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It’s that time of the year again! As the MLB World Series is underway, subrogation professionals are also gearing up for their own playoff run to reach their year-end goals, getting ready for end of the year mediations and looking to resolve those lingering pre-litigation cases with outstanding demands. In this episode, co-hosts Joe Rich...
ChatGPT captures the essence of subrogation in poetic form.  Playful and on point, we share the following rhythm and rhyme. As Cozen O’Connor attorneys know and appreciate, sometimes cases need a creative approach. About The Author
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation.  In our interview with Gina Reyes, VP of Claims at Openly Insurance, we recognize that Gina personifies innovation.  Gina has helped this start-up insurance company in its rapid growth by focusing on technology, building her...
Seems unnecessary to retain a cause and origin expert to investigate a water loss.  Both the insured and field adjuster have identified the “cause” and “origin” simply by observing water leaking from the water supply line.  Should the adjuster then simply collect the subject water supply line and ship it off to a vendor for...
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Patti Rutzinski, Subrogation Supervisor at Secura Insurance Company, we recognize her die-hard enthusiasm for subrogation.  Patti started a summer job at Secura the Tuesday after graduating high school and has spent...
What is the day to day practice of subrogation going to look like in 5-6 years, or better yet, 5-6 months?  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hitting the world by storm, with all industries working to determine the role AI will play.  For the subrogation industry, technology has played an ever-increasing role over the last decade. ...
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation.  Despite her humble responses in our interview with Pam Pengelley, we recognize that her success is not due to simple luck or circumstance.  Pam is resourceful, knowledgeable, and hard-working.  She is fierce in the courtroom...
Fires resulting from spontaneous combustion of self-heating products such as oil-based stains and certain cooking oils are relatively common. Typically, soiled linens, rags and sawdust are saturated with such products and serve as the first fuel for the fire. In recent years, there has been an increase in restaurant fires involving the spontaneous combustion of...
To show our affection for our subro friends and colleagues, Cozen O’Connor has made this mixtape covering all genres with themes of fire, water, money, and the subro mindset.  Hope you enjoy this subro playlist! Side A We didn’t start the fire- Billy Joel Light my fire- The Doors Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee...