Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Appeals Court Says Plaintiff Can’t Harp on Adjusting Delays in Claims Dispute
Jun 11 2025 // Some Florida policyholders and their attorneys have long complained about real or perceived delays in the claims-handling process after a loss. A Florida appeals court ruled last week that telling a jury about those delays...
Baptist College in Georgia Places President on Leave as it Probes Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students. Trustees at Truett McConnell University in...
Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims
Jun 9 2025 // Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called subrogation claims,...
Viewpoint: Fixing the Claims Experience Where It Matters Most – In the Mess
Jun 6 2025 // Before becoming a parent, I thought I could plan for everything. There are books, blogs and apps galore. My prediction was that I could stay ahead of the chaos if I studied, prepared enough and followed the proper...
After $66M Florida Boat Crash Award, Judge Says TPA Can’t Halt Claims Adjustments
Jun 6 2025 // South Florida residents will likely remember Aaron Hirschhorn, the successful Miami entrepreneur who launched a dog-sitting service then won a big investment for a stem-cell therapy for dogs when he appeared on the...
Deadly Flash Flooding Claims Life in Dallas As Severe Weather Hits Central U.S.
Jun 5 2025 // One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to...
New England Patriots to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle App Users’ Privacy Claims
Jun 2 2025 // A federal district court judge in Boston has granted preliminary approval to a $2.16 million settlement between the New England Patriots organization and a class of fans who claim their personally identifiable information...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
Jun 2 2025 // A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the formation of a Smoke Claims &...
Wildfire Experience Inspires New Contents Claims Insurtech
May 29 2025 // When Michael Balarezo emerged from the basement office of his Boulder, Colo., home in December 2021, smoke plumes from the nearby Marshall Fire were visible from his driveway. Balarezo, his wife and daughter swiftly stowed...
Southern California Edison Paying $82.5M to Settle Claims Over Bobcat Fire Damages
May 27 2025 // Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, agreed on Friday to pay $82.5 million to settle claims with the U.S. Forest Service for costs and damages resulting from the Bobcat Fire in 2020. The U.S....
APCIA: Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims
May 20 2025 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to claims following hurricanes Milton and Helene. “The vast...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
May 19 2025 // A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the formation of a Smoke Claims &...
Capital One to Pay $425 Million to Settle Claims Over Savings Accounts
May 19 2025 // Capital One has agreed to pay $425 million to settle nationwide litigation accusing it of cheating savings account depositors out of much higher interest rates by not telling them they could move their money to...
Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils
May 19 2025 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been the norm in recent years, according to Swiss Re analysis. If this trend continues, global...
Dog Bite Claims Soar in Frequency and Cost: Report
May 19 2025 // Insurers in the U.S. paid out about $1.6 billion in dog-related injury claims in 2024, according to data compiled by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and State Farm. The number of dog bite and related injury...
Florida High Court Lets Stand Ruling on Damage Estimates in Supplemental Claims
May 16 2025 // The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to consider a petition in a condominium insurance case, leaving in place conflicting rulings from Florida appeals courts. The non-decision in American Coastal Insurance vs....
Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers’ Comp Claims Trends
May 16 2025 // Two experts from risk and claims administration partner Sedgwick outlined a few key workers’ compensation trends worth paying attention to today. The topics were based on Sedgwick data and primarily related to the...
Xiaomi EV Sales Fall After Deadly Crash, False Advertising Claims
May 15 2025 // Xiaomi Corp. electric vehicle sales in China have taken a hit since March after a fatal highway accident and consumer unhappiness around the marketing of one version of its car. Orders for Xiaomi’s SU7 sedan plunged...
Georgia Becomes Second State to Shield Bayer From Roundup Cancer Claims
May 14 2025 // In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers. The legislation...
Google Facing at Least €12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe
May 13 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing at least €12 billion ($13.3 billion) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole...
