Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Southeast Senior Living Complexes Agree to Pay $450,000 in Settlement Claims over FHA, ADA Violations
Sep 20 2021 // The Justice Department announced that the developer and owners of eight senior living complexes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee have agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims that they violated the...
Florida New Litigated Claims Fell 35% in August
Sep 17 2021 // New litigated claims for Florida’s largest property and casualty insurers dropped to 4,313 in August, a 35% decrease from July, according to data compiled by litigation management software provider CaseGlide. The...
Reinsurers Face Major Claims Uncertainties, but Reap Benefits of Pricing Tailwinds
Sep 16 2021 // A principal negative factor affecting the reinsurance industry is the large amount of claims uncertainty, but positive tailwinds are offsetting these negative headwinds, creating a stable outlook for the sector into 2022,...
People Moves: Claims Leaders Hired at Generali GC&C; D&O Specialist Rising Edge, and Hamilton Re
Sep 16 2021 // This edition of International People Moves focuses on claims appointments at three insurance underwriters: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, D&O MGA Rising Edge and Hamilton Insurance Group. A summary of...
ClaimsPro Acquires Alabama-Based Adjusting Company CJ Hester
Sep 15 2021 // ClaimsPro, an independent adjusting and claims management leader in North America and an SCM Company, announced that it has acquired CJ Hester, a multi-state independent insurance adjusting company based in Mobile,...
The Hartford Agrees to Pay $787M to Settle Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Claims
Sep 15 2021 // The Hartford announced a new agreement in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy in which it will pay $787 million for sexual abuse claims under policies mostly issued in the 1970s. The new agreement supersedes a prior...
Drugmaker Endo Settles Opioid Claims by New York, Counties for $50M
Sep 13 2021 // Drugmaker Endo International Plc on Thursday said it has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve lawsuits by New York state and two of its largest counties related to the sale and marketing of opioids. Endo said the...
Pennsylvania Insurance Department Provides Damage Claims Info Following Storm
Sep 10 2021 // Following the strong storms, tornadoes and historic flooding in the commonwealth, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman provided information to home and business owners to help them file insurance claims for...
Global Reinsurers Shoulder ‘Considerable Burden’ of COVID-19 Claims
Sep 9 2021 // Global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance COVID-19 claims are approaching $50 billion, which has had a significant burden on reinsurers, according to Mike Van Slooten, head of Business Intelligence for Aon...
Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers Compensation Claims
Sep 9 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy. When workers...
Judge Rules Boeing Directors Must Face Shareholder Claims Over 737 MAX
Sep 8 2021 // A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months. Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn...
Credit Suisse Begins Filing Insurance Claims Over Greensill-Linked Funds
Sep 8 2021 // A first insurance claim has been filed and more are being prepared in Credit Suisse’s efforts to recover funds from its insolvent supply chain finance linked to Greensill, the Swiss bank said on Tuesday. The collapse...
DFS Directs New York Insurers to Expedite Tropical Depression Ida-Related Claims
Sep 7 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a circular letter to New York-regulated insurers to expedite Tropical Depression Ida-related insurance claims. On September 1, 2021, the remnants of...
Texas Hospital to Pay $3.3M to Settle Claims-Related Whistleblower Suit
Sep 2 2021 // John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Tarrant County, Texas, will pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding certain claims submitted to federal healthcare programs, the...
German Insurers’ 2021 Claims Could Reach €11.5B ($13.6B) After Floods, Hail
Sep 2 2021 // German insurers face claims of about 11.5 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in 2021 after extensive flooding and hail storms, Germany’s insurance lobby GDV said on Thursday. It could be the most expensive year for...
‘Be Honest’: New Transportation Safety Chief Warns Robot-Car Claims Erode Public Trust
Aug 25 2021 // The nation’s new chief accident investigator wants to send a message: growing public confusion over automated driving systems in the U.S. is threatening to undermine the potential safety benefits of the...
North Carolina Flooding Claims Five Victims
Aug 24 2021 // Officials have found a fifth person dead after flooding in western North Carolina. Haywood County Emergency Services announced in a Facebook post that they found the fifth victim, Frank Lauer Sr., 74, of Cruso on Sunday....
Jury Nixes Claims Against Air Rescue Firm in Fatal Accident
Aug 24 2021 // A federal jury has rejected negligence and warranty claims against an air rescue company that was sued by the family of a Delaware firefighter who died after falling from a helicopter during a training exercise. The jury...
Europe Reinsurers’ H1 Profits Climb on Lower COVID Claims, Hardening Prices: Moody’s
Aug 19 2021 // The four largest European based reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – reported sharply higher profits in the first half of 2021, compared with the same period in 2020 — as a result of lower...
Judge Tosses Most Claims in Oregon Armed Occupation Death Suit
Aug 19 2021 // A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of an Arizona rancher who served as spokesperson for the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife...
