Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Study Says Autonomous Vehicles Significantly Reduce BI/PD Claims
Sep 7 2023 // A new study has revealed that autonomous-vehicle technology reduced bodily injury claims frequency by 100% and property damage claims frequency by 76%. Global reinsurer Swiss Re and automated driving company Waymo...
Insurers Cheated Out of Millions in False Claims for Lost or Damaged Cell Phones
Sep 6 2023 // A Newark, New Jersey man has admitted that he conspired with others to defraud telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for...
Verizon Pays $4M to Settle Federal Cybersecurity Claims But Admits No Liability
Sep 6 2023 // Verizon Business Network Services of Ashburn, Virginia, has agreed to pay $4,091,317 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it failed to completely satisfy certain cybersecurity controls in an information technology...
Florida Regulators Remind Insurers to Take Care of Insureds as Claims Come in
Sep 5 2023 // The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast, but regulators have signaled a need to make sure that claims from the area, now topping 10,000,...
Claims Pros Warned About Confirmation Bias and Inflated Line Items
Sep 4 2023 // The charred remains of a dog found among the ruins of a house that was destroyed in a sudden fire added an air of legitimacy to the insurance claim. For sure, homeowners sometimes resort to arson, but who would be so...
Skyrocketing Bodily Injury Claims Spill Over to Professional Liability Insurance Market
Sep 4 2023 // Claims frequency and severity are up across the industry, thanks in large part to social inflation, which has led to an increase in litigation and more costly settlements. Fueled primarily by aggressive tactics by...
Data Call: Florida OIR Wants Idalia Claims Info Daily Through Sept. 6
Aug 31 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding property insurers that they must report Hurricane Idalia claims information daily, starting Friday. The data should be submitted by noon Eastern time, every day,...
Appeals Court Dismisses 14 COVID Business Insurance Claims Against Travelers
Aug 31 2023 // The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits by 14 businesses seeking insurance coverage from Travelers Insurance for business losses stemming from COVID-19 and the related government shutdown orders. The...
Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters
Aug 31 2023 // Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating the city`s curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. City...
Appeals Court Nixes Its Own ‘Flawed’ Limit on Title VII Employee Discrimination Claims
Aug 30 2023 // A federal appeals court has discarded its own long-time precedent and expanded the scope of discrimination claims that employees can bring against their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In so ruling, the...
McDonald’s, CEO Must Face Ex-Security Executive’s Race Bias Claims
Aug 24 2023 // A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald’s Corp. of pushing out a Black executive after he criticized CEO Chris Kempczinski for appearing to blame the parents of a girl...
Virginia Judge Says Medical Malpractice Law Does Not Apply to Sexual Abuse Claims
Aug 23 2023 // Most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a lawsuit by dozens of former patients of a Virginia children`s hospital can move forward, a judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that many of the...
Conditions Are Challenging, Claims Are Elevated, but Reinsurers’ Profits Return: Reports
Aug 22 2023 // Despite extremely challenging conditions, with persistent and elevated claims activity, the global reinsurance segment returned an underwriting profit in 2022, according to an AM Best report. “Reinsurers generally...
The Advance Pay Rule and Other Unique Aspects of Montana Claims Processing
Aug 16 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Montana, aka the Treasure State. Known for its breathtaking views, sub-zero winters, and… an insurance claims process that rivals Florida in nuance? If you’re...
Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy After $6M False Asbestos Claims Ruling
Aug 15 2023 // A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting...
Kellogg’s ‘Woke’ Workplace Diversity Programs Are Illegal, Group Claims
Aug 10 2023 // A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its...
Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial
Aug 7 2023 // A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government. Google, a unit...
Auto Claims Inflation Speeds Ahead of Premium Increases
Aug 7 2023 // Insurance claims inflation has risen faster than the underlying consumer price index (CPI), outpacing auto insurance premium increases, according to a new study, Auto Insurance: The Uncertain Road Ahead, by the American...
Skanska Must Face the Music: Maritime Law Does Not Protect it from Fla. Storm Claims
Aug 3 2023 // A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered...
Aircraft Lessors Aim for June 2024 Trial Over Contested Russia Insurance Claims
Aug 1 2023 // Some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors and insurers are aiming to be ready to go to trial in June 2024 over contested insurance claims for aircraft stuck in Russia, a lawyer for one of the lessors said on...
