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New Commercial Roof Types and Materials Challenge Claims Pros
Nov 1 2010 // Commercial roofing, already complicated, is getting more so as new types and materials are being introduced, according to a leading engineer who specializes in assessing roof losses for insurers. Kenneth R. Gilvary, a...
10 Things You Should Know About Landlord Liability and Exposure
Nov 1 2010 // 1. Injury Responsibility A landlord is held responsible for an injury on the rented premises if it can be shown that the landlord or his agent was somehow negligent in maintaining the property, and that the negligence in...
How an E&O Claim Could Affect Agency Employee’s Career
Nov 1 2010 // Survey Finds Agencies Take a Second Look at Hiring Employees With Past E&O Histories Today’s soft insurance market, reduced commissions and a tough economy for agency owners and their clients might be adding to...
Medical Malpractice Claims Frequency Declining, Severity Stabilizing
Nov 1 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report. Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report years 1997...
The Time is Not Right to Drop Real Estate Professionals E&O
Nov 1 2010 // The Tough Market May Mean E&O Liability Problems Ahead The ongoing downturn in the real estate market is forcing many professionals to make tough choices on where to trim expenses. While during a hot real estate market...
U.S. Seeks China’s Help for Homeowners with Drywall Claims
Oct 27 2010 // The U.S. is hoping China will help persuade its manufacturers of tainted drywall to cooperate in helping homeowners fix their homes, the chairman of the Consumer Products Safety Commission said. Inez Tenenbaum, in Shanghai...
Medical Malpractice Claims Frequency Declining, Severity Stabilizing
Oct 22 2010 // Health care organizations’ medical malpractice claim frequency appears to be declining slightly and severity is leveling off, according to a new report released today. Data collected from 1,600 hospitals in report...
Lloyd’s to Restructure Claims Management Procedures
Oct 20 2010 // Tom Bolt, Lloyd’s Underwriting Performance Director, outlined plans in a speech last week to reorganize Lloyd’s claims handling procedures. He received immediate, and no doubt expected, support from...
Allstate Settles Claims Software Complaint with States for $10M
Oct 19 2010 // Allstate has agreed to pay $10 million to 45 states in a regulatory settlement involving its use of claims handling software. New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn said the agreement follows an 18-month...
New Commercial Roof Types and Materials Challenge Claims Pros
Oct 18 2010 // Commercial roofing, already complicated, is getting more so as new types and materials are being introduced, according to a leading engineer who specializes in assessing roof losses for insurers. Kenneth R. Gilvary, a...
Florida Medical Liability Market Found in Good Health
Oct 18 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news...
BP Claims Fund Struggling to Get Up to Speed
Oct 18 2010 // In the rush to get compensation from BP after its massive oil spill, the $20 billion fund that the company created has been inundated with questionable documentation, inflated claims and in some cases, outright fraud...
Be Fair to CSRs
Oct 18 2010 // Insurance customer service and claims representatives may not have realized it but when they fail to do their jobs, they are contributing to the insurance fraud problem. According to a survey by Accenture, more than half...
Be Fair to CSRs
Oct 18 2010 // Insurance customer service and claims representatives may not have realized it, but when they fail to do their jobs, they are contributing to the insurance fraud problem. According to a survey by Accenture, more than half...
Advertising, Claims Handling Drive Reputations of Auto Insurers
Oct 18 2010 // Consumers have been highly satisfied with their auto insurance companies over the past year, and they view Allstate, State Farm and Geico as the most reputable providers, according to a new survey. The survey conducted in...
North Carolina Bottler to Pay $495K in Hiring Bias Claims
Oct 15 2010 // The second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the U.S. will pay $495,000 to settle a federal case involving charges of racially discriminatory hiring practices. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated, a...
New York Lawsuit Claims Citigroup Used Recession to Fire Women
Oct 15 2010 // Citigroup was accused in a new lawsuit filed of using companywide layoffs during the recent financial turmoil to purge its work force of scores of female employees to save the jobs of less-qualified men. The lawsuit filed...
Florida Medical Malpractice Insurance Market Found in Good Health
Oct 6 2010 // Medical malpractice insurers writing in Florida earned an average return on surplus of 6.6 percent in 2009, their sixth straight profitable year, although their profits were lower than in 2008. That’s one of the news...
BP Claims Fund Struggles to Get Up to Speed
Oct 6 2010 // In the rush to get compensation from BP after its massive oil spill, the $20 billion fund that the company created has been inundated with questionable documentation, inflated claims and in some cases, outright fraud...
Advertising, Claims Handling Drive Reputations of Auto Insurers
Oct 4 2010 // Consumers have been highly satisfied with their auto insurance companies over the past year, and they view Allstate, State Farm and Geico as the most reputable auto insurance providers, according to a new survey. The...
