claims adjustment

Claims adjuster — Claims adjusters investigate insurance claims by interviewing the claimant and witnesses, consulting police and hospital records, and inspecting property damage to determine the extent of the company’s liability.[1] In the United Kingdom, Ireland …   Wikipedia

Adjustment — Ad*just ment ( ment), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See {Adjust}.] 1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation. [1913 Webster] Success depends on the nicest and minutest adjustment of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Adjustment Bureau — An organization that focuses on helping businesses collect outstanding debts from delinquent debtors. Adjustment Bureaus are also known as Collection Agencies. Most Adjustment Bureaus earn a percentage of the outstanding debt upon successful… …   Investment dictionary

adjustment — 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 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

Spinal adjustment — { For the generic approach to manipulation of spinal joints, see Spinal manipulation. A chiropractor performs an adjustment on a patient. Spinal adjustment and chiropractic adjustment are terms used by chiropractors to describe their approaches… …   Wikipedia

Contract adjustment board — In government contracting, a Contract Adjustment Board is a department board at the Secretariat level which deals with disputes and requests for extraordinary relief under Public Law 85 804[1] of Aug. 28, 1958.[2] In brief: [3] Public Law No. 85… …   Wikipedia

loss adjustment — UK US noun [C or U] INSURANCE ► a situation in which an insurance company decides how much money it should pay to a person or company whose property is damaged or lost: »Reducing the number of such accidents just 10% would save Coloradans $50… …   Financial and business terms

IRS Publication 556: Examination Of Returns, Appeal Rights And Claims For Refund — A document published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that provides information on the audit process, a taxpayer s right to appeal and how a taxpayer can claim a tax refund. The IRS uses a software to assign a score to both individual and… …   Investment dictionary

ДИСПАША — (CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT) расчет распределения расходов по общей аварии между судном, грузом и фрахтом, составляемый диспашером. Место и порядок составления Д. указываются в коносаменте (см. Перевозочные документы). Для составления Д. необходимо… …   Глоссарий терминов по грузоперевозкам, логистике, таможенному оформлению

Savage 10FP — Infobox Weapon name=Savage 10FP caption=Savage 10FPXP LEA origin=flagcountry|United States type=Bolt action rifle is ranged=yes is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is missile= is UK= designer=Nicolas L. Brewer design date=1956… …   Wikipedia

Catastrophe bond — Catastrophe bonds (also known as cat bonds) are risk linked securities that transfer a specified set of risks from a sponsor to investors. They are often structured as floating rate corporate bonds whose principal is forgiven if specified trigger …   Wikipedia