Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market
Jun 21 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout is just getting started, but its effects are already being felt in the insurance community when it comes to covering directors and officers for future social media...
Suit Accuses Louisiana Companies of Exploiting Workers
Jun 21 2012 // A group of Filipino guest workers who allege in a lawsuit that their Louisiana-based employers subjected them to inhumane working and living conditions claim company officials have threatened some of them with deportation...
Lawsuit Claims Driver in Kentucky Tour Bus Crash ‘Crazed,’ Speeding
Jun 20 2012 // A lawsuit filed over the wreck of a tour bus in south-central Kentucky this month contends the driver was operating the bus in a “crazed” manner, had been consuming high-energy drinks and was driving too fast...
U.S. Settles Lawsuit Against Christus Spohn Health System Corp.
Jun 19 2012 // Federal prosecutors say a Texas-based hospital system has paid millions of dollars to settle a false claims lawsuit. Christus Spohn Health System Corp. has paid the United States more than $5 million to settle allegations...
GEICO Appoints VP of Claims in Chevy Chase, Md., Home Office
Jun 18 2012 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, appointed Rick Hoagland as vice president of claims based in the home office. He succeeds Nancy Pierce, who was recently named regional...
New Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process to Begin
Jun 18 2012 // Thousands of victims of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill will participate in a new process for economic-loss and medical claims associated with the accident. The Deepwater Horizon Claims Center, run by court-appointed...
The Next New Thing
Jun 18 2012 // Coverage Issues from Fracking Claims Every few years there are predictions of a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was environmental clean up claims and SuperFund, followed...
New Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process Begins
Jun 18 2012 // Thousands of victims of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill can participate in a new process for economic-loss and medical claims from the accident. The Deepwater Horizon Claims Center, run by court-appointed administrator...
Professional Liability Exposures Evolve with Changing Healthcare Environment
Jun 18 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
West Virginia Man Claims Contractor, Construction Dust Caused Mom’s Death
Jun 15 2012 // The son of a Tucker County employee who died after inhaling dust from a construction project has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and wants the courthouse closed for a thorough cleanup. The Inter-Mountain of Elkins reported...
West Virginia Residents Settle Final Slurry Pollution Claims with Massey
Jun 14 2012 // Hundreds of Boone County residents who blame coal companies for contaminating their water supplies settled their last remaining lawsuit with Massey Energy and four subsidiaries this week just as a trial was set to begin...
West Drought Conditions Make For ‘Tragically Historic’ Wildfire Season
Jun 13 2012 // In what could be shaping up to be one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory, insurers are scrambling to deal with the aftermath of several massive wildfires in the region – and they’re preparing people for...
Law Firms Facing Rise in Large Malpractice Claims: Study
Jun 13 2012 // Although the frequency of malpractice claims brought against law firms in the U.S. appears to be leveling office, the number of large claims is rising sharply. A new study by insurance broker Ames & Gough finds a...
Bear Stearns $275 Million Claims Settlement Reached
Jun 7 2012 // A $275 million settlement has been reached in a nationwide shareholder lawsuit stemming from the near-collapse of the former Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns Cos, court papers show. The settlement resolves claims...
Consumer Group Says Auto Insurers ‘Lowball’ Injury Payments with Computerized Systems
Jun 7 2012 // A report by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) raises concerns that computerized claims systems used by many of the nation’s largest auto insurance companies can be easily adjusted to make “lowball”...
Tennessee Family Sues County Schools, Claims Bullying
Jun 6 2012 // The family of a former Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools student has filed a lawsuit, claiming school officials failed to shield their daughter from bullying. According to The Leaf-Chronicle, the civil lawsuit was...
New Gulf Oil Spill Claims Process to Begin
Jun 6 2012 // Thousands of victims of BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill will participate in a new process for economic-loss and medical claims associated with the accident. The Deepwater Horizon Claims Center, run by court-appointed...
Darlene Stevens Joins NARS as Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations
Jun 6 2012 // Altamonte Springs, FL, 06/06/12 —North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Darlene Stevens to the newly created role of Director of Quality Assurance and Claims Operations. Darlene’s background is in claims...
Claims Against MF Global’s Corzine, Other Executives May Depend on Insurance
Jun 5 2012 // Jon Corzine failed to address MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s growing liquidity needs as he tried to build the commodities broker into a global investment powerhouse, helping create the conditions that led to its downfall,...
Duration, Severity Drive Workers’ Comp Claims Costs in Louisiana
Jun 4 2012 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) was created by the state legislature in 1991 in an effort to stabilize and revitalize the state’s workers’ compensation. Today, the private nonprofit mutual...
