6. A computerized method comprising: constructing, using a processor, a hierarchical data structure responsive to data descriptive of components of an insurance event with defined relationships between the components of the insurance event, wherein the hierarchical data structure comprises nodes corresponding to components of the insurance event, and wherein at least one node corresponding to a particular type of component is automatically populated with a substructure defined for the type of component based on facts associated with the insurance event; providing, over an electronic connection, a user interface configured to display a navigation structure corresponding to at least a portion of the hierarchical data structure; automatically creating, using the processor, an electronic file folder hierarchy, said electronic file folder hierarchy comprising electronic file folders each including a one-to-one correspondence to elements of the navigation structure; scanning, using the processor, a paper document to an electronic document to be filed as an electronic file; creating a scan information sheet having a bar code thereon, the bar code containing data pertaining to: the paper document; and text data included on the scan information sheet; detecting, using the processor, a selection of a plurality of elements of the navigation structure; and associating, using the processor, an electronic file, using the bar code of the scan information sheet associated with the electronic file, with a plurality of electronic file folders corresponding to the selected plurality of elements of the navigation structure, wherein associating includes providing a hyperlink to display the electronic file.
6. A computerized method comprising: constructing, using a processor, a hierarchical data structure responsive to data descriptive of components of an insurance event with defined relationships between the components of the insurance event, wherein the hierarchical data structure comprises nodes corresponding to components of the insurance event, and wherein at least one node corresponding to a particular type of component is automatically populated with a substructure defined for the type of component based on facts associated with the insurance event; providing, over an electronic connection, a user interface configured to display a navigation structure corresponding to at least a portion of the hierarchical data structure; automatically creating, using the processor, an electronic file folder hierarchy, said electronic file folder hierarchy comprising electronic file folders each including a one-to-one correspondence to elements of the navigation structure; scanning, using the processor, a paper document to an electronic document to be filed as an electronic file; creating a scan information sheet having a bar code thereon, the bar code containing data pertaining to: the paper document; and text data included on the scan information sheet; detecting, using the processor, a selection of a plurality of elements of the navigation structure; and associating, using the processor, an electronic file, using the bar code of the scan information sheet associated with the electronic file, with a plurality of electronic file folders corresponding to the selected plurality of elements of the navigation structure, wherein associating includes providing a hyperlink to display the electronic file. 7. The computerized method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the navigation structure is a tree structure.