York Insurance Services Group Offers New Program

York Insurance Services Group, a provider of a full range of insurance services, including claims administration, loss control, risk management, pool administration, specialized loss adjusting and others, has launched a program to manage construction defect claims for insurance carriers who choose to outsource this specialty and also for self-insured construction contractors. The program is available nationwide.

Staffed entirely by experts and specialists, York’s Construction Defect Claims Practice manages all aspects of construction claims.

This hands-on oversight includes:

* A thorough investigation and documentation of the claim and taking of statements;
* Identification and retention of engineers, architects and other experts;
* Representation of the client in mediation; and,
* Should litigation become necessary, recommendation and supervision of legal counsel and briefing of the legal team and any expert witnesses.

York’s approach to construction defect claims includes preventing costly litigation by encouraging and attending mediation and by having only specialists handle this unique line of business.

“It’s a mistake to have less experienced adjusters or generalists handle construction defect claims,” says Clayton Hartley, construction defect practice leader with York. “For these types of claims, there’s a clear reduction in overall cost of loss when specialists manage the claims from the beginning.”

York’s program allows carriers to outsource the management of specialty claims in areas such as construction defect and thus save on employment and benefits costs. For self-insured contractors and builders, York’s expert management of construction defect claims lowers contractors’ overall cost of loss.

In addition to construction defect claims management, York also offers a proactive documentation and file archive service called “CDVault.”

With CDVault, York’s experts will come in during or at the completion of any project and document all subcontractors, employees working on the project, materials, vendors, inspectors, insurance contracts, client sign-offs and other information. Then York will archive that information. This way, even if a defect is discovered years after the completion of a project, the contractor will have all the contact information and documentation immediately on hand to vigorously defend the claim.

Visit www.yorkisg.com for further information.