Recent Claims Industry News

Uber Hit With £250 Million Suit From London’s Black Cab Drivers

Uber Technologies Inc. was sued by thousands of London’s black cab drivers in a suit seeking hundreds of million pounds accusing it of unlawfully operating in the capital city. The claim alleges Uber improperly obtained a license to operate in …

16 Nabbed in Florida Sting Operation for Failing to Get Workers’ Comp Coverage

A sting operation in Manatee County, Florida, has led to the arrest of 16 men who were working without a contractor’s license and without securing workers’ compensation insurance on their employees. The sting was led by the Manatee Sheriff’s office …

Fired Google Workers Ousted Over Israeli Contract Protests File Complaint

Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back. The complaint …

RYZE Claim Solutions Adds Myers and Conti

RYZE Claim Solutions added Stuart Myers and Christopher Conti to its board of directors. Myers is the former president and chief operating officer for York Insurance Services, which was acquired by American International Group. At AIG, he was senior vice …

GSK, Boehringer Put Profits Over User Safety, Zantac Jury Told

Drugmakers GSK Plc and Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH prioritized profits over consumer safety by hiding the cancer risks of their once-blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, according to lawyers representing a Chicago woman in the first of thousands of such claims to go …

Viewpoint: Subrogating Pedestrian Accidents

Claims Journal recently reported on a new Ohio State University study, which examines who is at fault when cars hit pedestrians shows that vehicle/pedestrian accidents occur much more frequently in certain environments than in others. The study showed that pedestrians …

Insurer Chubb Prepares to Pay $350M in Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Chubb, the insurer of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed in March, is preparing to make a $350 million payout to the state of Maryland, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The payment is expected to be authorized …

Report Shows Significant Drop in Opioids in Workers’ Comp

Overall opioid utilization is down nearly 10%, and the use of sustained-release opioids dropped by more than 10%, a new report shows. Authors of the report credit efforts by workers’ comp regulators and professionals to control opioid prescriptions and distribution, …

ClaimsPro Names Stenberg Executive General Adjuster

ClaimsPro added Jeffrey Stenberg to its Specialty Risk Division as an executive general adjuster in the U.S. Stenberg began his insurance career in 1987 performing boiler and machinery loss prevention surveys and jurisdictional inspections at large commercial properties. He has …

The Difference Between Lost Wages and Lost Income Analyses

Forensic accountants are often retained to evaluate economic damages arising from a multitude of circumstances. These engagements require a set of specialized knowledge unique to the facts of the particular case. In many cases a forensic accountant will be retained …