All the headlines from our Claims Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Singapore, Liberty Specialty Markets and OdysseyRe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lim Promoted to CEO of Howden SingaporeHowden, the...
May 2 2022 // WTW Bolsters Relations Team with 3 Appointments in North AmericaGlobal insurance broker Willis Towers Watson recently announced three key appointments: Joe LaRocco has been appointed head of Industry – Broking, North...
May 2 2022 // Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2021, costing $881 million, according to an analysis by the Insurance Information Institute...
May 2 2022 // The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and physicians dropped 14% in 2020, even as premiums rose 22% on average, according to the most recent report by the American Society for Health Care Risk Management...
Apr 29 2022 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner announced insurers have paid or reserved $12.1 billion on all types of Hurricane Ida-related claims in Louisiana through March 31. This data is the second measure of damage from Hurricane...
Apr 29 2022 // A workers’ compensation insurer must pay $100,000 under an agreement with Vermont state regulators because its claims administrator gave short shrift to claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and other...
Apr 29 2022 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday sued Brazilian miner Vale for allegedly making false and misleading disclosures about the safety of its dams ahead of a 2019 disaster that killed 270...
Apr 28 2022 // Two New Hampshire restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and their owner have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees to resolve numerous violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act following a U.S. Department of Labor...
Apr 22 2022 // Tesla is “trying to turn a nightmare into a dream with Tesla Insurance,” Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Wednesday.His final words during an earnings conference call that lasted more than an hour came as...
Apr 21 2022 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer and an insurance agency in finding that the Covid-19 losses claimed by three restaurants were not...
Apr 21 2022 // The global reinsurance and London market sectors face increased risks from rising claims inflation, financial market volatility and weakening price momentum, according to a commentary published by Fitch Ratings.As a...
Apr 18 2022 // Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled characteristics of disasters, which are altering the industry’s understanding of...
Apr 18 2022 // Plaintiffs’ attorneys and Florida’s insurance consumer advocate are pushing back on insurers’ plans to require arbitration to settle more claims disputes. Some attorneys warned that the plans could lead...
Apr 14 2022 // A plaintiff is not required to present an affidavit of merit when bringing a vicarious liability claim against a licensed entity for the alleged negligence of an unlicensed employee, the New Jersey Supreme Court has...
Apr 14 2022 // Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2021, costing $881 million, according to an analysis by the Insurance Information Institute...
Apr 13 2022 // An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of trying to boost its ratings by falsely claiming the voting machine company rigged the...
Apr 11 2022 // Appeal courts handed a down potentially costly ruling for auto insurers in Florida, along with some further clarity on the maximum medical costs insurance companies can choose to pay after an accident.First, the U.S. 11th...
Apr 8 2022 // Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled characteristics of disasters, which are altering the industry’s understanding of...
Apr 8 2022 // Plaintiffs’ attorneys and the state’s insurance consumer advocate are pushing back on Florida insurers’ plans to require arbitration to settle more claims disputes. Some attorneys warned that the plans...
Apr 5 2022 // The majority of gross losses from recent devastating flooding in Australia likely will be borne by reinsurers with limited impact on primary insurers’ balance sheets, according to an AM Best report.The flooding...