Georgia Court: Insurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Application July 15, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of...
Insurtech Firms Continue to Grapple With Data Ownership July 15, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers need to learn to share their data if they want to take full advantage of the mountain of information...
5th Circuit: No Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash July 12, 2019 By Jim Sams If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident? A federal judge in...
Claims Industry Consolidation Continues with Sedgwick’s Purchase of York July 10, 2019 By Jim Sams Sedgwick Group announced this week that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation...
30% of Disaster Claims Settled After Desk Audit Using Munich Re Remote Tool, Images July 1, 2019 By Jim Sams Munich Re had teamed up with a unit of the National Insurance Crime Bureau to offer insurance carriers an analytics...
Georgia Court: Insurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Application June 27, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of...
Data-Driven Insurance Future Clouded by Data Ownership Uncertainty June 26, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers need to learn to share their data if they want to take full advantage of the mountain of information...
State Farm Bets on ‘Real Time’ Telematics as GEICO Scoffs June 19, 2019 By Jim Sams The nation’s largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance...
Alexa, Why Was a Lawsuit Filed Against You? June 17, 2019 By Jim Sams If Big Brother isn’t watching, maybe his little sister is listening. An international law firm has filed a federal lawsuit...
A Place for Technology at Every Point in the Claims Process June 17, 2019 By Jim Sams The digital transformation of the insurance industry isn’t just for insurtech startups any more. At Allstate, 60 percent of claims...