Latest Claims Headlines
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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...
People Moves: Goodwin to Lead Marine Underwriters of America’s new Marine Claims Department
Mar 7 2023 // Goodwin to Lead Marine Underwriters of America’s new Marine Claims Department Marine Underwriters of America, a DOXA Insurance company and premier underwriter of ocean marine, inland marine and related properties,...
Meta’s Record Privacy Settlement Spurs Dispute Over State Claims
Mar 2 2023 // Meta Platforms Inc. is wrong to say its $725 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming Facebook illegally shared user data with a controversial research firm protects it from similar claims brought by New Mexico, attorneys...
NFL Must Face Racial Bias Claims in Open Court, Judge Rules
Mar 2 2023 // The National Football League and three of its teams must face claims by Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores of racist hiring practices in open court, a U.S. judge in New York ruled on Wednesday while...
Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Self-Driving Safety Claims
Feb 28 2023 // Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...
Insurers Face $500M in Claims for Ships Stuck in Ukraine – a Year After Start of War
Feb 24 2023 // Insurers are facing half a billion dollars in claims for up to 60 commercial ships still stuck in Ukraine a year after the start of the war with Russia, industry sources said. When the conflict started, more than 90...
