Latest Claims Headlines
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Cost of Laura, Delta, Zeta Insurance Claims Up to $7.7B in Louisiana
Jan 27 2021 // Through the end 2020 property/casualty insurers have paid or reserved $7.7 billion on claims of all types in Louisiana through the end of 2020 from Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta, the state insurance department...
Investor Sues Drugmaker Astrazeneca Over Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Claims
Jan 27 2021 // AstraZeneca PLC was sued by a pension fund on behalf of investors who it says suffered losses because of flaws in the company’s testing of its coronavirus vaccine. For much of last year, the Cambridge, England-based...
Volkswagen Wants U.S. Supreme Court to Nix ‘Staggering’ Diesel Claims by Counties
Jan 27 2021 // Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that said two counties could seek financial penalties over excess diesel emissions that could total billions...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Weinstein Co. Plan With $17M for Sex Abuse Claims
Jan 26 2021 // A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved The Weinstein Co.’s liquidation plan, which sets aside $17 million for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. Judge Mary Walrath in...
Arkansas’ Tyson Foods to Pay $221.5M to Settle Price-Fixing Claims
Jan 25 2021 // Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest meat supplier, said it will pay more than $200 million to settle a class-action suit that alleged price-fixing among chicken producers, saying the...
S. Africa Insurer Santam Begins Processing 4,000 Business Interruption Claims
Jan 25 2021 // JOHANNESBURG— South African insurer Santam Ltd. said on Monday it will start processing business interruption claims for all commercial policies that were affected by a coronavirus-led lockdown in April beyond those of...
Volkswagen Talks Damages Claims Against Chip Suppliers Over Shortages
Jan 25 2021 // German car manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with its main suppliers about possible claims for damages due to a shortage of semiconductors, a company spokesman said on Sunday. Automakers around the world are shutting...
How COVID Effect on Workers’ Compensation Claims Has Varied by State, Industry
Jan 25 2021 // The percentage of COVID-19 claims among all workers’ compensation paid claims has varied greatly among states and occupations, as has the decrease in non-COVID claims, new research shows. The percentage of COVID-19...
New Wave of Virus Claims Hit California Workers’ Comp
Jan 25 2021 // A California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation as of Jan. 11 shows that the number of COVID-19 claims in the California workers’...
Homeowners Claims, Delays Top Louisiana 2020 Storm Complaints
Jan 22 2021 // The majority of complaint Louisiana insurance regulators have received in relation to the historic 2020 hurricane season concern homeowners insurance. The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) reports that nearly 80...
Travelers Insurance Profit Soared in Q4 on Fewer Claims, Investment Gains
Jan 21 2021 // Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday, helped by an increase in returns from investments and lower catastrophe...
Initial Reactions to UK Supreme Court’s Ruling on Business Interruption Claims
Jan 15 2021 // Insurers, policyholders and industry observers have issued comments on the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that insurers should pay small businesses for many business interruption claims from the COVID-19 lockdowns. The UK...
UK Supreme Court Rules Businesses Should Be Insured for COVID-19 Claims
Jan 15 2021 // Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlors, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts after Britain’s highest court ruled many policies should cover losses caused by...
How COVID Effect on Workers’ Compensation Claims Has Varied by State, Industry
Jan 14 2021 // The percentage of COVID-19 claims among all workers’ compensation paid claims has varied greatly among states and occupations, as has the decrease in non-COVID claims, new research shows. The percentage of COVID-19...
New Wave of Virus Claims Hit California Workers’ Comp
Jan 14 2021 // A California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of claims reported to the state Division of Workers’ Compensation as of Jan. 11 shows that the number of COVID-19 claims in the California workers’...
Maine Salmon Product Company Denies Claims in Lawsuit
Jan 12 2021 // A Maine-based smoked salmon producer is defending itself against claims that its products are not sustainably produced. A New York resident alleged in a lawsuit that Ducktrap River of Maine does not use sustainable...
Courts Allow COVID-19 Claims by Insureds With Policy Endorsements for Diseases
Jan 12 2021 // While insurers continue to win four out of five cases in early rounds, in the past month two property owners with policies that contained endorsements specifically providing coverage for diseases survived motions to...
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...
