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Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 75K
Jun 27 2013 // Insurance claims filed in response to a major tornado outbreak in May have jumped to 75,758 with insurance payments reaching $687,945,276, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. “The victims of these...
Connecticut Enacts Bill to Establish Disaster Claims Mediation Program
Jun 26 2013 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy last week signed a bill that aims to help resolve insurance disputes after catastrophic events. The bill, first introduced by the state’s insurance department, gives the department the...
BP Using Advertising to Fight Gulf Oil Spill Claims Formula
Jun 26 2013 // Britain’s BP has stepped up its campaign for a revision of the way compensation for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is calculated by placing advertisements in leading newspapers ahead of a July 8 appeal court...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Jun 25 2013 // Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those...
West Virginia Pays Millions for Prison Misconduct Claims
Jun 25 2013 // Sexual misconduct claims at prisons and regional jails have cost West Virginia nearly $12 million over the last decade. Board of Risk and Insurance Management records obtained by the Charleston Daily Mail show that...
Supreme Court Limits Workplace Harassment, Retaliation Claims
Jun 25 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits claiming on-the-job harassment, throwing out a case filed by a black catering worker who said a colleague slapped her and used racial epithets. The justices, voting 5-4,...
Indianapolis Facing Heavy Costs Over Pool Evacuation
Jun 24 2013 // Dozens of people who were sickened by fumes after a chemical reaction at an Indianapolis public pool a year ago have filed claims against the city, raising the possibility that the accident and ensuing evacuation could...
Supreme Court Upholds Immunity for Army Corps; Rejects Katrina Victims’ Claims
Jun 24 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Hurricane Katrina victims seeking billions of dollars on claims that the Army Corps of Engineers added to the storm’s impact by improperly maintaining a shipping...
Aon Acquires Dempsey Partners
Jun 21 2013 // Aon Global Risk Consulting, the risk consulting business of Aon plc acquired the assets of Dempsey Partners, a provider of claims preparation, business interruption valuations and related forensic accounting services to...
Big Business the Winner in U.S. Supreme Court Class Actions
Jun 21 2013 // In a series of rulings this year, the U.S. Supreme Court has steered a consistent course against consumers or small businesses that want to bring class action lawsuits against corporate defendants. Comcast Corp, Whirlpool...
Oklahoma Twister Victims Face Long Recovery, Insurance Woes
Jun 20 2013 // When the big twister hit, Maylene Sorrels huddled with her students in the halls of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. Cowering, she covered the student’s heads. Then Sorrels, a teacher’s aide,...
Sandy Flood Claims Exceed $31M in R.I.; Average Payment Was $35,603
Jun 20 2013 // The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than 800 claims totaling more than $31 million to property owners in Rhode Island after Superstorm Sandy. The Providence Journal reports that the federal program also...
Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 70K
Jun 19 2013 // Insurance claims filed in response to a major tornado outbreak in May jumped to 70,782 on June 18, with insurance payments reaching $561,976,781, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. The department broke the claims...
New Residential Earthquake Claim Program Introduced by American Claims Management and QBE
Jun 18 2013 // San Diego, CA, 06/18/13 – American Claims Management Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator (TPA), is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the TPA for a new residential earthquake claim program for...
Claims Pros’ Own Survival Skills Tested in Oklahoma Tornadoes
Jun 17 2013 // Michael Pelonero came to Moore to help victims of the May 20th tornado. But he hadn’t planned on trying to outrun one. When a massive EF-5 twister cut a swath through the central Oklahoma suburb of Moore, it left 24...
More than 63K Insurance Claims so Far from St. Louis Tornadoes
Jun 17 2013 // The major insurance companies serving the St. Louis area have received more than 6,300 claims from residents with damage from tornadoes that struck the area on May 31, according to Missouri insurance regulators. The...
Claims Seek Forest Service Payment For 2011 New Mexico Fire
Jun 17 2013 // The federal government is being asked to cough up more than $60 million for damages from the 2011 Las Conchas fire and subsequent flooding in northern New Mexico. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Forest Service...
Florida Gov. Scott, CFO Atwater Were Told About Heritage Deal with Citizens
Jun 17 2013 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott — and other top state officials — quickly distanced themselves last month from a controversial deal approved by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to shift thousands of homeowner policies to a...
E&O Insights: Why Personal Umbrellas Generate Claims
Jun 17 2013 // How many of your personal lines accounts have an umbrella? Some recent surveys have indicated that insurance agencies write, on average, 1.6 personal lines policies per account. Based on this number, there is a good chance...
Iowa Pharmacist ‘Vehemently Denies’ Fraud Charges
Jun 13 2013 // An Iowa City pharmacist will contest federal criminal charges alleging that he improperly filed insurance claims for expensive drugs needed to treat patients with hemophilia, his attorney said. Michael F. Stein made an...
