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Claims Headlines for April 20, 2022

 
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'Deceptive' Denial Letter Costs Insurer Treble Damages After Appeal to 4th Circuit

The insurer first said it would pay to repair a breezeway at a student housing complex that partially collapsed during a Saturday night...
 

Hospital Must Turn Over Info on Famous Cardiologist, Appeals Court Says

Once a party relinquishes information considered privileged, it cannot then claim that other information about the same subject must...
 

These Art Sleuths Are Taking on Traffickers in a $10 Billion Black Market

From a tiny office in southern India, S. Vijay Kumar scans case files on his laptop with the precision of a forensic scientist. To an...
 

Three Black Churches Rebuilding in Louisiana After 2019 Arson

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) -- Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well...
 

Tesla Autopilot Stirs US Alarm as 'Disaster Waiting to Happen'

Derrick Monet and his wife, Jenna, were driving on an Indiana interstate in 2019 when their Tesla Model 3 sedan operating on Autopilot...
 

California Gives Rivers More Room to Flow to Stem Flood Risk

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California's farm country sits a property being...
 

Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker

A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company...
 

South Africa Launches Relief for Durban Flooding; 443 Dead

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Declaring a national state of disaster, South Africa has allocated $67 million to help those hit by floods that have...
 
 
 
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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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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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The Ultimate Claims Management Platform Checklist

This must-read white paper illuminates the role technology plays in solving two of the biggest insurance opportunities:...
 
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The True Costs and Treatment Durations of Top 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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Editor's Picks

 

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...
 

N.Y. Court Reverses SWCB, Awards Benefits to Widow of World Trade Center Recovery Worker

A New York appellate court on Thursday reversed the State Workers' Compensation Board and awarded death benefits to a court employee who...
 

Viewpoint: Telehealth Risks and Predicted Impacts For 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the delivery of healthcare - including the adoption of telehealth, defined as the delivery and...
 

Calif. Court of Appeal Allows 2 Insurers To Pursue Fraud Suits Against Pain Doctor

A decision by a California appellate court last month allows both Allstate and State Farm to pursue lawsuits seeking penalties against an...
 
 
 
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