Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Balch Now President of Berkley Technology Underwriters; Lieberman to Lead Lockton’s US Financial Services Claims
Nov 15 2023 // W.R. Berkley Corporation Names Balch President of Berkley Technology Underwriters W.R. Berkley Corporation, headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., appointed Christopher H. Balch as president of Berkley Technology Underwriters,...
Judge Says Hair Relaxer Claims Against L’Oreal, Revlon Can Proceed
Nov 14 2023 // A federal judge on Monday allowed the majority of claims to move forward in sprawling litigation that claims chemical hair relaxer products made by L’Oreal USA, Revlon and others cause cancer and other...
Federal Court Splits North Carolina Hurricane Insurance Claims
Nov 14 2023 // A North Carolina investment firm and its property insurer have each won partial victories in a dispute over hurricane insurance claims that has been in court since 2019. A federal district court judge for Eastern North...
GE Settles Claims a Massachusetts Plant Sold Improperly Inspected Parts to Army, Navy
Nov 13 2023 // General Electric’s aerospace unit agreed on Monday to pay $9.4 million to settle federal government claims that a Massachusetts plant sold parts to the U.S. Army and Navy that were not properly inspected or did not...
Lawsuit Claims Victims of Sexual Abuse and Rape at Shuttered Arkansas Facility
Nov 9 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Eight former residents of a youth treatment center that was run by an Arkansas man whose bribery conviction was commuted by former President Donald Trump have filed a lawsuit claiming they were...
Ransomware, Extortion Claims See ‘Worrying Resurgence,’ Says Allianz
Nov 8 2023 // Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a “worrying resurgence” in ransomware and extortion claims as the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, Allianz Commercial writes in a...
Deadline for More Enhanced Hurricane Idalia Claims Data is Nov. 16
Nov 7 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation wants property insurers to remember that another deadline for enhanced catastrophe reporting on Hurricane Idalia claims is Nov. 16. The OIR is required by law to collect a range...
Maryland Mechanic Sentenced for Filing $223,000 in False Claims for Auto Repairs
Nov 7 2023 // A Maryland mechanic who filed false claims for automobile repairs and was paid more than $223,000 by insurers will have to spend at least a few years behind bars after he was sentenced this week. Kenneth Wayne Collins, 36,...
Collab with Claims Handling is Key to Success for Insurance Defense Litigation
Nov 7 2023 // Navigating insurance defense litigation is a complex and often challenging process. Understanding the roadmap and important rules along the way ensures a smoother and more successful path. It is crucial for claims handlers...
Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers
Nov 3 2023 // Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers and couriers can obtain unemployment benefits, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on...
Uber to Pay $290M, Lyft $38M to Settle New York Wage Theft Claims
Nov 2 2023 // Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York’s attorney general that the ride-sharing companies systematically cheated drivers out of pay and benefits. Attorney General Letitia James...
Harvard Claims Marsh Is to Blame for Its Loss of $15M in Coverage for Admissions Fight
Nov 2 2023 // Having lost two bids to recover $15 million from its insurer to cover costs related to its failed defense of its admissions policy, Harvard University is now looking to hold its insurance broker, Marsh,...
Bogus Claims Threaten to Taint Lejeune Payouts to Veterans
Oct 31 2023 // The government plan to pay billions of dollars to victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune has unleashed a wave of fraudulent claims that threatens to disrupt or taint what could be one of the largest-ever mass tort...
Lighthouse Insurance Misled Hedge Funds Before it Collapsed in 2022, Lawsuit Claims
Oct 31 2023 // A Florida lawsuit brought by private equity fund Fortinbras Enterprises and three others charges that Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. executives concealed the extent of underwriting losses after Hurricane Ida, even as...
Auto Claims Satisfaction Scores Are Up Despite Longer Repairs; Amica Tops List
Oct 27 2023 // An auto parts shortage combined with longer cycle times for repairs has contributed to repairs taking an average of about 23 days in 2023, up an average of a little more than 6 days from 2022 and more than double the...
People Moves: The Hartford Names Deane Chief Claims Officer; Hric Named Inshur’s Director of US Markets; Rokstone Appoints Nukk Head of Marine
Oct 24 2023 // The Hartford said Stephen Deane will return to the company as chief claims officer effective Nov. 6 after he spent the last three years at Liberty Mutual Insurance, where he served as executive vice president and chief...
Munich Re Lifts Target as Lower-Than-Expected Claims Fuel Profit
Oct 24 2023 // Munich Re raised its profit target for the year as lower-than-expected claims helped push earnings in the third quarter past analysts’ estimates. The reinsurer said it expects a profit of €4.5 billion ($4.8...
Trump Sues Ex-British Spy Over Dossier Containing ‘Shocking and Scandalous Claims’
Oct 17 2023 // A lawyer for Donald Trump told a London judge Monday that the ex- president plans to prove that a discredited report by a former British spy that contained “shocking and scandalous claims” that he was...
People Moves: WTW Risk & Broking Names Marsh’s Powell as Chief Claims Officer; QBE Europe Promotes Keller as Head of Liability
Oct 16 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW and QBE Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Risk & Broking Names Marsh’s Powell as Chief Claims Officer Rob Powell WTW,...
Mississippi Sheriff Claims Immunity to Federal Lawsuit Over Torture of Black Men
Oct 16 2023 // The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit...
