Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Commissioner Warns Insurers on Denial of Earthquake Claims
Mar 4 2015 // With the dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma — which some say are at least partly attributed to waste water injection wells related to the practice of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas drilling...
Timothy Allen Joins American Claims Management Team
Mar 4 2015 // San Diego, CA, March 4, 2015 – National third party administrator, American Claims Management Inc. (ACM) announced that Timothy O. Allen joined its team as the vice president of property claims in January 2015. Allen...
Exxon Hit with Lawsuit in Louisiana over Denied Tainted Fuel Claims
Mar 3 2015 // ExxonMobil has paid more than $4.6 million to nearly 2,900 motorists impacted by the company’s production of more than 5 million gallons of tainted fuel distributed in the Baton Rouge area in March...
N.J. Congressman Calls for FEMA Chief’s Resignation
Mar 3 2015 // A New Jersey congressman is asking for the resignation of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate and an immediate investigation into FEMA after reports that FEMA was aware of allegedly...
FEMA Exec Tells ’60 Minutes’ He’s Seen Evidence of Fraudulent Reports
Mar 2 2015 // The head of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood insurance program acknowledged he has seen evidence of fraudulent engineering reports that may have been used to deny flood claims by Superstorm Sandy...
Suit Filed in California Against Purina Claims Food Sickens, Kills Dogs
Feb 26 2015 // A dog owner has filed a lawsuit in California against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating the company’s dry dog food. Pet owner Frank Lucido filed the suit in...
Twice-Wounded Sandy Victims Seek Payout as FEMA Presses Insurers
Feb 25 2015 // Some homeowners hit by Hurricane Sandy say they’ve been victimized twice: first by the storm and later by insurers. John Clancy says his insurer, an Allstate Corp. unit, paid just $46,000 of the more than $200,000 in...
New Claims Consulting Firm Opening in Dallas
Feb 24 2015 // Nelson Claims Consulting LLC announced the formation of a highly specialized consulting group focused on providing management services to insurance carriers, policyholders and legal teams for all components of complex and...
Confirmed GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 57
Feb 24 2015 // The death toll from crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches has climbed to 57. The total is one more than last week. It was posted Feb. 23 on an Internet site by compensation expert Kenneth...
Despite Fewer Claims, Louisiana State Employees’ Workers’ Comp Costs Rise
Feb 23 2015 // The number of workers’ compensation claims filed by Louisiana state employees dropped by nearly one-third over the last eight years, but claims costs for state agencies continued to surge higher, according to a state...
Fraud Adds Up to 17% to Auto Insurance Injury Claims: IRC
Feb 23 2015 // A new study estimates that fraud and claim “build-up” add between $5.6 billion and $7.7 billion in excess payments to auto injury claims paid in the United States. The excess payments represented between 13...
FEMA in Talks to Settle Sandy Flood Insurance Claims
Feb 19 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is working to settle lawsuits by hundreds of Hurricane Sandy victims who challenged denials or alleged underpayments of flood insurance claims. Brad Kieserman, deputy associate...
Insurers Brace for Claims as More Snow Expected to Hit Storm-Weary Boston
Feb 13 2015 // Since the first winter storm hit Boston at the end of January, the city has removed over 10,000 truckloads of snow after a record six feet of snowfall in the last 30 days — breaking the previous record of 58.5...
Use of Data and Analytics in Workers’ Compensation
Feb 12 2015 // In the workers’ compensation space, not only have claim costs increased because of medical issues, but the landscape has also become much more complex. Along with the elevated incidence of fraud, economic fears, and...
Berkshire Hathaway Names Sorsak to Lead Canada Property, Energy Claims
Feb 12 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has appointed Amanda Sorsak to lead its Property & Energy Claims operation in Canada. She was previously Executive General Adjuster at Allianz Global...
Bills Aimed at Property Claims Litigation Expected in Texas Legislative Session
Feb 11 2015 // Texas lawmakers are expected to file legislation this year aimed at stemming the tide of property claims litigation in the wake of catastrophic weather events, such as hailstorms. Proponents of such legislation would like...
Despite Fewer Claims, Louisiana State Employees’ Workers’ Comp Costs Rise
Feb 11 2015 // The number of workers’ compensation claims filed by Louisiana state employees dropped by nearly one-third over the last eight years, but claims costs for state agencies continued to surge higher, according to an...
Top Vehicle Claims Trends from 2014
Feb 9 2015 // The top five states in which a person was most likely to file an auto claim last year were all on the East Coast. December had the lowest volume of all vehicle claims of any month. Those are just two of the facts mined by...
Few Claims Reported From Winter Storm Juno
Feb 9 2015 // Winter Storm Juno – a blizzard that swept through the Northeast during the last week of January and brought record and near-record snowfalls and high winds – has resulted in relatively few insurance claims so...
Legislation Addressing Property Claims Litigation Likely to Crop Up in Texas
Feb 9 2015 // By the end of 2008, the Texas residual market for insuring seacoast properties for wind and hail figured it had enough resources available to pay claims for both Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Dolly that hit the Texas coast...
