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Claims Headlines for May 20, 2022

 
 

Sovereign Immunity No Defense in $3B Coal-Ash Lawsuit, 6th Circuit Rules

Sovereign immunity does not protect a federal contractor against a lawsuit filed by some 60 former employees seeking $3 billion in...
 

Florida Appeals Court Slashes $600,000 Attorney Fee on $52,000 Claim

Florida may have one of the most generous attorney-fee mechanisms in the country, sometimes resulting in plaintiff's fees that are...
 

Crews Slow New Mexico Fires, Brace for Dangerous Conditions

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire lines and rearranged fire...
 

Hawaii Hurricane Season Forecasted to Be Slow With La Nina

HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes, tropical depressions or tropical storms this...
 

Claims Business: Sedgwick, CoreLogic, Davies

Sedgwick acquires Orchid Medical Sedgwick has acquired Orchid Medical, a nationwide provider of ancillary medical management services for...
 

Biden Warns of 'Another Tough Hurricane Season' This Year

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) -- President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will likely see "another tough hurricane season"...
 

Park Outdoors: Ford Recalls SUVs Due to Engine Fire Risk

DETROIT (AP) -- Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about...
 

Georgia Store Shootings: White Man Faces Hate Crime Charges

ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal grand jury in Georgia has brought hate crime charges against a white man accused of shooting into two...
 
 

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Research and Webinars

 
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How A.I. and Sensor Technology Are Paving the Future for Claims

There are two major challenges facing insurance claims professionals today: climate change and human behavior. Loss ratios are...
 
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Data-Driven Property Intel for Faster Customer Relief

Better serve policyholders across your insurance workflows with powerful geospatial insights. Efforts to keep up while hamstrung...
 
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Top 10 Most Common Auto Injuries

While insurers generally have a good understanding of which injuries are most common to auto accidents, the cost of care and...
 
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The Rise of Virtual Claims

It's a new era. Sixty-eight percent of carriers now accept customer photos and videos for settling claims. Digitization,...
 
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Editor's Picks

 

Court Says Federal Law Preempts in Tossing New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety

A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing to...
 

Artificial Intelligence Being Used to Battle Western Wildfires

With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and...
 

New Mexico Residents Fear the Worst of Wildfires Still to Come

LAS VEGAS, N.M. -- With the worst of the thick wildfire smoke having blown out of town, residents of this small northern New Mexico city...
 

Judge to Decide Fate of J&J Baby Powder Bankruptcy Strategy in February

Johnson & Johnson should know by the end of next month whether its controversial use of bankruptcy to try to resolve billions of...
 

Updated CMS Guide Spells Out the Risk of Skipping CMS Review of Work Comp Settlements

Insurers that are inclined to skip a government review of proposed workers' compensation settlements may think twice about that strategy...
 

Delaware Supreme: Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Rite Aid Against Opioid Lawsuits

Chubb Ltd. has no duty to defend Rite Aid Corp. against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties that allege the drug store chain's failure to...
 
 
 
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