APCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’ March 29, 2023 By Jim Sams A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a...
WCRI: Injured Workers’ Emergency Room Use Varies Widely by State March 27, 2023 By Jim Sams PHOENIX — Nearly a third of injured workers in Massachusetts sought treatment for strains and sprains in a hospital emergency...
Wisconsin High Court: UI Insurer Can’t Deduct Money That Was Paid but Reimbursed March 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Wisconsin law allows insurers to deduct from their liability any amounts paid for the same injury by a worker’s compensation...
Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Rejects Coverage for COVID Shutdown March 21, 2023 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income...
Moseley Law Firm, Mitchell Adjusting Under More Legal Troubles March 20, 2023 By Jim Sams A judge in Louisiana and a prosecutor in Texas have taken action to block two separate insurance fraud schemes: One...
8th Circuit: COVID Stay-at-Home Orders Did Not ‘Quarantine’ Skiers March 20, 2023 By Jim Sams Government orders that restricted access to non-essential businesses during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were not “quarantines” that...
Heavier Vehicles, Distracted Drivers Impacting Claim Severity March 17, 2023 By Jim Sams US roadways are carrying heavier, more powerful vehicles operated by motorists who are older, driving faster and more often distracted,...
Federal Appeals Court Reverses, Allows $5M Bad Faith Claim vs. USAA to Proceed March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams The poorly executed handoff of a claims file from a retiring claims adjuster to his replacement may have made USAA...
Texas High Court: No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with...
Rite Aid Not Liable in Warehouse Shooting That Killed 3 Workers March 9, 2023 By Jim Sams Rite Aid is not liable for a mass shooting that killed three workers at a warehouse in Maryland; not because...