Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Drops
Apr 18 2012 // Customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience declined for the first time in three calendar quarters, according to the Westlake Village, Calif.-based J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Private U.S. P/C Insurers’ Income Fell to $19.1B in 2011: ISO, PCI
Apr 17 2012 // A new analysis shows that while the private U.S. property/casualty insurers suffered deteriorating results in 2011, they still ended the year with a strong and improved fourth-quarter. Private U.S. P/C insurers’ net...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Beauford Named Vice President of Claims at Hastings Mutual Insurance
Apr 17 2012 // Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., a property/casualty insurance carrier based in Hastings, Mich., appointed Renee Beauford as the company’s new vice president of Claims. Specializing in claims management, Beauford...
Insurance Premiums Climb to a Record $30B in Missouri in 2011
Apr 16 2012 // Missouri experienced a number of insurance industry “firsts” in 2011, including a record number of premium sales dollars, the largest-ever amount in claims paid for a single event in the state, and an...
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims
Apr 16 2012 // Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain black lung benefits, while a West Virginia congressman aims to reduce the amount of paperwork they have...
South Texas Storm Racks Up Millions in Claims
Apr 16 2012 // Hurricane force winds, heavy rains and baseball size hail struck the northern part of McAllen, Texas, on March 29 causing extensive damage to homes, cars and businesses. The damage is expected to be in the tens of millions...
Top Reasons Happy Couples File Wedding Insurance Claims
Apr 16 2012 // Vendor and venue problems are the most frequent causes of wedding day mishaps that result in insurance claims. Wedding insurance experts at Travelers Insurance recently analyzed the company’s wedding insurance claims...
3 Florida Claims Bills Signed
Apr 14 2012 // A man and a boy who suffered brain damage due to government negligence and the parents of a slain police informant will be compensated through three bills signed by Gov. Rick Scott. One would require Lee County’s...
MF Global Trustee May Sue Company Employees
Apr 13 2012 // The trustee liquidating MF Global’s broker-dealer said he may bring civil lawsuits against some of the company’s employees in connection with a massive shortfall in customer funds created in the days leading up...
NAS Names Linhardt Senior Vice President of Claims
Apr 12 2012 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services named Jill Linhardt as senior vice president of claims. Linhardt has been with NAS since 1994 and is a principal. An attorney by training, she began as an underwriter with NAS...
GEICO Appoints 2 Vice Presidents in New York Regional Offices
Apr 12 2012 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, appointed two vice presidents in New York regional offices. John Pham has been named vice president of GEICO’s Woodbury, N.Y.,...
Nearly 3K Medical Professional Liability Claims Closed in Ohio in 2010
Apr 12 2012 // Close to 3,000 medical professional liability claims were closed in Ohio in 2010, regulators report. The Ohio Department of Insurance’s annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report for 2010 showed a...
Louisiana Citizens Again Loses State High Court Fight Over Claims
Apr 11 2012 // The Louisiana Supreme Court has struck down another attempt by the state’s property insurer of last resort to avoid paying more than $100 million for late adjustment of hurricane damage claims in 2005. The April 9...
Louisiana Town May Pay Damage Claims from Sewage-Caused Flooding
Apr 6 2012 // The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the town’s troubled sewer system. The Advocate reports the vote on April 4 gave...
Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims
Apr 5 2012 // Proposed changes to U.S. Department of Labor rules would make it easier for coal miners and their families to obtain black lung benefits, while a West Virginia congressman aims to reduce the amount of paperwork they have...
London Market Group Notes Improvements in Electronic Claims Capabilities
Apr 5 2012 // The improving performance in claims handling in the London market has been underscored with the introduction of Electronic Claims File 2 (ECF2), a suite of software products, developed by Xchanging on behalf of the London...
Millions in Damage Claims Expected from South Texas Storm
Apr 3 2012 // Hurricane force winds, heavy rains and baseball size hail struck the northern part of McAllen on March 29 causing extensive damage to homes, cars and businesses. The damage is expected to be in the tens of millions of...
TT Club Finds Majority of Supply Chain Claims Caused by Human Error
Apr 3 2012 // An analysis from London-based TT Club, which provides insurance and related risk management services for the international transport and logistics industry, has revealed human error to be the main cause of supply chain...
