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Business Definition for: Claim

  • a official request for money, usually in the form of compensation, from an individual or organization

Wiktionary Definition for: Claim

  • #A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory)
  • #A new statement of truth made about something
  • #A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (eg. in the gold rush, oil rush)
  • #demanding ownership of something
  • #to state a new fact
  • #demand ownership or right to use for land

Additional Resources

Brentwood Services announces promotions.(Other Services)
Brentwood Services Administrators recently made a number of changes among its claim personnel. Deidre Patterson has been promoted to claim manager in the Charlotte, N.C., office. Patterson joined BSA in December 1996 as a senior claim adjuster and was promoted to claim supervisor in July 2000....
Tags: Business Software Alliance, Charlotte, supervisor
Research articles 2003-09-01
Elscint Ltd. Announces receipt of Claim
HAIFA, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--September 22, 1999-- Elscint Ltd. (NYSE: ELT), a subsidiary of Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq: EMITF) ("the Company"), announced today that it has been served with a Statement of Claim ("the Claim"), as well as a motion that the Claim be recognized as a representative class action...
Tags: Business Wire, Company, FINANCE, Mr.
Research articles 1999-09-22
Elscint Ltd. Announces Receipt of Mr. Yonatan Aderet's Claim
HAIFA, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 7, 1999-- Elscint Ltd. (NYSE: ELT), a subsidiary of Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq: EMITF) ("the Company"), announced today that it has been served with a Statement of Claim ("the Claim"), as well as a motion that the Claim be recognized as a representative class actiona...
Tags: Business Wire, Company, FINANCE, Investment, shareholder
Research articles 1999-09-07
Customers Have Options When Settling their Claim
Allstate's claim practices focus on customer choice NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- Each year, Allstate settles approximately six million automobile, property and bodily injury claims totaling approximately $15 billion in payments to customers and claimants. Despite these large numbers, each claim is handled by a team of dedicated claim professionals committed...
Tags: Allstate Corp., FINANCE, Insurance, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-03-28
The changing meaning of patent claim terms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PRINCIPLES OF CLAIM CONSTRUCTION A. Situating the Meaning of Claim Terms in Time 1. Novelty and Nonobviousness ...
Tags: Cir, Co., construction, corollary, Federal Reserve Board, Miller, Patent, patent, PTO, technology
Research articles 2005-10-01
Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. Announces receipt of Claim
TEL-AVIV, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--September 22, 1999-- Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today that it has been served with a Statement of Claim ("the Claim"), as well as a Motion that the Claim be recognized as a representative class action claim ("the Motion"). The Claim and the Motion...
Tags: Company, FINANCE, Mr., shareholder
Research articles 1999-09-22
ISO claim-scoring system expedites claim processing.(Technology Tools)
Insurance Services Office has introduced ClaimDirector, a fraud-fighting resource that analyzes claim attributes and industry-wide claim histories to produce a claim-handling score. Insurance Services Office has introduced ClaimDirector, a fraud-fighting resource that analyzes claim attributes and industry-wide claim histories to produce a...
Tags: ISO, tool
Research articles 2003-09-01
Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. Announces Receipt of Mr. Yonatan Aderet's Claim
TEL-AVIV, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 7, 1999-- Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today that it has been served with a Statement of Claim ("the Claim"), as well as a Motion that the Claim be recognized as a representative class action claim ("the Motion"). The Claim and the Motion...
Tags: Business Wire, Company, FINANCE, Investment, shareholder
Research articles 1999-09-07
Tender Of Defence Of Claim
Send this letter to your insurance company if someone is making a claim that you are responsible for the repair or replacement of property and believe your insurance company is obligated to adjust the claim under your policy.
Tags: Insurance Company, Claim, Best Sample Letters, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Insurers target claim-handling costs.(National Report)
