Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Cabinet Supplier to Pay $12M Settlement Over False Claims Act Violations
Sep 12 2025 // Allied Stone Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based supplier of countertop and cabinetry products, and its President, Jia “Jerry” Lim, have agreed to pay a total of $12.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated...
Massachusetts Settles Asbestos Claims With Abatement Firm, Supermarket
Sep 12 2025 // The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached an agreement with Compass Restoration Services, a Ludlow-based asbestos and lead abatement company, to resolve allegations that the company violated the...
Leddy Named New CEO at Tampa-Based Ryze Claims Solutions
Sep 11 2025 // Leddy Tampa-based Ryze Claim Solutions has named Walter Leddy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Leddy previously was CEO of U.S. field services for Davies, an adjusting and insurance services firm. Leddy, who...
Bankruptcy Judge Rules Church Insurers Lack Standing to Contest Abuse Claims
Sep 10 2025 // Insurers that have not indicated they will pay claims from sexual abuse survivors currently have no standing to contest certain claims as they are being considered, a federal bankruptcy judge recently ruled in a case...
Report: Ransomware Attackers ‘More Systematic,’ Claims Become Costlier
Sep 10 2025 // A portfolio claims analysis shared by Resilience, a cyber risk solutions company, showed the year-over-year average cost of individual ransomware attacks rose by 17% in the first half of 2025. The new report found that...
Judge Approves Chapter 11 Plan for Rochester Diocese With $246M Claims Fund
Sep 8 2025 // A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday signed off on a $246 million fund to pay abuse claims as part of the Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy. Having witnessed six...
A Look at Senior Care Liability Claims
Sep 8 2025 // The average indemnity payments paid for senior care facilities have more than doubled over the past 10 years, according to Liberty Mutual/Ironshore’s inaugural Senior Care Claims Study, which examined senior care...
Judge Allows 9/11 Civil Claims Against Saudi Arabia to Proceed
Sep 3 2025 // A federal judge in New York rejected Saudi Arabia’s latest effort to dismiss civil claims that it supported the 9/11 hijackers. Judge George B. Daniels said in a written opinion last Thursday that his decision...
Chinese Firm Faces $420 Million Zambia Mine-Spill Damages Claims
Sep 3 2025 // People affected by a large-scale toxic spill at a Zambian mine in February are demanding $420 million in compensation from the Chinese state-owned company that operates the site. Two separate groups sent letters of demand...
AvonRisk Acquires Texas’ AS&G Claims Administration and Care Logic
Sep 2 2025 // AvonRisk, a national provider of risk management, claims administration, and managed care services, announced today that it has acquired AS&G Claims Administration, Inc., and Care Logic, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based...
Viewpoint: Delay, Deny, Defend for California Wildfire Claims?
Sep 2 2025 // Eight months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles, commercial and residential policyholders continue to report unreasonably long delays, dubious denials, and conspicuously low settlements. Most...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
Aug 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has...
Court Says Immunity Shields Former New York AG From Malicious Prosecution Claims
Aug 21 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a case brought by a former New York City Council member alleging that a former New York State attorney general wrongly prosecuted him. The dismissal rested on the grounds that the former state...
People Moves: Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary Casualty; Hiscox Taps AIG’s Bud as Group Head of Technical Claims
Aug 20 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel Canada and Hiscox. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Canada Taps Berkeley’s Paris as VP, Product Line Leader – Primary...
Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
Aug 20 2025 // Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said...
JPMorgan Must Face Claims Over Son’s Fleecing of Elderly Mom
Aug 20 2025 // JPMorgan Chase & Co. lost an attempt to stop an 85-year-old widow from pursuing claims in arbitration that the company failed to prevent her son from siphoning more than $8 million from her bank accounts. The widow,...
NFL Cannot Force Black Coach’s Racial Claims Into Arbitration, Says Appeals Court
Aug 15 2025 // The National Football League cannot force Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ racial bias claims into an arbitration controlled by the league, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. In a 3-0...
New York AG Sues Zelle, Claims Lax Security Led to $1 Billion Consumer Fraud Losses
Aug 14 2025 // Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform’s refusal to adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from...
Delay in Upping Its Claims Offer Could Cost AIG, Federal Appeals Court Says
Aug 6 2025 // AIG could pay dearly for refusing to budge on a claim settlement offer of $2.65 million for nearly a year after receiving estimates that a jury would likely award the claimant $7.5 million for her injuries. A jury did...
Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Robotaxi Claims
Aug 5 2025 // Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company’s self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous. The proposed...
