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Top Florida Stories of 2016: The End of Florida’s Hurricane Drought

Dec 14 2016 // In September, Hurricane Hermine broke Florida’s hurricane drought that had lasted since 2005. The category 1 storm hit the Florida Panhandle, bringing significant storm surge to the Tampa Bay area before slowly...

Crawford Buys Majority Stake in ‘Uber-Like’ Field Inspection Firm WeGoLook

Dec 12 2016 // Global claims management firm Crawford & Co. has acquired a majority interest in WeGoLook, an online and mobile inspection firm that calls itself the “Uber of inspections.”Crawford said it agreed to pay...

Study: California Medical Payments Per Comp Claim Decreased After Reforms

Dec 9 2016 // California Senate Bill 863 may have contributed to decreases in medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in 2013 and 2014, according to a study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.The WCRI study...

$29.5M to be Paid Out From Florida’s Pulse Nightclub Victims’ Fund

Dec 9 2016 // Officials with a fund created from donations for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting say they will distribute $29.5 million on 305 claims when the process is completed.Officials with OneOrlando Fund said Dec. 2 that...

Florida’s Citizens to Lawmakers: AOB Reform Must be Passed in 2017

Dec 8 2016 // Florida lawmakers can expect substantial pressure to tackle the assignment of benefits (AOB) and water loss claims crisis from the state’s insurer of last resort when Florida’s legislative session begins early...

Tennessee Insurance Department Works With Insurers to Pinpoint Wildfire Claims

Dec 7 2016 // Devastating wildfires that have hit the state of Tennessee, particularly in the City of Gatlinburg, have caused widespread damage, with 656 claims reported to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) as of...

Supreme Court Upholds Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm

Dec 6 2016 // The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to two whistleblower sisters by upholding a jury verdict that found State Farm defrauded the U.S. government when the insurance company assessed damage caused by Hurricane...

Florida Supreme Court Rules Against Insurer in Concurrent Loss Case

Dec 6 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of policyholders seeking coverage on claims where there is the possibility of multiple concurrent losses but at least one of the losses is covered under their policy.Though the...

FEMA Grants Extension of Louisiana Flood Insurance Claims Deadline

Dec 5 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says federal authorities have granted his request for an extension of the filing deadline for those affected by August floods to submit a proof of loss claim. Edwards, in a statement, said...

Could POTUS Battle Trigger More Discrimination Suits?

Dec 5 2016 // Regardless of one’s political leaning, the 2016 presidential election offered bold dialogue. Many criticized the president-elect for brash comments and a disregard for political correctness. If recent news reports...

Despite Decline, Ohio Still Leads Country in Metal Thefts

Dec 5 2016 // The number of metal thefts in Ohio dropped during the period 2013 through 2015, but the state still leads the country in metal theft crimes, an Ohio insurance industry trade group says.Citing a report by the National...

What Executives Need to Know About Managing D&O Liabilities: Allianz Report

Dec 2 2016 // Company directors and senior managers across the globe are increasingly likely to face costly regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions or civil litigation, which not only put their company’s assets, and their...

Wells Fargo Banks on Arbitration to Settle Fake Account Claims

Nov 29 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. is trying to keep dozens of customers suing over bogus accounts opened by its employees out of court, saying they agreed to resolve any disputes in arbitration when they began doing business with the...

Q&A: Deloitte Insurance Expert Discusses Hurricane Season and Flood Insurance

Nov 22 2016 // Although Atlantic hurricane season ends in November, cleanup from any damage seen on the East Coast could last beyond the end of the season. Some coastal areas, such as Virginia Beach, were impacted this season,...

Only 4 Out of 300 Claims Paid After Record Oklahoma Earthquake

Nov 21 2016 // Nearly 300 damage claims have been submitted since Oklahoma’s largest earthquake in September, but only four of those claims have been paid.An analysis of Oklahoma Insurance Department data by the Tulsa World shows...

Advent Claims Launches Regulatory Compliant Platform for MGAs, Coverholders

Nov 21 2016 // Advent Claims, a division of Advent Insurance Management with claims operations in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, has launched a proprietary web-based claims management system for managing general agents (MGAs) and...

West Virginia Settles Claims Against 3 Drug Companies for $800K

Nov 21 2016 // The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office says it has reached settlements with three more prescription drug wholesalers for $800,000 resolving allegations they failed to detect, report and stop suspiciously large...

Supreme Court Justices Question State Farm Appeal of Katrina Jury Verdict

Nov 21 2016 // The Supreme Court appeared unlikely to throw out a jury verdict against State Farm that found the insurance company defrauded the U.S. government when it assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf of Mexico...

Rising Earthquake Risks and Oklahoma’s Insurance Market

Nov 21 2016 // The 5.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near the oil and gas storage hub of Cushing, Oklahoma, on Nov. 6 put the nation on alert to the vulnerability of the country’s oil reserves to the significant increase in...

Trump Settles University Fraud Claims for $25 Million, Avoids Trial

Nov 20 2016 // President-elect Donald Trump agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims that his defunct Trump University cheated more than 6,000 students with false promises of teaching them his real estate secrets.The accord, announced...