Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. News

Employers Can’t Use Vicarious Liability to Block Negligence Claims, TN High Court Says

The Tennessee Supreme Court this week dealt a blow to businesses and insurance companies, finding that employers can no longer argue that direct negligence claims are barred when the business admits vicarious liability for a worker’s actions. “We hold that …

Sedgwick Claims Subsidiary Buys Michigan’s Ternullo & Assoc.

Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc., a subsidiary of Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc., has acquired Stephen Ternullo & Associates, a provider of structural engineering, forensic investigations and fire investigation services to the property and casualty insurance market and architects, developers …

Sedgwick to Oversee Louisiana Property/Casualty Self-Insurance Program

A new private contractor is being hired to oversee claims processing and loss prevention services for Louisiana’s self-insurance program. The Office of Risk Management announced that Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. was awarded a three-year contract that begins July 1, …