Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BP Claims U.S. Hiding Evidence on Size of Gulf Oil Spill
Mar 30 2012 // BP Plc has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issue in determining the oil company’s liability. A...
Wind and Hail Impacted Abilene and North Texas the Most in 2011
Mar 30 2012 // Allstate Wind and Hail Claims Jump 45% Statewide Last Year Hail and wind impacted more Allstate insured homes in the Abilene area and North Texas than in any other part of the state last year. Allstate tallied the top 25...
Insurance Claims Firm Cunningham Lindsey Put Up for Sale
Mar 29 2012 // Cunningham Lindsey, an insurance claims management company controlled by buyout firm Stone Point Capital LLC, is up for sale and could fetch more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the situation said. Bank of America...
$370 Billion Econ. Losses for 2011; $116 Billion Insured, Says Swiss Re
Mar 28 2012 // Although everyone is more or less aware that 2011 was a very bad year for losses from natural catastrophes, the figures compiled by Swiss Re evince just how bad they actually were. In its latest sigma study the reinsurer...
Ohio Tops Other States in Claims for Metal Theft
Mar 23 2012 // Ohio leads the nation in property insurance claims for the theft of copper and other metals, an industry-supported organization that fights insurance fraud says. The National Insurance Crime Bureau says Ohio property...
R.I.-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Adds Property Claims Adjusters
Mar 22 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based specialty underwriter offering homeowners insurance and services, appointed two new property claims adjusters. Kyle Yee comes from Nationwide Insurance, where he...
Main Street America Group Names Four New Officers
Mar 22 2012 // Jacksonville, Florida-based Main Street America Group has elected four new officers at the insurer’s recent annual policyholders meeting. Mark Friedlander has been named as the assistant secretary and director of the...
More Doubts Emerge About Illinois Prison Guard Comp Claims
Mar 22 2012 // Some Illinois prison guards who received workers’ compensation settlements had only mild carpal tunnel syndrome in their wrists or similar elbow injuries and might not have needed surgery, according to a newspaper...
ABI Calls for Lawsuit, Health and Safety Regs Reform to Help UK Business
Mar 20 2012 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a call “for action to free businesses from the fear of the UK’s compensation culture and overzealous interpretations of health and safety rules that could...
Judge in California Oks Honda Mileage Settlement
Mar 19 2012 // A judge approved a settlement Friday to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 each over claims that the fuel economy of the cars was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist’s victory in small claims...
People
Mar 19 2012 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, named Hilton Brown to oversee client claims and advocacy in the company’s California offices in Los Angeles...
Lawyer Claims Highest Known Workers’ Comp Settlement in California History
Mar 19 2012 // Attorney Christopher Asvar believes he has secured the highest known workers’ compensation insurance settlement in California history, totaling $8.9 million on behalf of a Antonio Enriquez, who suffered a traumatic...
Insurance Claims from Recent Tornadoes May Top $1B
Mar 19 2012 // March came in like a very large and powerful lion, spawning severe weather across the Midwest, South and southeastern United States. Insured losses from the tornadoes, hail and high winds that struck in late February and...
BP Medical Claims
Mar 19 2012 // The $7.8 billion settlement that BP is hammering out with victims of the massive Gulf oil spill provides a system for monitoring health concerns and compensating people whose illnesses are found to have a link to the...
BP’s $7.8 Billion Deal May Speed Gulf Spill Payments
Mar 19 2012 // The estimated $7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could speed up payments to thousands of claimants and offers lawyers a potential...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Embraces E-Claims
Mar 19 2012 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will move from a paper filing system to an electronic system for the employer reports of injury, starting early next year. The Board will use the IAIABC (International...
Small South Carolina Glass Shops Seek Window of Opportunity
Mar 19 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
BP Settlement Relieves Feinberg of Duties; New Claims Process to Start
Mar 19 2012 // The man who has paid out billions of dollars to victims of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been formally relieved of his duties, and a federal judge has set up a new process to let more people and businesses...
Federal Court Tosses Jury Award in Katrina Jail Lawsuit
Mar 16 2012 // A Louisiana federal appeals court on March 12 threw out a jury’s award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane...
N.Y. Agents Tell Senate Panel of Flood Insurance Claims Hassles
Mar 16 2012 // A director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York told lawmakers and regulators this week that New Yorkers are dealing with unnecessary hassles when they make flood insurance claims. William Oliver...
