Midstates is involved in five major areas of investigation:

  • Structure Fires
  • Vehicle Fires
  • Truck and Heavy Equipment Fires
  • Evidence Collection and Documentation
  • Low Speed Impact Claims


STRUCTURE FIRE INVESTIGATIONS

The investigation of fires requires training, education and experience that only come with years of experience and training, digging out fires and learning the technology of how fires work and how they are inspected. Midstates Investigations and Technical Services, Inc (MITS), a professional Wisconsin licensed investigation company brings years of experience and thousands of fire investigations to the table. Whether a fire is arson or accidental, your claim file requires precise information to successfully handle the claim. For defense or subrogation, you need to depend on an experienced company with engineering contacts and a sound base in investigation management and technology. Contact MITS and obtain solid, quality investigations into the origin and cause of your company’s fire losses.

VEHICLE FIRE INVESTIGATIONS

Vehicle fires cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Many of those fires are purposely set to get out of payments for a car that is no longer wanted. Insurance fraud consumes at least 10% and as much as 25% of claims dollars. Vehicle arson is a major problem in times of economic turmoil and high gasoline prices. You need a vehicle fire investigation expert on your side to find out how the car actually burned, to find the evidence you need for a solid claim defense. You need the expertise of Midstates Investigations and Technical Services, Inc.,  (MITS) on your side when you defend .

Vehicle fires are also caused by product defect, badly done repairs and poor workmanship by technicians installing equipment without proper safeguards. You need an experienced vehicle fire investigator to inspect burned vehicles and find the evidence you need for a solid subrogation action or a defense under the policy. Midstates Investigations and Technical Services, Inc.(MITS) brings years of experience, thousands of fire investigations and a network of experts to the table. Contact MITS today and start your investigations into the origin and cause of your company’s vehicle fire losses.

TRUCK AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FIRE INVESTIGATIONS

When a semi trailer truck or a piece of heavy equipment burns, it means a lot of money for the insurer. They are always expensive and they usually have a history of work or mechanical problems. Without an investigation of the fire, an insurer is unable to bring an action of subrogation to the party or parties who were responsible for the work or defect.

In hard economic times, some of the first pieces of a business to purposefully burn are vehicles or heavy equipment that is worn out or less than saleable on the open market. Truck and Heavy Equipment fires need a specialist in fires who understands mechanical systems and vehicle electrical systems. Your specialist needs to know what they are seeing and how to save the evidence. Staff at Midstates Investigations is former law enforcement specializing in arson investigation. We inspect structures, motor vehicles and heavy equipment for evidence of arson as well as subrogation and accidental loss.

Contact MITS for your heavy equipment fire and truck fire investigation needs.

EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION

Midstates (Investigations and Technical /Services, (MITS) is Crime Laboratory trained in evidence collection and preservation.  We bring digital photography, evidence collection and preservation tools and secure storage to bear on your losses. Industrial accidents, vehicle accidents, failure of machinery for any number of reasons leaves an insurer open to claims for medical bills, negligence on behalf of their insured, replacement  of equipment, lost wages, lost production, lost rents and any number of other costs associated with the accident.  But accidents and failures of machinery usually have precursors that may point to other third party involvement which can be logical targets for subrogation. But you will never know if you don’t investigate and the investigation requires evidence to be collected, preserved and brought to court. If engineering is required, we work with outstanding engineering firms in electrical, mechanical and metallurgical disciplines. We use highly qualified laboratories for analysis of evidence such as ignition systems, fire debris, oil samples, failed metal parts and more.

Contact MITS to investigate your accidental losses and get your evidence to court.

LOW SPEED IMPACT SOFT TISSUE INJURY INVESTIGATIONS

Low speed impact, soft tissue injury accidents claim millions of dollars in insurance claim payments every year. Claim representatives have historically paid those claims believing there simply was no way they could defend themselves against a claim for soft tissue injury and pain. Recent innovations in bio-mechanical engineering analysis have brought new ways to defend against these claims. Bio-mechanical engineering analysis can be the evidence an insurer needs to defend against a false claim for soft tissue injuries. MITS captures the evidence and submits it to forensic engineering to assist your decision making process in these claims.

Contact MITS and let us help you defend against false Low Speed Impact soft tissue injury claims.

 













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