Latest Claims Headlines
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Tesla Under U.S. Scrutiny Over Safety Claims
Aug 7 2019 // Tesla Inc. received a cease-and-desist letter last year from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for making misleading statements over safety ratings of its Model 3 cars, according to documents...
Munich Re Reports 36% Rise in Q2 Net Profit on Lower Claims from Major Losses
Aug 7 2019 // German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday reported a 36% rise in net profit in the second quarter, helped by low claims from major losses, and stuck to its forecast for 2019. Net profit was 993 million euros ($1.11 billion),...
Kentucky Jury Rejects Talc Powder Asbestos Claims Against J&J, Colgate
Aug 6 2019 // Johnson & Johnson and Colgate-Palmolive Co. persuaded a Kentucky jury to reject claims that asbestos in the companies’ talc-based products was responsible for a woman’s death. Jurors in a Louisville state...
RT Specialty Promotes Mannschreck to President of Claims, Chief Claims Officer
Aug 5 2019 // R-T Specialty LLC (RT Specialty), based in Chicago, has promoted Todd Mannschreck to president of Claims, chief claims officer. Mannschreck has been with RT Specialty since 2013 and has lead RT Specialty’s claims...
Texas High Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process
Aug 2 2019 // An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does that payment prevent a policyholder from pursuing penalties under the Prompt Payment of Claims Act,...
Fewer Injured Workers Receiving Opioids Under Workers’ Compensation But States Vary
Aug 2 2019 // Fewer injured workers are receiving opioids to treat pain than in previous years, as medical providers are turning more to non-opioid medications and physical therapies. A new study of injured worker claims from 27 states...
Florida Regulator Calls Open Hurricane Michael Claims ‘Discouraging’; Plans Data Call
Aug 1 2019 // With more than 20,000 claims related to Hurricane Michael still open nine months after the storm hit the Florida Panhandle, Florida’s top insurance regulator is calling on the insurance industry to take “all...
Epoq Legal Introduces Business Risk Protection Service for Legal Claims
Jul 31 2019 // Insuretech service provider Epoq Legal has rolled out a new service designed for small- to medium-sized enterprises as either an optional or mandatory product sold alongside insurance and financial services products. The...
Misdiagnosis a Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims, Studies Show
Jul 30 2019 // Two recent research papers both point to the significance of diagnostic errors as a source of medical malpractice claims. A peer-reviewed paper published in Diagnosis on July 11 found that inaccurate or delayed diagnoses...
CFC Underwriting Taps Francis from Aon/Stroz Friedberg as Cyber Claims Director
Jul 26 2019 // CFC Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced the appointment of Roger Francis as Cyber Claims director. Francis will lead CFC’s cyber claims and incident...
Pets Account for Nearly 400 Workers’ Comp Claims A Year in Oregon
Jul 25 2019 // Slip and falls, flying tools, poor posture. The workplace can be dangerous, and now you can add pets to the risks that Oregon workers face. Dogs and cats have accounted for more than 1,900 claims since 2014 received by...
Roundup Not Only Monsanto Legal Woe For Bayer; PCB Claims Still Coming
Jul 24 2019 // The widening legal nightmare over Roundup weedkillers isn’t the only potential multi-billion-dollar liability Bayer AG inherited last year when it acquired Monsanto Co. While thousands of damage claims over Roundup...
Worley, Brown Launch Legion Claims Solutions in Louisiana
Jul 23 2019 // Legion Claims Solutions LLC (Legion), a firm specializing in the management of catastrophe insurance claims, environmental/industrial claims, and governmental disaster recovery programs, has opened in Baton Rouge,...
Google to Pay $11 Million to Settle Age Bias Employment Claims
Jul 22 2019 // Google agreed to pay $11 million to end a lawsuit accusing the internet giant of discriminating against older job applicants, a deal that amounts to an average payout of more than $35,000 for 227 people who joined the...
Report: California Private Self-Insured Employers Comp Claim Frequency Rose Last Year
Jul 19 2019 // Workers’ compensation claim frequency reported by private self-insured employers in California rose last year, as the incidence of both indemnity and medical-only claims rose from the 2017 levels, the California...
Expert Outlines 5 School Insurance Liability Issues to Watch
Jul 19 2019 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for the national insurance agency Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book of business spans...
Senators’ Flood Insurance Measure Includes Premium Cap, Mitigation, Claims Reforms
Jul 17 2019 // A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from coastal states — including three running for president– unveiled a comprehensive flood insurance reform measure they see as an alternative to measures recently passed by a House...
Florida Gets Ready for Peak Hurricane Season After 3 Years of Major Storms
Jul 17 2019 // Floridians are on alert as the state heads into peak hurricane season after three straight years of being impacted by major storms. Meanwhile, the Florida Panhandle continues its recovery from Hurricane Michael that...
J&J Vows to Overcome Baby Powder, Opioid Liability Claims Against It
Jul 17 2019 // Johnson & Johnson said that the health-care conglomerate will come out on the winning side of thousands of legal claims over its baby powder and opioid products. Last week, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Justice...
Fidelis Group Holdings Adds Taylor as Sr. Claims Manager in Louisiana
Jul 16 2019 // Fidelis Group Holdings LLC (FGH), with its subsidiary Continental Underwriters Ltd. (CU) and Fidelis Claims Service LLC (FCS), has hired Mark Taylor as senior manager of its Claims Division. Taylor will provide additional...
