The resourcefulness of some workers’ compensation claimants is unprecedented and in turn remarkably expensive for employers and their insurers. One in four long term disability cases are fraudulent and even more cases are fraudulent with malingering. With new kinds of claims springing up on a daily basis, employers must take affirmative action to reduce fraudulent claims.

Colton and Associates’ investigators are highly trained and experienced, enabling them to distinguish injury from insult. Our success rate is above the industry average, and is attributed to a unique and professional approach to these complex investigations.

It is our experience that most disability investigations are reduced to surveillance, however without careful and calculated planning, surveillance can be a costly waste of time. Therefore, in order to provide you with a most cost effective results possible, prior to entering the field our investigators research and:

• Conduct lifestyle research to maximize the possibility of recording the subject engaged in activities contrary to the claimant's disability
• Establish subject, area and vehicle profiles
• Review and examine the claimants’ background to determine if the claimant has a history of filing injury claims
• A review of prior injury judgements awarded to the claimant
• Determine the appropriate type of surveillance for each case

Our research often uncovers important leads and minimizes the field time necessary to bring your case to a successful conclusion.