Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How New Technology Is Improving Workers’ Comp
May 1 2017 // New technologies are improving workers’ compensation programs in everything including communications and training, healthcare delivery, and claims, according to experts. Tom Ryan, market research leader for...
Washington Nightclub Claims Racial Prejudice in $22.5M Suit
May 1 2017 // The city of Vancouver, Wash., and others successfully conspired to close a nightclub because of racial prejudice, the club’s owners say in a $22.5 million suit. The owners of Q Nightclub and Lounge say efforts by the...
Senate Bill Would Extend National Flood Insurance Program for 10 Years
Apr 28 2017 // U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have released draft legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for 10 years. The NFIP is currently set to expire on Sept. 30,...
Massachusetts Court Sides with Norfolk & Dedham in Personal Injury Suit
Apr 27 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a Superior Court decision that defendant, Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co., did not engage in unfair settlement practices in its handling of a personal injury claim....
Biohazard Cleanups Not Pretty-and Neither Are the Costs to Insurers
Apr 27 2017 // If Peter Duncanson is on the scene, it’s probably not pretty. It could be a CSI-like crime scene with spattered blood and skin fragments on the sofa and wall. Or a trauma scene where an injured employee or animal...
Florida House Advances Bill Targeting Claims Abuse, But Senate Battle Looms
Apr 27 2017 // A bill aimed at decreasing insurance claims abuse in Florida has made it through the Florida House, and the industry’s hope for assignment of benefits reform now officially rests with the state Senate. The Florida...
New Jersey’s York Names Walsh Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer
Apr 25 2017 // York Risk Services Group (York), a Parsippany, N.J.-based provider of claims management, managed care, specialized loss adjusting, alternative risk programs, pool administration and other insurance services, has named...
Large Claims Becoming More Expensive, Complex & Global: Allianz
Apr 25 2017 // Large liability claims are becoming more expensive, complex and international, with activity increasing outside the United States, according a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty...
AIG Study Shows How, Why M&A Insurance Claims Frequency Is Rising
Apr 24 2017 // The frequency of insurance claims surrounding mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is rising as large deals prove risky and the average payout on the most severe category of claims tops $20 million, according to an American...
Intellectual Property Coverage Presents Challenges in Private D&O
Apr 24 2017 // Physical property damage due to natural disasters, weather-related or man-made incidents, can be relatively straightforward to assess, but understanding how a different form of property causes damage can be a little more...
Future Tech to Create Lower Claims Frequency, New Threats: Allianz Report
Apr 20 2017 // Technology is expected to be a major driver of liability claims in the years ahead – cutting frequency and increasing new threats such as cyber, product liability and recall risk, according a report published by Allianz...
Washington Nightclub Claims Racial Prejudice in $22.5M Suit
Apr 18 2017 // The city of Vancouver and others successfully conspired to close a nightclub because of racial prejudice, the owners of the club say in a $22.5 million lawsuit. The owners of Q Nightclub and Lounge say efforts by the city...
Insurance Rates for Architects, Engineers Stabilize or Decline in 2016: Survey
Apr 17 2017 // Although a slim majority of insurance companies providing architects and engineers professional liability insurance saw their rates stabilize in 2016, nearly one in three experienced modest rate decreases, according to a...
Downward Trend in Workers’ Comp Claims Continues in Minnesota
Apr 17 2017 // The number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell 53 percent relative to the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees from 1997 to 2015, according to the Department of Labor and Industry’s 2015...
Report: Claims from Workers in California’s Sierras Involve Only 4 Industries
Apr 17 2017 // More than half of all claims from workers living in California’s Sierras involve only four industries, according to a report from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. The CWCI’s California...
Golden Bear Claims Manager Addresses Agency Fraud
Apr 17 2017 // Beth Ossino, claims manager at Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif., puts dealing with agency fraud high on her radar. She talked with Insurance Journal about agency fraud, and how agency owners should go about...
Report: Claims from Workers in California’s Sierras Involve Only 4 Industries
Apr 11 2017 // More than half of all claims from workers living in California’s Sierras involve only four industries, according to a report out today from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. The CWCI’s...
Making a Federal Case Out of ‘Legal’ Marijuana Insurance Claims
Apr 11 2017 // Michael Johnston, the great, great grandson of the founder of one of the first Baptist churches in Texas, grew up being constantly warned about sin, including the evils of television and dancing. Thus it is a bit strange...
Uber Scoffs at Google Spinoff’s Claims in Self-Driving Car Case
Apr 10 2017 // Uber is scoffing at claims that its expansion into self-driving cars hinges on trade secrets stolen from a Google spinoff, arguing that its ride-hailing service has been working on potentially superior technology. The...
Watchdog Group Wants California to Look into Claims in ProPublica Report
Apr 7 2017 // Consumer Watchdog, a California-based advocacy group, is asking the state’s insurance commissioner to open an investigation into the alleged redlining uncovered by a ProPublica report that claims that four auto...
