All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 4 2023 // The charred remains of a dog found among the ruins of a house that was destroyed in a sudden fire added an air of legitimacy to the insurance claim.For sure, homeowners sometimes resort to arson, but who would be so...
Sep 4 2023 // Claims frequency and severity are up across the industry, thanks in large part to social inflation, which has led to an increase in litigation and more costly settlements.Fueled primarily by aggressive tactics by...
Aug 31 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding property insurers that they must report Hurricane Idalia claims information daily, starting Friday.The data should be submitted by noon Eastern time, every day,...
Aug 31 2023 // The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits by 14 businesses seeking insurance coverage from Travelers Insurance for business losses stemming from COVID-19 and the related government shutdown orders.The...
Aug 31 2023 // Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating the city`s curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020.City...
Aug 30 2023 // A federal appeals court has discarded its own long-time precedent and expanded the scope of discrimination claims that employees can bring against their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.In so ruling, the...
Aug 24 2023 // A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald’s Corp. of pushing out a Black executive after he criticized CEO Chris Kempczinski for appearing to blame the parents of a girl...
Aug 23 2023 // Most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a lawsuit by dozens of former patients of a Virginia children`s hospital can move forward, a judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that many of the...
Aug 22 2023 // Despite extremely challenging conditions, with persistent and elevated claims activity, the global reinsurance segment returned an underwriting profit in 2022, according to an AM Best report.“Reinsurers generally...
Aug 16 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.Montana, aka the Treasure State. Known for its breathtaking views, sub-zero winters, and… an insurance claims process that rivals Florida in nuance? If you’re an...
Aug 15 2023 // A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy protection after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting...
Aug 10 2023 // A conservative legal group on Wednesday urged a U.S. anti-discrimination agency to investigate Kellogg over workplace diversity policies that it says are unlawful, and accused the cereal maker of sexualizing its...
Aug 7 2023 // A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government.Google, a unit of...
Aug 7 2023 // Insurance claims inflation has risen faster than the underlying consumer price index (CPI), outpacing auto insurance premium increases, according to a new study, Auto Insurance: The Uncertain Road Ahead, by the American...
Aug 3 2023 // A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered...
Aug 1 2023 // Some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors and insurers are aiming to be ready to go to trial in June 2024 over contested insurance claims for aircraft stuck in Russia, a lawyer for one of the lessors said on...
Aug 1 2023 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse on Thursday announced a $100 million settlement with people who say they were sexual abuse victims as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.Catholic dioceses around the state are dealing...
Jul 31 2023 // Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that started with claims of workplace sexual misconduct, agreeing to pay a $10 million fine and cut ties to the industry he helped...
Jul 28 2023 // A federal judge said Tuesday that she’s not changing her decision to let NFL coach Brian Flores put the league and three of its teams on trial over his claims that he and other Black coaches face discrimination.Judge...
Jul 28 2023 // The Catholic Diocese of Rochester and sexual abuse survivors have reached settlements with additional insurers on amounts available to cover abuse claims, bringing the total fund now available to survivor claimants to...