Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southern Baptists Under Pressure to Deal with Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2019 // The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy and staff — overshadowing all others. Inside the meeting hall in Birmingham, Alabama,...
Work-Related Injury Claims Rise with Numbers of Home Workers in UK: Clyde & Co.
Jun 10 2019 // With half the UK’s workforce predicted to work remotely by 2020, employers will have to take greater care of their people working at home or face an increasing number of claims for muscular-skeletal disorders (MSDs),...
Claims Adjusting Firm Global Risk Solutions Opens London Office
Jun 7 2019 // Global Risk Solutions, Inc., the Miami-based provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management services, announced the opening of a London office. Located at Dawson House, 5 Jewry Street, London, the new...
Insys Agrees to $225 Million Settlement of U.S. Claims of Illegal Opioid Sales
Jun 6 2019 // Insys Therapeutics Inc., grappling with the prospect of bankruptcy after its founder was convicted on racketeering charges, agreed to pay $225 million to settle U.S. claims that the drug maker illegally sold opioid-based...
Auto, Homeowner Claims from Severe Midwest Weather Add Up for State Farm
Jun 5 2019 // State Farm said last week it had received over 6,000 homeowner claims and more than 5,000 auto claims related to severe weather that pummeled the Midwest on May 27 and 28. The company reported around 6,110 total homeowner...
Privacy Exclusion Protects Insurer from $60 Million Class Action
Jun 4 2019 // A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a policy exclusion for invasion of privacy claims relieved an insurer of any responsibility for a $60 million settlement against a Boca Raton company for violations of the...
North Carolina School System Settles Tornado Damage Claims with Insurer for $10M
Jun 3 2019 // More than a year after a tornado struck, a North Carolina school system says it’s reached a $10 million settlement with its insurance company for damage to three schools. The News & Record of Greensboro reports...
5 Areas of School Liability to Watch
Jun 3 2019 // Lilian A. Vanvieldt, senior vice president, educational entities practice leader for Alliant, has spent more than three decades insuring schools across the country. Her book spans from the small school district in Maine...
Beer Settlement Offers Partial Refunds Over ‘Hawaii’ Claims
May 31 2019 // The maker of Kona beer agreed to offer partial refunds to settle a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers in the continental United States into believing the craft brew was actually made in Hawaii, causing them to...
Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Claims Grow in Severity, Complexity, Cost
May 31 2019 // The number of legal malpractice claims resulting in larger multimillion dollar payouts – as well as the dollar amounts involved – has surged in the past year, with at least two settlements exceeding $250...
7 U.S. Exchanges Face Investors’ Claims for Favoring High Frequency Traders
May 30 2019 // A Manhattan federal judge has ordered seven U.S. stock exchanges to face proposed class-action claims that they defrauded ordinary investors by quietly enabling high-frequency traders to trade faster and at better...
Early Cannabis Insurance Claims Experience Differs from Expectations
May 29 2019 // It’s still early, but claims experience thus far in the cannabis insurance market is encouraging, according to one leading writer. “So far, we’re optimistic that we’re going to see that our...
Increasing Physician Prices Doesn’t Produce Better Results for Injured Workers
May 29 2019 // When the price of physician services increases relative to group health rates, injured workers report fewer problems getting the care they want but no significant improvement in physical function or speedier return to...
Keyless Car Crime Drives 20% Hike in UK Motor Theft Claims in 1st Quarter
May 28 2019 // The cost of UK motor theft claims paid by insurers in the first quarter rose by more 20% from the same period last year, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The ABI report revealed that the number of Q1...
WCRI: Average Total Cost of Penn. Workers’ Comp Claims Highest of Studied States
May 22 2019 // The average total cost of a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim is among the highest of 18 states studied, with litigation costs a key driver of higher overall benefit delivery expenses, according to a recent...
AGCS Offers Crisis Management Response Services with Its Pollution Liability Cover
May 22 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced it is offering expanded emergency response services as part of its Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) coverage when pollution and/or contamination events...
WCD’s Spessard Joins Beazley to Head Expanded Environmental Claims Team
May 20 2019 // Specialist insurer Beazley has hired Cal Spessard to head the team responsible for handling claims arising from the company’s environmental liability business. Spessard joins Beazley from environmental risk...
Claims Insurtech Snapsheet Raises $29 Million to Expand Into All P/C Lines and Globally
May 20 2019 // Virtual insurance claims services company Snapsheet has closed on $29 million in Series E funding. The company said it will use the funds to expand beyond auto into all lines of property/casualty insurance and expand...
Retired Players in NFL Concussion Settlement Balk at Limits on ‘Doctor Shopping’
May 20 2019 // Retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home to prevent fraud and “doctor shopping,” the federal judge overseeing the case ruled. Lawyers for...
Scooter Accidents Leading to Big Ticket Claims at Disney Parks
May 20 2019 // Early at the Magic Kingdom entrance, it’s another day of fun about to begin as “Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate’s Life For Me!” blasts on the speakers and the first electric scooters are lined up to go. But...
