Latest Claims Headlines
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The Paradox of Flood Insurance Coverage
Mar 17 2009 // Whether you are an attorney, an insurance agent, adjuster or broker, or an individual insured, when dealing with claims under flood insurance policies, you may be surprised to discover that many things you think you know...
Portion of Former Louisiana AG’s Suit Against Insurers Dismissed
Mar 16 2009 // A federal judge in New Orleans has dismissed some claims in a lawsuit filed by a former Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti against dozens of insurance companies over payments to policyholders receiving funds from the...
Ohio Windstorm Losses in Feb. Reach Nearly $89M; Ike Losses Rise
Mar 16 2009 // Ohio’s Feb. 11-12 windstorm caused at least $88.9 million in damages, based on preliminary insured loss estimates from the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), an insurance industry trade group. Widespread losses were...
New York City Spent $568 Million on Malpractice, Property, Other Claims
Mar 13 2009 // New York City spent almost $568 million to settle damage claims, and the biggest awards were attributed to city-owned hospitals and the police and transportation departments, the comptroller said Thursday. The latest...
Crime Victims’ Compensation Claims Reviewed in North Carolina
Mar 12 2009 // A North Carolina commission may pay out about $1.4 million to reimburse crime victims for out-of-pocket expenses they incurred related to crimes committed against them. The Crime Victims Compensation Commission heard a...
Former Missouri Gov. Blunt Claims Immunity From Defamation Suit
Mar 12 2009 // Attorneys for former Gov. Matt Blunt are citing executive privilege while asking an appeals court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former staff lawyer. Blunt lost a similar argument before a trial judge last fall, but...
South Carolina’s 2005 Reform Reducing Claims Against Doctors
Mar 9 2009 // South Carolina legislators considering restricting lawsuits against companies were told that fewer lawsuits are being filed since a 2005 state law limited costs for doctors. A company managing an insurance system for half...
Medical Device Makers Could Face Increased State Liability Claims
Mar 9 2009 // Following the recent Supreme Court decision that federal rules do not protect drugmakers from state lawsuits, Democrats in Congress have moved to overturn a decision that has shielded medical device companies from similar...
The Flood Insurance Coverage Paradox
Mar 9 2009 // You May Not Know What You Think You Know About Flood Insurance Claims When dealing with claims under flood insurance policies, you may be surprised that many things you think you know are wrong, and, particularly for...
New Hampshire Might Double Small Claims Court Limits
Mar 5 2009 // New Hampshire’s House is considering doubling small claims court limits to $10,000. The bill would require mediation in cases where claims exceed $5,000. Supporters said raising the damages limit will allow people...
Locke Joins TWFG as VP of Claims
Mar 5 2009 // The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG), a retail and managing general agency headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, has added Charles Locke as its new vice president of claims. Locke brings more than 35 years of...
Economic Crisis Fuels UK Corporate Fraud, Corruption Warns Marsh/Kroll
Mar 4 2009 // Marsh, and its MMC risk consulting affiliate Kroll, have warned that UK firms are exposed to heightened fraud and corruption risks this year as a result of the global recession. “In addition, many insurance policies...
Mass. Man Faces Insurance Fraud Charges Over Broken Tooth Claims
Mar 4 2009 // A Massachusetts man has been arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court in connection with allegedly submitting false dental injury reports to insurance companies in order to receive cash settlements. Tod Schaffer, 42, is charged...
Willis Analyzes Mining Industry ‘Insurance Crunch’
Mar 3 2009 // A new report from Willis’ London office concludes that the “global mining industry is caught in a ‘classic insurance market crunch’ as mining companies, faced with declining commodity prices and...
Marsh Appoints O’Keefe Global Energy Claims Leader
Mar 3 2009 // Marsh’s London office reports that the insurance broker and risk adviser has appointed Paul O’Keefe as Global Claims Leader for its Global Energy Practice. In the newly created role he will co-ordinate all...
Audit Hits Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling
Feb 27 2009 // An audit of Minnesota’s worker’s compensation system has found that insurers are mishandling a growing number of claims, including by paying injured workers less than they deserve. The report from the...
One Quarter of Oklahoma Bridges Structurally Deficient
Feb 24 2009 // In 2004, a football-sized piece of concrete fell from a bridge and crashed through Yvonna Osborn’s windshield while she was driving home on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma. The 52-year-old Irving, Texas, mother of two died...
American Claims Management Announces Its Updated Brand & Website
Feb 23 2009 // San Diego, CA, 02/23/09 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) is pleased to announce it has updated its company brand as of February 23, 2009. The national third party claims administrator’s objective is to...
The Hartford Sues Virginia Firm to Limit Salmonella Claims
Feb 22 2009 // The Hartford has filed a lawsuit to determine whether it must pay claims filed by victims of a nationwide salmonella outbreak traced to the Virginia peanut butter maker it insures. Hartford, Conn.-based Hartford Casualty...
Swiss Re Claims Executive Huff Named Missouri Commissioner
Feb 22 2009 // Gov. Jay Nixon has picked a Swiss Re insurance claims executive to lead the Missouri insurance department. John Huff, a Missouri native, has worked since July 2008 at the Zurich headquarters of Swiss Re, one of the...
