Latest Claims Headlines

All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Electric Vehicle Sales Rise Sharply, Signaling Changes for Auto Claims

Jul 15 2022 // US consumers are rapidly adapting to electric vehicles, a shift away from the internal combustion engine that may change auto insurance claim characteristics.CCC Intelligent Solutions said in new report that electric...

Settlement Delays Likely to Worsen UK Motor Insurance Claims Inflation

Jul 14 2022 // Delays in motor claims processing may be hiding the true threat of inflation to insurers, according to global broker WTW in a benchmarking report that concludes that UK motor claims inflation is expected to accelerate in...

Goodbye Courtroom? Florida Citizens Wants Claims Disputes Heard by Admin Judges

Jul 14 2022 // By this time next year, Citizens Property Insurance policyholders and assignees of benefits could see their claims disputes decided, not in county or circuit courts, but by administrative judges who work for a Florida...

Industry Trade Associations Oppose Potential New Cyber Claims Data-Sharing Rules

Jul 13 2022 // Insurance industry trade associations said they do not want “misguided provisions” related to cyber claims data sharing in the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023.The American...

Science Offers Basis for National Climate Damage Claims: Study

Jul 12 2022 // A scientific basis exists to calculate how much one country’s carbon emissions have damaged the economy of another, a study said on Tuesday of a development it billed as a potential game-changer for climate...

Carolina High Court Takes Up Law That Extends Time on Sex Abuse Claims

Jul 11 2022 // North Carolina’s Supreme Court will accelerate appeals over the constitutionality of a state law that gave adults with child sexual abuse claims another two years to seek civil damages.A majority of justices agreed...

West Virginia Requiring New Notices, Info on Workers’ Comp Claims Decisions

Jul 6 2022 // West Virginia’s insurance commissioner is reminding workers’ compensation stakeholders about statutory changes that took effect this month on claims and adjudication of claims.“As a result of these...

Tampa Med Clinic Owner Charged with Staging Crashes and $970,000 in False Claims

Jul 6 2022 // The owner of a Tampa medical clinic has been charged in a scheme that staged auto accidents then submitted more than $970,000 in falsified insurance claims, Florida authorities said.Angela Ippolito Duncan, owner of Ybor...

Insurance Technology: OneShield Adds Betterview Analytics; Novidea Takes Certificates of Insurance Digital; Verisk Claims Integrates IMGING Data

Jul 5 2022 // Betterview Analytics Now Offered via OneShieldProperty data firm Betterview, which serves property/casualty insurance companies, is now partnering with core system provider, OneShield Software, to make the its property...

Agents: Fourth of July Brings Risks & Claims

Jul 1 2022 // It has been a few years. Policyholders may have forgotten about that last barbeque mishap in their backyard. Maybe the memory has gotten hazy about that one time their college roommate drove home when they should not have....

California Department of Insurance Alleges Mishandled Claims by App-Based Auto Insurance Seller and Topa

Jun 28 2022 // The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Co., after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims...

Medical Society Accuses Insurers of Using ‘Junk Science’ to Deny Covid Business Claims

Jun 27 2022 // The medical profession in New Hampshire is accusing the insurance industry of using “junk science” in justifying its denials of Covid-related business insurance claims.In an amicus brief in a case between a...

Lyft Reaches $25 Million Settlement of Claims it Hid Safety Problems Before IPO

Jun 20 2022 // Lyft Inc has reached a $25 million settlement to resolve shareholder claims that the ride-hailing company concealed safety problems, including sexual assaults by drivers, prior to its 2019 initial public offering.The...

Cast Iron Drainpipes Latest Target in Florida Claims. But They Can Be Defended.

Jun 20 2022 // A decade ago, it was questionable sinkhole damages that proliferated in Florida property insurance claims. More recently, “free roof” solicitations, roof claims and thousands of lawsuits have rattled the...

NFL QB Deshaun Watson Denies Texas Sexual Misconduct Claims

Jun 17 2022 // The new lawsuits _ and potential for more _ against Deshaun Watson may have further damaged his image and swayed opinion about him.However, they’ve only deepened his resolve. The Cleveland Browns quarterback...

Porsche to Pay $80 Million to Resolve Fuel Economy Claims on U.S. Vehicles

Jun 17 2022 // Volkswagen AG and its Porsche AG unit have agreed to a class-action settlement worth at least $80 million to resolve claims it skewed emissions and fuel economy data on 500,000 Porsche vehicles in the United States, court...

Florida’s Litigated Claims Dropped 14% from April to May for Largest Carriers

Jun 15 2022 // Florida’s 16 largest property insurers reported a 14% average decrease in litigated claims in May, the first drop in the numbers since February.CaseGlide, a litigation management software provider that tracks claims...

Under Strain From Sex Abuse Claims, Boy Scouts Selling Off Camp Properties

Jun 7 2022 // As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.A $2.6 billion proposed bankruptcy...

People Moves: Mourad Named President of Verisk Claims; Marsh’s Evans Joins Risk Strategies Entertainment; Roamly Hires Root, Good Sam Execs

Jun 6 2022 // Verisk Names Mourad President of ClaimsInsurance data analytics firm Verisk announced that Maroun Mourad will begin serving as president, Claims Solutions, on July 1, succeeding Rich Della Rocca who is retiring. In his...

Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising

Jun 6 2022 // Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years — and at least one...