Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Excess/Surplus Claims Group Elects Kalaydjian, Other Officers
Nov 28 2006 // The Excess/Surplus Lines Claims Association has announced its new officers and directors. Newly elected officers include President Catherine Kalaydjian, who is executive vice president and head of claims for Endurance...
Lloyd’s Claims Specialists Heed CEO’s Call for Electronic Processing
Nov 22 2006 // A number of Lloyd’s leading claims experts have come out in support of CEO Richard Ward’s call for the London market to start processing claims electronically as soon as possible. An article on the...
Ohio Report Provides Benchmark for Future Medical Mal Trends
Nov 20 2006 // For the first time, the state has compiled a report on the outcome of medical malpractice claims filed in Ohio _ providing a benchmark for future trends over what has been a hot-button issue between doctors and the lawyers...
Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?
Nov 20 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Nov 20 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...
The globalization of corporate responsibility
Nov 20 2006 // European PLUS D&O conference panelists say D&O claims and the demand for coverage are going global Nortel Networks – $2.4 billion settlement; Royal Ahold – $1.1 billion settlement; Vivendi Universal...
People
Nov 19 2006 // Greg Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Thomco, is the new president of the Target Markets Program Administrators Association, a national organization serving program managers. Thomco, headquartered in...
Understanding D&O risks, exposures and insurance options
Nov 19 2006 // What do a parent advisory board, parish council, the United Way and local athletic club have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Most people serving on the board of such organizations are volunteers who...
Guy Carp/Amlin Announce First Full Paperless Electronic Claims Settlement
Nov 17 2006 // Guy Carpenter, the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, and Amlin, a leading Lloyd’s insurer, announced that they have successfully implemented their Electronic Claims File...
N.C.’s Jones, Duplin Counties Face Deadline for Ernesto Claims
Nov 15 2006 // The deadline for seeking mediation for disputed insurance claims arising from Tropical Storm Ernesto is fast approaching for residential property owners in Jones and Duplin Counties. Residents with disputed property...
Okla. Man Claims Attorney Harassed Him in Case Related to Former Commissioner
Nov 13 2006 // An attorney has complained to police that Enid attorney Stephen Jones warned him against cooperating in a state grand jury investigation. Daniel L. Rath testified before a multicounty grand jury investigating Texas...
Hylant Group Adds Claims Consultant, Vice President in Ohio Office
Nov 10 2006 // The Hylant Group recently hired William Gahr as a claims consultant, vice president in its Cleveland, Ohio location. According to the Hylant written statement, Gahr brings experience to the company in the areas of claims...
Submitting, underwriting and placing lawyers professional liability
Nov 6 2006 // Lawyers professional liability, sometimes called legal malpractice, belongs with the selected “traditional” professional liability lines, such as physicians, accountants and architects/ engineers. Lawyers, in...
Submitting, underwriting and placing lawyers professional liability
Nov 6 2006 // Lawyers professional liability, sometimes called legal malpractice, belongs with the selected “traditional” professional liability lines, such as physicians, accountants and architects/engineers. While...
Federal appeals court upholds juries’ rulings in World Trade Center twin tower claims
Nov 6 2006 // A federal court has upheld the jury verdicts that recognized the two-plane terrorist attacks on the towers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, as a single event for some insurers and two events for others. A...
Open claims files handled by California Insurance Guaranty Association drop
Nov 6 2006 // The number of open claims files being handled by the California Insurance Guaranty Association (CIGA) has dropped from a high of 85,000 to around 48,000, of which more than 40,000 are the result of workers’...
Submitting, underwriting and placing lawyers professional liability
Nov 6 2006 // Lawyers professional liability, sometimes called legal malpractice, belongs with the selected “traditional” professional liability lines, such as physicians, accountants and architects/ engineers. Lawyers, in...
Innovations in information technology spur need for up-to-date underwriters
Nov 6 2006 // With rapid innovations in the field of information technology, types of underwriting that didn’t exist a few decades ago have become prominent today. For example, companies engaging in information technology...
Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?
Nov 6 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
Social services agencies need extra care and an agent’s helping hand
Nov 6 2006 // While they may require more attention, nonprofits offer opportunity for growth and profit, says industry specialist Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega-Wells, Mogelnicki explains why the nonprofit social services...
