Latest Claims Headlines
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Mercury Insurance Reports a 40% Spike in California Comprehensive Car Claims
Oct 14 2021 // Mercury Insurance is reporting a dramatic increase in vehicle vandalism and auto theft in California, with comprehensive auto insurance claims reportedly up 40% since pre-pandemic levels. While the increase in theft and...
Pentagon Ex-Software Chief Claims China Has Already Won AI Battle
Oct 12 2021 // China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon’s former software chief told the Financial...
Judge to Appoint Mediator in Surfside Condo Claims
Oct 8 2021 // A Florida judge overseeing parts of the aftermath of the deadly collapse of a condominium building in Surfside said this week that a mediator will be appointed to sort through claims. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael...
People Moves: AXA XL Names Takigawa; Gary Heads CoreLogic Claims; Changes at Top at TigerRisk; Hill Joins Digital Partners
Oct 8 2021 // AXA XL Insurance Appoints Takigawa as Head of Commercial E&O, Americas AXA XL Insurance has named Michael Takigawa as the head of Commercial Errors & Omissions for the Americas region. Based in San Francisco and...
Town Approves $11M to End Race Discrimination Claims
Oct 8 2021 // Residents of Brookline, Massachusetts, have approved $11 million to end a years-long legal battle with a firefighter who said he was subjected to racial discrimination while working for the fire department. The settlement...
North Carolina Suit Could Signal Change in COVID Claims Disputes
Oct 5 2021 // Since the pandemic began, most of the COVID-19-related business interruption disputes have not gone in favor of the policyholders, especially in federal court. More than 90% of motions to dismiss in federal lawsuits, in...
Cyberattack Crippled Hospital, Led to Baby’s Death, Lawsuit Claims
Oct 5 2021 // Cyberattacks may affect more than organizations’ pocketbooks. They can also hinder a hospital’s care during a crucial moment, a lawsuit filed in Mobile, Alabama, claims. The mother of a child who was born...
Beyond the Headlines: Workplace Violence and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Oct 4 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy. When workers’...
Big Pharmacy Chains Under Pressure to Settle Opioid Claims Before Their First Trial
Oct 1 2021 // Four large pharmacy chains are set to face their first trial over the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, creating new pressure to reach settlements with state and local governments who accuse them of contributing to the public...
Judge Says Wells Fargo Must Face Shareholder Fraud Claims
Oct 1 2021 // A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co’.s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about its ability to rebound from five years of scandals over its treatment of customers. The...
Florida’s Citizens Insurance Affirmed in Three of Four Claims Appeals
Oct 1 2021 // As Citizens Property Insurance, Florida’s state-created insurer of last resort, works to reduce its exposure, officials there may take heart from three court rulings handed down this week. A fourth decision, however,...
Woman’s Washington Suit Claims Bus Drove Over Her Leg, Resulting in Amputation
Sep 30 2021 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against King County Metro in Washington claiming a bus driver ran over her leg while she was laying on a Renton sidewalk and then drove away. Jessica Chapel’s injuries were so severe that...
Sotheby’s Must Face New York Claims It Helped Rich Collector Dodge Taxes
Sep 29 2021 // Sotheby’s must face a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general accusing the auction house of fraudulently helping a wealthy art collector dodge millions of dollars of sales taxes, a state judge has ruled. The...
3 Largest Opioid Distributors to Pay Native American Tribe $75M to Settle Claims
Sep 29 2021 // The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic in the Cherokee Nation’s territory in Oklahoma, marking the first settlement with a tribal...
Mexican Insurtech Startup Offers Quick Claims Payments for Earthquake Damage
Sep 27 2021 // Mexican startup Super, which offers coverage for earthquake property damages, plans to expand into hurricane insurance and possibly raise a fresh funding round next year, according to chief executive officer and founder...
Report: More than 456.5K Claims Filed in Texas After Winter Storm
Sep 24 2021 // A recently released report from the state’s insurance department shows more claims and higher average claim costs resulting from the severe and prolonged winter storm that enveloped Texas in mid-February than were...
People Moves: Beazley Promotes Turk to Head of Strategy; Everest Hires Chubb’s McBride as Head of Claims; Pen Names Hiscox’s Dixon as Head of Tech
Sep 22 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details promotions and appointments at three insurers: Beazley, Everest Insurance and MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley Promotes Turk as...
Swiss Re Partners with Insurtech Claim Genius for Efficient Motor Claims Using AI
Sep 22 2021 // Swiss Re is partnering with Claim Genius, an insurtech that provides artificial intelligence (AI) insurance claims solutions, to enhance motor claims efficiencies with real-time damage assessment and...
Honeywell and Asbestos Trust Countersue Over Disputed Claims of $2.3 Billion
Sep 22 2021 // Honeywell International Inc. sued a trust for victims of asbestos poisoning, claiming the fund’s managers are wrongly paying people who say they were harmed by the toxic industrial substance. The lawsuit, filed in...
Brit Launches Machine Learning Algorithm to Accelerate Catastrophe Claims Response
Sep 21 2021 // Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the creation and successful proof-of-concept launch of a proprietary machine-learning algorithm, designed to accelerate the identification of...
