experience in prosecutorial and civil practice to serve their needs in this complex and high-stakes arena.

Our insurance fraud group has provided outstanding service and has obtained exemplary results for our clients in the following practice areas:

• Affirmative recovery lawsuits including RICO, restitution and asset forfeitures
• First party medical compliance programs, fraud detection and prosecution
• Defense of claims against insurers for bad faith, malicious prosecution, defamation and invasion of privacy
• Property claims investigations including examinations under oath and coverage opinions
• Arson investigation
• Staged accidents (fraud rings)

Experienced Norristown, PA Subrogation Lawyer

Insurance subrogation cases occur when an insurance company pays their insured for damages, then turns around and sues a third party that may have also been responsible for the loss.  After an insurance claim has been paid to the company’s insured, any money collected through subrogation goes directly back to the insurance company to “repay” the company for the claim it paid –when others were partially responsible for the claim.  For example, if an insured is in an automobile accident in a construction zone, the insurance company may pay all of the reimbursement and medical expenses of their insured, then mount an insurance subrogation claim against the highway department for not using adequate signage to warn the driver they were entering a construction zone.

Another example is when an insurance company seeks to recoup costs following a workplace accident. The insured business’s employee may have been injured in an incident where a third party was at fault; for example, a manufacturer of faulty equipment may ultimately be responsible for an employee’s injury. The employee will still receive compensation for their injuries, but their company’s insurer may choose to file a subrogation claim and seek the court’s assistance in recouping some of that money from the negligent third party, or in this case, the equipment maker.

Subrogation and Recovery Attorneys Philadelphia

We provide sophisticated, experience-based expertise to maximize subrogation recoveries on behalf of clients in the insurance industry. Our clients include major property and casualty insurers, regional insurers, mutual companies, self-insurers and ERISA funds.

We utilize a state-of-the-art, professional, multi-disciplinary approach to our cases which includes retention and management of forensic experts, conducting technical and legal research, ensuring the proper preservation of evidence and coordinating the inspection of the loss site and evidence. We work on a contingency basis rather than the traditional hourly fee, in service of our clients. We assume the risk of the investment of time for investigative research and legal services. If we do not make a recovery, there is no fee.