Cost reduction in claim-handling processes is the most important goal this year for U.S. insurers, according to a recent survey by Insurance Services Office. Of those responding to the survey, 78 percent listed cutting claim handling costs as their top priority, ISO said....
Tags: Insurance, ISO, MARKETING, Quality, survey
Research articles 2004-08-01
The Myth of Certified Induction Ratios
Over the past 30 years, we have seen several manufacturers claim the performance of their diffuser is superior to others because of their "higher induction ratios". Then they claim a value for that induction ratio. This document states that the above claim is a non-verifiable one and it should not...
Tags: Krueger, Induction Ratio, Performance Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-08-17
Hanover Gold acquires Montana Twister claim in the Alder Gulch
ROSLYN, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 16, 1995--Hanover Gold Co. Inc. (NASDAQ:"HVGO") announced today that another patented deeded claim has been acquired under a Mineral Lease agreement by the company in the Alder Gulch Mining District, Virginia City, Montana. This new claim, known as the Montana Twister, is located within the claim...
Tags: Business Wire
Research articles 1995-11-16
If It Looks Like a Claim and Sounds Like a Claim, Is It a Claim for Reinsurance Purposes
Claims are a natural and expected outcome of any insurance relationship. But is a claim for insurance purposes a claim for reinsurance purposes? The answer is, it depends as this article explains. Under a traditional third-party liability insurance contract, the insurance company has the duty to defend the insured against...
Tags: Reinsurance, Claims, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2001-12-01
Northwest Air settles with machinists over bankruptcy claim
Northwest Airlines Corp. has reached a settlement with the union that represents its baggage handlers over a $10 million claim related to worker grievances filed in the company's bankruptcy case. Under the agreement, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will get a $3 million unsecured claim...
Tags: bankruptcy, Litigation, Northwest Airlines Corp.
Research articles 2008-03-10
BWI Resources Acquires Three Claim Groups in Voisey Bay Area
VANCOUVER, British Columbia --BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 15, 1995-- BWI RESOURCES LTD.(VSE: BWE) The Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire three claim groups totalling 286 claim units in the Voisey Bay area of Labrador.Two of the claim groups are located approximately 100 kilometers northwest...
Tags: Business Wire, Fax, Vancouver
Research articles 1995-11-15
When Is Your "Debt" Claim Not a Debt Claim?
It is universally accepted that bankruptcy courts have authority to recharacterize a claim of a creditor as an equity interest in bankruptcy. In trying to determine whether debt should be recharacterized, courts analyze a variety of factors. The paper presents an analysis that attempts to determine whether the transaction created...
Tags: Equity, Debt, Goodwin Procter, Investment, Financial Services, Finance
White papers 2003-11-01
WestJet Responds to Jetsgo Statement of Claim.
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Oct 15, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX WestJet has received a Statement of Claim which Jetsgo issued today in the Ontario Courts. It is WestJet's view that the claim is ill-founded and will not succeed. WestJet will defend it vigorously. ...
Tags: Air Canada, FINANCE, Investment, lawsuit, MARKETING
Research articles 2004-10-17
Sandia Pueblo land claim progresses
Shively, L.A. Indian Country Today Lakota Times 05-01-2002 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Congress has begun to act on the often-controversial Sandia Mountain land claim, holding two Senate committee hearings April 24 on a bill to settle Sandia Pueblo's claim to nearly 10,000 acres...
Tags: homeowner, Litigation, preservation, settlement, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2002-05-01
Quit-Claim Deed
A quit-claim deed is a term used in property law to describe a document by which a person (the "Grantor") disclaims any interest the grantor may have in a piece of real property and passes that claim to another person the grantee. A quitclaim deed neither warrants nor professes that...
Tags: Deed, Home Business Online
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
News: Equitable drops oe1.3bn claim.
Ernst & Young has escaped a lengthy court battle after Equitable Life dropped its GBP1.3bn claim against the firm for alleged audit negligence. Describing Equitable Life's case as desperate, Ernst & Young said the claim had been bound to fail. The...
Tags: Ernst & Young LLP, FINANCE, Litigation
Research articles 2005-07-25
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