Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Claims Insurer, Puyallup Denied Firefighter’s Benefits, Caused Death
Jun 22 2007 // The family of a Puyallup, Wash., firefighter has filed a lawsuit claiming the city of Puyallup and its insurer illegally denied health benefits after the worker contracted a disease on the job that ultimately led to his...
Guy Carpenter Set to go Electronic on All Lloyd’s Claims
Jun 21 2007 // Guy Carpenter & Company, Marsh & McLennan’s risk and reinsurance specialist, announced plans to mandate the use of Electronic Claims File (ECF) for in-scope claims for all Lloyd’s markets from January...
Calif. Reports Most Agricultural Freeze Claims Settled
Jun 21 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says most of the farmers affected by the January 2007 freeze have had their crop insurance claims settled, following his meeting with Fresno-area agricultural leaders...
Supreme Court to Hear Sprint Age Bias Case That Could Limit Claims
Jun 19 2007 // The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Sprint Nextel Corp.’s appeal of an employment case that could make it harder for workers to prove discrimination allegations. The case centers on whether allegations by workers...
Commission Files Final Report on Holocaust Insurance Claims
Jun 19 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a report on the activities of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC). Authored by ICHEIC Chairman Lawrence S. Eagleburger...
Sen. Alexander takes up nuclear workers’ cause
Jun 18 2007 // U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is pressing the Bush administration to fully fund a compensation program for sick nuclear weapons workers and calling for Senate hearings on why claims have been delayed. “It has...
Improving experience modifiers lowers workers’ comp premiums
Jun 18 2007 // Experience rating is the interaction of claims management and insurance pricing. An organization that controls its losses also controls its experience modifier and ultimately is responsible for higher or lower...
What IF there had been no Lost Time Claims?
Jun 18 2007 // Example #2 Premium Mod. Adj. Prem. Example #1 $40,790 1.275 $52,007 Example #2 $40,790 .80 $32,632
Managing D&O claims expense
Jun 18 2007 // One of the standard features of the typical directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy is the provision allowing the insureds to select their own defense counsel, subject only to the insurance...
Texas Approves 14 Companies to Self Insure for Workers’ Comp Claims
Jun 15 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that 14 companies with approximately 47,600 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation...
Flood Insurance Program Doesn’t Know If Payments Covered Wind Damage
Jun 14 2007 // Since the National Flood Insurance Program does not collect data on both wind and flood damage claims from its insurers, it’s not possible to know if its billions of dollars in payments on hurricane-damaged...
IAG Receives 6000 Storm Claims
Jun 12 2007 // Insurance Australia Group said it has already received “over 6,000 claims” from the storms that have battered the coast of the State of New South Wales (See IJ web site June 11). IAG said it expects to receive...
First Cardinal Reports Hirings, Promotions at N.Y. Headquarters
Jun 11 2007 // Workers compensation administrator First Cardinal LLC announced the hiring and promotion of several employees at its Latham, N.Y. headquarters. Christine D. Bentsen has joined the accounting department as a senior...
Fla. Task Force on Citizens’ Claims Handling to Meet in Pensacola
Jun 11 2007 // In an ongoing effort to improve Citizens’ policyholder and applicant services, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is convening the third meeting of the legislatively-created task force on Citizens Property...
Lawmakers’ Driving Claims Cost California Taxpayers
Jun 11 2007 // Lawmakers using state-issued vehicles filed auto insurance claims at a far higher rate than the general public, costing California taxpayers nearly $90,000 the past two years, according to records obtained by The...
Tenn.: Alexander Says Sick Nuclear Workers Need Compensation Now
Jun 8 2007 // U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is pressing the Bush administration to fully fund a compensation program for sick nuclear weapons workers and calling for Senate hearings on why claims have been delayed. “It has come to our...
Colo. Commissioner Claims Rate Filing Review Saved Nearly $4 Million
Jun 8 2007 // Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Morrison has issued a statement saying her department’s review of rate filings by two insurers has saved consumers almost $4 million. According to the Department of Insurance,...
Claims VP Fauth Leaving Tower Group
Jun 7 2007 // Tower Group, Inc. reports that Steven G. Fauth, a director of Tower Group, Inc. and senior vice president of claims of its insurance subsidiaries, will resign from these positions to pursue other professional...
State Farm Trial Scheduled on Claims by Mississippi Coast Resident
Jun 6 2007 // State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. was scheduled to be back in federal court in Gulfport, Miss., on Monday in a lawsuit filed by a Pass Christian homeowner over damages from Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuit was filed by...
Md. Claims Adjuster Pleads Guilty to Stealing Workers’ Comp Checks
Jun 5 2007 // Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler reports that Natalie L. Mack, a former insurance claims adjustor with CompManagement, Inc., pled guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to stealing approximately...
