Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CEA Reports No Claims So Far from Nevada Quake
Dec 28 2016 // A swarm of earthquakes in Nevada produced shaking in wide parts of Northern and Central California early this morning, including in Sacramento and Fresno. The first shock, a magnitude 5.7, occurred shortly after midnight...
Ex-Players Drop Case to Force NFL to Pay Workers’ Compensation for Concussions
Dec 28 2016 // The federal court case brought by 38 former National Football League players seeking to force the NFL to recognize chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as a covered disease under workers’ compensation has been...
Chubb Names Lambourne as Head of Multinational Claims, Overseas General Insurance
Dec 28 2016 // Chubb announced that Graham Lambourne, currently Global Clients Claims manager, Europe, has been promoted to the role of head of Multinational Claims for Overseas General Insurance. Lambourne will be responsible for...
Brentwood Services Administrators Adds Vinson in North Carolina
Dec 28 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. has selected Theresa Vinson as a new senior claim representative in the Raleigh, N.C., office, according to Jeff Pettus, president and CEO of BSA. In her position as senior claim...
Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit
Dec 22 2016 // A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers, shareholders or the press, and maintaining a “spying program” to prevent...
VW Claims Costs in U.S. for Emissions Scam Top $17 Billion with More to Come
Dec 21 2016 // Volkswagen AG has agreed to a $1 billion settlement to fix or buy back another 80,000 polluting diesel vehicles sold in the United States as the German automaker on Tuesday took new steps to put its emissions cheating...
Hamilton Underwriting Appoints Novae’s Holland as Claims Director
Dec 21 2016 // Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Peter Holland as claims director to lead the agency’s claims function. A...
Study: Cumulative Trauma Claims in California Comp Affected by Attorneys
Dec 19 2016 // A new study on California’s workers’ compensation system finds a “strong association” between attorney involvement and the high cost of cumulative trauma claims. The California Workers’...
Anthem-Cigna Merger Trial Pits Efficiency Claims vs. Loss of Competition Claims
Dec 19 2016 // Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department extended their clash over whether the insurer’s planned takeover of rival Cigna Corp. will raise costs, as government witnesses testified Friday that the deal will harm...
Battle Over Property Claims and Litigation in Texas Set to Continue in 2017
Dec 19 2016 // If a Dec. 1, 2016, hearing is any indication, Texas lawmakers will be encouraged in the coming legislative session to take up what the property/casualty insurance industry says is a problematic trend following severe...
Brentwood Services Administrators Promotes Saldana in Tennessee
Dec 19 2016 // Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA), headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., has promoted Nick Saldana to the position of claim representative II in its Tennessee Claims Department, according to Jeff Pettus, president...
Florida Ruling Against Insurer in Concurrent Loss Case ‘Not a Surprise’
Dec 19 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of policyholders seeking coverage on claims where there is the possibility of multiple concurrent losses but at least one of the losses is covered under their policy. Though the...
NFIP Payouts to Matthew Victims Top $162M
Dec 19 2016 // The National Flood Insurance Program has paid out more than $162 million to victims in the five-state area hit by Hurricane Matthew–Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, the Federal Emergency...
Property Claims and Litigation Likely on Texas 2017 Legislative Docket
Dec 19 2016 // If a Dec. 1, 2016, hearing is any indication, Texas lawmakers will likely be encouraged in the coming legislative session to take up what the property/casualty insurance industry says is a problematic trend following...
Supporting the Troops: Industry Gives Back to Those Who Served
Dec 19 2016 // Many property/casualty insurance carriers have focused their charitable efforts on veterans, and they’ve done so for a number of good reasons. One important reason for adopting veterans causes was explained by Glenn...
Appeals Court in Ohio Revives Claims in Notre Dame Concussion Suit
Dec 15 2016 // A state appeals court in Cleveland, Ohio, has ruled that the widow of a former Notre Dame football player can proceed with claims in a lawsuit that said her husband was disabled by and ultimately died from...
False Claims Settlements in 2016 Top $4.7 Billion: Justice Department
Dec 15 2016 // The Department of Justice obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2016. This is the third highest annual recovery...
Metromile: New App Resolves Some Claims in an Hour
Dec 15 2016 // Pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile has announced a new automated claims service that allows customers to file a claim entirely from their mobile phone or online dashboard. The insurer says some claims can be resolved...
Top Florida Stories of 2016: The End of Florida’s Hurricane Drought
Dec 14 2016 // In September, Hurricane Hermine broke Florida’s hurricane drought that had lasted since 2005. The category 1 storm hit the Florida Panhandle, bringing significant storm surge to the Tampa Bay area before slowly...
Crawford Buys Majority Stake in ‘Uber-Like’ Field Inspection Firm WeGoLook
Dec 12 2016 // Global claims management firm Crawford & Co. has acquired a majority interest in WeGoLook, an online and mobile inspection firm that calls itself the “Uber of inspections.” Crawford said it agreed to pay...
