Latest Claims Headlines
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Florida’s Citizens Insurance Lowers Isaac Claims Estimate
Aug 28 2012 // As Tropical Storm Isaac moves westward away from Florida and toward Louisiana, Florida’s largest property insurer has lowered its estimate of the number of claims it thinks it might receive. Citizen Property...
Crop Insurance Claims to Exceed $13 Billion: AIR
Aug 28 2012 // The drought in the U.S. agricultural heartland continues to deteriorate crops in the Corn Belt with no meaningful precipitation relief in sight. After the hottest July on record, insured losses from the 2012 drought are...
Florida Citizens Insurance Adjusters Ready for Isaac Claims
Aug 27 2012 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida says teams of adjusters are preparing to assess damage caused Tropical Storm Isaac. In a statement issued Sunday, Citizens Board Chairman Carlos A. Lacasa says the mobile units...
Now There’s an App for Workers’ Comp Claims
Aug 27 2012 // There’s an app for just about everything. And although a new workers’ compensation application from the University of Alabama at Birmingham may not be a must-add to every smart phone, its developers say it will...
Woman Sues Dallas Cowboys, Claims Bench Burned Buttocks
Aug 23 2012 // A Texas woman is suing the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones, saying her buttocks was severely burned when she sat on a bench outside Cowboys Stadium. In a lawsuit filed recently in Tarrant Count, Jennelle Carrillo said...
Texas Wind Pool: $800M Available for Claims Should Storm Hit Coast
Aug 21 2012 // Going into the peak time of the year for hurricane development, Texas’ property insurance company of last resort in coastal areas has around $800 million in available cash to immediately handle claims in the event a...
Ore. Workers’ Compensation Claims Down In Decade
Aug 21 2012 // Despite a 30 percent increase in Oregon’s workforce, the state’s workers’ compensation claims are down sharply since the system was overhauled two decades ago. Workers’ Compensation Division...
Mississippi Man Charged with Oil Spill Claims Fraud
Aug 20 2012 // A Columbia, Mississippi man is under federal indictment for allegedly filing $10,000 worth of false claims for Deepwater Horizon oil spill relief funding. The Clarion-Ledger reported that Jermaine Ball has been charged...
Public Adjuster in N.J. Admits Filing $42,000 in False Claims
Aug 16 2012 // Authorities in New Jersey announced that a state-licensed public adjuster pleaded guilty for defrauding clients and insurers — including a company that insured a church in Essex County — of more than $42,000 by...
AIG Off the Hook for Claims by Madoff Clients Under Home Policies
Aug 15 2012 // American International Group Inc. 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 ruled...
The Republic Group Appoints Wiedmeyer VP of Claims
Aug 13 2012 // The Republic Group announced it has named Timothy R. Wiedmeyer vice president of Claims. Wiedmeyer was with West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. from 1996 to 2011, where he served as vice president – Claims since 2001. He...
Jury Sides with Man in Claims Against Mississippi Police Officers
Aug 13 2012 // A federal jury has awarded a Madison resident more than $93,000 in a lawsuit against three city police officers for excessive force and for violating his constitutional rights. The Clarion-Ledger reported that the verdict...
Fifth Circuit Affirms ‘Eight-Corners’ Rule and Duty to Defend
Aug 10 2012 // Because the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as Commercial General Liability coverage, it is frequently the subject of litigation. One recent case from the Fifth Circuit Court...
10M Honolulu Police Suit Claims Excessive Force
Aug 9 2012 // A $10 million federal lawsuit claims Honolulu police used excessive force in restraining a man who suffocated. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tuesday Tassa Torres filed a lawsuit on behalf of her brother Aaron Torres. The...
Recent Oklahoma Wildfires Result in 340 Insurance Claims
Aug 8 2012 // Recent wildfires in Oklahoma have resulted in at least 340 insurance claims statewide, authorities say, but many victims don’t have homeowners insurance. The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) said it is working...
Reviewing Premises and Dram Shop Liability Triggers
Aug 6 2012 // Claims involving allegations of alcohol intoxication require careful analysis when determining what policy or policies may apply. Two common theories centered on alcohol-related allegations that come into play include...
Report: Calif. Head and Spine Injuries Cost $500M in 10 years
Aug 6 2012 // Head and spinal injuries cost California’s workers’ compensation insurers more than $500 million over 10 years, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute’s “Injury Score...
N.J. Chiropractor Charged With Stealing $89K Through False Claims
Aug 1 2012 // New Jersey officials announced that a local chiropractor was charged with stealing more than $89,000 from insurance companies by submitting false claims for alleged treatments on more than 30 patients who were involved in...
What to Know About the New Flood Insurance Program
Jul 31 2012 // If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has stayed afloat despite a regular leaking of funds since its inception in 1968. The much-needed,...
Malpractice Claims At Alamogordo Hospital Settled
Jul 31 2012 // About 80 malpractice claims that forced an Alamogordo hospital to seek bankruptcy court protection last summer have been settled for more than $33 million. The Albuquerque Journal reported that that settlement lets the...
