Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Ruling: Citizens Wind Policies to Pay for Flooding
Jun 20 2005 // Circuit Court Judge Kevin Davey ruled in a class-action lawsuit in Tallahassee, Fla., that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, must pay the full amount of damage homes were insured...
A New Day: Texas Asbestos Reform
Jun 20 2005 // The newspapers say that a new era in Texas asbestos and silica litigation began on May 19, 2005, when Gov. Rick Perry signed the comprehensive reform legislation, referred to as Senate Bill 15, already approved by the...
California Legislative Round Up
Jun 20 2005 // The following is an update on some of the key property/casualty insurance-related bills pending in the California Assembly and Senate. Measures that garner approval will be considered next in the second house. Measures...
North Dakota’s SB 2186 Should Be a Template for NAIC Model
Jun 20 2005 // Thanks to the leadership of Commissioner Jim Poolman, North Dakota insurance consumers now have common sense protections against unfair underwriting and rating actions by insurers because of information in loss history...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // WASH. CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $14M FROM MARSH: More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s...
California Legislative Round Up
Jun 20 2005 // The following is an update on some of the key property/casualty insurance-related bills pending in the California Assembly and Senate. Measures that garner approval will be considered next in the second house. Measures...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // WASH. CLIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $14M FROM MARSH: More than 15,000 Washington businesses, associations, individuals and other organizations reportedly qualify for nearly $14 million in restitution offered by the nation’s...
Mass. Diocese Seeks Ruling on Insurers’ Share of Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 17 2005 // The Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts is asking a judge to determine how much of a burden the diocese’s insurers should bear in paying for settled sex abuse claims as well as determine their financial...
TDI Seeks Public Input on Claims-based Premium Changes by Insurers
Jun 16 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it is seeking public commentary on Article 5.43 and Section 551.107, as amended by the 79th Texas Legislature, regarding claims-based premium increases and decreases. TDI said...
ACIC Opposes Small Claims Court Legislation
Jun 14 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is opposing Small Claims Court legislation that would hurt consumers by reducing the ability of insurers to represent their policyholders in court. Jeff Fuller,...
CCC Announces Enhancements to Suite of Claim Management Solutions
Jun 13 2005 // Chicago-based claims software-maker CCC Information Services Group Inc. announced several product enhancements to the company’s claim management solutions, which will be available to customers this summer. These...
FEMA, Insurers, Adjusters Charged in Md. Lawsuit by Isabel Flood Victims
Jun 9 2005 // More than 140 victims of the 2003 tropical storm Isabel are suing Homeland Security Undersecretary Michael Brown, David Maurstad, who runs the National Flood Insurance Program, 17 insurance companies and others charging...
Zurich FSG Appoints Farmers Tutoki as Group Chief Claims Officer
Jun 8 2005 // Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of Jane Tutoki, 46, to the new position of Group Chief Claims Officer for the General Insurance business. She will be reporting directly to John Amore, CEO of...
RULING ALLOWS GAYS’ CONSORTIUM CLAIMS:
Jun 6 2005 // A judge’s ruling that a same-sex couple can sue for a loss of consortium could expand rights for gays in New Jersey. Superior Court Judge James S. Rothschild Jr. ruled that Judith Peterson and Linda Henry of Fair...
New Health-Care Technologies Raise Malpractice Risks
Jun 6 2005 // New health-care technologies are helping people live longer, better-quality lives but also increase medical liability exposures, a panel of experts concluded at the Crittenden medical insurance conference in New Orleans...
By Dave Kaiser
Jun 6 2005 // Associations Warn Agencies: The insurance industry’s response to the 2005 hurricane season has been noteworthy, with many professional associations emphasizing hurricane preparedness, urging members to have...
Alea AGM Report: Strong Underwriting, Normal Claims Development Continue
Jun 3 2005 // Bermuda-based Alea Group Holdings Ltd. released a statement following the conclusion of the of the Group’s Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 2, indicating that its underwriting efforts remain profitable...
Garamendi Calls for 18% Decrease in Work Comp Pure Premium Rate
Jun 1 2005 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi called for an 18 percent decrease in workers’ compensation pure premium rates and issued the following statement on June 1: “The historic workers’...
Hurricane Season Begins: Southeast Associations Prepared
Jun 1 2005 // As homeowners jam Florida stores to take advantage of the state’s tax-free sales tax holiday and other stores announce “matching” programs to provide additional discounts, professional insurance...
KFF: Medical Malpractice Claims Stable; FTCR Reports Time to Focus on Insurers’ Practices
May 31 2005 // The chief argument for legislation to limit the legal rights of patients injured by a physician – that the number of medical malpractice claims and the cost of those claims have been skyrocketing – is a...
