Over the past year, we’ve held nearly 40 HNI University events both virtually and live in the Milwaukee, Chicago, and Grand Rapids areas. Our HNI University seminars are designed to be intensive learning experiences targeted toward business leaders, HR professionals, and risk managers.

DON JERRELL
Associate VP

A woman files a claim with her auto insurer, saying that a hit-and-run driver caused damage to her car. But, investigators found contradictory comments on her Facebook page—comments that blamed her daughter for the accident. The woman was subsequently convicted of filing a fraudulent insurance claim. 

In another case, police discovered that two people in separate cars in a crash had each other listed as “friends” on Facebook. One even went so far as to write a post about the accident! When investigators confronted the individuals with the information they learned from social media, they confessed to a fraudulent claim. Now, a warrant is out for their arrest. 

Fighting Claims Fraud, One "Status Update” at a Time 

Benefits continue to become an increasingly important component of total compensation.  Is your health plan keeping pace?  According to USA Today, benefits have reached an all-time high for “proportion of the paycheck,” reaching 19.7% of overall compensation. 

CHRIS TANKE 
Relationship Manager

These days, specialized services are what gain and retain clients.  In fact, specialized services are probably what add the biggest margin dollars to your bottom line.  However, there are some cases where those additional services could open up a whole new set of exposures for your company. 

You’d have to be hiding under a rock to not hear about the “Fiscal Cliff” looming over our economy as 2012 comes to a close. But is it real, or simply scare tactics? Can it be stopped? And most importantly, how will it affect your business and your personal finances?