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Claims Headlines for May 26, 2022

 
 

Ohio Supreme Finds Ditch Diggers Misclassified as Independent Contractors

Ditch diggers who accepted work assignments online and used their own spades and shovels to do the work cannot be classified as...
 

Tentative $161.5 Million Settlement Reached in Opioid Trial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a...
 

Gas Wells Leak Explosive Levels of Methane in California

Some Bakersfield residents are concerned about potential explosions after a state agency found that six idle oil wells near homes were...
 

Iran Building Collapse Kills 14 as Mayor and Others Detained

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 14 people,...
 

Lawsuit Accuses 3 Automakers and Parts Maker in Air Bag Case

DETROIT (AP) -- A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air...
 

Gunmakers Lose Challenge to New York law Allowing Lawsuits Against Industry

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the...
 

Lawsuit Filed Over Plane Crash that Killed 8 Off of NC Coast

The families of four people -- including three teens -- who died in a February plane crash off the North Carolina coast are suing the...
 

Planned Wyoming Abortion Clinic Severely Damaged in Fire

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- An overnight fire Wednesday severely damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in...
 
 

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Columns

 
 

The Only Way to Increase Your Net Subrogation Recoveries

Litigation is rarely cheap, but it is often necessary. Nowhere is this truer than in the area of insurance subrogation, where those who...
 
 

Research and Webinars

 
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What Can Be Gained from Utilizing Data Intelligently

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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Auto Injuries: A Data-Driven Approach to Identify High-Risk Cases

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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What Digital Transformation Looks Like in Property 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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