Validate Claimant’s current Health Status and Treatment 

Subrogation Investigation responsible parties or entities involved 

Subrosa Surveillance Activity Check for Workers’ Comp

Insurance Carriers, TPA’s, Law Firms, Employers & Municipalities

Our AOE/COE investigations are conducted by professional investigators and are extremely thorough. In order to claim a work-related injury, there must be some causal link to employment. The cause of the injury must be determined in order to process a workers’ compensation claim. Our on-the-job injury investigations include every possible detail about the accident scene, any recreational injuries, occupational diseases, and other unusual circumstances. Our clients will receive a copy of the recorded statements, photos, sketches, signed a medical release, and all relevant personnel records. Stryker’s private investigators gather factual information and provide a careful search of social media sites, Google searches, news releases, media releases, press statements (if any) followed by physical surveillance if authorized by the client’s agreement. All investigative services are conducted by experienced private investigators.

Recorded or written statements are an important part of the claims investigation.  We will conduct a thorough interview and obtain the preferred statement format whether written or recorded. Every investigation report has the same basic objective… even the canvass reports. The objectives are to collect, assemble, and preserve evidence. Find facts known to be true, gather the best available evidence with the least possible delay, and make determinations or recommendations for administrative disposition.

AOE and COE are abbreviations for a work-related injury “arise out of employment” and occurring during the “course of employment“. This is a legal standard in most states for whether an employee’s injuries are covered by workers’ compensation. (AOE/COE) and triggers the right to medical treatment if the cause is industrial. 2. Causation of Disability deals with a determination of accurate permanent disability and apportionment between industrial and non-industrial factors.

What are AOE/COE investigations? The terminology (Arising Out of Employment / Course of Employment) refers to a type of workers’ compensation investigation used to determine the facts surrounding an alleged injury to a worker on the job. The purpose of the investigation is to establish whether the employee’s alleged injury was work-related and happened in the course and scope of employment, or whether the injury was non-industrial or affected by third parties. In the early stages of a workers’ compensation claim, a thorough AOE/COE investigations is a crucial factor. They are used to determine and document injury-related accident facts before evidence gets lost or memories deteriorate. It is important to document the claimant’s alleged reported injury, along with statements by any witnesses, prior to possible coaching by third parties or evidence being lost. We concentrate our knowledge, skills, and expertise on a specific type of investigative service that encompasses all aspects of Workers’ Compensation and AOE/COE Investigations. Talk to a professional investigation agency about your service needs.

Proper investigation of an incident requires patience, training, experience, and skill on the part of an investigator. Specific rules for investigating cannot cover all situations. Therefore, the investigator must use ingenuity and imagination to determine the best way to get the facts. The investigator is primarily a fact gatherer and is not expected to engage in extensive legal analysis. The investigator will interview witnesses and parties involved, obtain statements, photographs, and prepare diagrams. The investigator must, however, gather all pertinent facts impartially, and report them accurately and concisely.