Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer Doesn’t Have to Pay Claims in Ark. Babies’ Deaths
Jun 16 2006 // An insurance company doesn’t have to pay claims made in the deaths of two babies left inside a closed car in sweltering weather in Arkansas, a federal appeals court says. The claims were made in the April 1998 deaths...
Pride Industries Employee Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 16 2006 // A Sacramento man has turned himself in for insurance fraud. Darren Stanton was a long term employee of PRIDE Industries, an employer of people with disabilities, according to LWP Claims Solutions Inc. On March 28, 2005,...
Insurance Claims Paid in Mississippi Now Over $10 Billion
Jun 16 2006 // As of June 6 insurance companies have paid out more than $10 billion in hurricane-related claims for hurricanes Rita and Katrina in Mississippi, according to Commissioner of Insurance George Dale. The National Flood...
Catastrophe Claims Cards Latest Option for Accessing Insurance Funds
Jun 15 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., starting July 15, it will be offering its property insurance policyholders a new tool for accessing emergency claims payments after a catastrophic event. In addition to...
Three Insurers Sue To Recover Claims Paid in ’02 Wildfire
Jun 15 2006 // Three insurance companies filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to recover $7.04 million in claims paid for homes damaged or destroyed in the 2002 Hayman Fire in Colorado. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Inc., three...
N.Y. City Continues to Pay More Each Year to Settle Claims
Jun 14 2006 // The cost to New York City of settling legal claims against the city has more than doubled since 1995 and to reach more than $575 million in 2005. Ten years ago, the city paid out $265 million on claims, according to the...
Beecher Carlson Expands Risk Services/Captive Operations in Denver
Jun 13 2006 // Beecher Carlson, an insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has expanded its risk services/captive operations with the appointment of Richard (Dick) Huntington as senior vice President and Carol Riggs as...
Ericson Named Marketing Manager for Frye Claims Consultation
Jun 8 2006 // Adrienne Chapman Ericson has joined Frye Claims Consultation & Administration Inc. as director of marketing. She brings to the position more than 23 years experience as a professional liability and commercial general...
Cadillac Escalade Most Likely to be Stolen; Lancer Evolution Next in Line
Jun 8 2006 // The Cadillac Escalade, the bold and shiny luxury sport utility vehicle popular with Hollywood’s A-List, rappers and star athletes, apparently also attracts an ill-intentioned constituency: car thieves. Escalades had...
La. Commissioner Seeks to Extend Time to Sue Over Katrina/Rita Claims
Jun 6 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has issued Advisory Letter 06-04 to the approximate 100 companies with homeowners insurance policies in Louisiana, requesting their cooperation in extending from one to two...
N.J. Drivers ‘Clear Winners’ Under ’03 Reforms, Claims Industry Report
Jun 5 2006 // New Jersey drivers are the “clear winners” due to auto insurance reforms enacted by lawmakers in 2003 according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), which released a report about the...
GLOBAL CLAIMS, SAN DIEGO
Jun 5 2006 // Specialist international marine claims firm, Global Claims Management Ltd., will be opening a San Diego office and claims portal service on June 1. The San Diego office will provide marine claims surveying and adjusting...
Exercising appropriate standard of care
Jun 5 2006 // The term “standard of care” often is thrown around when dealing with professional liability risks. A professional is regarded as someone who possesses special skills, experience and knowledge, and thus is held...
Katrina, Rita complaints breed probes in La.
Jun 5 2006 // As an aftereffect of consumer complaints, the Louisiana Department of Insurance hit Allstate Insurance Co. and St. Paul Travelers Cos. with investigations into their handling of homeowners’ claims resulting from...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana has been extensively reported, as has the fact that many people in those states did not have flood insurance coverage. As a result,...
Multi-family housing: How to slow the A&E claims flow
Jun 5 2006 // Would architects or engineers accept a fee of $70,000 knowing that it would result in a $1 million loss? Probably not, yet that’s exactly what they are likely to be faced with when designing a multi-family use...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The initial decisions from Hurricane Katrina lawsuits provide some comfort to both insurers and insureds and potential warnings to insurance agents. The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi...
Katrina, Rita complaints breed probes in La.
Jun 5 2006 // As an aftereffect of consumer complaints, the Louisiana Department of Insurance hit Allstate Insurance Co. and St. Paul Travelers Cos. with investigations into their handling of homeowners’ claims resulting from...
Exercising appropriate standard of care
Jun 5 2006 // The term “standard of care” often is thrown around when dealing with professional liability risks. A professional is regarded as someone who possesses special skills, experience and knowledge, and thus is held...
People
Jun 5 2006 // Marsh & McLennan Co. Inc. named Stephen R. Hardis non-executive chairman of the board at its annual shareholder meeting. Hardis succeeds Robert F. Erburu, who is retiring from the board after reaching the...
