Latest Claims Headlines
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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...
Swiss Re Increases Katrina Claims by $700 Million to $1.2 Billion
Sep 12 2005 // Swiss Re has issued a major revision of its expected claims from Hurricane Katrina, increasing its loss estimates by $700 million from $500 million to $1.2 billion. The reinsurer is the first, but undoubtedly not the last,...
N.C. Couple ‘Iced’ Tomatoes; Sentenced for $9M in Fake Claims
Sep 9 2005 // A scheme to defraud a government agency and several private insurance companies of more than $9 million has landed an Asheville, N.C. farmer and his wife in prison. Robert Warren and Vicki Warren, owners of R&V Warren...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Urges Insurers to Pay ‘All’ Valid Katrina Claims
Sep 9 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has issued a bulletin to insurance companies urging insurers pay all valid claims from Hurricane Katrina. The bulletin warns insurers that if they deny a claim, they will be...
Excess Lines Claims Annual Conference Sept. 21-24
Sep 9 2005 // The Excess Surplus Lines Claims Association has announced that its 36th annual meeting will be held Sept. 21-24, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. “Among our major...
State Farm Processing Over 200,000 Katrina Claims
Sep 8 2005 // State Farm, the largest insurer of homes and cars in the Gulf States, is servicing more than 223,000 property claims in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The number is expected...
N.Y. Court Awards No-Fault Damages Despite Late Notice to Insurer
Sep 7 2005 // A New York trial judge has dealt a blow to New York State’s timely insurance no-fault auto insurance notice requirement, under which insurers can deny coverage if a claim is not filed within a set period. Following a...
New Orleans-based GEB Insurance Weathered Katrina; Taking Claims in a Mobile Emergency Unit in Baton Rouge
Sep 6 2005 // Before Hurricane Katrina, Gillis, Ellis and Baker Insurance, a leading New Orleans writer of casualty, liability benefits, health, employment, risk management and seismic vessel coverage had offices across the street from...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 5 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...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
IJ Exclusive: Shand Morahan’s ‘How to Write’ Professional Liability
Sep 5 2005 // In the ongoing “How to Write” broadcast series from the Insurance Journal studios in San Diego, Calif., Carol Murphy and Mary Sanders of Shand Morahan & Co. discussed errors and omissions insurance,...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
Zodiac Underwriting Guide to Drivers
Sep 5 2005 // Affable Aquarius (21 January – 19 February) Aquarius’ gentle qualities are reflected in an average claims record overall. Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and family-oriented with a...
