N.C. Court Joins Others in Finding Bacteria Exclusion Doesn’t Apply to Legionella Claims A decision by a panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals this week adds to a body of case... Read More
Midwest News Neb. Supreme Court: Contractors with Assigned Benefits Can’t File Bad-Faith Claims A restoration contractor that had been assigned benefits by a policyholder cannot pursue a bad faith claim against an insurer... Read More
PLRB Speakers Praise Appraisals, Remind Adjusters About Ethics PHOENIX — Claims adjusters may groan at any mention of “going to appraisal.” But insurance defense attorney Andrew P. Rock... Read More
New Data Suggests Dangerous Driving Trend Is Slowing, Slightly Preliminary traffic data provides some hope that a rash of unsafe driving habits spawned by traffic-free roads during COVID-19 business... Read More
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments that Union Work Stoppage Sabotaged Property The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a Washington state case that will determine whether a business can... Read More
Broken Infrastructure, Scattered Wreckage, Alligators Greet Claims Teams Damaged infrastructure created new obstacles for claims adjusters responding to Hurricane Ian, along with widespread flooding, damaged cell phone towers... Read More
Texas / South Central News Amended Complaint Says Texas Public Adjuster Losses Near $8 Million A public adjuster who is accused of pocketing insurance payouts intended for policyholders took a total of $7.9 million from... Read More
Midwest News Court: Illinois Insurers Cannot Exclude UIM Coverage for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Auto insurance carriers must pay uninsured motorist benefits to insureds who are injured by motor vehicles while walking or bicycling,... Read More
KCC Projects Hurricane Ian Losses Will Top $60 Billion Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Co. said Friday that Hurricane Ian will generate nearly $63 billion in losses to private... Read More
West News Viewpoint: Ariz. Ruling Sets Standard for Aiding and Abetting Bad Faith Claims The Arizona Court of Appeals recently analyzed a question that often plagues the removal of an insurance bad faith case... Read More