Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIG Drops Claims Against Former Execs Who Started Dellwood Insurance
May 31 2024 // American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have dropped claims against three former AIG executives who launched Dellwood Insurance Group but its claims against the E&S lines...
Let’s Win One for the Good Guys: A Familiar Claims Situation
May 30 2024 // Growing up we all watched television shows and movies pitting the good guy against the bad guy. Often the bad guy held some power over the good guy, either as the boss, the holder of all the money or the mortgagee. A level...
Irish Court Case on Russia Jet Insurance Claims to Begin on June 11
May 30 2024 // Ireland’s High Court is to begin hearing a dispute around insurance claims for aircraft stuck in Russia on June 11, a week later than scheduled, after parties in the case asked for additional time to prepare, a court...
How AI Can Reshape Claims Management
May 30 2024 // How can artificial intelligence change property and casualty insurance claim processing? Two industry experts answered that question from a few angles during Carrier Management’s annual InsurTech Summit. Frank...
Hacking Group Claims It Stole Client Data From Christie’s
May 29 2024 // After a cyberattack on Christie’s auction house earlier this month, a hacker group called RansomHub claimed responsibility. In a post on the dark web Monday, RansomHub said that it had gained access to the personal...
Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims
May 28 2024 // Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for business interruption losses it incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. The Fourth Circuit Court of...
Report Claims ‘Utter Chaos’ Including Drunk Deputies During Search for Maine Gunman
May 27 2024 // The search for the gunman behind last October’s mass shooting in Maine was marked by “utter chaos,” including one group of deputies who had been drinking nearly crashing their armored vehicle and others...
TWIA Prepares Biennial Report for Texas Legislature; Assoc. Sees Limited Claims From Houston Storm
May 22 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board’s Legislative & External Affairs Committee met on May 21 to plan the association’s Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature. TWIA submits a biennial report to...
Viewpoint: How Liberty Specialty Markets Uses Tech for Claims Risk Management
May 22 2024 // Once perceived as intricate, time-consuming, and on occasion, frustrating, insurance claims processing has undergone a substantial transformation with the integration of new technological solutions. From artificial...
Judge Rejects Former Delaware Trooper’s Discrimination Claims Against State Police
May 21 2024 // A federal judge ruled last Friday in favor of the Delaware State Police in a lawsuit filed by a former trooper who said she was subjected to years of discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation as she rose through...
Couple Staged Half Million Dollar Fraud Against Theater Nonprofit, Insurer Claims
May 21 2024 // Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is suing a Connecticut couple the insurer alleges defrauded its insured, a Florida theater nonprofit, by using the organization’s checking and credit card accounts for more than a...
AI Voiceover Company Stole Voices of Actors, New York Lawsuit Claims
May 20 2024 // Two voice actors sued artificial-intelligence startup Lovo in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accusing the company of illegally copying their voices and using them without permission in its AI voiceover...
Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises
May 20 2024 // Cyber claims frequency in the United States rose 13% last year, a new report shows. According to the 2024 Cyber Claims Report published by Coalition, an insurer focused on digital risks, cybercrime is “a thriving...
The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and Insurers
May 20 2024 // Last year while I was out of town, a roofing company showed up at my home and told my wife there had been a hailstorm recently, so they were visiting impacted neighborhoods and providing free inspection services. She let...
Florida OIR Fines Heritage P&C $1M for Ian Claims Issues
May 13 2024 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in recent weeks has fined five property and casualty insurers, including Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co., which was hit with a $1 million penalty for failing to...
Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims
May 6 2024 // Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape...
Class Action Settlements Flooded With Fraudulent Claims by Scammers
May 3 2024 // Artsana, a maker of child car booster seats, last year agreed to settle claims that it had misled customers about how to use its products, offering $50 to people who had bought Chicco-brand seats. The company, which did...
Lloyd’s Insurers Don’t Expect Large Claims From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
May 2 2024 // Lloyd’s of London insurers Hiscox and Lancashire do not expect large insurance claims from the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March that caused widespread disruption, they said on...
People Moves: Canopius Hires CUO and CFO in Bermuda From Validus and AXA XL; MS Amlin Taps HDI’s Healy as Head of Property & Crisis Management Claims
May 2 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global specialty re/insurers Canopius and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Hires CUO and CFO in Bermuda From Validus and AXA...
Growing Progressive Set to Hire 10,000+ in Claims, IT, Other Roles
Apr 30 2024 // Progressive Insurance isn’t just growing the number of policies it writes but aims to hire thousands to support several years of year-over-year growth, according to a media statement published in late...
