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 …
A New Orleans, La., judge has brought in a mediator to try to work out a settlement with hundreds of people who claim damage from collapse of part of a hotel under construction nearly three years ago. Plaintiffs say they …
Nearly 88 percent of claims professionals are familiar with the benefits of structured settlements for personal physical injury clients and 84 percent view them as a prudent recommendation, especially when a minor is involved, according to MetLife’s 2022 Structured Settlements …
Along with driving process efficiencies, combating fraud, and working to achieve consistently better outcomes, insurance company claims executives are now focusing more attention on enhancing customer satisfaction as a key element to improve the performance of their injury claim portfolios. …
Kentucky state Rep. Ken Upchurch says he doubts he will ever see an electric scooter in his rural district on the state’s southern border, but he was happy to help when a lobbyist for Bird Rides Inc. asked him to …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of five people accused of engaging in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents. Jaime Farrah Boxley, Christa Sharif Smith, Deanna Liles Smith and Lashaunnette Mary Smith was charged with …
A coalition of business groups is using an advertising campaign to try to persuade Louisiana’s legislature to limit lawsuits including over asbestos injury claims. Two organizations representing a list of business lobbying groups and others are putting $70,000 into 30-second …