Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Injury Claims Become Commodities with Litigation Funding, Claim Aggregation
Oct 26 2015 // For all the black robes and ceremony, the American legal system often operates more like a factory assembly line than a citadel of individualized justice. Ninety- five percent of criminal prosecutions end in plea deals....
Volkswagen Wants 350 Diesel Fraud Claims Consolidated
Oct 26 2015 // Volkswagen AG is maneuvering to steer hundreds of class-action lawsuits over its emissions-cheating software to the court nearest its current U.S. headquarters or to Detroit, its former location. The automaker asked a...
Hurricanes not the Only Storms to Hit Texas Coast
Oct 26 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), the state created insurer of last resort for 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County, reports that nearly 14,000 claims were filed after violent spring thunderstorms...
Auto Injury Claims Frequency Falls, But Claims Costs Rise
Oct 19 2015 // Auto insurance bodily injury claims costs are still increasing in the United States, even though better vehicle safety has helped reduce claims frequency, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). The insurance...
E&O Insights: How Well Are You Managing Your Agency’s Commercial Lines Accounts?
Oct 19 2015 // Ask errors and omissions (E&O) carriers about their results when dealing with commercial lines shops and most, if not all, would comment that heavy commercial lines agencies definitely generate their share of E&O...
October Storm Devastates South Carolina, Insurance Industry Responds
Oct 19 2015 // The claims filing and damage recovery process is underway in South Carolina after the mega-storm that hit the state Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 brought extensive damage statewide with some areas receiving more than two feet of...
Citizens’ CEO Updates Board on Water Loss Issue, Depopulation Program
Oct 19 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s top executive warned the company’s Board of Governors Sept. 30 that water loss claims will continue to hamper efforts to reduce rates for many Florida...
Energi Launches Workers’ Compensation Triage Program
Oct 15 2015 // Energi has launched a new workers’ compensation triage program called Company Nurse. This new injury-reporting program seeks to provide injured workers with immediate medical triage and medical advice over the phone...
Insurers in Massive California Fires Agree to Claim Handling Reforms
Oct 14 2015 // Insurers handling wildfire damage from the Valley and Butte wildfires last month in Northern California has agreed to a claims handling process to help fire victims begin their recovery more quickly, Insurance Commissioner...
ProPublica, NPR: Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission. Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
South Carolina Issues Data Call for Insurers Dealing with Storm Claims
Oct 14 2015 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a catastrophe claims data call relating to the flood event that hit the state beginning Oct. 1 and its aftermath. In accordance with South Carolina Code of Laws...
American Claims Management Tapped for Constitution Insurance’s Claims Management
Oct 12 2015 // San Diego, CA, October 12 2015– American Claims Management (ACM) has been chosen as the third party claims administrator for Constitution Insurance Company (CIC) for their personal property product division, effective...
AAA: Animal-Vehicle Collision Claims in Oklahoma Rose Last Year
Oct 11 2015 // The AAA in Oklahoma says collisions between vehicles and deer on roadways in the state are becoming more likely as the deer mating season begins. AAA spokesman Chuck Mai says cooler autumn temperatures signal the start of...
Insurers Bring Calm After the Storm as South Carolina Recovery Efforts Begin
Oct 8 2015 // This aerial photo show flooding around homes in the Carolina Forest community in Horry County, between Conway and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Carolinas saw sunshine Tuesday after days of inundation, but it could take weeks to...
California Wildfire Claims Top $1B as Peak Season Begins: Report
Oct 8 2015 // A report forecasts claims from two California wildfires last month will exceed $1 billion. Wildfires in 2015 have caused more damage and financial loss in the U.S. than in any other year since 2007, according to the...
Florida Man Arrested for Stealing $100K in Insurance Claims from Sandy Victim
Oct 7 2015 // The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud announced the arrest of Naples, Fla., man Daniel T. Phelps, 56, for allegedly stealing two insurance claim payments totaling more than $96,000 from an elderly New Jersey business...
West Virginia Files Suit Against Volkswagen Over Clean Diesel Claims
Oct 7 2015 // West Virginia may be the first U.S. state to sue Volkswagen AG for deceiving car buyers after the Environmental Protection Agency said last month that the company had installed software to hide that its diesel engines...
If Auto Injury Claims Frequency Is Falling, Why Are Claims Costs Rising?
Oct 7 2015 // Auto insurance bodily injury claims costs are still increasing in the United States, even though better vehicle safety has helped reduce claims frequency, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). The insurance...
Southeast Storm Update: Significant Auto Losses Expected
Oct 6 2015 // A pickup truck rests against the side of Gills Creek near a bridge in Columbia, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. Days of torrential rains kept much of South Carolina and its capital gripped by floodwaters early Monday. (AP...
Robinson Joins Horace Mann as Sr. VP, Claims
Oct 6 2015 // Horace Mann Educators Corp., based in Springfield, Ill., added Allan Robinson as senior vice president, Claims. In this role, Robinson will lead the property/casualty claims operations. Robinson comes to Horace Mann from...
