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AXA UK Report Targets ‘Whiplash’ Injuries; Urges Reform
Jul 17 2013 // AXA UK’s Whiplash Report, launched at a roundtable co-hosted by the Rt. Hon Jack Straw, MP for Blackburn and Chris Voller, AXA Claims Director and the report’s author, urges changes in the treatment of whiplash...
Official Claims Louisiana Sinkhole Depth Exceeds Estimates
Jul 16 2013 // An official says the deepest part of the 22-acre sinkhole near Bayou Corne, La., is at least 500 feet deep, and not between 110 to 220 feet deep that has been estimated by Texas Brine. John Boudreaux, director of the...
BP Gulf Oil Victims Challenge Economic Damages Claim Settlements
Jul 16 2013 // BP Plc’s $8.2 billion settlement of most private economic-damage claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unfair and should be rejected, victims opposed to the deal told a federal appeals court. The agreement...
GEICO Names Rayburn VP of Southeast Operations
Jul 15 2013 // Auto insurance giant GEICO promoted Rhett Rayburn to vice president of Southeast operations. He will be based in GEICO’s Macon, Ga., office. Prior to his new role, Rayburn was assistant vice president of claims...
Florida Consumer Advocate to Review Insurers’ Homeowners Claims Handling
Jul 12 2013 // Florida’s insurance consumer advocate is launching a group to look at how insurance companies are handling claims from homeowners. Robin Smith Westcott said she is creating a working group to come up with...
Some Victims Appeal Medical Benefits in BP Oil Spill Settlement as ‘Unfair’
Jul 12 2013 // The medical benefits portion of BP Plc’s settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is “substantively unfair” and approval of the accord should be reversed, lawyers opposing the agreement told an...
Michigan: Bulk of Insurance Complaints in 2012 Concerned Claims Handling
Jul 11 2013 // The Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) says consumers in 2012 filed more than 3,000 complaints against insurance companies doing business in Michigan. Complaints were filed against carriers writing...
Judges Question BP Over Its Objections to Oil Spill Claims Payouts
Jul 9 2013 // BP Plc drew tough questions on Monday from U.S. appeals court judges hearing a complaint by the oil company objecting to the payment of certain claims for damages related to the Gulf of Mexico spill, casting doubt on...
Swiss Re Estimates Europe Flood Claims at $300 Mn; Overall Losses $3.5-$4.5 Bn
Jul 8 2013 // Swiss Re has estimated that its claims burden from recent flooding in central and Eastern Europe is approximately $300 million, net of retrocession and before tax. Industry-wide insured losses are estimated to be between...
Former Claims Manager for N.J. Turnpike Authority Faces Fraud Charges
Jul 3 2013 // Federal prosecutors say a former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority stole more than $120,000 from the agency through various schemes. Gerardo Blasi of Clifton was arrested Monday by special FBI agents....
Markel International Names Tun Senior Claims Adjuster
Jul 3 2013 // Markel International Limited has appointed Esther Tun as a senior claims adjuster. Tun joins Markel International following earlier appointments as a professional lines claims adjuster at Aspen Insurance UK Limited and at...
Court Asks Former FBI Director Freeh to Probe BP Claims
Jul 3 2013 // Former FBI Director Louis Freeh will investigate possible misconduct by a lawyer involved in making payments to settle claims by people and businesses affected by the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the judge in...
Erie Insurance Announces Property Development Plan for Downtown Erie, Penn.
Jul 2 2013 // Erie Insurance announced Monday that beginning this summer, the company will begin development of several properties that it recently bought near its headquarters in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. The plan includes building...
Markel Promotes Richardson to European Retail Claims Manager
Jul 2 2013 // London-based specialty insurer Markel International Limited has appointed Mike Richardson as European retail claims manager. Previously claims manager for Markel International’s UK retail division, a position he held...
Lawyers Feast on ‘Crazy’ BP Gulf Oil Spill Claims
Jul 2 2013 // Until this year, Tampa attorney Kevin McLean specialized in suing nursing homes for neglecting patients. In January he switched the focus of his practice to a fund BP Plc established to compensate business losses from the...
Insurers Can’t Require Examinations Under Oath in Pre-2012 PIP Claims: Florida Court
Jul 1 2013 // The Florida Supreme Court ruled that prior to a 2012 state law, auto insurer Geico didn’t have the right to force a policyholder to answer questions under oath before paying a personal injury protection (PIP)...
Marni Wood Joins iUnlimited Investigative Services as a California Senior Claims Consultant
Jul 1 2013 // Sacramento, CA, 7/1/13 – iUnlimited announced today that Marni Wood joined the iUnlimited Investigative Services team serving the Northern California area out of their Sacramento office as an experienced Investigations...
The Disaster Issue – Where Insurers Fear to Tread
Jul 1 2013 // One storm is all it takes these days. Anyone who’s been paying attention needn’t be reminded that even a post-tropical cyclone can cause major damage. That’s what Sandy was when she came on shore in New...
Law Firms See Rise in Malpractice Claim Frequency, Severity
Jun 27 2013 // Multi-million dollar payouts for legal malpractice claims are climbing, and so are the total number of claims for law firms, in general. A new study by insurance broker Ames & Gough found that most leading legal...
Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed
Jun 27 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg can continue his $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. over losses from the bailout of his former company, American International Group Inc., without making claims on behalf of the...
