Davies expands counter fraud offering with the launch of Special Investigations Unit and appoints new Senior Vice President to lead division.

North America: 30th July 2024 – Davies, the leading specialist professional services and technology business serving insurance and highly regulated markets, has launched a new division to expand its claims counter fraud offerings and appointed Kevin Lederer as Senior Vice President of the new Special Investigations Unit (SIU) & Field Investigations.  

Kevin has over a decade of experience in the insurance defense and investigation industry. He is highly specialized at dealing with the complexities of claim investigations. Kevin joins Davies from Command Investigations where he served as Director of Client Engagement, along with previous roles such as Operations Manager, Senior Field Investigator, and SIU Analyst. 

Newly appointed Senior Vice President of the Special Investigations Unit & Field Investigations, Kevin Lederer said, “I am very excited to join Davies as the company continues to grow and invest heavily in the North American market. Insurance fraud remains a widespread issue in the United States and costs businesses, insurers and consumers billions of dollars each year. I look forward to working closely with my team to provide Davies’ clients with an excellent level of service.” 

Davies’ professional claims management team provides customized and client-specific services to meet the needs of managing general agents, self-insured corporations, domestic insurers, brokers, syndicates, and other insurance entities. The launch of the Special Investigations Unit marks the continued investment Davies is making to its counter-fraud solutions for clients in the claims space.  

Davies is continuing its ambitious growth journey in North America and beyond, adding more value for its 1,700+ insurance, financial services, and other highly regulated clients. Globally, Davies’ 8500+ colleagues operate across ten countries, including the UK and the U.S. The business delivers professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation and risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation and change management. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research and development (R&D), innovation and automation, colleague development, and client service.