Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Department of Insurance Alleges Mishandled Claims by App-Based Auto Insurance Seller and Topa
Jun 28 2022 // The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Co., after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims...
Medical Society Accuses Insurers of Using ‘Junk Science’ to Deny Covid Business Claims
Jun 27 2022 // The medical profession in New Hampshire is accusing the insurance industry of using “junk science” in justifying its denials of Covid-related business insurance claims. In an amicus brief in a case between a...
Lyft Reaches $25 Million Settlement of Claims it Hid Safety Problems Before IPO
Jun 20 2022 // Lyft Inc has reached a $25 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that the ride-hailing company concealed safety problems, including sexual assaults by drivers, prior to its 2019 initial public offering. The...
Cast Iron Drainpipes Latest Target in Florida Claims. But They Can Be Defended.
Jun 20 2022 // A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damages that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, “free roof” solicitations, roof claims and thousands of lawsuits have rattled the...
NFL QB Deshaun Watson Denies Texas Sexual Misconduct Claims
Jun 17 2022 // The new lawsuits _ and potential for more _ against Deshaun Watson may have further damaged his image and swayed opinion about him. However, they’ve only deepened his resolve. The Cleveland Browns quarterback...
Porsche to Pay $80 Million to Resolve Fuel Economy Claims on U.S. Vehicles
Jun 17 2022 // Volkswagen AG and its Porsche AG unit have agreed to a class-action settlement worth at least $80 million to resolve claims it skewed emissions and fuel economy data on 500,000 Porsche vehicles in the United States, court...
Florida’s Litigated Claims Dropped 14% from April to May for Largest Carriers
Jun 15 2022 // Florida’s 16 largest property insurers reported a 14% average decrease in litigated claims in May, the first drop in the numbers since February. CaseGlide, a litigation management software provider that tracks claims...
Under Strain From Sex Abuse Claims, Boy Scouts Selling Off Camp Properties
Jun 7 2022 // As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space. A $2.6 billion proposed bankruptcy...
People Moves: Mourad Named President of Verisk Claims; Marsh’s Evans Joins Risk Strategies Entertainment; Roamly Hires Root, Good Sam Execs
Jun 6 2022 // Verisk Names Mourad President of Claims Insurance data analytics firm Verisk announced that Maroun Mourad will begin serving as president, Claims Solutions, on July 1, succeeding Rich Della Rocca who is retiring. In his...
Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising
Jun 6 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years — and at least one...
Covid-19 Led to 20% Increase in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims
Jun 1 2022 // The number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) increased 20% during the first 27 months of the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020...
Baltimore Settles With Rapper for $300K Over Claims of False Arrest, Police Planting Drugs
May 31 2022 // A court settlement calls for the city of Baltimore to pay $300,000 to resolve claims that police officers planted drugs on a rapper known as Young Moose. The Baltimore Sun reports that the city’s spending board is...
Ford to Pay States $19.2 Million Over False Advertising Claims
May 25 2022 // Ford Motor Co. will pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations it falsely advertised real-world fuel economy and payload capacity for some hybrids and pickup trucks, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said on...
Rochester Diocese Offers $147M to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims
May 24 2022 // The Diocese of Rochester, New York, and its insurers have submitted a proposal to bankruptcy court to settle 471 sexual abuse claims against them for $147 million. The settlement includes $107,750,000 from insurers and...
Do Claims Against Musk Raise a Legal Issue for His Companies and Twitter Deal?
May 24 2022 // A report saying Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk’s company SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle sexual harassment claims by a flight attendant on a private jet comes as he eyes a takeover of Twitter. Below is an overview of some of...
Costlier Errors: Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising
May 23 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years – and at least one paid a...
Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private
May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...
Policies’ Arbitration, AOB Endorsements are Unconstitutional, Florida Lawsuit Claims
May 19 2022 // Recent moves by two Florida insurers to limit litigation and restoration expenses – and regulators’ approval of those policy endorsements – have met with a constitutional challenge from contractors. One Florida...
Oklahoma Hospital to Pay $1.1M to Settle False Claims Act Violations
May 18 2022 // Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, announced United States Attorney Robert J....
Ex-Central Michigan Coach Wins Appeal Over Defamation Claims Against ESPN
May 18 2022 // A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit by a former college gymnastics coach who claims he was defamed on Twitter by an ESPN reporter linking him to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar and a controversial coach. The 3-0...
