Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Mutual Adds Osmond as Claims Manager in Dallas
Sep 27 2012 // Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has hired Timothy Osmond as claims manager in Dallas. Osmond will be responsible for management of a staff of 36 claims professionals in Texas...
Utah Worker Claims Wrongful Firing After Cat’s Survival
Sep 27 2012 // A woman who worked at West Valley Animal Shelter in Utah has claimed she was wrongfully fired after news broke about a cat surviving two euthanasia attempts. Karen Bird filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court saying...
CDI Settles Enforcement Action Over Wildfire Claims
Sep 26 2012 // The California Department of Insurance has settled with the New Hampshire Insurance Company and its authorized agent York Risk Services Group Inc. for claims processing. The $285,000 settlement is a result of New Hampshire...
Homeowners Insurance Claims Cost Rising Rapidly: Study
Sep 26 2012 // The cost of homeowners insurance claims has been rising rapidly because of the combined effects of rising claim severity and increases in claim frequency, according to an insurance industry report. A new Insurance Research...
Court Revives Ex-Chrysler Executives’ Age Bias Claims
Sep 26 2012 // Hundreds of former Chrysler LLC executives claiming they lost retirement benefits because of age bias can sue the company’s former parent Daimler AG, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday. More than 450 former auto...
Calif. Lawsuit Claims Discrimination by In-N-Out Chain
Sep 24 2012 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of two black men in Oakland, Calif. claims In-N-Out Burger didn’t hire them because of their race and age. The suit filed in Alameda County Superior Court asks a judge to order the...
Q&A: Valuing Sexual Abuse Claims Not Simple
Sep 20 2012 // Penn State already faces four lawsuits over the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, and at least 20 people with potential claims have already surfaced. It’s unclear how many will press claims against Penn...
Crop Insurance Losses Mount in Midwest
Sep 18 2012 // Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation’s Corn Belt, and some experts are predicting record insurance losses —...
Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims: Survey
Sep 17 2012 // For the first time since the American Bar Association began conducting surveys of legal malpractice insurance claims beginning in 1985, insurers reported a higher percentage of claims involving real estate than any other...
Louisiana Citizens: More than 13,000 Claims from Isaac so Far
Sep 17 2012 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort says Hurricane Isaac has resulted in over 13,000 claims and they expect more to come. Vice President and Chief Claims Officer of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp....
Louisiana Citizens Pays $61M to Settle Katrina, Rita Claims
Sep 17 2012 // Louisiana’s insurance company of last resort agreed on Sept. 13 to settle two remaining class-action lawsuits tied to claims handled after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The board for the Louisiana Citizens Property...
Mississippi Workers’ Comp Drug Testing, Benefits Changes Go Into Effect
Sep 17 2012 // Insurers and employers in Mississippi now have greater latitude to conduct alcohol and drug tests on employees following a workplace accident and reduce benefits for workers with pre-existing conditions. Those changes are...
Lawsuit Claims Bird Attack On Maui Golf Course
Sep 16 2012 // A golfer is suing Maui County, Hawaii for a bird attack. Ray Sakamura claims in his lawsuit that he was attacked by a large bird at the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. He claims he was golfing when a duck or goose charged...
Union Mutual of Vermont Promotes Squairs to VP of Claims
Sep 10 2012 // Union Mutual of Vermont Companies has promoted Debra Squairs to vice president of claims.Debra SquairsSquairs joined Union Mutual of Vermont Companies in 1999 as a claims processor. She also worked as a claims adjuster,...
BP Pays $1.5M in Claims to Date in Gas Recall
Sep 10 2012 // BP has paid more than $1.5 million in claims arising from a recall in multiple Midwest states of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles’ mechanical components. The Times of Munster reports...
Hurricane Ike Claims Still Being Filed Four Years Later
Sep 10 2012 // Nearly four years after Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston Island, coastal residents are still filing claims and hundreds of lawsuits. Most of the legal activity is aimed at the Texas Windstorm Insurance...
AIG Off the Hook for Claims by Madoff Clients Under Home Policies
Sep 10 2012 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) does not have to cover insurance claims from two former Bernard Madoff clients who sought compensation for their losses under their homeowner’s policy, a federal appeals court...
Wind Claims from Hurricane Isaac Only Part of the Story
Sep 10 2012 // Insurance claims from Hurricane Isaac, which made landfall in far Southeast Louisiana on Aug. 28, could climb to $1.2 billion, according to one catastrophe modeling firm. AIR Worldwide estimated losses at $1.2 billion, but...
New PURE Program Provides Extra Flooding Services for High-Value Homeowners
Sep 10 2012 // A new flood coverage suite from Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, or PURE, is offering high-value homeowners an alternative flood insurance option. PURE Flood Solutions works as an extension of the National Flood...
Texas DA Investigating State Farm Hurricane Claims
Sep 9 2012 // Texas investigators have opened a criminal probe into how State Farm handled what may turn out to be thousands of insurance claims from Gulf Coast homeowners involving damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008, officials...
