All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 14 2018 // Efforts to curb the use of opioids in California’s workers’ compensation system appear to be paying off.New research from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute on prescription drugs used to treat...
Mar 13 2018 // Florida’s number one Judicial Hellhole ranking for 2017 from the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF) is unlikely to be an achievement the state will celebrate any time soon. Quite the opposite, according to...
Mar 9 2018 // Injured workers who were not weaned off of opioids had much higher drug costs and higher treatment transaction volumes, according to a report released on Friday by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating...
Mar 8 2018 // It’s nearly impossible to read the news these days without seeing headlines of allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The news is in turn prompting employers to wonder what role, if any, insurance plays...
Mar 7 2018 // Getting sued is not an uncommon event for physicians. More than a third of physicians (34 percent) have had a claim filed against them at some point in their careers.Also, according to research from the American Medical...
Mar 7 2018 // Carrie Trudeau has been hired by Lloyd’s managing agent AEGIS London to manage claims notified by its Canadian coverholders.Based in Toronto, Trudeau will focus on strengthening relationships with London market...
Mar 7 2018 // Romanian firm emerges as leader in automating business tasksRomanian software firm UiPath has raised $153 million in new venture financing, marking both the company’s rapid ascent as a leader in automating routine...
Mar 6 2018 // Overall customer satisfaction among homeowners filing property insurance claims has reached a new all-time high, despite record-high property losses following a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires in North America....
Mar 6 2018 // After two high-profile Florida Supreme Court cases threatened to significantly impact workers’ compensation rates in Florida in 2016, many insurance industry experts anticipated quick legislative action in 2017. But,...
Mar 2 2018 // Excess and surplus lines carrier Nautilus Insurance Group has appointed Thomas Joyce as senior vice president, chief underwriting officer. Joyce has served as senior vice president, chief claims officer, since joining...
Feb 28 2018 // Appleton, Wisconsin-based SECURA Insurance promoted five leaders to newly created positions: Tamara Bates, regional vice president – Sales; Amy DeHart, vice president – chief actuarial officer; Jennifer Fisher, vice...
Feb 27 2018 // Facebook Inc and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg have reached a $35 million settlement of class-action litigation accusing them of hiding worries about the social media company’s growth prior to its May 2012 initial...
Feb 26 2018 // Property/casualty insurers in the directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance market may find it more difficult to maintain underwriting performance in 2018 than in recent years, according to Fitch Ratings, as...
Feb 21 2018 // Innovative Coverage Concepts LLC (ICC), a Parsippany, N.J.-based national wholesale broker and managing general agency (MGA), has appointed Brian L. Eighmy as director of claims.Eighmy has 20 years of experience in claims...
Feb 20 2018 // The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has launched the Claims Development Pathway, an interactive training and development tool that will provide support to claims professionals in the Lloyd’s market, at every...
Feb 19 2018 // Neighbors of Duke Energy Corp.’s unlined coal ash pits in North Carolina went to court after the company said their $5,000 “goodwill” payments required them to give up future health claims linked to...
Feb 19 2018 // Hurricane Harvey resulted in nearly 670,000 in combined personal and commercial property insurance claims to private insurers, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and the Texas Fair Access to Insurance...
Feb 19 2018 // The Ohio Department of Insurance helped recover $30.4 million for insureds in 2017 and the Missouri Department of Insurance helped consumers receive an extra $16.8 million in claims payments last year, insurance regulators...
Feb 15 2018 // The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) responded to 12,188 consumer complaints and inquiries in 2017, facilitating claims settlements and refunds totaling $11,766,213 for Maryland consumers, according to a press...
Feb 14 2018 // While the balance sheets of clubs operating in the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) sector are generally strong, underwriting discipline will be tested over the February 2018 renewal period, according to a report...