Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims
Nov 26 2025 // Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase from £1.14 billion reported during the previous year, according to the Association British...
Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica-Related Claims for $190 Million
Nov 26 2025 // Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. directors agreed to a $190 million settlement of claims they failed to rectify repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy and improperly engineered an accord to...
Royal Bank of Canada Denies Claims of ‘Boys Club’ Culture, Bias Against Women
Nov 25 2025 // Royal Bank of Canada denies claims that it fostered a “boys’ club” environment at its US capital-markets business, disputing allegations that the firm engaged in sex-based discrimination against female...
Barge Looted in the Bahamas Returns to Florida but Insurance Claims Mounting
Nov 25 2025 // A barge carrying 192 shipping containers that ran aground in the Bahamas and was quickly looted has returned to Jacksonville, ending a stormy journey that will likely result in millions of dollars in insurance claims. The...
Jury Orders Massachusetts State Police to Pay $6.8M Over Discrimination Claims
Nov 21 2025 // A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female and minority troopers. The verdict confirmed Tuesday by a Suffolk Superior Court clerk came in a...
Zurich, Arrowsight Camera-Coaching Pilot Slashes NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nov 20 2025 // A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety and a more than 50% drop in workers’ compensation claims frequency. According to insurer...
Karen Read Claims ‘Gross Misconduct’ by State Police Shielded Real Killers
Nov 20 2025 // Karen Read, who was found not guilty of charges in the death of her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit accusing members of the Massachusetts State Police and several others of targeting her and shielding the real killers. Read...
CVS Settles for $18.2M Over California False Claims Act Violations
Nov 18 2025 // CVS Pharmacy Inc. has settled alleged violations of the California False Claims Act with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the United States Department of Justice. The settlement agreement requires CVS to pay $18.2...
Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Trending Up
Nov 17 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...
Coal Miners’ Respirator Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations, WV Supreme Court Finds
Nov 14 2025 // A group of coal miners with lung disease waited too late to sue 3M Corp. and other respirator manufacturers and suppliers, the Supreme Court of West Virginia said this month in upholding lower courts’ findings that...
Insurers Paid Nearly £200 Million in Cyber Claims for UK Businesses in 2024
Nov 14 2025 // Insurers paid £197 million (US$259.2 million) in cyber claims in 2024 for UK businesses – a 230% increase, or £138 million (US$181.6 million) more than in 2023, according to the Association of British Insurers...
LA County Launches Investigation Into State Farm Over Wildfire Claims
Nov 13 2025 // Los Angeles County is conducting an investigation into State Farm’s handling of insurance claims from the devastating L.A. wildfires in January. The investigation was ordered by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors,...
Viewpoint: Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims
Nov 13 2025 // A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers in Florida deliberately manipulating roof shingles to make it appear that the roof was damaged by storm winds. I saw...
Mounting Oregon Wildfire Claims Threaten Ratings of Berkshire’s PacifiCorp
Nov 13 2025 // A Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.-owned utility is at risk of losing its investment-grade credit rating as it expects to have to pay up more money for litigation brought by victims of 2020 wildfires in Oregon. PacifiCorp...
Fired Indiana University Student Newspaper Adviser Claims Free Speech Violation
Nov 4 2025 // A faculty adviser for Indiana University’s student newspaper filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing his free speech and due process rights were violated when he was fired for refusing to ensure no news stories...
New Cargo Theft Tactics Driving Claims
Nov 3 2025 // Cargo theft losses are also driving up costs for truckers. According to data from Verisk CargoNet, cargo theft surged 27% in 2024. The National Insurance Crime Bureau predicts a further 22% increase in 2025, driven by...
Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events
Nov 3 2025 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 are estimated to hit $105 billion, bringing the sixth consecutive calendar year with losses topping $100 billion and the eighth year...
New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims
Nov 3 2025 // A Bermuda captive that insured several New York hospitals affiliated with a leading Jewish not-for-profit organization says it is insolvent, citing millions of dollars in child sex abuse claims brought against it under the...
SCE Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims
Oct 29 2025 // Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in the January wildfires that scorched 14,000 acres in greater Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of...
PepsiCo Resolves Lawsuit Over Gatorade Health Bar Claims
Oct 28 2025 // PepsiCo has resolved a lawsuit accusing it of falsely marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you, though they contain more sugar than protein and more sugar than Snickers bars and chocolate-frosted Dunkin’...
