Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Juul to Pay $462 Million to Six States, D.C. Over Youth Addiction Claims
Apr 13 2023 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California, along with the District of Columbia, that it unlawfully...
Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast
Apr 13 2023 // A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed...
EEOC Says Uber Should Face Claims That Driver Ratings Are Biased
Apr 6 2023 // The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that Uber Technologies Inc’s system allowing passengers to rate drivers is racially...
Kansas Lawmakers Move to Help Survivors Pursue Child Sex Abuse Claims
Apr 4 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature,...
People Moves: AXIS Appoints Watt as Claims Officer Officer; Security Mutual Hires Cavanaugh as Commerical Lines Underwriter
Apr 3 2023 // AXIS Appoints Watt as Chief Claims Officer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired Megan Watt as chief claims officer, effective April 17. Watt will be responsible for the overall management and direction of the claims...
Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False
Apr 3 2023 // Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad...
Architects & Engineers Market Sees Rising Claims Severity Amid Wave of New Projects
Apr 3 2023 // The construction industry continues to see a wave of new projects, creating plenty of work for architects and engineers. While design firms experience growth amid an expanding market, insurers providing architects and...
People Moves: Corvus Insurance Names Gangu President; Watt New Chief Claims Officer at Axis
Mar 31 2023 // Prashanth Gangu has been named president of cyber insurtech Corvus Insurance. Most recently president of the insurance and services division and chief operating officer of SiriusPoint, Gangu has more than 20 years of...
Whipped Cream Vodka Not so Sweet for Florida Woman Linked to False Insurance Claims
Mar 31 2023 // A broken bottle of whipped cream-flavored vodka may have turned into a just dessert for an Orlando-area woman who allegedly filed false insurance claims. Florida authorities announced Thursday that Anita Jovic, of Seminole...
Arkansas Sues TikTok, Meta Over Child Safety, Privacy Claims
Mar 30 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday, claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers about the safety of children on their platforms and...
Geico Faces Class Action for Allegedly Underpaying Auto Claims
Mar 28 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents. U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in...
Juul, Altria Face First Trial Over Claims of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Teens
Mar 27 2023 // E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc., will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive...
High Inflation Hiked P/C Claims Costs Up to 7.5% in 2022
Mar 24 2023 // High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research. “In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional increase...
Kentucky Governor Signs Bill: Guaranty Fund Won’t Pay Claims from Self-Insurers
Mar 23 2023 // Kentucky’s governor this week signed into law a bill that seeks to make one thing perfectly clear: The Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association will not pay claims from defunct self-insurers that are not members of...
Insurers’ Digital Claims Tools Failing Customers: J.D. Power
Mar 20 2023 // Calling the trend “worrying,” J.D. Power’s new property claims satisfaction report indicated that insurers’ digital tools to speed the claims process are not pleasing homeowners insurance customers,...
London Market Insurers Publish Guidelines for Marine Casualty Claims
Mar 17 2023 // New guidelines have been agreed by marine insurers in the London Market to help improve collaboration in the handling of shipping casualties. A protocol document seeks to promote more effective communication between...
Judge Blocks Forced Arbitration of Diners’ Pricing Claims Against Meal Delivery Firms
Mar 17 2023 // A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday said Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates cannot force diners who have used their platforms into binding arbitration over claims they conspired to drive up prices for restaurant meals...
Texas Public Adjuster Indicted of Stealing $268K in Insurance Claims
Mar 16 2023 // A Texas public insurance adjuster accused of stealing more than $268,000 in insurance claims from multiple victims has been indicted by a grand jury in Kimble County. A Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) investigation...
Government’s SVB Intervention Saved Insurers From Significant D&O Claims
Mar 15 2023 // Had the federal government not stepped in to make Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) depositors whole, providers of directors and officers insurance for startups and venture capitalists – as well as financial institutions...
Claims Management Firm Crawford & Co. Posts 4Q Loss for 2022
Mar 8 2023 // Crawford & Co. (CRD. A), a claims management and adjusting firm for insurers, reported a fourth-quarter loss of $14.1 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the...
