Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers’ Claims Investigation Work Product Protected After Alabama High Court Ruling
Oct 11 2022 // A company cannot be compelled to turn over its risk management work product that may include attorney-client information and claims investigators’ opinions, the Alabama Supreme Court decided. The case involved the...
Regulatory Roundup: Florida Warns of Crypto Scam, Louisiana Helps with $129 Million in Additional Claims, Connecticut Weighs in on Federal Subsidies
Oct 4 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
Global Claims Services Appoints Matthews as Chief Executive Officer
Oct 4 2022 // Global Claims Services, an insurance technology company, has appointed Brian Matthews as chief executive officer. Matthews will work out of the GCS headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. Matthews has spent more than two...
Claims Adjuster Charged With Stealing $28K, IDs of Victims of Massachusetts Gas Explosion
Oct 4 2022 // A claims adjuster working for Columbia Gas has been indicted in connection with stealing more than $28,000 and the identities of four victims of a 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura...
Cyber Claims Down But Still Remain Top Concern
Oct 3 2022 // Cyber threats were the top concern for business decision-makers for the third time in four years, according to a recent survey. But overall claims have trended down, at least for the cyber insurer and cybersecurity firm,...
Biogen Agrees to Pay $900M to Resolve Kickback Claims
Sep 27 2022 // A Biogen Inc. whistle-blower will collect almost $250 million for bringing to light a kickback scheme the company agreed to resolve by paying the US and state governments $900 million. The settlement resolves a lawsuit...
Connecticut Lab Faces $907K in OSHA Fines Over Claims of Workers’ Chemical Exposure
Sep 27 2022 // For several months, employees at a Manchester, Connecticut environmental laboratory complained to management about faulty ventilation systems and about symptoms related to exposure to ethylene chloride, a highly hazardous...
Louisiana Town Settles Dispute Over Fraudulent FEMA Claims
Sep 26 2022 // A Louisiana town is preparing to settle a 20-year dispute with the Federal Emergency Management Agency by making a repayment of $163,102. The Town Talk of Alexandria reports that the Town of Ball Council voted unanimously...
Adjuster Licensing and Your P&C Claims Processing Timelines
Sep 26 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Hurricanes. Wildfires. Earthquakes. What do they have in common? If you’re in the insurance industry, the answer is that they’re all guaranteed to trigger...
Appeals Court Rejects NRA Free Speech Claims Against New York Insurance Regulator
Sep 23 2022 // A federal appeals court has denied the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment claims against a former New York insurance regulator who urged insurance companies to consider the risks of doing business with the...
People Moves: Maxwell Managing Director at Markel Specialty; Bouvier Hired as Compre Claims Director; Sensa Taps Brown as COO
Sep 22 2022 // Markel Promotes Maxwell to Managing Director, Commercial Excess Wholesale Markel Corporation has appointed Sarah Maxwell managing director, commercial excess wholesale, for the Markel Specialty division. Maxwell joined...
People Moves: Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to Lead Canada Expansion; Markel Int’l Promotes 3 in Wholesale Claims Leadership Team
Sep 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Strategic Risk Solutions and Markel International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to...
People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Pippin Chief Claims Officer; Makes Numerous Leadership Moves
Sep 22 2022 // Venbrook Group LLC named Louis Pippin as chief claims officer of Venbrook Claims Services. Pippin has nearly 30 years of experience in the areas of multi-line property/casualty liability lines, case management, cost...
State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit with Mississippi AG
Sep 19 2022 // Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the state to compensate homeowners. The settlement says...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint...
Phishing Triggers Majority of Cyber Claims in 2022 First Half: Coalition
Sep 14 2022 // Claims are down among Coalition policyholders in the first half of 2022, but small businesses became bigger targets and an organization’s employees remain the easiest was for cyber criminals to infiltrate and pull...
Report Pinpoints Top Causes of Malpractice Claims Involving Nurses
Sep 13 2022 // For 20 years, nursing has been rated as the most trusted profession in national Gallup polls. Even so, nurses make mistakes from time to time. A new report by professional liability insurer Coverys offers insight on the...
Google Faces Damages Claims of $25.4B in UK, Dutch Courts Over Adtech Practices
Sep 13 2022 // Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion) over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on...
New York Revises Compensation Fund, Workers’ Compensation Claims for 9/11 Victims
Sep 12 2022 // Ahead of the 21st anniversary of 9/11, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills into that that seek to support to 9/11 victims and survivors and their families. This new laws target barriers and delays in the...
Judge Approves Boy Scouts Reorg Plan to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
Sep 9 2022 // A bankruptcy judge on Sept. 8 granted the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approval of its $2.5 billion reorganization plan, which will allow the organization to settle tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. U.S. Bankruptcy...
