Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Top Reasons Happy Couples File Wedding Insurance Claims
Apr 2 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...
Florida Governor Signs 3 Negligence Claims Bills
Apr 2 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 legislation signed by Gov. Rick Scott. He signed the three high-profile bills...
California’s Workers’ Comp Underwriting Results Erode
Apr 2 2012 // For the second consecutive year, California workers’ compensation premiums levels rose in 2011, but continually growing costs of claims has eroded statewide underwriting results, according to an annual report from...
Ohio Court: Builders Must Construct Homes in ‘Workmanlike Manner’
Apr 2 2012 // Ohio’s high court has held that homebuilders have a duty imposed by law to construct a home “in a workmanlike manner using ordinary care,” despite the wording of any warranty document. The Supreme Court...
People
Apr 2 2012 // Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton, an independent insurance brokerage firm, named David Roberts vice president. He joins the sales team in the Ft. Worth, Texas, office specializing in commercial insurance and...
Why Board Members Need Community Association D&O Liability
Apr 2 2012 // Community associations present a unique set of challenges to insurance brokers. Education is a key component to understanding these challenges and it is the insurance broker’s job to educate and explain the types of...
BP Claims U.S. Hiding Evidence on Size of Gulf Oil Spill
Mar 30 2012 // BP Plc has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issue in determining the oil company’s liability. A...
Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011
Mar 30 2012 // Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last Year Hail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North Texas than in any other part of the state last year. Allstate tallied the top 25...
