Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Digitalizing Your Claims Processes To Improve Customer Experience During a Crisis
Jun 14 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. With the Atlantic Hurricane season starting on June 1 – and lasting through November – it is essential to start preparing for tropical storms and hurricanes. And...
Court Allows Philly Cops Fired Over Facebook Posts to Pursue 1st Amendment Claims
Jun 13 2023 // A dozen Philadelphia police officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts can pursue a lawsuit against the city claiming their First Amendment rights were violated, a federal appeals court...
Bad Press, Claims Issues, Halt on New Business Giving Industry Another Black Eye?
Jun 12 2023 // It’s no secret that the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry does not always enjoy a sterling reputation among consumers. As one insurance professor recently put it, the industry’s rank in public opinion...
Dave & Buster’s to Pay $275K Over Claims of Meal Break, Child Labor Violations
Jun 12 2023 // Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has reached a settlement with Dave & Buster’s, which includes $275,000 for workers, to resolve meal break and child labor violations. Dave &...
Report Looks at Long COVID Claims in California Workers’ Comp
Jun 12 2023 // Roughly 13% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments received treatments for long COVID symptoms in the workers’ compensation system, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of...
Charity Settles False Claims to Help Those Impacted by Ohio Train Derailment
Jun 9 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Thousands of dollars raised by a charity that falsely claimed it would help residents affected by a train derailment on the Ohio- Pennsylvania border earlier this year will be turned over to a...
Florida OIR Approves Roof Endorsements That Could Bar Non-Storm Claims
Jun 8 2023 // Despite the Florida Legislature taking major steps to rein in the cost of roof claims and litigation, at least two insurers have come out with broad roof endorsements that seek to bar claims for wear and tear, poor...
FIFA Made False Claims About Carbon Neutrality at Qatar World Cup: Regulator
Jun 8 2023 // Soccer’s world governing body FIFA made false and misleading statements about the reduced environmental impact of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a Swiss regulator said on Wednesday. The Swiss Fairness Commission, the...
Texas Insurance Carriers Reported Nearly 100K COVID Claims: DWC Factsheet
Jun 5 2023 // Texas insurance carriers reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 claims and 472 fatalities to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), according to a factsheet released this week by DWC....
Florida Courts Flooded with Claims Suits Ahead of Tort Reform Law
Jun 5 2023 // Just as the plaintiffs’ law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state has shattered previous records, topping 280,122 in April, the Florida Bar reported. That’s...
Chemical Makers to Set Aside $1.19B to Settle PFAS-Related Claims in U.S.
Jun 2 2023 // Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc and Corteva Inc. on Friday said they had reached an agreement in principle to settle claims that they contaminated U.S. public water systems with toxic “forever chemicals”...
Amazon to Pay $30.8 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Claims Over Ring Doorbell
Jun 1 2023 // Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission related to privacy lapses by its smart devices. In one case, the FTC alleged that Amazon didn’t take steps to...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
Delta Air Lines Faces Proposed Class Action Over Carbon Neutral Claims
May 31 2023 // Delta Air Lines is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over advertising touting the U.S. carrier as carbon-neutral, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in California federal court. The complaint, filed on behalf...
Lightning May Not Have Struck at All: Georgia Man Wanted for False Insurance Claims
May 30 2023 // Authorities were searching this week for a Georgia man who falsely claimed a lightning strike caused more than $18,000 in damage to his property, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King said in a bulletin. Salvatore...
Florida DFS Charges Claims Adjuster with Submitting $24,000 in Fraudulent Auto Claims
May 26 2023 // Florida investigators have charged a former Progressive Insurance claims adjuster with fraud, alleging that she used claimants’ identities to submit fraudulent auto claims, then pocketed almost $24,000 in...
Viewpoint: Actual Cash Value on Roof Claims a Fairer, Simpler Way to Pay
May 25 2023 // In the May 15, 2023 Insurance Journal, independent adjuster Ben Mandell shared an opinion that Florida insurance policies have “one glaring endorsement that is missing” – roof endorsements that could have...
Alabama Lawsuit Shines a Light on Fee-Sharing Agreements for Storm Claims
May 23 2023 // Insurance defense attorneys say a pair of lawsuits filed by a law firm and a claims consulting business – against a national personal injury law firm – raises questions about the proper relationships between legal...
Frequency Declines But Lost Time Claims Costs Rise in Restaurant Workers’ Comp: Marsh
May 22 2023 // A shortage of workers in the restaurant industry is leading to more expensive and complex claims in workers’ compensation even as claim frequency declines, according to a recent report and webinar. Marsh recently...
Fraudulent Filings in Massachusetts Could Be Distorting U.S. Jobless Claims Reports
May 18 2023 // Fraudulent filings for state unemployment insurance aid in Massachusetts could be distorting U.S. weekly unemployment claims data, economists warned on Wednesday, making it harder to get a clear picture of the labor market...
