Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
14 South Floridians Indicted in Dade County for Filing False FEMA Claims
Mar 4 2005 // Fourteen South Floridaians were indicted this week for filing false claims to obtain Federal Emergency Management Authority grants and charged with federal wire and mail fraud. Federal legislators meeting in Washington...
NCOIL Resolution Supports OSHA Ergonomics Guidelines; Hopes for Reduction in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Mar 3 2005 // A resolution supporting ergonomics guidelines for nursing homes and encouraging such facilities to use alternative mechanical lifting methods was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Workers’ Compensation...
Washington Dept. of Labor Fines Contractor over Workers’ Comp Violations
Mar 3 2005 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has put Skanska USA Building Inc. on notice that it will lose its certificate to self-insure if it doesn’t improve the way it manages workers’ compensation...
Vanguard Fire & Casualty to Meet with Fla. CFO Regarding Hurricane Claims
Mar 3 2005 // On Thursday morning, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher held a news conference and expressed his desire to meet “eyeball-to-eyeball” with the heads of insurance companies to discuss open...
Ala. Commission Sets March 25 Deadline to Settle Hurricane Ivan Damage Claims
Feb 24 2005 // Insurance companies with unsettled claims from Hurricane Ivan have been given until March 25 to pay policyholders, or explain to Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell why the claims have not been paid. Once claims are...
Claims Mitigation Network Hires Gibboney to Head Member Services
Feb 23 2005 // Gary Gibboney has joined the Independent Mitigation and Cleaning/Conservation (IMACC) network at its Indianapolis office. In his new position, Gibboney will be responsible for expanding IMACC membership, while he works...
Citizens Lost First Round; Stalling Payments Until After Another Court Decision
Feb 21 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Co. is in the limelight again, this time because it is refusing to pay property losses, even after losing a South Florida appeals court decision. Hurricane Irene brought both wind and water when...
Insurance Agents’ E&O: Are You Properly Covered’
Feb 21 2005 // Have you heard the story of the shoemaker’s children? Although their father was a shoemaker, they always had the most worn shoes. The reason is their father spent so much time and effort taking care of his customers,...
Ohio’s Common Sense Legal Reform
Feb 21 2005 // 2004 was a landmark year for common sense legal reform in Ohio. The state enacted significant asbestos reform, silica and mixed dust reform, and comprehensive tort reform legislation. The many benefits of these historic...
N.Y. Workers Comp Insolvency Fund Could Survive Until End of March; Quick Action in Albany Sought
Feb 18 2005 // The New York State Workers Compensation Security Fund, which officials last month predicted would run out of money by the end of this month, could go on paying claims until the end of March, thanks to early access to funds...
Mass. Fraud Crackdown Lowers Claims Substantially
Feb 16 2005 // Auto accident claims are down significantly in Lawrence, Mass. and several other Merrimack Valley communities after a 16-month crackdown on auto insurance fraud, according to an industry report. The Insurance Fraud Bureau...
PCI: New York’s Guaranty Funds Need Both Short and Long-Term Reform
Feb 16 2005 // Shifting funds from one New York guaranty fund to prop up the state’s floundering Workers’ Compensation Security Fund will reportedly only jeopardize the solvency of the Property/Casualty Security Fund and...
Customers Polled: Foremost Receives High Marks for Processing Hurricane Claims
Feb 11 2005 // Foremost Insurance Group of companies received high marks in a survey done on 3,000 customers who suffered losses from hurricanes in late 2004. The survey had a response rate of 39 percent. Those who responded rated...
Citizens Officials Report Their Status to Task Force
Feb 9 2005 // Officials with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation today announced that the state’s insurer of last resort has closed 90 percent of all insurance claims stemming from last year’s devastating storms. The...
Insurance Agents E&O: Are YOU Properly Covered’
Feb 7 2005 // Have you heard the story of the shoemaker’s children? Although their father was a shoemaker, they always had the most worn shoes. The reason is their father spent so much time and effort taking care of his customers;...
Deltona, Fla. Sinkhole Panics Homeowners; Fla. Legislature Considers ‘Pool’
Feb 7 2005 // Gun-shy Florida homeowners have a new natural disaster to add to their list of concerns, sinkholes. Dec. 13, accompanied by the sounds of tree roots snapping and limestone collapsing, a 225 ft. wide and 50 ft. deep...
Calif. Appeals Court Dismisses Claims of Former State Farm Agents
Feb 7 2005 // A California appellate court in San Francisco dismissed the claims of two former State Farm insurance agents in a lawsuit filed against the giant insurer over wrongful termination. The court also ordered a new trial in the...
Texas AG Reaches Final Settlement with Insurers for Auto Repair Overcharges
Feb 4 2005 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the last two in a five-year series of settlements with various insurance companies to give refunds to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims for auto repairs...
Windstorm Panelists Doubt Hurricane Claim Settlement Statistics
Feb 2 2005 // Panelists and even the audience dispute Florida Insurance Council and Florida Office of Insurance Regulation statistics indicating that a large percentage of claims from the four hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004 have...
Whitley Joins Lockton Insurance Brokers
Feb 1 2005 // San Francisco-based Lockton Insurance Brokers, the nation’s largest independently owned insurance broker, has named Roger Whitley, vice president, Claims manager. He will be based in Lockton’s San Jose...
