June 17, 2019
ACORD, the global standards body for the insurance industry, has announced that Riskbook was the winner of the London semi-final round of the ACORD InsurTech Innovation Challenge (AIIC), with RITA and Optimiz.Claims named as runners up. Riskbook is focusing on …
November 12, 2012
Louisiana’s state-run property insurer of last resort is $56 million in the red, after it covers claims for Hurricane Isaac and settles class-action lawsuits for improper handling of past storm claims. Steve Cottrell, chief financial officer for the Louisiana Citizens …
September 17, 2012
Louisiana’s insurance company of last resort agreed on Sept. 13 to settle two remaining class-action lawsuits tied to claims handled after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. voted unanimously to settle the long-running …
August 13, 2012
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort is trying to negotiate settlements on two remaining class action lawsuits tied to the company’s handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has voted …
April 11, 2012
The Louisiana Supreme Court has struck down another attempt by the state’s property insurer of last resort to avoid paying more than $100 million for late adjustment of hurricane damage claims in 2005. The April 9 ruling reversed a state …
March 19, 2012
A state appeals court has blocked policyholders of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from collecting more than $100 million for the company’s failure to handle claims quickly enough following the 2005 hurricanes. The state 5th Circuit Court of Appeal issued …
March 9, 2012
State officials in Louisiana are calling on property owners to claim their assessment rebate charged on their insurance policies. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, all property policies were charged an assessment on behalf of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation …
March 8, 2012
The plaintiffs who won a $92.8 million judgment against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. three years ago plan to seize the company’s cash as a result of a ruling late on March 6 in a Jefferson Parish state district court. …
February 27, 2012
A nearly $103 million offer by Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort to settle claims disputes was rejected on Feb. 24 by lawyers representing the policyholders, who objected to several pieces of the proposal, including a cap on attorneys’ fees. …
February 24, 2012
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort is offering nearly $103 million to settle disputes over its handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita more than six years ago. The governing board of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. voted …