Latest Claims Headlines
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People Moves: Goodwin to Lead Marine Underwriters of America’s new Marine Claims Department
Mar 7 2023 // Goodwin to Lead Marine Underwriters of America’s new Marine Claims Department Marine Underwriters of America, a DOXA Insurance company and premier underwriter of ocean marine, inland marine and related properties,...
Meta’s Record Privacy Settlement Spurs Dispute Over State Claims
Mar 2 2023 // Meta Platforms Inc. is wrong to say its $725 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming Facebook illegally shared user data with a controversial research firm protects it from similar claims brought by New Mexico, attorneys...
NFL Must Face Racial Bias Claims in Open Court, Judge Rules
Mar 2 2023 // The National Football League and three of its teams must face claims by Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores of racist hiring practices in open court, a U.S. judge in New York ruled on Wednesday while...
Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Self-Driving Safety Claims
Feb 28 2023 // Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...
Insurers Face $500M in Claims for Ships Stuck in Ukraine – a Year After Start of War
Feb 24 2023 // Insurers are facing half a billion dollars in claims for up to 60 commercial ships still stuck in Ukraine a year after the start of the war with Russia, industry sources said. When the conflict started, more than 90...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Denial of ITT’s Covid-19 Insurance Claims
Feb 24 2023 // Global corporation ITT has again been denied coverage under its “all-risk” policy for business costs and losses it sustained due to Covid-19. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by the...
Insurers’ Digital Claims Tools Failing Customers: J.D. Power
Feb 23 2023 // Calling the trend “worrying,” J.D. Power’s new property claims satisfaction report indicated that insurers’ digital tools to speed the claims process are not pleasing homeowners insurance customers,...
Illinois Supreme Court: BIPA Claims Accrue With Each Scan
Feb 17 2023 // The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a separate claim accrues each time a business unlawfully scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or information, a decision that could drive up class...
Fox News Must Face Smartmatic’s Lawsuit Over Election-Rigging Claims
Feb 15 2023 // A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News’ bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of falsely accusing an electronic voting systems company of helping rig the 2020 U.S....
Nurse Practitioner Claims Have Increased Since 2017 but COVID Effect Yet to Play Out
Feb 14 2023 // The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a new report from CNA in collaboration with its business partners at Nurses Service...
NFL Is Sued for ‘Systematic Bias’ in Denying Former Players’ Disability Claims
Feb 10 2023 // Three days before the Super Bowl, the National Football League faces a proposed class action lawsuit by former players who claim its disability plan prevents them from getting the treatment they need. Ten former pros...
31% of Workers Filing COVID Claims Suffer Long-Term, but Rate Declining: New York Fund
Feb 10 2023 // A report released this month by New York State Insurance Fund found that 31% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 continued medical treatment or took time off work more than 60 days after the initial...
Mercedez-Benz Faces More Than 300,000 UK Claims Over Diesel Emissions
Feb 9 2023 // Mercedes-Benz faces more than 300,000 claims at London’s High Court from the owners of diesel vehicles that were allegedly equipped with “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests. The German carmaker is...
California Fines Online Health Provider $3.2M over Claims Practices
Feb 8 2023 // The Pill Club Holdings Inc. (dba The Pill Club) paid $3.2 million after the California Department of Insurance alleged it violated the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act by submitting false claims to insurance...
Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims
Feb 8 2023 // A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in 2021. The federal lawsuit filed Monday against Factory...
After 2 Deaths, New York Roofing Firm Still Ignoring Fall Protections, Claims OSHA
Feb 8 2023 // Nanuet, New York-based roofing contractor ALJ Home Improvement Inc. is ignoring safety requirements despite having suffered the loss of two workers since 2019 in falls that were preventable, the Occupational Safety and...
Illinois Supreme Ct.: 5-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Biometric Privacy Claims
Feb 3 2023 // Plaintiffs have five years to file claims to allege violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments by business advocates that a one-year statute of limitations...
Allstate Reports $310M Q4 Loss as Auto Claims Costs Motor Past Rate Hikes
Feb 2 2023 // As it had warned last month, Allstate Corp. reported a fourth quarter 2022 loss of $310 million as losses from auto insurance outpaced an increase in revenue. Results were in comparison to net income of $790 million for Q4...
People Moves: Batt Is Trium Cyber Head of Product; Tyng New Lead of HDI U.S. Captive Solutions; SiriusPoint Names Sigle Head of Claims; HUB Hires Chief HRO
Feb 1 2023 // Lloyd’s Trium Cyber Appoints Batt as Head of Product Trium Cyber, the first entity approved by Lloyd’s to launch a monoline cyber syndicate, has appointed Jeffrey Batt as head of product. As head of product,...
Tennessee Department Obtains $11.5M for Policyholders in Insurance Claims Disputes
Feb 1 2023 // The Tenneesse Department of Commerce and Insurance secured a record $11.5 million for policyholders in 2022, after mediating complaints about insurers. The department’s insurance services team mediated 3,249...
