Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Unitrin Selects Fiserv Claims Workstation
Apr 2 2003 // Fiserv Advanced Insurance Solutions (AIS), a unit of Fiserv Inc. reported that Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, signed a licensing agreement for the Fiserv AIS Claims Workstation. Unitrin...
World’s Largets Writing Catalog for Claims Professionals Plans Spring Expansion
Apr 2 2003 // “The Claims Writer’s Catalog,” the world’s large listing of low-cost reports, posters, books, and services aimed at helping insurance professionals improve their communications, will add four new...
CIGA Signs Five Year Deal With Kemper Services
Apr 1 2003 // The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) has signed a five year claim services contract with Kemper Services, according to Patricia A. Drago, president of Kemper Services. “Our contract with CIGA is a...
Ohio Casualty Installs Mitchell’s Web-Based Claims Software
Apr 1 2003 // The member companies of Ohio Casualty Group (OCG) are installing Mitchell International Inc.’s Web-based claims workflow solution for auto physical damage claims. OCG’s choice, part of the eMitchell solutions...
CIGA Inks Five Year Deal with Kemper Services
Mar 31 2003 // The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) has signed a five year, claim services contract with Kemper Services, according to Patricia Drago, president of Kemper Services. “Our contract with CIGA is a big...
Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Appoints Eisenmann Chairman & CEO
Mar 28 2003 // Lindsey Morden Group Inc. announced that Stephen A. Eisenmann joined Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc. as chairman and chief executive officer. Cunningham Lindsey U.S. specializes in independent insurance claims adjusting,...
Water Claims Legislation Passes TX Senate Committee
Mar 27 2003 // Legislation authored by Texas Senator Troy Fraser to speed insurance companies’ response to water damage claims, limit the amount insurers can charge homeowners for previous water damage claims, and require the...
Equitas Announces Management Succession and Board Changes
Mar 27 2003 // Equitas, the specialty fund vehicle established by Lloyd’s to reinsure and run off the liabilities of London syndicates for 1992 and prior years, confirmed an announcement, originally made last December, that Michael...
PLRB Conf. Set for March 30-April 2
Mar 24 2003 // A record crowd has registered for this year’s Claims Conference & Insurance Services Expo, which will be held March 30 – April 2 at the Dolphin and Swan Hotels at Disney World in Orlando. More than 3,000...
Resurrection-First Steps to WTC Resurrection as Coverage Fight Continues
Mar 24 2003 // With the selection of the design submitted by Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind, rebuilding of the World Trade Center site has begun. Walking around the 16 acres of open space in the heart of New York one finally...
Study Says Lower Scores Mean Higher Loss Claims
Mar 24 2003 // The lower a named insured’s credit score, the higher the probability that the insured will incur losses on an automobile insurance policy, and the higher the expected loss on the policy.” That’s the...
Clarifying ‘Election of Remedies’ in Workers’ Comp Claims
Mar 24 2003 // In a flurry of recent cases, Texas courts have tried to clarify various issues regarding election of remedies in the context of workers’ compensation insurance. These issues arise in various circumstances. Two...
Control of Medical Costs in Texas Workers’ Comp System is Vital
Mar 24 2003 // Texas is a king size state with king size problems regarding medical care costs in its workers’ compensation system. However, Texas’ workers’ compensation system is not alone in facing escalating medical...
Managing Claims
Mar 24 2003 // In these days of sky high premium rates a sales person needs an edge when trying to close a sale. Many firms are adding extra services to woo new clients and retain the existing ones as well. These ideas are great....
St. Paul Cos. Adopts AMS’ TransactNOW
Mar 21 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. has adopted TransactNOW technology in partnership with AMS Services, Inc. This new technology gives agents and brokers the ability to process billing and claims inquiry transactions directly from their...
New PC Loss Survey Shows Accident Claims Outpace Thefts
Mar 18 2003 // Personal computer owners who filed loss claims in 2002 were nearly five times more likely to have experienced accidental damage than theft, according to a survey released by Safeware, The Insurance Agency Inc. Accidental...
Calif. Commissioner Seeks ‘Fair Claims’ Reg Changes
Mar 17 2003 // Acting to provide greater protection for consumers who file insurance claims, Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has proposed amendments to the Fair Claims Settlement Practices (FCSP) regulations, which govern...
AVIVA’s Delta Lloyd “Goes Live” with FINEOS Claims Management System
Mar 14 2003 // FINEOS Corporation, a leading innovator of banking and insurance software, announced that Delta Lloyd NV, a member of the U.K.-based AVIVA plc international insurance group (formerly CGNU plc), has gone live with its...
Ariz. Man Indicted on Multiple Fraud Counts in Nev.
Mar 11 2003 // Nevada’s Clark County Grand Jury indicted Pavel Daniel Oprea, 37, on nine felony counts of insurance fraud including three counts each of the following: false application to insurer, false claim for insurance...
New Swiss Re Technical Publication Issued for Calculating Claims Ratio in Third Party Auto Liability Insurance
Mar 10 2003 // Swiss Re announced that it has published a new brochure on the “Pricing of motor quota share treaties,” which will give brokers and insurers a guide on “how premiums can be profitably priced in ther...
