Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sisters Were Whistleblowers in Katrina Claims Handling Case
Aug 29 2006 // Who are the moles? The question was like a parlor game for employees of State Farm Insurance Co. after Hurricane Katrina, one they nervously played during coffee breaks or in the parking lot after work. Richard...
A Year Later: La. Issues Updated Hurricane Katrina Insurance Figures
Aug 29 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued an updated statewide estimate of reported claims and insured losses paid-to-date (information as of July 31, 2006) for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. This...
FARA Launches Property Services Division for Non-Catastrophe Claims
Aug 27 2006 // Mandeville, La.-based FARA announced the creation of its latest division, FARA Property Services. The company’s newest operation will manage non-catastrophe claims in connection with FARA Catastrophe Services Inc....
La. Supreme Court Upholds Katrina, Rita Claims Extension
Aug 27 2006 // Two new Louisiana laws giving insurance policyholders more time to sue their insurers or file claims over damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita are constitutional, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Aug. 25. The unanimous...
La. Judge Rules Claims Deadline Extension Laws Constitutional
Aug 25 2006 // A Louisiana state judge on Aug. 23 ruled as constitutional two new state laws giving insurance policyholders more time to sue their insurers or file claims over damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. District Court Judge...
Travelers’ Premier Offers Concierge Auto Claims Service in Mass.
Aug 23 2006 // The Premier Insurance Company of Massachusetts, a Travelers personal lines company, has opened a Concierge Claim center in Woburn, Mass. The center is designed to assist claimants with the car insurance claims process,...
Beecher Carlson Names Warren Managing Director
Aug 22 2006 // Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has promoted Janet Warren to managing director and national claims leader. In this role, Warren will be responsible for the management and...
A Year Later, Insurers Report 95% of Katrina Claims in La. and Miss. Settled
Aug 22 2006 // One year after Hurricane Katrina, the insurance industry says that nearly 95 percent of homeowners insurance claims have been settled in Louisiana and Mississippi, insurance companies have paid billions in storm damage...
Insurers: Trial Bar Short on Facts in Katrina Charges
Aug 22 2006 // Trial attorneys’ charges that the insurance industry is putting profits over people in the handling of claims from Hurricane Katrina are being dismissed by industry trade groups. The Florida Insurance Council (FIC),...
Golf Course Risks and Greek Mythology?
Aug 21 2006 // Golf and Country Clubs First task. Impress the readers. Risk management is a Sisyphean challenge. First task accomplished? Probably not yet. Let me continue. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a deceitful king who was...
Claims myth fuels fear of building skateboarding parks
Aug 21 2006 // Cities across North America often shy away from building skate parks, citing fear of liability as the main reason for pause. However, the Skate Park Association of the United States of America (SPAUSA) shows statistically...
Golf Course Risks and Greek Mythology
Aug 21 2006 // In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a deceitful king who was condemned to spend eternity pushing a giant boulder up a mountain. As Sisyphus approached the peak of the mountain, the rock would elude him and roll back down to...
Claims myth fuels fear of building skateboarding parks
Aug 21 2006 // Cities across North America often shy away from building skate parks, citing fear of liability as the main reason for pause. However, the Skate Park Association of the United States of America (SPAUSA) shows statistically...
Ex-adjuster Sentenced for Fraudulent Claims in San Antonio
Aug 18 2006 // A former insurance adjuster has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to collect claims for shoddy home repairs or work that was never done. Chandler S. Bruton, 39, pleaded guilty in December 2005...
99% of La. Insurers Extending Claims Period; Assistance Program Started
Aug 15 2006 // Reporting that more than 99 percent of homeowners insurers are voluntarily complying with his order to extend the prescriptive period for policyholders to file a lawsuit as result of a hurricane-related insurance claim,...
N.Y. Looks to Speed Comp Benefits to Ill 9/11 Rescue Workers
Aug 15 2006 // New York State has adopted a trio of laws designed to speed workers’ compensation benefits for workers and their families with claims related to 9/11 rescue efforts. The first new law enables many workers who became...
Singapore Brokers Give Chubb ‘Best Claims Service’ Award
Aug 7 2006 // Members of the Singapore Insurance Brokers Association recently voted Chubb as having the “Best Claims Service.” This is the second consecutive time Chubb has won the award and the fifth consecutive time it...
Former claims director indicted in Oklahoma
Aug 7 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reported that the former claims director for CompSource Oklahoma is accused of one count of workers’ compensation fraud in a Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed in July...
Understanding real estate-related risks
Aug 7 2006 // Throughout California and other states, there has been an incredible increase in the number of professionals involved in or related to real estate. When thinking about real estate risks, the first to come to mind are real...
Understanding real estate-related risks
Aug 7 2006 // Throughout California and other states, there has been an incredible increase in the number of professionals involved in or related to real estate. When thinking about real estate risks, the first to come to mind are real...
