Latest Claims Headlines

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

Covid-19 Led to 20% Increase in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims

Jun 1 2022 // The number of workers’ compensation claims reported to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) increased 20% during the first 27 months of the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020...

Baltimore Settles With Rapper for $300K Over Claims of False Arrest, Police Planting Drugs

May 31 2022 // A court settlement calls for the city of Baltimore to pay $300,000 to resolve claims that police officers planted drugs on a rapper known as Young Moose.The Baltimore Sun reports that the city’s spending board is...

Ford to Pay States $19.2 Million Over False Advertising Claims

May 25 2022 // Ford Motor Co. will pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations it falsely advertised real-world fuel economy and payload capacity for some hybrids and pickup trucks, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said on...

Rochester Diocese Offers $147M to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims

May 24 2022 // The Diocese of Rochester, New York, and its insurers have submitted a proposal to bankruptcy court to settle 471 sexual abuse claims against them for $147 million. The settlement includes $107,750,000 from insurers and...

Do Claims Against Musk Raise a Legal Issue for His Companies and Twitter Deal?

May 24 2022 // A report saying Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk’s company SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle sexual harassment claims by a flight attendant on a private jet comes as he eyes a takeover of Twitter.Below is an overview of some of...

Costlier Errors: Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising

May 23 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 paid a...

Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private

May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...

Policies’ Arbitration, AOB Endorsements are Unconstitutional, Florida Lawsuit Claims

May 19 2022 // Recent moves by two Florida insurers to limit litigation and restoration expenses – and regulators’ approval of those policy endorsements – have met with a constitutional challenge from contractors. One Florida...

Oklahoma Hospital to Pay $1.1M to Settle False Claims Act Violations

May 18 2022 // Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, announced United States Attorney Robert J....

Ex-Central Michigan Coach Wins Appeal Over Defamation Claims Against ESPN

May 18 2022 // A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit by a former college gymnastics coach who claims he was defamed on Twitter by an ESPN reporter linking him to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar and a controversial coach.The 3-0...

People Moves: AGCS Promotes Major for Claims – London & Nordics; Conduit Re CRO’s Role Expands to Include Climate Initiatives; WTW Names Keville Head of FINEX GB FI

May 18 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Conduit Re, and Willis Towers Watson (WTW).A summary of these announcements follows here. AGCS Promotes...

Workers’ Comp Claims from 10 Years of Legal Cannabis in Colorado Reveal a Boring Trend

May 16 2022 // Data on injured workers from the nation’s most mature adult-use cannabis market is pretty boring. No excessive claims resulting from injuries suffered by stoned forklift drivers, high cultivators, or even dispensary...

Insurance Claims – The Problems and Some Solutions

May 16 2022 // Claims are where the rubber is supposed to meet the road in the insurance world. Claims are where an insured might discover whether their cheap policy was too cheap. Claims are where reputations are made. Claims are where...

Aircraft Lessors Begin ‘Vigorous’ Pursuit of Insurance Claims for Seized Jets in Russia

May 11 2022 // Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the...

Claims Frequency Up for 2021, but Workers’ Comp Profitability ‘Unprecedented’

May 11 2022 // For the first time in more than a decade, workers’ compensation claims frequency, outside of COVID-19 illness claims, increased in the United States last year.But not to worry, the trend won’t last, and the...

Multiple Marine Insurance Claims Expected From War in Ukraine: Allianz

May 10 2022 // Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said in a...

Intuit to Pay $141 Million to Settle TurboTax Deception Claims

May 6 2022 // Intuit Inc agreed to pay $141 million in restitution to settle claims by all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., that it tricked millions of customers into buying online TurboTax products that the company deceptively...

Dubai Aerospace Files Insurance Claims of $1B for Aircraft Stranded in Russia

May 6 2022 // The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state...

Safety Insurance Net Income Plummets as Auto Claims, Inflation Take Toll

May 5 2022 // Boston-based Safety Insurance Group, Inc. reported first quarter 2022 results showing net income of $7.8 million, compared to $36.2 million for the comparable 2021 period, as auto insurance claim frequency returned to...

Massachusetts Settles With 5 Nursing Homes Over Patient Neglect Claims

May 4 2022 // Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office has secured settlements with five Massachusetts nursing homes to resolve allegations of patient neglect, insufficient staff training, and inadequate care for...