All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 18 2023 // Ten years ago, on April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The devices detonated within seconds of each other, killing three people, injuring more than 260...
Apr 17 2023 // Verisk Promotes Barr and Brunko to Lead Claims BusinessesVerisk has made leadership promotions in its claims solution group. Carrie Barr has been named president of casualty solutions. Barr joined Jersey City, New...
Apr 17 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents.U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in Eastern New...
Apr 17 2023 // High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5%-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research.“In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional increase...
Apr 13 2023 // E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc agreed on Wednesday to pay $462 million over eight years to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California, along with the District of Columbia, that it unlawfully...
Apr 13 2023 // A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed...
Apr 6 2023 // The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has urged a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit alleging that Uber Technologies Inc’s system allowing passengers to rate drivers is racially...
Apr 4 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature,...
Apr 3 2023 // AXIS Appoints Watt as Chief Claims OfficerAXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired Megan Watt as chief claims officer, effective April 17. Watt will be responsible for the overall management and direction of the claims...
Apr 3 2023 // Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad...
Apr 3 2023 // The construction industry continues to see a wave of new projects, creating plenty of work for architects and engineers. While design firms experience growth amid an expanding market, insurers providing architects and...
Mar 31 2023 // Prashanth Gangu has been named president of cyber insurtech Corvus Insurance.Most recently president of the insurance and services division and chief operating officer of SiriusPoint, Gangu has more than 20 years of...
Mar 31 2023 // A broken bottle of whipped cream-flavored vodka may have turned into a just dessert for an Orlando-area woman who allegedly filed false insurance claims.Florida authorities announced Thursday that Anita Jovic, of Seminole...
Mar 30 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday, claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers about the safety of children on their platforms and...
Mar 28 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging that it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents.U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in...
Mar 27 2023 // E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc., will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive...
Mar 24 2023 // High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research.“In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional increase...
Mar 23 2023 // Kentucky’s governor this week signed into law a bill that seeks to make one thing perfectly clear: The Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Association will not pay claims from defunct self-insurers that are not members of...
Mar 20 2023 // Calling the trend “worrying,” J.D. Power’s new property claims satisfaction report indicated that insurers’ digital tools to speed the claims process are not pleasing homeowners insurance customers,...
Mar 17 2023 // New guidelines have been agreed by marine insurers in the London Market to help improve collaboration in the handling of shipping casualties. A protocol document seeks to promote more effective communication between...