Richard Blaise & Associates

What Richard Blaise & Associates does

Richard Blaise & Associates, Inc. (DBA: RBA) is a private, independent casualty investigation and adjusting firm founded in January 1994 and headquartered at 201 Moreland Rd, Suite 1A, Hauppauge, New York. The firm provides insurance claim services to three primary client segments: insurance companies (liability, workers compensation, auto, and property claims), legal professionals (trial preparation, witness location, subpoena service, legal file review), and self-insured public entities including municipalities and school districts. Its coverage area spans New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, with strategically positioned investigators and adjusters across the four states.

The firm's service portfolio comprises six integrated lines: Digital Video Archiving (proprietary RBA-owned network storage with client access and digital mining), Trial Preparation (witness location, research, subpoena expedited, defense counsel meetings), Professional Services (statements, witness locates, scene investigations, photographs, diagrams, workers compensation investigations, and 15.8 work ups), Database Searches (locator/skip trace, criminal, federal, DMV, asset, property, bankruptcy, FAA, UCC, professional license verifications), Private Investigators/Surveillance (digital video and still camera surveillance, social tracking, social media investigations), and Multi-Media Reporting (CD-ROM, DVD, and Drop Box integrated video and photographic reports). The underlying technology stack is conventional: digital video and still cameras, proprietary digital archiving without third-party vendors, and standard database query systems — no AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or software products are offered.

RBA operates as a sales-led, professional services firm with a referral-based go-to-market model and a direct case referral channel (online intake forms for General Liability, Auto Liability, Surveillance, and Workers Compensation). Revenue is generated through per-service or per-assignment professional services fees; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs 11-50 people, has no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no patents, no partnerships, and no formal certifications. Distribution is primarily through client referrals from established insurance and legal relationships, augmented by a content website (richardblaise.com) and displayed industry affiliations including AM Best, NYSIA, NYCA, TIDA, RIMS, Angie's List, BCA, SCA, and Utica Claims.

Name

Richard Blaise & Associates

Legal name

Richard Blaise & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://richardblaise.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Richard Blaise & Associates is a private, independent insurance claims investigation and adjusting firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, serving insurance carriers, legal professionals, and self-insured municipalities and school districts across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania through surveillance, claims investigation, trial preparation, and database search services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Claims Investigation Services

NAICS

Claims Adjusting (524291)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Insurance claim investigation
• Claims adjusting services
• Surveillance investigation
• Trial preparation services
• Database search services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauppauge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: Fees for claim services including automobile, workers compensation, general liability investigations, surveillance, database searches, trial preparation, and statement taking. Billed per service or case basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Richard Blaise & Associates is a multi-line independent investigation and adjusting firm providing casualty and insurance claims services to insurance companies, legal professionals, and self-insured entities. Core offerings include surveillance and private investigation, general liability and auto liability claim handling, workers compensation investigations, trial preparation, comprehensive database searches (criminal, DMV, locator, asset, property), digital video archiving on a proprietary secure network, and multi-media reporting integrating video and still photographs.

Product overview

Richard Blaise & Associates is a multi-line independent investigative research and adjusting firm offering a unified portfolio of insurance investigation and claims services. The core offering consists of six integrated service lines: Digital Video Archiving (proprietary secure data storage and mining), Trial Preparation (legal case support), Professional Services (liability, automobile, and workers compensation claims handling), Database Searches (comprehensive locators, criminal, federal, and DMV searches), Private Investigators/Surveillance Services (video surveillance, social tracking), and Multi-Media Reporting (CD-ROM, DVD, Drop Box delivery with integrated video and photographs). The firm operates as a single unified service platform serving insurance companies, legal professionals, and self-insured clients including municipalities and school districts, with coverage across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Video Archiving Digital archiving service that stores and preserves sensitive case data on the firm's proprietary secure network, enabling clients to access data digitally and supporting ongoing data additions and digital mining for case investigation.
• Trial Preparation Complete and timely trial preparation services for the insurance industry and legal field, including witness location, research, subpoena expediting, defense counsel meetings, legal file reviews, and detailed reporting.
• Professional Services Comprehensive claim-related services covering General Liability (signed/recorded statements, witness locates, scene investigations, photographs, diagrams), Automobile (photographs, scene diagrams), Workers Compensation (insured/claimant investigations, 15.8 work ups, surveillance, clinic examinations), and Additional Services (background investigations, criminal history searches, DMV records, asset searches).
• Database Searches Extensive database search capabilities including Locator/Skip Trace searches, Criminal Searches (county-level 7/10 year felony and civil), Federal Searches (7/10 year), DMV/Vehicle searches, and Additional Searches (bankruptcies, FAA, property assessments, UCC, professional licenses).
• Private Investigators / Surveillance Services Private investigation and surveillance services using state-of-the-art digital video and digital still cameras for evidence documentation, including video surveillance, social tracking operations, still photography, and social media investigations.
• Multi-Media Reporting Technology-enabled reporting delivered in multi-media formats (CD-ROM, DVD, or Drop Box) featuring integrated video and still photographs in surveillance reports, eliminating the need for VCR viewing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Established in January 1994 with proven record of positive results
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McLarens: Global independent insurance loss adjusting and claims management firm providing surveillance, liability, and casualty investigation services. Closely comparable to RBA in service mix and insurance-carrier customer base, but with national/international scale.
• T&M Adjusting Services: Independent insurance adjusting firm providing property, casualty, and specialty claims handling across multiple states. Direct peer to RBA in the independent adjuster category serving insurance carriers and self-insureds.
• Pilot Catastrophe Services: Independent adjusting firm specializing in catastrophe and commercial claims adjusting for insurance carriers. Comparable to RBA in independent-adjusting business model and insurance customer base, with stronger catastrophe-event surge capability.
• Wardlaw Claim Service: Independent multi-line claims adjusting firm serving insurance carriers across the eastern US. Direct peer to RBA in independent claims investigation and adjusting with overlapping regional coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Sedgwick: Largest North American claims management provider offering property, casualty, and workers compensation claims handling plus investigative services. Broad incumbent with overlapping claims investigation capabilities, serving the same insurance carrier buyers as RBA but at national scale.
• Crawford & Company: Global claims management and adjusting firm with extensive insurance claims, surveillance, and litigation support offerings. Comparable to RBA in core service lines but with enterprise scale, multi-jurisdiction licensing, and carrier-grade technology platforms.
• Pinkerton: Global investigations and security consulting firm with significant insurance investigative services including surveillance and SIU support. Comparable to RBA in surveillance and investigation services but operates at enterprise scale with broader service portfolio.
• Kroll: Global investigations, risk consulting, and litigation support firm. Comparable to RBA in investigative research, database/locator searches, and trial preparation services, but at enterprise scale with corporate and legal-client focus.

Others

• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Provider of public records, criminal, DMV, asset, and locator database search services used by insurance investigators. Comparable to RBA's database-search service line as an enabling data vendor for the insurance investigations workflow.

Emerging players

• Guidepost Solutions: Investigations, compliance, and security consulting firm with insurance and legal investigations practice. Comparable to RBA in surveillance and trial-preparation work but with broader corporate-compliance offerings and multi-jurisdiction reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RichardBlaise
• Facebookfacebook.com/RichardBlaiseAssoc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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