Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims
Dec 20 2023 // An Illinois appellate court decided Tuesday that a general liability insurance policy sold to a Waukegan packaging company clearly excluded coverage for violations of the state Biometric Information Privacy Act, saying a...
Florida Court Rulings, Legislation Could Impact Insurers’ Claims Practices
Dec 19 2023 // Recent Florida legislation that has limited plaintiffs’ attorney fees and has raised the bar for bringing bad-faith claims against insurers appears to have already had an impact on the level of claims litigation in...
Activision Blizzard to Pay $54M to Settle California Workplace Claims
Dec 18 2023 // Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is...
Allianz D&O Outlook: ESG Claims ‘Here to Stay’ and AI Rapping at the Door
Dec 14 2023 // While everyone may be talking about potential risks associated with generative artificial intelligence, a new directors & officers report from Allianz highlights a range of current concerns associated with...
Texas Sues VA Claims Insider for Deceptive Trade Practices Targeting Veterans
Dec 13 2023 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued VA Claims Insider, LLC, (VACI) for engaging in deceptive trade practices to defraud veterans seeking disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. VA Claims...
Higher Auto Claims, More Frequent Accidents Continue to Outpace Premium Hikes
Dec 12 2023 // As claim severity rises, US personal auto results are on the decline, according to AM Best’s latest Market Segment Report. The 112.2 net combined ratio in 2022 for personal auto was an almost 11-point deterioration...
UK to Probe Unilever’s Environmental Claims as Part of Greenwashing Crackdown
Dec 12 2023 // Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it would scrutinize environmental claims made by UK consumer goods giant Unilever about certain household essential items, amid a wider crackdown on greenwashing. The...
Boy Scout Abuse Claims Fund Shouldn’t Pay $21M in Lawyers’ Fees, Judge Says
Dec 8 2023 // The judge presiding over the Boys Scouts of America’s bankruptcy has rejected a $21 million fee request from attorneys hired by law firms representing survivors of child sexual abuse. A group of personal injury firms...
Ex-Twitter Exec Claims in Lawsuit He Was Fired for Raising Security Concerns
Dec 7 2023 // A former executive at Twitter Inc, now called X Corp, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after Elon Musk acquired the company for objecting to budget cuts that would prevent the company from complying with a U.S....
Hailstorm Claims Risk Undermining Solar Energy, Insurer Says
Dec 6 2023 // Solar farms around the world are under threat due to costly hailstorm-related claims, according to renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance. Hail was the costliest category for insurance claims by the renewables...
Recordings Show How Mormon Church Protects Itself From Child Sex Abuse Claims
Dec 5 2023 // Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her father, a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had routinely slipped into bed with her while he...
Florida Authorities Charge 4 in Fraudulent Roof Claims, Issue Warrant for Contractor
Dec 4 2023 // Florida authorities have announced the arrest of four people in connection with an alleged scheme to deliberately damage roofs in order to qualify them for insurance claims. And another contractor well known to insurers...
Lawsuit Claims Victims of Sexual Abuse and Rape at Shuttered Arkansas Facility
Dec 4 2023 // Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was run by an Arkansas man whose bribery conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit claiming they were victims of “systematic...
Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims
Dec 1 2023 // The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims by the city’s harbormaster that they violated his First Amendment...
P/C Insurers Face Challenging Claims Dynamics as Frequency, Severity Rise: Swiss Re
Nov 28 2023 // The property/casualty insurance industry is confronting challenging claims dynamics, with rising frequency and severity of claims despite decreases in economic inflation, according to Swiss Re. The pace of claims growth in...
Alabama Firms Settle Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims
Nov 21 2023 // Mueller Co., a nationwide manufacturer and seller of gas and water distribution products, and IH Services, Inc., which provides cleaning services in Mueller facilities, has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other relief...
Harvard Claims Marsh Is to Blame for Its Loss of $15M in Coverage for Admissions Fight
Nov 20 2023 // Having lost two bids to recover $15 million from its insurer to cover costs related to its failed defense of its admissions policy, Harvard University is now looking to hold its insurance broker, Marsh,...
Higher Repair Costs, Supply Line Delays Drive Business Interruption Claims
Nov 20 2023 // The aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit businesses hard, with inflation, supply chain disruptions, and increasing downtime. Just as we saw how ill-prepared our healthcare system was for the global outbreak, so...
Generali Keeps 2024 Goal as Profits Rise 30% Despite Disaster Claims
Nov 17 2023 // Italy’s top insurer Generali stuck to 2024 targets on Thursday after posting a 29.6% rise in nine-month adjusted net profit despite rising claims from natural disasters which it said would also weigh on this...
People Moves: WTW Appoints Messinger to Financial Institutions; Integris Names Canales-Perry to Claims
Nov 15 2023 // Global insurance broker WTW appointed Brad Messinger as leader of the financial institutions and professional services (FI&PS) industry division. Messinger will assume this role on January 1 while continuing his...
