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Insurors Service Bureau, Professional Investigations for Insurance and Law Firms
Massachusetts Detective Agency serving the insurance industry

Auto - all documents below in pdf format

Auto theft - Immobilizer Code Cracked - AP 1/30/05

Auto theft & Collision Damage Analysis - SIU Training Session - Q & A

Auto theft - Transponder Overview 04/09 (use Bookmarks to find make & model)

Collision Damage Analysis - Bumper construction - low speed collisions

Collision Damage Analysis - Bumper construction - low speed collisions - 2007 update

Collisions - Improper steering - 1. ABS & loss of control - 2. Q & A (ABS & loss of control)

Collision Damage Analysis (Bookmarks implimented)

Glossary - 1. Terms used by Reconstructionists

Use of Event Data Recorders in Claims Investigations - Attorney Adam Brand

Click here for a generic MASS. EDR Consent form

Glossary - Terms related to Event/Crash Data Recorders (CDR)

Vehicles with Readable Event/Crash Data Recorders thru 2009

Automobile Event Data Recorder (EDR) Technology - W. R. "Rusty" Haight - Collision Safety Institute

Vehicle exam - Vehicle Specifics form

Auto theft - Master Keys

Remote Start Systems - Friend or Foe?

Airbag Scams Inflate Losses - James Quiggle, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud (CLAIMS 3/05)

Low Speed Collisions - repair costs - Economy & Midrange Cars -Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - 3/1/07

Low Speed Collisions - repair costs - Luxury cars - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - 8/3/07

Massachusetts Body Shop Regulations - your rights

Fire

Car Fires - Ford trucks, SUVs - underhood / Cruise Control Switch fires - 7/05

Car Fires - More on FoMoCo Cruise Control Switch fires - 2/06

Vehicle fires - NHTSA FoMoCo Cruise Control Switch fire specifics - 2/06

Car fires - Ford recall - expanded - 8/4/06

Car fires - Ford - more fire recalls - now including Super Duty & Escape - 4/5/07

Accidental Vehicle Fire - Interview questioneer

Car fires - Properties of Interest to a Fire Investigator

Fire - Aluminum Wiring is a known fire hazard

vehicle fires - Honda CR-V engine compartment fires & their cause

Miscellaneous

Grounds For Denying Claims - Attorney Barry Zalma http//:www.Zalma.com

RI Dept of Business Regulation - Insurance Bulletin 2004-10 RE: acceptance or denial of a claim

Inspection Stickers & Spoliation Memo '91

Kentucky adopts Daubert Standard

Daubert - High Court changes evidence rules

Jump-ins - RI Superior Court decision filed 10/13/04

Don't ever lie to a judge