What does a PI do?

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Licensed private investigators are hired by individuals or companies to conduct investigations, including gathering information for attorneys, tracking suspected adultery, and following up on insurance claims. They often use surveillance to produce evidence in the form of photographs or videos.

A licensed private investigator is a person hired by individuals or companies to conduct investigations. Licensed private investigators are sometimes just referred to as “private investigators” or “PIs”. Some of the more common tasks of a licensed private investigator include gathering information for attorneys in civil cases, tracking the movements of a person whose spouse suspects them of adultery, and following up claims on behalf of insurance companies.

When working for an attorney, a licensed private investigator usually works to substantiate something claimed by the attorney’s client. Alternatively, working for an attorney, a licensed private investigator may be involved in gathering evidence that will be used to defend the attorney’s client. This type of work, as with many other types of tasks performed by a licensed private investigator, usually involves surveillance work that produces evidence in the form of photographs or videos.

Often, a private investigator is hired by a person who suspects his or her spouse of having an affair and wants proof. In these types of investigations, a licensed private investigator will follow the adulterous suspect for a set period of time determined by the investigator and the client. The PI will report the spouse’s movements to the client. In some cases, the PI will still provide photographs and videotapes. In case the spouse is caught in the act of adultery, the evidence can be used in divorce cases and in the following cases related to the custody of any child.

There are several capacities in which a licensed private investigator can work for an insurance company, but the most common assignments that the insurance company assigns to PIs have to do with disability claims. If, for example, a man claims that he has injured his back at work and is receiving compensation from his employer’s insurance company, the insurance company may request that a licensed private investigator follow the man to ensure that he is not involved in activities that , according to the claims related to his injury, he should not be able to do this. Photographs and videotapes of these activities could be used against him in lawsuits terminating his compensation or changing his terms.




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