Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Morones Promoted to Director of Claims at CompWest
Apr 4 2019 // CompWest has promoted Lila Morones to director of Claims. Morones has been with the company for 11 years. She has 28 years of insurance industry experience. In addition to CompWest, Intercare Insurance, Morones has worked...
Why Insurance Claims in Renewable Energy Industry Are Rising
Apr 4 2019 // The frequency and severity of insurance claims in the U.S. renewable energy market have significantly increased over the last five years, meaning insurers and asset owners must reset their benchmark for renewable energy...
New York Judge Dismisses Some of Levine’s Claims Against Met Opera
Apr 3 2019 // A New York judge last week dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by former Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine against the company last year. Levine was the Met’s music or artistic director from 1976-2016,...
California Jury Rules Chevron Must Pay $21M for Cancer Claims
Apr 2 2019 // A Northern California jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers who died of cancer a combined $21.4 million after concluding the company failed to properly warn the men about the dangers of a toxic...
Worley Claims Services Acquires Alacrity in Oregon
Apr 1 2019 // Worley Claims Services LLC has acquired Eugene, Ore.-based Alacrity Renovation Services LLC from Lowe’s Companies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Worley, based in Fishers, Indiana, is a provider of...
Misdiagnosis Most Common Reason for Malpractice Claims, Studies Claim
Apr 1 2019 // Two recent studies underscored the significance of misdiagnosis as a source of medical malpractice claims. Coverys, a malpractice carrier based in Boston, reported that a review of 1,800 closed claims against physicians...
How Drones and Aerial Imagery Use Rose to New Heights Post 2018 Catastrophes
Apr 1 2019 // The importance of drones and aerial imagery rose to a new level in the wake of 2018 natural catastrophes as insurers made them an integral part of their disaster recovery procedures, particularly following the hurricanes...
Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes
Apr 1 2019 // Avoiding Claim Disputes Through Prevention In last month’s column, I enumerated seven factors that enable one to avoid or prevent claim disputes: (1) Having a good historical perspective of the industry; (2)...
Michigan’s Unique Auto Fee Will Rise to $220 per Vehicle in July
Mar 29 2019 // Michigan’s mandatory fee to cover unlimited medical benefits for catastrophically injured drivers is rising to a record $220 per vehicle, which is more than double what it was a decade ago. The Michigan Catastrophic...
Hundreds File Claims Against Company in Wake of Texas Petrochemical Fire
Mar 28 2019 // A Houston-area petrochemical storage company that was heavily damaged by fire has received hundreds of compensation claims from residents seeking lost wages and other damages, a company executive said. Brent Weber, a...
MedMal Direct of Florida Appoints Dupre as VP of Claims
Mar 27 2019 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has appointed Dan Dupre as vice president of Claims. Dupre succeeds Tim Bone, MedMal Direct’s co-founder and chief claims officer, who retired on Jan. 1, 2019....
Willis Re Names Claims Veteran Robson as Head of London Market Reinsurance Claims
Mar 25 2019 // Claims veteran Steve Robson has joined Willis Re as head of London Market Reinsurance Claims, effective immediately. He brings extensive client-side experience and perspectives, and supports the closer alignment of the...
Union Claims Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employee
Mar 21 2019 // A union organizing Amazon.com Inc. employees in New York has filed a complaint accusing the company of illegally firing one of the labor group’s most prominent supporters. The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store...
Facing Bias Claims, Facebook Will Revamp Its Platform for Housing, Jobs, Credit Ads
Mar 20 2019 // Facebook Inc has agreed to change its paid advertising platform as part of a wide-ranging settlement to prevent discriminatory and “harmful” practices, the company and U.S. civil rights groups said on...
Truth-Tellers for Claims Adjusters
Mar 18 2019 // 3-D Images, Surveillance Video Cameras Help Catch Fakes The physician couldn’t tell what was causing the smudge on a CT scan of his wife’s lungs, so he referred her to a pulmonologist. That would likely have...
Serving Up The Right Coverage
Mar 18 2019 // It’s a good time to be in the restaurant industry. Restaurant sales in 2018 were projected to reach $825 billion — a 3.1 percent increase over 2017, according to the National Restaurant Association (NRA)....
3 Claims Areas Where Property Insurers Disappoint Customers
Mar 18 2019 // Property insurers are falling short in some areas of the claims process even as they earn high marks for overall customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Property Claims Satisfaction Study. J.D. Power...
Mass. High Court Rules Statute of Repose Applies to Asbestos-Related Claims
Mar 18 2019 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a time limit of six years also applies to claims involving diseases with extended...
Philippines’ RCBC Sues Bangladesh Central Bank over ‘Vicious’ Cyber Heist Claims
Mar 13 2019 // A Philippine bank has filed a lawsuit accusing Bangladesh’s central bank of defamation, hitting back at what it says are baseless claims of its complicity in the world’s biggest cyber heist. In February 2016,...
Massachusetts Shop Owners Frustrated with Natural Gas Disaster Response
Mar 13 2019 // More than six months after natural gas explosions rocked Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley, small business owners in the region say they’re still reeling. Convenience store, grocery and salon owners complained at...
