Latest Claims Headlines
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Investor’s Lawsuit Claims HP Executives Misled
Sep 16 2011 // Hewlett-Packard Co. and top executives misled investors for months before unveiling a series of major decisions, such as the demise of the TouchPad, that hammered its shares, a shareholder alleged in a proposed...
NFL’s Edwards Claims Slander by Michigan Restaurant Cost Him Contract
Sep 16 2011 // San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from...
Fire-weary Texas Residents Looking to Insurance
Sep 15 2011 // Brandon Bunker knew there would be nothing left. He knew from videos he had seen online that the home he and his wife shared with his father was a total loss and that his Jeep Grand Cherokee had been reduced to a...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Sues Saudi Arabia for $215M Over 9/11 Claims
Sep 15 2011 // Lloyd’s of London’s Syndicate 3500 filed a federal lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, several Saudi charity and financial organizations and prominent Saudi individuals over 9/11 terror attacks. The insurer said...
Schinnerer Adds Enhancements to Real Estate E&O Policy
Sep 12 2011 // Coverage for open houses, mold, network risks and privacy claims are now part of Victor O. Schinnerer & Company’s real estate E&O policy. Schinnerer includes the three new coverages at no additional...
Swiss Re Report Estimates 2011 First 6 Months Cat Losses at $70 Billion
Sep 9 2011 // Preliminary estimates from Swiss Re’s newly released sigma report indicate that “total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached an estimated $70...
BP Fund Administrator to Consult Indiana on State Fair Claims
Sep 7 2011 // Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has announced that Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of victim compensation funds after 9/11 and the BP Gulf oil spill, has agreed to consult with the Attorney General’s Office...
UK’s Justice Action Group Rebuts ABI’s Stance on Personal Injury Claims
Sep 6 2011 // The Access to Justice Action Group (AJAG) responded swiftly to the study and the bulletin published by the Association of British Insurers and a coalition of UK business groups, seeking to amend Britain’s personal...
British Insurers, Business Heavyweights Support UK Legal Reform Bill
Sep 6 2011 // A number of British retailers and business groups have joined forces with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in support of an omnibus bill, introduced in Parliament in July. The legislation, entitled the...
Damages Ruling May Be Pivotal in BP Gulf Oil Case
Sep 6 2011 // A key court ruling in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill litigation could change the landscape in the massive case — encouraging more plaintiffs to sue, or spurring the parties to make a deal to resolve what could be a...
Pinnacol Stops Administering Colorado State Claims
Sep 5 2011 // A Colorado-chartered workers’ compensation insurer will no longer administer the claims of state employees following disagreements with state officials over lavish trips, compensation and golden parachutes for...
Legislative Changes Aim to Limit Texas Windstorm Lawsuits
Sep 5 2011 // Legislative changes to the operation of Texas’ primary property insurer in coastal areas that go into effect Sept. 28, 2011, include an increased focus on mediation and arbitration of disputed windstorm claims and a...
Minn. Supreme Court: No Dismissal in Negligence Case Against Agent
Sep 5 2011 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against an insurance agent over “negligent procurement of insurance coverage.” Robert M. Swendra of the Robert M. Swendra Agency Inc. representing...
Texas Supreme Court: Bad Faith Claim Inconsistent with Worker’s Comp
Sep 5 2011 // The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that while bad faith claims against workers’ compensation carriers are not permissible under the state’s insurance code, claims made under the code against insurers for...
Contractors Acting As Public Insurance Adjusters Irk States
Sep 5 2011 // Public adjusting activity is not welcome or licensed in all states and even in some where it is, the practice is coming under close scrutiny. In particular, states are cracking down on roofing and other contractors who...
Methodology and Experience Important in Evaluating Fine Art & Collectible Claims
Sep 5 2011 // Adjusting claims involving damage to fine art and collectibles may seem like a daunting task. Not so, says Heather Becker, CEO of The Conservation Center in Chicago, Ill. Adjusters can use a decision methodology to make...
Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Has Paid $5 Billion
Sep 5 2011 // The Gulf Coast Claims Facility set up to handle claims from the BP oil disaster has paid out $5 billion after one year of operation. It has paid 204,434 individual and business with a total of 359,441 claims. Established...
First Responder Fees Claims Becoming Routine for Insurers
Sep 5 2011 // While fee recovery by fire departments is nothing new, an increasing number of local municipalities have begun to charge for first responder, primarily fire department, services. Though the types of fees and rates vary...
Conn. Guaranty Fund Must Share Workers’ Comp Claims
Sep 5 2011 // The state insurance guaranty fund can be considered the last insurer on a workers’ compensation risk that has multiple insurers and be initially liable for paying benefits to the injured employee, with the right to...
Lawsuit Claims Microsoft Tracks Customers Without Consent
Sep 1 2011 // Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned off, according to a new lawsuit. The proposed class action, filed in a Seattle federal court...
