Insurers paid out more than $1 billion in dog-related injury claims in 2022, a 28% increase over 2021 even though the number of claims decreased last year, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and State Farm. There were 17,597 …
The collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower and efforts to achieve a fair resolution for the victims was the Claims Journal’s top story in 2021. Readers were also keenly interested in court rulings involving litigation by policyholders seeking coverage for …
Insurance carriers’ rules about dog breeds have pulled the industry into a new twist in the national debate over racial equity. Animal rights advocates say the assumption that particular dog breeds are inherently more dangerous is often driven by racial …
Dogs remain the undisputed champions at generating insurance claims, deer, birds and cats are doing their amount of mayhem as well, and bedbugs are a growing liability for insurers, according to a review of 470,000 insurance claims over five years …
Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Monday evening to a bill protecting landlords from liability in dog attacks on their rental property when the animals belong to their tenants. The measure stems from a 2012 Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that said …
Eight years after the Sioux City Council enacted a controversial ordinance banning pit bulls from city limits, the number of dog bites reported in Woodbury County is showing a slight increase. Siouxland District Health statistics show that countywide, 137 dog …
The Postal Service announced that 6,549 employees were attacked by dogs last year as it released its annual top dog attack city rankings. It also shared information on new safety initiatives it is putting in place to help protect its …
A Lafayette, Ind., woman who narrowly escaped a pit bull attack last summer says she’s frustrated by a lack of action by city officials to reduce the threat of dog attacks. Sarah Rawlings has suggested changes to the rules for …
Increasing numbers of Indiana adults are becoming victims of dog bites as education efforts in cities like Fort Wayne help teach children proper ways to approach animals they don’t know. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 4.7 …
State Farm reportedly paid more than $90 million as a result of the nearly 3,500 dog bite claims in 2010. The list of the top 10 states for dog bite claims in 2010 processed by State Farm is as follows: …