Latest Claims Headlines
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State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG
Sep 19 2022 // Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the state to compensate homeowners. The settlement says...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint...
Phishing Triggers Majority of Cyber Claims in 2022 First Half: Coalition
Sep 14 2022 // Claims are down among Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2022, but small businesses became bigger targets and an organization’s employees remain the easiest was for cyber criminals to infiltrate and pull...
Report Pinpoints Top Causes of Malpractice Claims Involving Nurses
Sep 13 2022 // For 20 years, nursing has been rated as the most trusted profession in national Gallup polls. Even so, nurses make mistakes from time to time. A new report by professional liability insurer Coverys offers insight on the...
Google Faces Damages Claims of $25.4B in UK, Dutch Courts Over Adtech Practices
Sep 13 2022 // Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion) over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on...
New York Revises Compensation Fund, Workers’ Compensation Claims for 9/11 Victims
Sep 12 2022 // Ahead of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills into that that seek to support to 9/11 victims and survivors and their families. This new laws target barriers and delays in the...
Judge Approves Boy Scouts Reorg Plan to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
Sep 9 2022 // A bankruptcy judge on Sept. 8 granted the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approval of its $2.5 billion reorganization plan, which will allow the organization to settle tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. U.S. Bankruptcy...
Vermont Nursing Home Sued Over Racial Abuse Claims
Sep 9 2022 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Vermont nursing home over allegations that it allowed patients to racially abuse Black staff members. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in...
Pennsylvaina Auto Body Shop Owner Accused of $426K in False Insurance Claims
Sep 7 2022 // The owner of a Chalfont, Pennsylvania auto body repair shop submitted 289 false insurance claims over several years to four insurance companies, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts, according to the Bucks County...
Bayer to Pay $40 Million Over Whistle-Blower’s Bribe Claims
Sep 6 2022 // Bayer AG agreed to pay $40 million to resolve US lawsuits linked to allegations that company officials bribed hospitals and physicians to use its drugs. The settlement stems from two “whistle-blower” suits...
Rescinded Policies Owe No Coverage for Lead Paint Claims, Maryland High Court Rules
Sep 6 2022 // Insurers that rescinded general liability policies issued to landlords who misrepresented their exposure to lead paint claims owe no coverage to 12 plaintiffs who had not yet obtained final court judgments,...
Recruiting and Retaining Claims Talent in the Candidate’s Market
Sep 5 2022 // The insurance industry is experiencing a reshuffling of talent, an aging workforce and ongoing disruption. Its vital insurance organizations are exploring their current talent strategies to successfully attract and retain...
Nurse Practitioner Claims CVS Fired Her Over Her Abortion Stance
Sep 2 2022 // A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities. In the lawsuit, Paige Casey said CVS...
Musk Looks to Delay Twitter Trial Following Whistleblower Claims
Aug 31 2022 // Elon Musk is seeking to delay until November a trial over his intention to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc TWTR.N and amend his complaint against the social media company, according to court filings,...
USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims
Aug 29 2022 // Another national insurance company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it underpaid hundreds of auto insurance claims. A federal court in Mississippi this month signed off on a confidential settlement in a...
State Farm to Pay $100 Million to Federal Government for Hurricane Katrina Claims
Aug 25 2022 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. and two former claims-adjuster sisters, who more than 16 years ago filed a lawsuit claiming the insurer committed fraud against the government’s National Flood Insurance Program...
Dallas Storm Causes ‘Nominal’ Claims Despite Near-Historic Rainfall
Aug 24 2022 // A 1,000-year rain event that brought 10 or more inches of rainfall to parts of North Texas early this week has led to roughly 3,500 property claims, 1,300 auto claims and less than 20 flood claims through the National...
Twitter Misled Regulators on Hackers and Spam, Whistleblower Claims
Aug 24 2022 // Twitter Inc. misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko said in a whistleblower complaint. In an 84-page complaint,...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Edwards to Lead New Delegated Authority Practice; BHSI Promotes Claims Execs Barker and Kelleher in UK
Aug 23 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes...
Couple’s Lawsuit Claims Black and White Bias in Home Appraisals
Aug 22 2022 // How much does it pay to hide the photos of your family at your home, or anything else that shows your race? If you’re Black and trying to find out how much your house is worth, one family suggests it could be...
