| WESTBORO, MASSACHUSETTS... | | | | surveillance equipment. |
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| Imagine if the Yankees and Red Sox merged to | | | | "L&W franchise owners truly buy into the |
| form one super team? The competition wouldn't | | | | philosophy that our individual franchises are |
| stand a chance. A similar scenario is | | | | stronger when we work together with other L&W |
| developing with L&W Investigations New York | | | | offices. This arrangement between the New |
| and New England offices. Sure, they've always | | | | York and New England offices is a good |
| been on the same side. Yet a recent agreement | | | | example of that," said Neal Lyons, CEO and |
| by the two regions to pool resources on | | | | chairman of L&W Investigations, Inc. "It's an |
| business development opportunities, gives L&W | | | | incredible advantage to be working on a case |
| coverage of the northeast that no other | | | | in Massachusetts that requires surveillance |
| private investigations firms can match. | | | | or some other kind work in New Jersey and you |
| | | | have at your finger tips a local company |
| Starting in 2008, the New York region, | | | | familiar with the landscape. It not only |
| consisting of the New York and New Jersey | | | | gives your clients better service and results |
| offices, and the New England region, | | | | but also keeps their costs down. And there's |
| consisting of offices in Massachusetts and | | | | not a client out there today who doesn't want |
| Rhode Island, will partner on business | | | | that." |
| development proposals. The agreement mirrors | | | | |
| a similar arrangement L&W's Florida and | | | | For more information on L&W Investigations, |
| Georgia offices share and falls right in line | | | | Inc, you can call their corporate offices at |
| with L&W Investigations, Inc.'s commitment to | | | | (508) 616-9370 or visit the Web site at |
| providing service to local clients but with | | | | |
| regional, even national capabilities. | | | | Not your everyday investigations firm |
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| "While New York and New England may not | | | | With 35 offices in 23 states, L&W |
| always play nice in sports, this new | | | | Investigations, Inc. specializes in |
| arrangement benefits us both. It will help us | | | | fraudulent insurance claims. In addition to |
| maximize our business development | | | | nationwide coverage, L&W investigators are |
| capabilities and enable us to work together | | | | highly trained specialists equipped with |
| to make new contacts and develop better | | | | state-of-the-art surveillance technologies |
| working relations with our current clients," | | | | and other advanced systems to provide |
| said Donna Thiele, owner of L&W's New York | | | | second-to-none results and service. That |
| office. | | | | includes online case status reports, video |
| | | | delivery by digital download or CD, DVD or |
| L&W works with a variety of organizations-- | | | | VHS tape, rush services at no extra charge |
| insurance companies, third-party | | | | and much more. |
| administrators, self-insured companies, law | | | | |
| firms and municipalities-on fraudulent | | | | Current offices are located in Arizona |
| workers compensation, disability, liability, | | | | (Phoenix); California (Los Angeles, |
| auto and property claims. L&W's offerings | | | | Riverside, Ventura) Colorado (Boulder); |
| include: | | | | Florida (Miami, Ocala, Orlando, Tampa); |
| | | | Georgia (Atlanta); Hawaii (Honolulu); Idaho |
| ? Surveillance | | | | (Boise); Illinois (Chicago); Kentucky |
| | | | (Louisville); Maine (Portland); Massachusetts |
| ? Statements | | | | (Boston); Minnesota (Minneapolis); Missouri |
| | | | (St. Louis); Montana, (Missoula); New |
| ? Activity/Disability Checks | | | | Hampshire (Nashua); New Jersey (New |
| | | | Brunswick); New Mexico (Albuquerque); New |
| ? Asset/background investigations | | | | York, (Long Island); North Carolina |
| | | | (Charlotte, Raleigh); Oregon (Portland); |
| ? Medical audits/clinic inspections | | | | Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); Rhode Island |
| | | | (Providence); South Carolina (Charleston); |
| With 35 locations nationwide in 23 states, | | | | Tennessee (Nashville, Memphis); Texas |
| the five-year-old company typically employs | | | | (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas); Utah (St. |
| three to eight investigators at each office. | | | | Lake City); Vermont (Burlington); Virginia |
| While many traditional "mom and pop" | | | | (Arlington); Washington (Seattle, Spokane); |
| investigative firms are typically a haven for | | | | Wisconsin (Madison; as well as Puerto Rico |
| retired law enforcement officers who treat | | | | (San Juan) and the Caribbean islands; and |
| the job more like a hobby, L&W employs | | | | Canada (Toronto). |
| seasoned investigators who specialize in | | | | |
| investigating insurance fraud cases. All L&W | | | | Franchise locations are still available and |
| investigators go through extensive training | | | | the company has set a manageable growth plan |
| and have access to the most state-of-the-art | | | | at 15 new units per year. |