Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
