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Texas Insurance Carriers Reported Nearly 100K COVID Claims: DWC Factsheet
Jun 5 2023 // Texas insurance carriers reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 claims and 472 fatalities to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), according to a factsheet released this week by DWC....
Florida Courts Flooded with Claims Suits Ahead of Tort Reform Law
Jun 5 2023 // Just as the plaintiffs’ law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state has shattered previous records, topping 280,122 in April, the Florida Bar reported. That’s...
Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S.
Jun 2 2023 // Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to settle claims that they contaminated U.S. public water systems with toxic “forever chemicals”...
Amazon to Pay $30.8 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Claims Over Ring Doorbell
Jun 1 2023 // Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission related to privacy lapses by its smart devices. In one case, the FTC alleged that Amazon didn’t take steps to...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Class Action Over Carbon Neutral Claims
May 31 2023 // Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf...
Lightning May Not Have Struck at All: Georgia Man Wanted for False Insurance Claims
May 30 2023 // Authorities were searching this week for a Georgia man who falsely claimed a lightning strike caused more than $18,000 in damage to his property, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King said in a bulletin. Salvatore...
Florida DFS Charges Claims Adjuster with Submitting $24,000 in Fraudulent Auto Claims
May 26 2023 // Florida investigators have charged a former Progressive Insurance claims adjuster with fraud, alleging that she used claimants’ identities to submit fraudulent auto claims, then pocketed almost $24,000 in...
Viewpoint: Actual Cash Value on Roof Claims a Fairer, Simpler Way to Pay
May 25 2023 // In the May 15, 2023 Insurance Journal, independent adjuster Ben Mandell shared an opinion that Florida insurance policies have “one glaring endorsement that is missing” – roof endorsements that could have...
Alabama Lawsuit Shines a Light on Fee-Sharing Agreements for Storm Claims
May 23 2023 // Insurance defense attorneys say a pair of lawsuits filed by a law firm and a claims consulting business – against a national personal injury law firm – raises questions about the proper relationships between legal...
Frequency Declines But Lost Time Claims Costs Rise in Restaurant Workers’ Comp: Marsh
May 22 2023 // A shortage of workers in the restaurant industry is leading to more expensive and complex claims in workers’ compensation even as claim frequency declines, according to a recent report and webinar. Marsh recently...
Fraudulent Filings in Massachusetts Could Be Distorting U.S. Jobless Claims Reports
May 18 2023 // Fraudulent filings for state unemployment insurance aid in Massachusetts could be distorting U.S. weekly unemployment claims data, economists warned on Wednesday, making it harder to get a clear picture of the labor market...
Rudy Giuliani Denies Woman’s Claims of $2 Million in Unpaid Wages, Forced Sexual Acts
May 17 2023 // A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced her into sex and owes...
Insurance Journal, Carrier Management & Claims Journal Staffs Win Awards of Excellence
May 17 2023 // Wells Media Group publications, online, research and podcasts have won a total of nine 2023 Azbee Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). “Being recognized by our...
Broadway Theaters, Insurer Agree to End COVID-19 Business Loss Claims
May 16 2023 // An owner of Broadway theaters and Pacific Indemnity Insurance Co. have voluntarily agreed to end their remaining litigation over COVID-19 coverage claims. Under the stipulation filed May 11, each party will bear its own...
Some Florida Insurers Stop Altering Adjuster Reports, But Many Claims Still Not Paid
May 16 2023 // Even before the Florida Legislature adopted the Insurer Accountability Act of 2023, requiring insurers to stop altering independent adjusters’ damage estimates without providing transparency, a number of Florida...
Want to Limit Roof Claims in Florida? Why Not a Roof Endorsement?
May 15 2023 // Editor’s note: The Florida Legislature’s 2023 regular session concluded May 5, but people in the property insurance industry continue to offer ideas for the state’s distressed market. Here’s one...
Catalytic Theft Claims Triple in Two Years, Crime Bureau Report Finds
May 12 2023 // Insurance claims for catalytic converter thefts nationwide jumped by 288% in just two years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said in a new report. Claims rose from 16,660 in 2020 to 64,701 in 2022. Half of the thefts...
Towers Watson Hits Bump in Road to $80M Insurance for D&O Claims Over Willis Merger
May 10 2023 // A judicial panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled insurance broker Towers Watson may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder lawsuits related to the merger between...
New York Jury Has Wide Latitude to Decide Civil Claims Against Trump
May 8 2023 // The New York jury hearing an advice columnist’s claims that she was raped by Donald Trump could begin deliberations as soon as Tuesday, and it will have wide latitude in deciding the truthfulness of the allegations...
