Claims handling activity after Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City was sometimes impacted by politics, one claims expert contends.
Daniel Gagaris, professional engineer with Douglas G. Peterson and Associates, a Greenfield, Mass.-based engineering and fire analysis firm, made that observation here during the Annual Claims Exposition and Conference, sponsored by Claims magazine (a publication of The National Underwriter Company) and the Society of Claim Loss Associates.
Mr. Gagaris said that in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack, not every building was easily accessible given the tight security that surrounded the area. Access to some buildings could depend on "how friendly you were with the current regime in New York State," he said, referring to the politics of the situation.
