Businesses risk employment practices claims if they don’t stay on top of changing state and municipal employment laws, according to Chris Williams, Employment Practices product manager for Travelers. In an interview with Claims Journal, Williams says firms with multiple locations …
Harvey’s lengthy stay over Texas and Louisiana, first as a hurricane and then as a tropical storm, will result in considerable losses for businesses located in both states. According to Finley Harckham, a shareholder in the Insurance Recovery Group at …
A lawyer’s request for more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees was rejected by a federal judge in Pennsylvania. Bernie Clemens sued New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company for bad faith in federal court. The case went to trial …
A large fire last month destroyed at least 150 cars and damaged several more, according to multiple news outlets. The fire occurred at Country Classic Cars in rural Staunton, Ill., located on historic Route 66. According to its website, the …
Late Thursday afternoon, a Dallas law firm filed a lawsuit to circumvent a new law that went into effect on Friday, September 1. The newly passed law, HB1774, was meant to curb hail lawsuit abuse, but after Hurricane Harvey some …
In Houston alone, it’s estimated that 300,000-500,000 vehicles will be deemed a total loss because of flood damage due to Harvey. That’s according to Cox Automotive’s chief economist’s analysis of the number of vehicles lost due to Sandy (250,000), as …
Hurricane Harvey has set a U.S record, according to the National Weather Service, dumping 51.88 inches of rain in parts of Texas. As the tropical storm moves over southern Louisiana, claims catastrophe teams are moving in to devastated cities in …
With so many eyes on claims files, it’s no wonder documentation is a touchy subject for adjusters. Claims files are reviewed by auditors, supervisors, bad faith attorneys and others passing judgment often months or years after the fact, according to …
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will soon release updated permanent impairment guidelines as part of its 2017 workers’ comp reform plans, prompting a workers’ advocacy group to release a survey suggesting many workers believe their benefits are already …
Teams of insurance adjusters were mobilized Friday in Texas cities closest to Hurricane Harvey’s expected path of destruction. Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday evening as a category 4 hurricane. According to AIR Worldwide, “the eye of the storm crossed …