| L&W Investigations, the foremost private | | | | show—a private investigations firm specializing |
| investigations franchise specializing in insurance | | | | in insurance fraud,” said Steve Butler, |
| fraud, will be exhibiting for the first time at the | | | | franchise owner, L&W Los Angeles. “Besides |
| 17th International Franchise Expo (IFE), sponsored | | | | being a unique franchise offering, you don’t |
| by the International Franchise Association (IFA), at | | | | need a day of experience in private investigations |
| the Washington Convention Center in Washington, | | | | to be successful. I know in my own case, the |
| DC April 11-13, 2008. | | | | skills I used in my career as an HR executive are |
| L&W Investigations is not your typical private | | | | a perfect fit in running my franchise and I know |
| investigations firm because it works exclusively on | | | | other people with sales and management |
| fraudulent workers compensation, disability, liability, | | | | experience can also look at L&W and see a great |
| auto and property claims for organizations ranging | | | | fit for the experience and skills they bring to the |
| from insurance companies to third-party | | | | table.” |
| administrators, self-insured companies to law firms | | | | The International Franchise Association is the |
| and municipalities. And while traditional | | | | world's largest trade group representing the |
| investigations firms look to former law | | | | franchise sector, whose members span 75 |
| enforcement types, L&W actively pursues | | | | different industries and have operations in more |
| franchise candidates with executive and | | | | than 100 countries. International Franchise Expo |
| management experience who have the business | | | | (IFE) is one of the world's premier annual |
| savvy and people skills needed to run a business | | | | franchise expo's. Showcasing hundreds of |
| and manage a team of investigators. | | | | franchise concepts and covering a vast array of |
| “The costs associated with insurance fraud | | | | industries at all investment levels, the IFE is |
| are about $120 billion per year according to the | | | | sponsored by the IFA and endorsed by the U.S. |
| Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. That’s more | | | | Department of Commerce. |
| than an epidemic, that’s a plague and it | | | | Not your everyday franchise opportunity |
| requires a more sophisticated, regional and national | | | | With 55 offices, L&W Investigations, Inc. |
| approach like what L&W can offer through our | | | | specializes in fraudulent insurance claims. In addition |
| nationwide network of franchisees,” said Neal | | | | to nationwide coverage, L&W investigators are |
| Lyons, CEO and chairman of L&W Investigations. | | | | highly trained specialists equipped with |
| L&W Investigations’ offerings include: | | | | state-of-the-art surveillance technologies and other |
| ? Surveillance | | | | advanced systems to provide second-to-none |
| ? Statements | | | | results and service. That includes online case |
| ? Activity/Disability Checks | | | | status reports, video delivery by digital download |
| ? Asset/background investigations | | | | or CD, DVD or VHS tape, rush services at no |
| ? Medical audits/clinic inspections | | | | extra charge and much more. |
| L&W Investigations will be exhibiting at Booth | | | | L&W Investigations are located across the U.S. |
| #423 at the IFE from April 11th through April | | | | and the Hawaiian Islands as well as in Canada and |
| 13th, in the Washington Convention Center at 801 | | | | Puerto Rico. Franchise locations are still available |
| Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington DC. | | | | and the company has set a manageable growth |
| “L&W Investigations offers a franchise | | | | plan at 15 new units per year. |
| opportunity like no other here at the IFE | | | | |