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Claims Headlines for July 18, 2022

 
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Insurers, Consumer Groups Telling Different Stories About Smoke Damage Claims

Insurers and consumer advocates are conveying conflicting messages as both try to focus public attention on smoke damage claims. Mercury...
 

Fires Scorch France and Spain, as Europe Wilts in Heat Wave

PARIS (AP) -- Firefighters battled wildfires raging out of control in France and Spain on Sunday as Europe wilted under an unusually...
 

Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015...
 

Canadian Owner OKs $84M in Work, $1.5M Fine; Louisiana Plant

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The company that owns a closed fertilizer plant in Louisiana has agreed to clean up more than a billion pounds of...
 

Fireman's Fund Must Defend 'Lottery Lawyer' in Fraud Case

As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got underway this week in a...
 

Scientists: Water Seeping into Faults May Cause S.C. Quakes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Some scientists say water seeping deep into the ground may be causing a swarm of earthquakes in the midlands...
 

NTSB: Pilots Failed to See Runway Before 2019 Plane Mishap

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) -- The pilots of a regional jet that missed a runway in northern Maine failed to visually determine the location...
 

Fired Southwest Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict

DALLAS (AP) -- A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other...
 
 
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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How to Begin Your Digital Claims Payment Process

Is it time to start digitizing your insurance claims payment process? Understanding the rise and impact of the digital claims...
 
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Bird's-Eye View: How Property Insurers Are Using Aerial Data

"They got planes in the air, and we had pictures the next day... before we could even get claim adjusters in there." - Tier 1...
 
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Case Study: Claims Impact on Renewal Underwriting

While many adjusters might argue Claims Handling is an art, researchers think otherwise. They're beginning to turn to science to...
 
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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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Editor's Picks

 

No Malpractice Coverage Owed to Law Firm Sanctioned for 'Frivolous' Lawsuits

A legal malpractice insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify attorneys who were sanctioned for filing frivolous lawsuits against four...
 

9th Circuit Allows Plaintiffs Who Won $6M Verdict Against Walmart to Sue for More

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday revived a whistleblower lawsuit against Walmart Stores that alleges the retailer violated...
 

Plaintiff Given 2nd Chance at $12M Award After Insurer Ignores $10K Settlement Offer

A Florida accident victim gets a second chance to compel an auto insurer to pay a $12.7 million judgment as a consequence of failing to...
 

Opinion from Out-of-State Disability Rating Experts Inadmissible in Kentucky

Dr. Christopher Brigham website is not making an overstatement when it describes him as "one of the nation's leading authorities on...
 

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...
 
 
 
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