New Jersey’s mediation program to assist residents with unresolved insurance claims related to Superstorm Sandy has recovered $3.42 million for consumers since the program was launched last May, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced on Jan 10. To date, …
In Connecticut, the state’s insurance department now has the legal authority to establish a mediation program for claims disputes arising from catastrophic losses. The state’s Public Act 13-148 — which was signed into law by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy in …
An American Express subsidiary is dropping its complaint against a Maryland man jailed for months in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba. AMEX Assurance Company sued Gary Giordano of Gaithersburg to void a travel insurance policy he …
Iowa City, Iowa, officials say their insurance claim over a costly landfill fire last year remains in dispute, and it may force legal action. The Travelers Companies claims the landfill cell that burned for 15 days last May was not …
Kenneth Kobylowski, commissioner for New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, announced on March 28 that his department has selected the American Arbitration Association to administer a mediation program for still-unresolved first party claims for Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, auto and …
New York-based satellite radio services company Sirius XM Radio Inc. filed a lawsuit against two directors and officers insurers last week. Sirius XM alleges XL Specialty Insurance Co. and U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.(USSIC) breached their contract by failing to provide …
A New York legislator proposed a new bill that would establish a private right of action for the insured for unfair insurance settlement practices when the claim relates to loss or injury in regions where the governor has declared a …
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba.
