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Connecticut Woman Forced to Sue Nephew Over Medical Bills Vilified on Social Media

A Connecticut woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday party four years ago was forced to go to court over her medical bills, her lawyers said Wednesday …

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Recommends Homeowners Reduce Property Hazards

Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller advised consumers that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department is available to help homeowners adhere to reasonable requests by insurers to make their properties safer and avoid possible cancellation or non-renewal of their homeowners’ coverage. “A review of …

Families of Newtown Victims Would Split $1.5M in a Proposed Settlement

The families of more than a dozen victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting rampage would split $1.5 million under proposed settlements of lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. The lawsuits filed this year accuse Nancy Lanza of …

Suit Seeks Insurance for Disabled Homeowners With Pit Bull Service Dogs

People with disabilities shouldn’t be turned down for homeowners insurance just because they have pit bulls for service dogs, a federal court lawsuit filed in Oregon says. Undercover testers who told an insurance company they had disabilities and used pit …

Hawaii Homes at High Risk for Lava Flows Can Now Get Insurance

The state’s Insurance Division issued a statement this week advising Big Island residents that the Hawaii Property Insurance Association (HPIA) is now accepting all new business applications and coverage increase requests. “This is an opportunity to safeguard against unexpected property …

When Knowledge is No Longer Power: Knowledge Management in Insurance Claims Litigation

Knowledge is No Longer Power Back in 1597 when Sir Francis Bacon wrote “scientia potential est,” which translates to “knowledge is power,” he could have never predicted that technology would eventually paralyze large companies with too much knowledge. Today, knowledge …

Claiming What’s Yours: Why Homeowners Insurers Need Claims Litigation Analytics

Series Summary Insurance executives should be asking a lot of questions right now. They should wonder why their outside law firms haven’t adopted available technology that could eliminate expenses for routine legal work. They should ask their law firms why, …

Document Assembly and Automation: Making Easy Things Easy

Series Summary Insurance executives should be asking a lot of questions right now. They should wonder why their outside law firms haven’t adopted available technology that could eliminate exorbitant expenses for routine legal work. They should ask their outside law …

Litigation Project Management: Building Your Homeowners Insurance Litigation Skyscraper

Series Summary Insurance executives should be asking a lot of questions right now. They should wonder why their outside law firms haven’t adopted available technology that could eliminate expenses for routine legal work. They should ask their law firms why, …

Extended Warranties Necessity Questioned

Offers of extended warranties or service contracts are becoming the norm, whether you buy a big-ticket item like a car or kitchen appliance or a less expensive one like a television or phone. The plans basically are insurance policies in …