Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Average Long Term Care Liability Claim Rising: Aon Study
Jun 17 2011 // Long term care liability costs are rising because the average claim size is increasing even as claim frequency declines. There has been a four percent increase in the average claim size, according to research by Aon Risk...
New York City Police Pay More in Liability Claims Than Hospitals
Jun 16 2011 // New York City paid nearly $521 million in personal injury and property damage claims in 2010 — marking the first time in 30 years the police department’s liabilities topped those of public hospitals, according...
Report: More Illinois Prison Workers’ Comp Cases Pile Up
Jun 14 2011 // New workers’ compensation claims have continued to pile up this year at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois despite ongoing probes by federal authorities, a newspaper reported on June 12. According to the...
Toyota to Face 2013 Trial Over Sudden Acceleration
Jun 13 2011 // A federal judge has chosen a Utah crash that killed two people as the first bellwether trial in nationwide litigation over whether Toyota Motor Corp. made defective vehicles that sped up unexpectedly. U.S. District Judge...
P/C Insurance Industry Wins, Loses in Scott’s First Session
Jun 10 2011 // It is axiomatic in Florida that when it comes to the legislature and insurance issues, the power brokers play for the last 72 hours. No matter how many committee meetings, no matter how many press conferences, no matter...
Who’s Hiring? Claims Industry Among Top 10 Fastest-Growing
Jun 10 2011 // Employment may be weak across the nation, but several industries — including the insurance claims industry— are expected to rapidly hire new staff in the next few years. Employment in the field of third party...
Texas House Committee OKs Changes to Windstorm Insurance Bill
Jun 9 2011 // A Texas House of Representatives committee has approved big changes to the insurance authority that covers coastal properties for wind and hail. The House Insurance Committee passed a bill overhauling the Texas Windstorm...
Missouri: 17,000 Insurance Claims Filed So Far From Joplin Tornado
Jun 8 2011 // The major insurance companies serving consumers in the Joplin area have received nearly 17,000 claims so far from residents and business owners with damage from the EF-5 tornado that struck the area on May 22, insurance...
Missouri Fund for Injured Workers Stops Paying Claims
Jun 7 2011 // Fifty-five people permanently disabled from workplace injuries are owed money from a Missouri fund but are not getting paid because of the fund’s financial troubles. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the...
Pennsylvania Woman’s Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Brew is Too Sweet
Jun 7 2011 // A Dunkin’ Donuts employee mistakenly put sugar rather than artificial sweetener into a diabetic woman’s coffee, triggering a reaction that sent the woman to the hospital, according to a civil lawsuit filed...
4 Things Agents Should Do to Avoid E&O Claims
Jun 6 2011 // After handling insurance coverage claims for years, a distinct pattern has emerged: sometimes the insurance agent gets “caught in the middle” of a dispute between the policy holder and the insured. Often,...
People
Jun 6 2011 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. appointed Daniel S. Glaser to the newly created position of group president and chief operating officer. Glaser previously had been chairman and CEO of Marsh. He will continue to report to Brian...
Florida Judge: Insurance Covers Chinese Drywall Claims
Jun 6 2011 // A Florida judge has ruled that a couple’s damage from tainted Chinese drywall is covered by their homeowner insurance policy. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Robert Foster said he found no exclusion in the Teachers...
People
Jun 6 2011 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline will retire after 10 years on the job. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Cline’s retirement will become effective June 30, 2011 and that he will name a replacement in the...
Florida Firm Inspires Workers’ Comp TV Sitcom
Jun 6 2011 // Lights…Camera…Action” is not a phrase often used within the insurance industry. That’s about to change thanks to a new television show created to document the comedic aspect of adjusting...
State Farm Storm Claims in Hundreds of Thousands
Jun 6 2011 // State Farm says it has paid almost $1 billion on about 300,000 catastrophe claims from devastating storms across the central and southeastern United States over the past two months. Around 284,000 of the claims are from...
9,000 Claims Already Filed for Cars Lost in Joplin, Missouri
Jun 3 2011 // Many Joplin, Mo., residents are trying to figure out how to recover from the devastating tornado with no means of transportation. City officials estimate that about 18,000 vehicles were damaged or lost during the May 22...
State Farm Storm Claims in Hundreds of Thousands
May 31 2011 // State Farm says it has paid almost $1 billion on about 300,000 catastrophe claims from devastating storms across the central and southeastern United States over the past two months. The Pantagraph in Bloomington reported...
West Virginia Reports Rise in Claims Awarded Against State
May 26 2011 // Monetary claims awarded against the state of West Virginia more than doubled in the past year. The state Court of Claims says in its 2011 annual report that it approved $8.4 million worth of awards, compared to $3.8...
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Declares Emergency Following Tornado Outbreak
May 26 2011 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has issued an emergency order that will enable licensed out-of-state claims adjustors to immediately assist Oklahomans who suffered damage and losses from the May 24 tornado...
