Latest Claims Headlines
All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Reduced Driving Turns Into Fewer Injuries and Workers’ Compensation Claims
Nov 10 2020 // The COVID-19 pandemic comes with one bright spot for workers’ compensation insurers: Fewer workers are being injured in motor vehicle accidents. A research brief issued by the National Council on Compensation...
North Carolina Woman Accused of Filing Fake Insurance Claims
Nov 9 2020 // A North Carolina woman has been arrested for filing fake insurance claims suggesting she was the victim of theft, vandalism and electrical problems at her home, officials said. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike...
Iowa Insurance Claims from August Derecho Top $1.6B
Nov 9 2020 // As of Nov. 2, 2020, more than 200,000 claims arising from the Aug. 10 derecho windstorm have been reported in Iowa, insurance regulators say. Of those, nearly 160,000 claims totaling more than $1.6 billion have been paid...
Hit to Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance from 2020 Storms Limited to $35M
Nov 9 2020 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens), the state’s insurer of last resort, will take only a $35 million financial hit from the 2020 hurricane season because of its reinsurance program, according to...
Johnstone Partners Hires Friedman as an Adjuster in New York
Nov 9 2020 // Johnstone Partners has expanded its national risk management and claims adjusting practices with the hire of Andrew Friedman in New York. Friedman joins Johnstone Partners as an adjuster with six years of claims...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues
Nov 9 2020 // Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face challenges related to virus-related insurance losses and premium volume...
Nigerian Insurers Expect Record Claims from Police Brutality Protests
Nov 3 2020 // Nigerian insurers are facing their biggest claims on record after protests against police brutality turned violent, leading to large-scale looting and destruction. Risk underwriters all over the country are inspecting...
Workers’ Comp Should See Profit This Year But Maybe Not in 2021: Fitch
Nov 2 2020 // Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers’ compensation insurance market is likely to report strong profitability in 2020 thanks to savings from lower claims frequency due that are...
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Nov 2 2020 // This hurricane season has already broken several records, and it is not over yet. So far, 2020 has produced 23 named storms, including two using the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Nine named storms...
Jerry Falwell Jr. Files Suit Against Liberty University Claiming Reputational Damage
Oct 30 2020 // The former president and chancellor of Liberty University (LU), Jerry Falwell Jr., is suing the school for reputational damage following his August resignation, according to a complaint filed in the Commonwealth of...
Louisiana Issues Insurer Data Call for Hurricane Delta Damage Claims
Oct 30 2020 // Property/casualty insurance companies in Louisiana, including those that write private and/or excess flood coverage, as well as surplus lines insurers, have been directed to report claims data arising from Hurricane Delta...
Florida Property Insurance Market Inches Closer to Crisis – Part 1
Oct 29 2020 // After years of warnings that the Florida property insurance market was heading towards an availability crisis, many in the industry say the moment of reckoning has arrived. They blame unchecked claims litigation from...
California Claims Adjuster and Chiropractor Arrested in $1.6M Operation
Oct 28 2020 // Claims adjuster, Agop Sarafian, 65, of La Crescenta, Calif., and chiropractor, Shahe Topjian, D.C. 65, of Granada Hills, Calif., were arrested on felony insurance fraud charges after allegedly conspiring to defraud...
Workers’ Compensation Should See Profit This Year But Maybe Not in 2021: Fitch
Oct 27 2020 // Despite the economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic, the workers’ compensation insurance market is likely to report strong profitability in 2020 thanks to savings from lower claims frequency due that are...
McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Racial Bias Claims by Black Former Franchise Owners
Oct 26 2020 // McDonald’s Corp. on Friday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by dozens of Black former franchise owners who accused the fast-food giant of racial discrimination for selling them underperforming stores, saying...
Report: Few Virus Cases in Working Age Californians Result in Comp Claims
Oct 23 2020 // Only one-in-14 COVID-19 cases involving working-age Californians from May through September of 2020 has been claimed as a job injury, while only 1-in-25 COVID-19 deaths among working age individuals has been claimed to be...
Pennsylvania Justices Review Priest Abuse Lawsuit’s Ruling on Time Limits
Oct 23 2020 // Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman’s lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed – a lower-court ruling that has launched many...
Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Continued to Rise During Pandemic
Oct 22 2020 // Having fewer auto insurance claims during the coronavirus pandemic appears to have given insurers time to refine their customer experience and deliver higher higher quality claims service. According to the J.D. Power 2020...
Aspen Names Hiscox’s Rai as Head of Claims for Aspen Ins. UK, Aspen Managing Agency
Oct 19 2020 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. has appointed Tony Rai as head of claims for Aspen Insurance UK (AIUK) and Aspen Managing Agency Ltd. (AMAL). Tony Rai Rai will join Aspen in early 2021 from Hiscox, where he has been head of...
Vast Majority of COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims Are Small, Says NCCI
Oct 19 2020 // If COVID-19 behaves like other workers’ compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in some degree of permanent partial disability and one out of 2,000 may result in permanent total...
