Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Citizens Pays $61M to Settle Katrina, Rita Claims
Sep 17 2012 // Louisiana’s insurance company of last resort agreed on Sept. 13 to settle two remaining class-action lawsuits tied to claims handled after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for the Louisiana Citizens Property...
Mississippi Workers’ Comp Drug Testing, Benefits Changes Go Into Effect
Sep 17 2012 // Insurers and employers in Mississippi now have greater latitude to conduct alcohol and drug tests on employees following a workplace accident and reduce benefits for workers with pre-existing conditions. Those changes are...
Lawsuit Claims Bird Attack On Maui Golf Course
Sep 16 2012 // A golfer is suing Maui County, Hawaii for a bird attack. Ray Sakamura claims in his lawsuit that he was attacked by a large bird at the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. He claims he was golfing when a duck or goose charged...
Union Mutual of Vermont Promotes Squairs to VP of Claims
Sep 10 2012 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has promoted Debra Squairs to vice president of claims.Debra SquairsSquairs joined Union Mutual of Vermont Companies in 1999 as a claims processor. She also worked as a claims adjuster,...
BP Pays $1.5M in Claims to Date in Gas Recall
Sep 10 2012 // BP has paid more than $1.5 million in claims arising from a recall in multiple Midwest states of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles’ mechanical components. The Times of Munster reports...
Hurricane Ike Claims Still Being Filed Four Years Later
Sep 10 2012 // Nearly four years after Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston Island, coastal residents are still filing claims and hundreds of lawsuits. Most of the legal activity is aimed at the Texas Windstorm Insurance...
AIG Off the Hook for Claims by Madoff Clients Under Home Policies
Sep 10 2012 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) does not have to cover insurance claims from two former Bernard Madoff clients who sought compensation for their losses under their homeowner’s policy, a federal appeals court...
Wind Claims from Hurricane Isaac Only Part of the Story
Sep 10 2012 // Insurance claims from Hurricane Isaac, which made landfall in far Southeast Louisiana on Aug. 28, could climb to $1.2 billion, according to one catastrophe modeling firm. AIR Worldwide estimated losses at $1.2 billion, but...
New PURE Program Provides Extra Flooding Services for High-Value Homeowners
Sep 10 2012 // A new flood coverage suite from Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, or PURE, is offering high-value homeowners an alternative flood insurance option. PURE Flood Solutions works as an extension of the National Flood...
Texas DA Investigating State Farm Hurricane Claims
Sep 9 2012 // Texas investigators have opened a criminal probe into how State Farm handled what may turn out to be thousands of insurance claims from Gulf Coast homeowners involving damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008, officials...
Lawsuit Claims Discrimination By In-N-Out Chain
Sep 7 2012 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of two black men in Oakland claims In-N-Out Burger didn’t hire them because of their race and age. The suit filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court asks a judge to order the...
Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claims of the Year
Sep 6 2012 // A dog that got bitten by a turtle, a hound found literally hanging around the barbecue grill and a cat that went for a ride after getting stuck in a car engine are among the nominees announced by Veterinary Pet Insurance...
Thousands File Flood Insurance Claims After Isaac
Sep 5 2012 // Thousands of flood insurance claims are being filed in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, a slow-moving storm that hammered several parishes in southern Louisiana with prolonged, drenching rains and tropical-storm force winds,...
Donelon: La. Citizens’ Isaac Claims Less Than $75M
Sep 5 2012 // It appears that Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. may not have to draw on its Pelican Re catastrophe bond, after all. In an interview with The (Baton Rouge) Advocate, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
Police Lieutenant Claims Reverse Discrimination
Sep 5 2012 // An Albuquerque police lieutenant is accusing the department and top city leaders of passing over him and others in order to promote lesser-qualified officers. The reverse-discrimination claim filed by Lt. Gregory Callaghan...
Insurers Processing Estimated $1.2 Billion in Hurricane Isaac Claims
Sep 3 2012 // Insurance claims from Hurricane Isaac have starting coming in, with one estimate saying losses to insurers could total $1.2 billion. AIR Worldwide, which models losses for insurers, said its best estimate of losses was...
New York’s MTA Files Claims to Recover $65M From 2011 Storm Losses
Aug 31 2012 // New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is submitting claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in losses it suffered during Hurricane Irene last year. The MTA says winds and...
Allstate Sues Florida Neurologic Clinic for $7.6M in False Claims
Aug 30 2012 // A Florida neurologic clinic that specializes in treating patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries is being sued by a major automotive insurance company for more than $7 million in false claims stemming from...
BP Gets 6.5K Claims in Midwest over Bad Gas; 2 Lawsuits Filed
Aug 29 2012 // BP says it has received more than 6,500 claims from customers in the Midwest needing repairs after fueling up with some of the 2.1 million gallons of gasoline recalled in three states over high levels of a polymer...
Jones Annual Report Details Consumer Protection
Aug 28 2012 // The California Department of Insurance has issued California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ annual report for 2011 that details CDI’s progress on its “ambitious consumer and business protection...
