Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Union Asks Congress to Help NFL Players Win More Disability Claims
Sep 19 2007 // Under fire from injured retirees who say they were denied sufficient benefits, the head of the National Football League Players Association asked Congress this week for greater authority to approve players’...
Holstein Promoted to Claims Operations Manager for Calif. State Fund
Sep 17 2007 // Katarina Holstein has been promoted to claims operations manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Los Angeles Claims Services in Glendale. Holstein began her State Fund career when she was...
SCRMA Adds P/C Claims Administration
Sep 14 2007 // Southern California Risk Management Associates (SCRMA) has added property and casualty claims administration to its suite of workers’ compensation and managed care services. SCRMA now offers an array of property and...
Rowlett Appointed Claims Manager in Stockton for Calif. SCIF
Sep 12 2007 // Janet Rowlett has been promoted to claims manager of the Stockton District Office for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund. Rowlett brings 21-years of workers’ compensation experience to her new post...
Calif. State Fund Appoints Claims Operations Manager
Sep 11 2007 // Keith Kincaid has been promoted to claims operations manager for California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Glendale operations. Kincaid brings 15 years of workers’ compensation experience to his...
12 Charged with Claims Fraud from 2004 Casino Bus Crash in Pa.
Sep 6 2007 // Twelve people have been charged in Pennsylvania with insurance fraud in a 2004 casino bus crash that authorities allege was staged so the passengers could cash in by filing bogus injury claims. The crash occurred on April...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
Marsh UK warns of possible liabilities
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK has issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater directors’ and...
Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis
Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...
Report: insurers did not shift wind claims
Sep 3 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
MARSH UK: POSSIBLE LIABILITIES FROM SUBPRIME DEFAULTS
Sep 3 2007 // Marsh UK recently issued a warning to European financial services sectors, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and...
Case Watch
Sep 3 2007 // Bad Faith Pickett v. Texas Mut. Ins. Co. Tex.App., Austin, July 26, 2007 Requirement that insured exhaust workers” compensation administrative procedures prior to bad faith suit sustains constitutional...
Ohio court ruling could impact auto damage claims
Sep 3 2007 // An Ohio couple whose vehicle was wrecked are entitled to more than just the money it will cost to repair it, according to a state appeals court ruling that found the couple also should be compensated because the accident...
News Currents
Sep 3 2007 // Report: insurers did not shift wind claims A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina...
Marsh cautions Europeans on U.S. subprime crisis
Sep 3 2007 // Insurance broker Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater D&O and E&O...
Case Watch
Sep 3 2007 // Bad Faith Pickett v. Texas Mut. Ins. Co. Tex.App., Austin, July 26, 2007 Requirement that insured exhaust workers” compensation administrative procedures prior to bad faith suit sustains constitutional...
Trial Bar Report: Insurers Still Denying Claims 2 Years After Katrina
Aug 30 2007 // Two years after Hurricane Katrina decimated the homes of thousands of Gulf Coast residents insurance companies are still systematically denying policyholders fair and just claims payments following this and other natural...
NCCI: Workers’ Compensation Claims Frequency Continues to Fall
Aug 27 2007 // The decline in claim frequency for workers’ compensation injuries has continued into 2006, and the decline continues to be widespread, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI’s latest...
Ohio Court Ruling Could Impact Auto Damage Claims
Aug 27 2007 // An Ohio couple whose vehicle was wrecked are entitled to more than just the money it will cost to repair it, according to a state appeals court ruling that found the couple also should be compensated because the accident...
Colo. Hail Damage Tops $19 Million
Aug 27 2007 // A storm that brought hail the size of half dollars caused at least $19.4 million in damages in the Pueblo, Colo., area, based on claims made to one insurance company. May Hendershot of State Farm Insurance said almost...
