Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Game Day Prediction: Pizzerias and Insurers Win on Super Bowl Sunday
Feb 5 2010 // February 7 — Super Bowl XLIV Sunday — may be the most hyped-up day of the year for football fans, and it’s also the most exciting day of the year for many pizza parlors that see record sales that day. Yet...
Ohio: Average Payout Per Medical Professional Liability Claim Is $252.5K
Feb 3 2010 // In its fourth annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report the Ohio Insurance Department shows a total of 3,080 medical professional liability claims were closed in 2008. The amount of compensation paid...
Hurricane Ike Claims Total Nearly $12B in Texas
Jan 29 2010 // Hurricane Ike, which struck Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008, has proved to be the costliest weather catastrophe in Texas history by a large margin. The storm racked up nearly $12 billion in windstorm and flood insurance claims...
Workers’ Comp Costs per Claim in Minnesota Lower than Most States
Jan 29 2010 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim for injured workers in Minnesota are among the lowest of 15 states, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study by the Cambridge,...
Agricultural Injuries Account for 5.5% of Calif. Workers’ Comp Claims
Jan 27 2010 // Agricultural claims cost the California workers’ compensation system $1.46 billion in loss payments, according to a recent “Industry Scorecard. According to the Scorecard, which provides data on accident year...
Water, Wind and Hail Common Claims in Texas; Liability Costly for Individuals
Jan 27 2010 // Water, wind and hail damage top the list of most common homeowner insurance claims in Texas, according to a review by Allstate Insurance Company of aggregated insurance carrier claims data. Allstate assessed data from 2000...
U.S. Judge Dismisses Claims Against Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s
Jan 27 2010 // In a victory for ratings agencies, a U.S. judge Tuesday dismissed claims against Moody’s Corp. and McGraw-Hill’s Standard & Poor’s in litigation over nearly $100 billion of Lehman Brothers Holdings...
Auto Insurance Claims Could Be Opened to Family Members in Nebraska
Jan 26 2010 // Nebraska lawmakers may allow car passengers to make liability insurance claims when their family members cause car wrecks. The Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22 narrowly gave first-round approval to a bill (LB216) that would...
Economic Downturn Puts Pressure on Return-to-Work Programs
Jan 24 2010 // The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively managing costs. That was one of...
Lawsuit Claims Arkansas DMV Database Used for Marketing
Jan 22 2010 // A federal lawsuit filed in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas claims the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicle database has been illegally used for marketing and it could affect anyone who has had an...
California Still On Alert for Flooding, Potential Mudslides
Jan 22 2010 // Parts of California continue to face flood watch and flood warnings, after a fifth day of storms, according to the National Weather Service. In Southern Califiornia, more than 1,000 homes were already under evacuation...
Wisconsin Senate OKs Bill That Expands Malpractice Claims
Jan 21 2010 // The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would allow for more medical malpractice claims against health care providers. The approved bill allows parents to sue for pain and suffering damages if their adult-aged...
Zenith National Insurance Adds Judge Foust to Claims Legal Team
Jan 20 2010 // Zenith National Insurance Corp. plans to release fourth quarter and year end 2009 financial results on Jan. 28, 2010 at the end of its business day. Also, the Woodland Hills, Calif.-based company announced that Judge...
Older Employees Lower Indemnity Costs for Workers’ Compensation
Jan 19 2010 // Workers 65 years old and older tend to have lower indemnity costs for workers’ compensation than do younger workers, largely because of their lower weekly wages. That information from a new industry study could be...
Economic Downturn Puts Pressure on Return-to-Work Programs
Jan 15 2010 // The recent recession and record unemployment rates have increased pressure on the workers’ compensation insurance system to help return injured employees back to work while effectively managing costs. That was one of...
Practice Patterns of Workers’ Compensation Doctors Affect Costs
Jan 12 2010 // Analyzing physicians’ practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation’s rising health care costs, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. According to...
Inadequate Warning Claims Against Generic Drugs OK Under State Law
Jan 11 2010 // A federal appeals court said Friday that patients may sue generic drugmakers under state law for failing to provide adequate warnings about their drugs’ potential side effects, extending a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court...
People
Jan 10 2010 // Global insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh appointed Philip Gawthorpe as Multinational Client Service Practice leader for the Midwest Zone. Gawthorpe, who has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, will...
Small Businesses at Risk: A Growing Market for Employment Practices Liability Coverage
Jan 10 2010 // Small business owners are at risk from employment-related charges and lawsuits. Workplace discrimination claims are at an all-time high and small business owners feel vulnerable. Yet, although a recent survey showed that...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurer Says Claims Fell 4% in 2009
Jan 8 2010 // Baton Rouge, La.-based LUBA Workers’ Comp policyholders’ claims fell more than 4 percent in 2009 compared with 2008. The company said several of the top categories of accidents dropped as well. Slips, trips and...
