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Louisiana Woman Uses TikTok Videos in Storm Claims Fight
Jan 11 2021 // One Lake Charles, La., woman credits the power of social media in getting one step closer to having her hurricane-damaged home repaired after weeks of roadblocks with her insurance claim. Tara Parks recently posted several...
Safety Agency Dismisses Claims of Faulty Acceleration Against Tesla
Jan 11 2021 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would not grant a petition seeking a formal review of 662,000 Tesla vehicles for claims of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA). The U.S. auto safety...
California Suspends 1.4M Virus Unemployment Claims
Jan 8 2021 // California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was reported this week. The state Employment Development Department said it had examined...
South African Insurer Santam Accepts Liability for Some Rejected COVID-19 Claims
Jan 4 2021 // JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Santam will begin assessing payouts for some previously rejected coronavirus-related claims after recent court judgments on such cases but still intends to challenge one finding...
8th Circuit: Late Notice Bars Coverage Under Arkansas District’s ‘Claims-Made’ Policy
Dec 30 2020 // Ace American Insurance Co. is not liable for the approximately $250,000 that an Arkansas school district paid to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit because the district did not notify the insurer about a complaint against...
Judge Throws Out Apple Copyright Claims Against Security Software Startup Corellium
Dec 30 2020 // A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday dismissed Apple Inc.’s copyright infringement claims against a Florida startup whose software helps security researchers find vulnerabilities in Apple products including the...
How U.S. Government Will Handle COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Claims Is Largely a Secret
Dec 29 2020 // Lost in the U.S. launch of the coronavirus vaccine is a fact most don’t know when they roll up their sleeves: In rare cases of serious illness from the shots, the injured are blocked from suing and steered instead to...
New Group Launched for Senior Claims Managers in London Insurance Market
Dec 22 2020 // A new group for senior claims managers in the London insurance market has been established by the International Underwriting Association (IUA). The Claims Strategy Committee will oversee and coordinate all claims-related...
Thomas Miller Americas Appoints Arralde as Senior Claims Director in New Jersey
Dec 22 2020 // Thomas Miller Americas, a provider of insurance services, has appointed Noreen Arralde as senior claims director in its New Jersey office. Arralde rejoins Thomas Miller Americas from another protection and indemnity...
S. African Insurer Guardrisk Will Not Challenge Court Ruling on COVID-19 Claims
Dec 18 2020 // JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Guardrisk will not further challenge a court process that has found it liable to pay clients’ rejected coronavirus-related claims, it said late on Thursday. Guardrisk, the...
Missouri Employers Mutual Names Smith VP, Claims; Expands Executive Team
Dec 17 2020 // Tim Smith has joined Missouri Employers Mutual (MEM) as vice president of Claims. He will provide executive-level leadership to claims outcomes, strategy and initiatives. Smith comes to MEM from NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co....
South Africa Court Dismisses Insurer Guardrisk’s Appeal in Coronavirus Claims Case
Dec 17 2020 // JOHANNESBURG – A South African court on Thursday dismissed insurer Guardrisk’s appeal against a previous ruling that found it was liable pay a Cape Town cafe’s rejected coronavirus claim. Like other insurers...
Joint Louisiana Insurance Committees to Hear About Hurricane Claims, Pandemic
Dec 15 2020 // The insurance committees of the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives will hear about the impact of multiple 2020 hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic on insurance rates in a joint meeting on Dec. 16. Presenters...
Vermont’s Union Mutual Insurance Company Promotes Pryce to VP of Claims
Dec 14 2020 // The board of directors for Union Mutual Insurance Company voted at their December meeting to promote Jeff Pryce to the role of vice president of claims. The promotion is effective January 1, 2021. Pryce is based in the...
California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Med-Only Claims Drop
Dec 11 2020 // Initial data on fiscal year 2019/2020 public self-insured claims experience in the California workers’ compensation system show claim volume fell 6.4% compared with the prior year, but medical-only claims accounted...
LDI: Proof of Loss Deadlines for Hurricane Claims in Louisiana Extended
Dec 9 2020 // Property insurance policyholders Louisiana policyholders who need to file hurricane damage claims have an more time than usual to do so under Louisiana law, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. In a media...
Former Fidelity Investments’ Employee Claims Discriminatory, Hostile Workplace
Dec 9 2020 // A former female employee of Fidelity Investments has sued the company for discrimination and a hostile workplace where women were allegedly disparaged and racially insensitive comments were made, according to a...
Battery Rivals Duracell, Energizer Agree to End Lawsuits Over False Advertising Claims
Dec 8 2020 // The makers of Energizer and Duracell batteries have ended two lawsuits accusing each other of advertising false claims to consumers about battery life. According to filings on Friday in Manhattan federal court, Energizer...
Missouri Nursing Home to Pay $40K to Settle Gender Pay Discrimination Claims
Dec 3 2020 // A Kansas City-area nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it paid female nurses less than male nurses, federal authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that Edgewood...
Former Tesla Employee Settles Over Theft of Trade Secrets, False Claims to Media
Dec 2 2020 // A former Tesla Inc. factory employee will pay Elon Musk’s electric car maker $400,000 after it accused him of tipping reporters about alleged production inefficiencies and delays, a court filing shows. The payment by...
