Patent ID: 8775217

Claim:
A method for managing insurance claims with a computer, comprising: receiving data, by a processor of the computer, for a first insurance claim by an injured party; determining from the data, by the processor, whether the first insurance claim has recovery potential; thereafter when it is determined that the first insurance claim has recovery potential, collecting information about an event from which the first insurance claim was derived; creating a request for information regarding additional insurance claims related to the first insurance claim which were paid within a specified time period surrounding the date of the event from which the first insurance claim was derived; receiving, by the processor, a history file comprising data for claims for the injured party from the specified time period; detecting, by the processor, whether additional insurance claims arose from the event by comparing the data for the first insurance claim with the data contained in the history file; when the additional insurance claims are detected, processing the first insurance claim and the additional insurance claims together using the processor; and outputting, by the processor, data resulting from the processing.