Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know
Jun 19 2025 // Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida. With the enactment in 2023 of House Bill 837—a sweeping tort-reform measure—there are important changes to how...
Verisk: Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low but Severity Up on Wildfire Losses
Jun 19 2025 // The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial increases in tornado activity to “Tornado Alley,” but claim volume...
St. Louis Waives 25% Holdback Rule for Property Claims From May 16 Tornado
Jun 17 2025 // St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to waive a 25% holdback of insurance payouts for property damage claims related to the May 16 tornado that damaged at least 10,000 properties in the city. The order...
Air India Crash Seen Triggering $475 Million in Insurance Claims
Jun 17 2025 // India’s deadliest plane crash in more than decade is set to send shock waves through the aviation insurance industry and trigger one of the country’s costliest claims, estimated at around $475...
Connecticut Hopes to Curb Auto Claims Arbitration by Shifting Cost to Insurers
Jun 16 2025 // Connecticut lawmakers have passed a measure to shift the cost of auto insurance arbitration hearings between claimants and insurers over damage claims to the insurance industry. Currently the department of insurance...
Study Shows AI Spots Suspicious Claims Earlier Than Traditional Approaches
Jun 16 2025 // Machine learning models detect suspicious claims two weeks after submission–much faster than traditional methods, according to a new CLARA Analytics study on fraud detection in property/casualty insurance claims. The...
Viewpoint: Recalls and Claims Amid A Sea of Regulatory Change
Jun 13 2025 // The current regulatory and claims environment for products, food and beverage, automobiles, medical devices, and more, is rapidly shifting amid layoffs at the federal level, slowdowns on inspections, and the potential for...
California Commissioner Investigating State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Claims
Jun 12 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said he has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the Palisades and...
Florida Appeals Court Says Plaintiff Can’t Harp on Adjusting Delays in Claims Dispute
Jun 11 2025 // Some Florida policyholders and their attorneys have long complained about real or perceived delays in the claims-handling process after a loss. A Florida appeals court ruled last week that telling a jury about those delays...
Baptist College in Georgia Places President on Leave as it Probes Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students. Trustees at Truett McConnell University in...
Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims
Jun 9 2025 // Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called subrogation claims,...
Viewpoint: Fixing the Claims Experience Where It Matters Most – In the Mess
Jun 6 2025 // Before becoming a parent, I thought I could plan for everything. There are books, blogs and apps galore. My prediction was that I could stay ahead of the chaos if I studied, prepared enough and followed the proper...
After $66M Florida Boat Crash Award, Judge Says TPA Can’t Halt Claims Adjustments
Jun 6 2025 // South Florida residents will likely remember Aaron Hirschhorn, the successful Miami entrepreneur who launched a dog-sitting service then won a big investment for a stem-cell therapy for dogs when he appeared on the...
Deadly Flash Flooding Claims Life in Dallas As Severe Weather Hits Central U.S.
Jun 5 2025 // One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to...
New England Patriots to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle App Users’ Privacy Claims
Jun 2 2025 // A federal district court judge in Boston has granted preliminary approval to a $2.16 million settlement between the New England Patriots organization and a class of fans who claim their personally identifiable information...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
Jun 2 2025 // A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the formation of a Smoke Claims &...
Wildfire Experience Inspires New Contents Claims Insurtech
May 29 2025 // When Michael Balarezo emerged from the basement office of his Boulder, Colo., home in December 2021, smoke plumes from the nearby Marshall Fire were visible from his driveway. Balarezo, his wife and daughter swiftly stowed...
Southern California Edison Paying $82.5M to Settle Claims Over Bobcat Fire Damages
May 27 2025 // Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, agreed on Friday to pay $82.5 million to settle claims with the U.S. Forest Service for costs and damages resulting from the Bobcat Fire in 2020. The U.S....
APCIA: Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims
May 20 2025 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to claims following hurricanes Milton and Helene. “The vast...
California Commissioner Launches Smoke Claims & Remediation Task Force
May 19 2025 // A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced the formation of a Smoke Claims &...
