Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Katrina Victims Hit Corps of Engineers with Nearly 500K Claims
Jan 10 2008 // Hurricane Katrina’s victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering – including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. Insurance companies are among the claimants. The...
Nevada Allows Nonresident Adjusters to Assist with Storm Claims
Jan 9 2008 // Due to the damages caused by the rain, heavy snow and high winds in the projected series of storms in northern Nevada last weekend, Commissioner of Insurance Alice A. Molasky-Arman has given temporary approval for...
Oregon Liability Cap for Public Employees Ruled Unconstitutional
Jan 9 2008 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that parts of the Oregon Torts Claims Act that limits liability claims against governments violates the Remedy Clause of the Oregon Constitution, creating the potential for liability...
Proformance Insurance Appoints Glowacki as V.P. of Claims
Jan 8 2008 // The Proformance Insurance Co., the main operating subsidiary of National Atlantic Holdings Corp., a provider of specialized property-casualty insurance products based in Freehold, N.J., has appointed Thomas Glowacki as...
Texas Recieved No Complaints from 2007 Hurricane Claims
Jan 8 2008 // No complaints have been received by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) on how the insurance industry handled any of the estimated 5,000 auto, homeowner and commercial claims that resulted from Hurricane Humberto, the...
Guaranty Fund System Continues to Deliver
Jan 4 2008 // At the heart of every property and casualty insurance contract lies a promise to soften the blow of misfortune. But what happens when an insurance company becomes financially troubled, fails and is no longer able to uphold...
Insurers Win Court Fight over Delaware Home Insurance Renewals
Jan 4 2008 // In a victory for the insurance industry, a Delaware Superior Court has ruled that the state’s insurance regulator overstepped his authority when he prohibited property insurers from refusing to renew a homeowner...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in Midwest
Dec 31 2007 // From storms that flooded the Midwest destroying homes and business in the summer to a court ruling that could have a significantly negative impact on the medical malpractice insurance market in the state of Illinois, 2007...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in South Central
Dec 31 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007 in the West
Dec 31 2007 // While 2007 was a surprisingly calm year for hurricanes, that doesn’t mean Mother Nature didn’t have a tantrum or two. In 2007, the West faced its share of disasters, with freezes, floods and fires making news...
Hawaii Authorizes Adjusters to Assist with Storm Claims
Dec 28 2007 // Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division has issued an order to authorize additional nonresident independent adjusters to help homeowners and businesses with their insurance...
California Workers’ Comp Insurer Promotes Two
Dec 27 2007 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has appointed Chris Reyes regional assistant real estate manager for Central Valley operations, and Yvette Montano-Anda claims manager for Los Angeles Claims...
Judge Orders W. Va. Malpractice Claims to Proceed Amid Bankruptcy
Dec 27 2007 // Eight lawsuits alleging medical malpractice by a former West Virginia doctor can continue toward trial while he settles his debts in bankruptcy court, a judge has ordered. Dr. John A. King consented to the rulings issued...
N.Y. Worker’s Comp Reform Hits New Snafu Over Trust Fund
Dec 23 2007 // A state-run pool system to pay workers with permanent partial disabilities could erode the savings promised by New York’s landmark workers compensation reform, insurers warn, although some insiders say that those...
From Med Mal Caps to RICO Violations, No Headline Shortage in 2007
Dec 23 2007 // Severe summer storms that ransacked the Midwest, a court ruling that could negatively impact the medical malpractice insurance market in Illinois and RICO allegations in Minnesota were just a few of the news stories that...
Natural Disasters, Fires, Floods, Fair Conduct Fueled Insurance Industry Discussions in 2007
Dec 23 2007 // While 2007 was surprisingly calm year for hurricanes, that doesn’t mean Mother Nature didn’t have a tantrum or two. In the past year, the West faced its share of disasters, with freezes, floods and fires making...
Picking up Katrina Claims Where Scruggs Left Off
Dec 23 2007 // Richard Scruggs, facing federal charges, has now removed himself from the law consortium, Scruggs Katrina Group, which he formed in 2005 to represent claimants after Hurricane Katrina. But other lawyers have formed The...
Weather blows through top stories of 2007
Dec 23 2007 // Weather, directly or indirectly, was a driving force in the insurance markets for the South Central states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas in 2007. With the exception of Arkansas, throughout the year the South...
N.D. Workers’ Comp Agency Will Reconsider Some Denied Claims
Dec 20 2007 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency will take another look at some denied claims for benefits, unless issues raised in a dispute already have been examined in court, an agency official says. Injured...
California Hosts Industry Summit Addressing Wildfire Survivor Needs
Dec 19 2007 // California Insurance Poizner hosted a roundtable meeting Tuesday with CEOs and executives of leading insurance companies to improve the recovery process for wildfire victims and announce minimum standards to reform the...
