Claims & Recovery

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Why Lenders Need Claims & Recovery Solutions

Traditional claims programs weren’t built for rising frequency, higher severity, and declining recovery performance, but ours is. Lee & Mason delivers a high-performance, in-house claims operation built specifically to protect auto lenders from today’s risks. The result: lower effective loss ratios, greater rate and deductible stability, auditable claims processes, and stronger recovery performance.

Key Benefits

  • Lower effective loss ratios through stronger locate and recovery performance 
  • Faster claim resolution for both skip and physical damage 
  • Greater rate and deductible stability even as market severity rises 
  • Persistent post-claim pursuit that offsets paid losses 
  • Clear, auditable processes across the entire claims lifecycle  
  • Includes full appraisal, review, and adjudication 
  • Built for efficiency without sacrificing accuracy 

Features & Capabilities

  • 12 dedicated claims professionals 
  • 9 licensed adjusters + 3 administrative staff 
  • A dedicated remarketing team 
  • About 5,300 skip claims and around 3,680 physical damage claims adjudicated annually
  • Average processing time for Physical Damage:
    • Under 1 week from receipt to payment (this includes the time it takes for us to physically inspect the vehicle and write an estimate)
    • Less than 2 days from appraisal to paid (we work claims for settlement and pay them quickly once we have the estimate)
  • GAP processing time: less than 2 days from receipt to payment

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Skip Claims
A multi-vendor, performance-driven model that prioritizes results:

  • 9 external skip tracers, with assignment volume tied to prior-quarter success 
  • Files reassigned at 45 days if no progress 
  • 65% locate rate before claim payment 
  • Continued pursuit after payment, with new assignments every 45 days 
  • About 25% post-payment locate rate 

When a vehicle is recovered, our team manages transport, auction, and remarketing to deliver the strongest possible financial return. 

Yearly Impact: More than $7M in recoveries returned to client programs annually. 

Why Lenders Choose Lee & Mason

1. Stronger Skip Tracing & Vendor Management 

  • Multi-vendor model with clear SLAs 
  • Address perfection, VIN/title verification, and real-time reporting 
  • Hands-on QA and escalation procedures 

Results: About 70% positive resolution rate (locate, redeem, or recovery), often double what lenders experienced before partnering with Lee & Mason. 

2. Persistent Post-Claim Recovery 

We don’t stop when a claim closes. We continue pursuing vehicles after payment, and every recovery offsets your loss ratio. 

  • Over $7M in recoveries over the past 12 months 
  • Persistent, structured follow-up until all avenues are exhausted 

3. Smarter, Performance-Focused Remarketing 

Our remarketing specialists manage the entire process with an emphasis on net financial return: 

  • Transport logistics 
  • Condition assessment and reporting 
  • Auction and sales channel strategy 
  • Cycle-time optimization 

Ready to Improve Claim Outcomes?

If claim counts, severities, or locate performance are impacting your program, our team can provide a comparative claims review to show where gains are possible. 

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