Dog-Related Claims Cost U.S. Home Insurers Nearly $900M in 2021 April 14, 2022 Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in...
Consumer Group Demands Probe After Reports of Alleged Bias at State Farm March 29, 2022 By Jim Sams A national consumer rights group on Thursday called on state insurance commissioners to investigate racial bias in claims handling after...
Metal Thieves Swiping Tailpipes Create 1,000% Spike in Claims March 11, 2022 By Dana Hull State Farm said Thursday that metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium are stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater...
Auto Insurers Can Use ‘Hybrid’ Model on Med Reimbursement, Florida High Court Rules December 9, 2021 Automobile insurance carriers in Florida may limit reimbursement to health providers in keeping with a fee schedule in a personal...
State Farm and Generali Join Investors in Computer Vision Startup Nexar November 19, 2021 State Farm and Generali joined the $53 million financing round for Nexar, an artificial intelligence computer vision startup based in...
Court Rules California Insurance Commissioner Cannot Make State Farm Pay Refunds for Overcharges November 2, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara cannot force insurers to repay consumers when they charge excessive rates, the California Court of...
Fungus Endorsement Outweighs Resulting Loss in Florida State Farm Case October 5, 2021 By William Rabb A Florida appeals court has reversed a trial judge, finding that a homeowner’s State Farm policy did not cover damages...
Insurers in Louisiana Could Be Fined for Refusal to Cover Ida Evacuation Expenses September 14, 2021 By Wesley Muller, The Louisiana Illuminator Insurance companies could face fines or be suspended from doing business for refusing to comply with Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim...
Former California Insurance Agent Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $200K July 26, 2021 Anna Gabriela Garcia, also known as Anna Nuno-Garcia, 48, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court...
Tony the Tennessee Arson Detection Dog Loves His Job June 10, 2021 By CORINNE S KENNEDY Tony is an unusual dog. He never eats his food out of a bowl, always feeding from his human’s hand....