Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S. Floridians Viewed Hurricane Katrina as an Expensive Nuisance
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance adjusters scrambled to South Florida to work on claims before they realized Hurricane Katrina was going to cross into the Gulf of Mexico and become a catastrophic hurricane devastating Mississippi and...
International Newsbriefs
Sep 19 2005 // European Insurers Estimate Katrina Losses: A disaster the scope of Hurricane Katrina hits everybody, not just U.S. carriers. The following are some of the preliminary estimates of anticipated losses from a number of...
N.C. Coastal Residents Begin Filing Claims From Ophelia
Sep 19 2005 // North Carolina insurance companies began taking claims on Friday from coastal residents who lost property due to Hurricane Ophelia and reported claims varied from minor to severe. Several carriers, like Allstate, had moved...
New Orleans-Based GEB Insurance Agency Weathers Katrina
Sep 19 2005 // Firm’s Mobile Emergency Unit Takes Claims in Baton Rouge Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a New Orleans-based independent insurance brokerage that writes casualty insurance, liability...
Zodiac Underwriting Guide to Drivers
Sep 19 2005 // Affable Aquarius (21 January — 19 February) The gentle qualities of Aquarius are reflective in an average claims record on all counts. The Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and...
News Briefs
Sep 19 2005 // Illinois Katrina Could Affect Ill. Insurance Rates: Experts say the path of destruction left by Hurricane Katrina likely will lead to higher insurance rates in the metro-east and across the country, although it is unclear...
Hurricane Katrina: The Legal Saga Begins
Sep 19 2005 // The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 19 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 19 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
New Orleans-Based GEB Insurance Agency Weathers Katrina
Sep 19 2005 // Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a New Orleans-based independent insurance brokerage that writes casualty insurance, liability benefits, health, employment, risk management and seismic vessel...
Weathering the storm
Sep 19 2005 // Hurricane Katrina could be called an industry nightmare. Some insurers were still reeling from the effects of the Asian tsunamis and last year’s four hurricanes. Yet when Katrina struck in late August, she forced...
News Briefs
Sep 19 2005 // European Insurers Estimate Katrina Losses: A disaster the scope of Hurricane Katrina hits everybody, not just U.S. carriers. The following are some of the preliminary estimates of anticipated losses from a number of...
HURRICANE KATRINA: The Legal Saga Begins
Sep 19 2005 // The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the...
Citizens COO Allegedly Took Kickback; Florida CFO Gallagher Launches Investigation
Sep 15 2005 // Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher announced on Thursday afternoon he has launched a fraud investigation into allegations by Universal Risk Insurance Services of Houston, Texas, that R. Paul Hulsebusch, chief operating...
Crawford & Co. Adjusting Claims in Unusual Circumstances Following Hurricane Katrina
Sep 15 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which looks to be the worst natural disaster the United States has ever experienced, has created unusual circumstances that even the most seasoned of Crawford & Company’s...
Congress Boosts Flood Program Borrowing to Cope with Katrina Claims
Sep 14 2005 // Congress has agreed to increase the borrowing authority of the federal program overseeing flood insurance to cope with the huge expected costs of claims from Hurricane Katrina. The Senate, by voice vote, approved a...
Ohio Dept. to Collect Medical Liability Claims Data
Sep 14 2005 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin recently announced the launch of a web-based medical liability data collection application that enables insurers and those who pay medical liability claims on behalf...
Ricker Tells CPCU: Citizens Provides A ‘Safety Net’ for Uninsurable Property Owners
Sep 14 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. provides a safety net for the ever-increasing number of Florida’s uninsurable property owners who can not find insurance, Bob Ricker, Citizens president, told members of the Florida...
21st Century Holdings Sub Reports 2,100 Claims to Date from Katrina’s Visit to Florida
Sep 13 2005 // Florida-based 21st Century Holding Company announced that its subsidiary, Federated National Insurance Company, has received approximately 2,100 claims reported to date in Florida for damages caused by Hurricane Katrina....
CLUS Starts Fast-Track Claims Unit
Sep 13 2005 // Cunningham Lindsey U.S. (CLUS), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, announced it has organized a Fast-Track Unit to provide expedited claims handling services to insurers. This service is in addition to CLUS traditional field...
