Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Students Sue University of California Over Sex Assault Claims
Jul 1 2015 // Three current and former University of California, Berkeley students sued the school on Monday, accusing administrators of not doing enough to investigate their sexual assault claims and hand out punishment. The three...
FEMA Sets Sept. 15 Deadline for Requesting Sandy Flood Claims Review
Jun 29 2015 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that Sept. 15 would be the last day for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed Superstorm Sandy flood claims to sign up for the review...
More than 1,300 Claims Filed in Ohio Asbestos Suit
Jun 29 2015 // More than 1,300 damage claims were filed in a northeast Ohio court on behalf of the heirs of Akron-area rubber and auto workers who died or developed serious illnesses from exposure to asbestos. The claims in Summit County...
Charges Put Minnesota Archdiocese Insurance Claims at Risk
Jun 26 2015 // Lawyers for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are warning that criminal charges against the corporation could jeopardize insurance coverage that’s being counted on to pay some claims of victims of clergy...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Names 6 to Corporate VP Posts
Jun 25 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., based in Itasca, Ill., appointed Walter P. Bryce, Sean P. Connelly, James J. Murray, Russell G. Parsons, Russell J. Pass and Jonathon M. Winsbury as corporate vice presidents. Bryce began his...
Insurers Disappointed as Supreme Court Backs Disparate Impact Claims
Jun 25 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court said people who file housing-discrimination suits don’t have to show they were victims of intentional bias, in a blow to lenders and insurers and a surprise legal victory for the Obama...
Ohio Settles with Rock Salt Firms, Sets Up Online Claims Process
Jun 22 2015 // Ohio has introduced an online claims process to allow local governments to claim a share of the $11.5 million settlement with two rock salt producers that state officials say conspired to drive up prices. Public entities...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study
Jun 22 2015 // The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S....
Sedgwick Claims Subsidiary Buys Michigan’s Ternullo & Assoc.
Jun 19 2015 // Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc., a subsidiary of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., has acquired Stephen Ternullo & Associates, a provider of structural engineering, forensic investigations and fire...
World Cup Insurers Face Many Claims, Disputes Over Russia, Qatar
Jun 19 2015 // World Cup insurers are likely to refuse to pay out on many cancellation contracts if Russia and Qatar lose the rights to hold the tournaments because of fraud, industry experts said. Russia and Qatar could be stripped of...
Louisiana, Oklahoma Face Deadlines for Flood Insurance Claims
Jun 18 2015 // Insurance regulators in Louisiana and Oklahoma are are encouraging folks with flood insurance policies to file claims from recent flooding in those states as soon as possible. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program...
PMA Cos. in Pennsylvania Promotes Romeu to Claims Client Service VP
Jun 18 2015 // Lisa K. Romeu PMA Companies in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, promoted Lisa K. Romeu to vice president, Claims Client Service. Romeu reports to John Santulli, executive vice president, Risk Services and Sales. In this newly...
Federal Government Sues Florida Ambulance Service over $28M in False Claims
Jun 18 2015 // The federal government is suing a Jacksonville ambulance service over alleged false billing and other schemes. The Florida Times-Union reports that the company is accused of submitting false claims to federally subsidized...
N.J. Sen. Menendez Warns of Predatory Groups Targeting Sandy Victims
Jun 16 2015 // U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is urging Sandy victims to be wary of scam-artists offering to help them navigate through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
South Dakota Rancher Indicted for False Cattle Death Claims
Jun 15 2015 // The indictment of a South Dakota man for falsely claiming he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 could be the first such case from the storm, which devastated ranchers in the western part of...
California Bill Would Intercept Insurance Claims to Fund Child Support
Jun 15 2015 // California lawmakers advanced a bill that would intercept more insurance payments and use them to pay beneficiaries’ overdue child support. About a quarter of insurance companies now voluntarily participate in the...
Failure of Texas Hail Claim Litigation Bill a Disappointment to Insurers
Jun 15 2015 // In the last days of the Texas legislative session an insurance industry-backed measure that proponents said would help rein in litigation related to property insurance claims died in the House of Representatives. Passed by...
N.Y. Assembly OKs Bill Allowing Later Claims for Medical Malpractice
Jun 12 2015 // New York’s state Assembly has passed legislation that would let victims of medical malpractice file claims later than allowed now. Current law requires filing claims within two-and-a-half years after the act,...
Farmers Expects $80 Million in Claims from May Storms
Jun 12 2015 // Storms moving through multiple states at the end of May including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, have resulted in more than 9,000 claims already filed across multiple states for Farmers Insurance. Farmers expects to...
RSA Promotes Tiffany to Head of UK Legacy, Commercial Claims Team
Jun 9 2015 // RSA, one of the UK’s largest commercial insurers, has promoted Suzy Tiffany to head of UK legacy, with effect from July 1, 2015. Working at RSA for over 10 years, Tiffany has held a number of roles including finance...
