Latest Claims Headlines
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A.M. Best: Germanwings Crash May Put More Pressure on Aviation War Sector
Mar 31 2015 // A.M. Best said the total insurance loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525, which crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015 killing 150 people, may put further pressure on the beleaguered aviation war sector. The total...
Allianz Estimates $300 Million in Claims for Germanwings Crash, Sources Say
Mar 31 2015 // Germany’s Allianz has estimated insurers will pay $300 million in claims and costs stemming from the crash of a Germanwings plane in the French Alps last week, insurance industry sources said on Monday. The figure...
Boston Area Expects a Flood of Claims After Record Winter
Mar 29 2015 // After the Big Dig-out, it’s time for the Big Payout. Or will it be the Big Denial? New England’s epic winter is on pace to produce a corresponding number of claims as thousands of homeowners seek to repair...
Premiums, Claims Severity on Rise in Architects & Engineers Market: Survey
Mar 27 2015 // For the third consecutive year, most insurers providing professional liability insurance for architects and engineers saw their premium rates increase modestly in 2014, as expectations of larger rate hikes were tempered by...
Bankruptcy Judge May Lift Shield for GM Over Ignition Switch Claims
Mar 27 2015 // A bankruptcy judge told General Motors Co. six years ago it didn’t have to worry about lawsuits over cars made before its $49.5 billion government bailout. Last month, the same judge said he wasn’t so sure...
Meltdown at RSA’s Irish Unit Laid Bare at Dublin Employment Tribunal
Mar 27 2015 // Philip Smith’s son thought the worst when friends texted him on an evening in early November 2013, saying “sorry to hear about your father.” “He assumed I was dead,” Smith, 47, told an...
Iowa Lawmakers Back Measure Protecting Cities from Sledding Claims
Mar 25 2015 // Lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and House have approved legislation that would protect cities from liability if people are injured while sledding in public parks. The bill passed 48-0 in the Iowa Senate. It passed in the...
Nautilus in Arizona Moves Kilgas, Hires Joyce in Claims
Mar 25 2015 // Nautilus Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz. has announced two changes to the management team of the organization. Michael J. Kilgas, who has served as senior vice president of claims, will move to a new role as senior...
Nautilus in Arizona Moves Kilgas, Hires Joyce in Claims
Mar 25 2015 // Nautilus Insurance Group in Scottsdale, Ariz. has announced two changes to the management team of the organization. Michael J. Kilgas, who has served as senior vice president of claims, will move to a new role as senior...
Medical Malpractice Claims in Wisconsin Fall to Record Low
Mar 24 2015 // Medical malpractice claims hit a record low last year in Wisconsin, according to the Director of State Courts. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits fell to 84 last year from 140 in 2013. There were 294 suits filed in...
Magna Carta Hires Leong as Chief Claims Officer in New York
Mar 23 2015 // Magna Carta Companies has hired Kevin W. Leong as vice president and chief claims officer. In his new role, Leong will lead Magna Carta’s national claims division. He is based in Magna Carta’s New York...
FEMA Sets Up Review Process for Sandy Flood Claims
Mar 23 2015 // In wake of allegations that some insurers in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may have denied or underpaid Superstorm Sandy flood claims based on falsified engineering reports, the Federal Emergency Management...
Jury Verdict Favors Texas Insurer in Hidalgo County Hail Claim Case
Mar 23 2015 // A Texas-based insurance company has prevailed in the first lawsuit to go to trial over claims from two massive hailstorms in Hidalgo County, Texas, in 2012. The 12-member jury in Amaro v. National Lloyds found that...
Supreme Court Asked to Decide Standard for Vaccine Injury Compensation
Mar 20 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether people who suffer harmful vaccine side effects should have an easier time winning compensation from the government. Congress created what’s known as the vaccine...
Target Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Consumers’ Data Breach Claims
Mar 19 2015 // Target Corp has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents...
Memphis Fund to Handle Pothole Claims
Mar 19 2015 // Officials say a $20,000, “Pothole Relief Fund” has been established to help pay more than 300 claims from motorists who ran over potholes created by icy roads in Memphis. Tennessee experienced winter storms in...
Boston Bombing Lesson: Risk Managers Urge Better ‘Terror Act’ Certification
Mar 18 2015 // Citing uncertainty following the Boston Marathon bombing almost two years ago, risk managers are urging the federal government to set a deadline for certifying if an event is an act of terrorism and also use...
Boies to Be a Lead Lawyer for Claims Against Takata Over Air Bags
Mar 18 2015 // David Boies, the litigator who lost the U.S. Supreme Court fight over the 2000 Bush v. Gore presidential election and later helped win legalization of gay marriage in California, was chosen for a lead role in consumer...
Investigation Solutions, Inc. Promoted Tim Cloney to Vice President of Investigations
Mar 17 2015 // San Diego, CA, March 17, 2015 – Investigation Solutions, Inc. (ISI), a national multi-line field adjusting and investigation company specializing in uncovering fraudulent insurance claims, has promoted Tim Cloney from...
FEMA Sets Up Review Process for Sandy Flood Claims
Mar 12 2015 // In light of recent allegations that some insurers in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may have denied or rejected Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims based on falsified reports, the Federal Emergency Management...
