Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NCC Difference Makers Adjusters Conference 2018 to be Held in San Antonio, Texas
Jan 31 2018 // Atlanta, GA, January 31, 2018 – National Claims Connection (NCC) is hosting the 2018 Adjusters Conference on February 25-27, 2018 at the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. NCC has partnered with sister...
Duke Energy, North Carolina Coal Ash Neighbors End Dispute Over Future Claims
Jan 31 2018 // Neighbors of Duke Energy Corp.’s unlined coal ash pits in North Carolina went to court after the company said their $5,000 “goodwill” payments required them to give up future health claims linked to...
Capital Markets Still Keen on ILS Investments Despite 2017 Disaster Claims: WTW
Jan 29 2018 // The insurance linked securities (ILS) sector is set for another year of growth as the market recovers from 2017’s natural disasters, replaces lost capital and investors show mounting interest in ILS products. These...
West Virginia Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years for Filing $354K in Fraudulent Claims
Jan 26 2018 // A West Virginia man has been sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison for filing false insurance claims totaling more than $354,000. Thirty-six-year-old Daniel Lichtman of Kearneysville was sentenced for...
Groszek Joins Alliant’s ProQuest Division in Chicago
Jan 24 2018 // Longtime attorney and claims specialist Jennifer Groszek has joined the ProQuest division of Alliant as vice president, claims advocate lead, where she will provide risk management, consulting, and claims management and...
QBE Expects US$1.2B Loss in 2017 from ‘Unprecedented’ Natural Catastrophes
Jan 24 2018 // QBE announced to the market this week that it expects a US$1.2 billion after-tax loss in 2017 on “unprecedented” natural catastrophe claims. “This has been a challenging year for QBE, reflecting an...
Losses From Southern California Fire Could Reach $2.5B, Expert Says
Jan 23 2018 // Losses from the Thomas Fire in Southern California are expected to fall between $1 billion and $2.5 billion, a catastrophe modeling firm said on Tuesday. The Thomas Fire, which raged across Southern California’s...
Louisiana Citizens Opens Search for Catastrophe Service Vendors
Jan 22 2018 // New Catastrophe Services contracts are expected to secure over 600 Adjusters as part of the company’s ongoing Catastrophe preparedness and response to large claim volume events. Baton Rouge, LA, January 22, 2018–...
More than 3K Broken Pipe Insurance Claims Expected in Texas After Deep Freeze
Jan 22 2018 // Several days of subfreezing temperatures resulted in frozen water pipes which are now leaking in homes across Texas. The Insurance Council of Texas says that more than 3,000 insurance claims are expected from policyholders...
2017 Disasters
Jan 22 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was busy in 2017 as it supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations, a year during which unprecedented disasters affected more than 25 million...
Microinsurer BIMA Aims to Close Developing Nations’ Protection Gap with Life & Health Cover
Jan 19 2018 // The insurance protection gap in developing nations is being filled by a growing group of microinsurers, which provide coverage that ranges from life and health insurance, to crop insurance, to property protection after...
Report Shows Florida AOB Abuse Worsening as Lawmakers Consider Reforms
Jan 17 2018 // The 2018 Florida Legislative Session is underway, and lawmakers have wasted no time taking up legislation to address the assignment of benefits crisis plaguing the state. While they debate which reform option to back,...
AGCS Names Vissing to Succeed Henson as Head of Claims, Regional Unit London
Jan 16 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer, has appointed Lars Vissing as Regional Unit London (RUL), head of Claims, starting in February 2018. Vissing succeeds...
BP Still Paying Gulf Oil Spill Claims as Court Battles Wind Down
Jan 16 2018 // BP Plc raised the amount it will pay this year for the Deepwater Horizon accident as thousands of lawsuits related to the biggest oil spill in U.S. history start to wind down. The 2010 explosion at a well in the Gulf of...
Ford Denies Truck Owners’ Claims of Diesel Cheating
Jan 11 2018 // Ford Motor Co. installed software that enabled its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks to cheat at passing federal emissions tests, according to a lawsuit by truck owners filed on Wednesday, a claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker...
The MEMIC Group Promotes Vinas to Atlantic Region Claims Director
Jan 9 2018 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has announced the promotion of Adelin Vinas to the position of claims director of the Atlantic region, which includes MEMIC’s Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania and...
Louisiana Has Paid $1.3M in Sexual Harassment Claims Settlements Since 2009
Jan 9 2018 // Louisiana has paid at least $1.3 million to settle more than two dozen sexual harassment claims since mid-2009, including allegations made against college professors, judges, health care workers and one former state...
Texas Regulators Reveal 2017’s Top Insurance Fraud Cases
Jan 8 2018 // Texas Department of Insurance fraud investigations in 2017 resulted in 135 suspects referred for prosecution, 113 indictments, and $2.3 million in court-ordered restitution for victims. TDI described some of the most...
Sexual Harassment: Employment Liability Tipping Point
Jan 8 2018 // From Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to famed television journalist Matt Lauer, to thousands of others speaking out through the social media movement #MeToo, sexual harassment allegations from individuals who claim to...
Florida’s Citizens Moves on From 2017, Expects Policy Count Growth in 2018
Jan 8 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, is anticipating its policyholder count will increase in 2018 for the first time since its efforts to shed policies through depopulation began...
