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Berwyn Announces Major Advancement to Industry-Leading CertiDeath® and CertiCensus® Process

[Independence, Ohio, January, 27, 2026]  -- -- The Berwyn Group (Berwyn), the industry leader in population intelligence, including death audit and locate services, today announced a significant enhancement to its flagship solutions, CertiDeath® and CertiCensus®. This advancement introduces a new data enrichment phase designed to enhance the accuracy and completeness of death audit results for clients across all sectors.  Developed [continue reading]

2026-01-28T13:42:51-06:00January 28, 2026|Death Audit & CertiDeath, News, Population Management & CertiCensus|
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Off the Record: How One Participant Record Led to an International Search

At first, the participant record didn’t add up.  We found an obituary that matched perfectly on name and age, but the locations didn’t align.   The participant’s pension record tied him to Louisiana, where he held a teacher’s account. The client’s data had his address in Illinois. And the obituary? It was published in New York.  For most automated processes, that’s where the trail [continue reading]

2026-01-22T14:57:55-06:00January 22, 2026|Case Studies & Client Stories, Death Audit & CertiDeath|
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Medicaid Integrity in Focus: What Recent Law Changes Mean for DMF Compliance – Webinar Recap and Transcript

In an era of increasing oversight on government spending, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) is ushering in a major shift in how state Medicaid agencies manage program integrity. A central component of this new legislation? Regular audits using the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF). Starting in [continue reading]

2025-10-29T12:44:25-05:00October 29, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Healthcare Industry|
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Beyond the DMF: How CertiDeath® Helps Pension Plans and Insurers Strengthen Death Audits – Webinar Recap and Transcript

In recent months, unexplained shifts in the SSA Death Master File (DMF) have raised new concerns about accuracy and reliability. For administrators safeguarding participant benefits, and for insurers ensuring claims integrity, staying ahead of these changes is essential. In a 30-minute webinar we shared exclusive insights into what we’ve [continue reading]

2025-10-29T12:45:11-05:00October 29, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Pension Industry|
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Case Study: Obituaries Don’t Always Play by the Rules

The First Name That Wasn’t On paper, everything lined up: a Social Security number, a date of birth, even a location that matched one of our client’s participants. The only issue? The name in the obituary didn’t match the one in the client file. The obituary referred to the [continue reading]

2025-07-22T08:44:46-05:00July 22, 2025|Case Studies & Client Stories, Death Audit & CertiDeath|
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Case Study: When Twins Confuse the Data and How Human Validation Prevents Costly Errors

Background  At The Berwyn Group, we often encounter near-identical records that challenge even the most sophisticated death audit processes. One recurring challenge is distinguishing between twins who share not only birthdates, but also strikingly similar names and life histories.  Recently, our team encountered several such cases where death records [continue reading]

2025-06-17T14:32:31-05:00May 22, 2025|Case Studies & Client Stories, Death Audit & CertiDeath|
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How to Compare Death Audit Service Providers

At first glance death audit service providers seem similar, but there are crucial differences that can significantly impact the integrity of your data, the longevity of your plan, and the delivery of life-saving benefits to participants and their families. Choosing the wrong provider doesn’t just risk inefficiencies—it can directly [continue reading]

2025-05-07T11:27:07-05:00May 7, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath|
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What You Need to Know About Changes to the DMF

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Limited Access Death Master File (DMF) has undergone significant changes over the past month. These developments highlight the continued degradation of the DMF’s data quality. Once a reliable source, the DMF now reflects only 16% of actual decedents – a sharp decline over the past 14 [continue reading]

2025-04-22T11:38:03-05:00April 22, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, News, Participant Data Cleansing & Cleanup|
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Death Audit Compliance: How Insurance Professionals Can Stay Ahead of Evolving Regulations

Insurance professionals are all too familiar with the investigations and lawsuits targeting the industry. State insurance departments and other regulators have intensified their audits of insurers to ensure proper identification of deceased policyholders and timely benefit disbursement. Non-compliance with both RSAs (Regulatory Settlement Agreements) and GRAs (Global Regulatory Agreements) can [continue reading]

2025-04-17T15:46:00-05:00April 3, 2025|Death Audit & CertiDeath, Insurance Industry|
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