Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Claims History Model Act Now in Hands of State Legislators
Aug 22 2005 // Consumers who initiate a homeowners insurance claim but never receive payment could find that single incident may be used by their insurer to cancel their policy, or raise their premium, under a new claims history model...
Bare market for residential
Aug 22 2005 // As construction development in the United States reaches an all time peak, with overall spending up 7.5 percent in 2005 compared to 2004, agents and brokers writing contractor business are having a tough time locating...
Fla. Officials Park Auto Fraud Ring
Aug 18 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday announced the arrests of 10 people in a staged accident ring that involved 15 different medical clinics fraudulently billing auto insurers more than a...
Citing Anti-Fraud Success, Mass. Auto Insurers Seek Small Rate Cut
Aug 12 2005 // Citing a drop in claims, the Automobile Insurers Bureau of Massachusetts filed its proposal for 2006 personal auto insurance rates with the Commissioner of Insurance Julianne Bowler on behalf of insurance companies. The...
Bills to Be Heard Next Week in Calif. Legislature
Aug 12 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies has released their weekly bill roundup. The following bills that will be heard next week in the California Legislature: Senate Appropriations Committee – Aug. 15 AB...
NAMIC: State Actions Render Proposed NAIC Claims History Model “Irrelevant”
Aug 9 2005 // Creating a model act to establish a property claim history database would be “irrelevant,” given legislative action that has already occurred in the states wrote the National Association of Mutual Insurance...
ACIC’s Releases Special Insurance-Related Legislative Roundup
Aug 8 2005 // This is the Association of California Insurance Companies special report on the status of significant insurance-related bills that are awaiting action by the Legislature. Lawmakers return from their month-long summer...
Alabama’s Healthy Market Impresses Commissioner Bell
Aug 8 2005 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell described his state’s insurance market as “impressive” and as a “healthy market, trending upward,” during the Alabama Independent Insurance...
Alabama’s Healthy Market Impresses Commissioner Bell
Aug 8 2005 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell described his state’s insurance market as “impressive” and as a “healthy market, trending upward,” during the Alabama Independent Insurance...
Medical Treatment for Similar Auto Crash Injuries Varies from State to State, Industry Study Reports
Aug 8 2005 // Auto injury claimants from four states seek different types of medical treatment, even though they report similar injuries, according to a study of insurance claims by the Insurance Research Council. The study examined...
Broadening Club Coverage in a Softening Market
Aug 8 2005 // The softening market has provided some welcome price relief for golf and country clubs, which had weathered significantly higher premiums in the last few years. To agents and brokers writing golf and club business, this is...
News Briefs
Aug 8 2005 // National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but...
David Morse Opens Texas Office
Aug 5 2005 // David Morse & Associates, a national claims administration and independent adjusting company based in Los Angeles, announced the opening of its first office in the state of Texas, DM&A Dallas. This new office...
Reinsurers Sue AIG Alleging Claims Fraud; AIG Denies All Wrongdoing
Aug 1 2005 // A group of 18 insurers is suing American International Group and bankrupt fronting company Trenwick America Reinsurance Corp. for allegedly scheming to collect as much as $73 million in what the insurers claim are...
Del. Chief Vows to Lower Med-Mal Rates Using Claims Tracking System
Jul 29 2005 // Delaware’s new system to track the results of medical malpractice claims is up and running, with the goal of lowering medical costs by proving to insurance companies that Delaware is a favorable place to insure...
Mo. Malpractice Claims Drop While Premiums Rise, Study Says
Jul 27 2005 // Medical malpractice insurers paid out significantly less in claims to Missouri physicians last year, but continued to raise the premiums they charge doctors, according to new study. The National Association of Insurance...
TDI Available for Questions About Hurricane Emily Claims
Jul 27 2005 // A week after Hurricane Emily made landfall in northern Mexico many of those in South Texas who suffered damage from the storm are now settling insurance claims and making repairs. Once a settlement is reached, insurance...
Safeco Stops Writing New P/L Property Policies in Fla.; Will Stop Renewing Them in 2006
Jul 26 2005 // As of July 26, Safeco stopped writing new personal property policies in Florida and has notified the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that at the beginning of 2006, it plans to stop renewing personal lines property...
Hurricane Dennis Losses Estimated at $900 Million in Four S.E. States
Jul 26 2005 // Insurance companies are expected to pay policyholders in four states $900 million on claims for insured property losses from Hurricane Dennis according to damage estimates released by the Florida Insurance Council and...
Progressive Settles 80 Percent of Hurricane Dennis Fla. Auto Claims
Jul 26 2005 // Hurricane Dennis hit the Florida Panhandle 16 days ago, yet Progressive, Florida’s fourth largest auto insurer reports it has settled 80 percent of its auto claims resulting from the hurricane. “The phones...
