Recent Claims Industry News

U.S. Reviewing Boeing’s Safety Self-Assessments During Max 8 Development

• Climate Advocates Cheer Trump Policy Shift on Flood Insurance

• Doctors Ask CDC to Clarify Guidelines so Patients aren’t Abruptly Cut Off Pain Opioids

• No Panic in Hawaii After False Alarm about Missile Attack

• Untangling Medical Facts in Claim Disputes: Viewpoint

• Boeing Max Grounding May Spark Uptick in Travel Insurance Claims

Black Box Politics: How National Pride Intrudes on Crash Probes

• Clue Linking Mysterious Boeing 737 Max Disasters Came From Space

• Companies Still Learning About Fire Risks Around Robots

• Insurer Group Fears Property Losses Due to Climate Change

• U.K. Reinsurer Issues First Terrorism Risk Catastrophe Bond

• Soccer Player Sala’s Plane, Pilot That Crashed in English Channel Lacked Proper Licensing

General Dynamics Employee Charged with Making Threats against Co-Workers

• Equine Insurance Agency Owner Sentenced for $1.3M Fraud

• Conn. Lawmakers Continue Push to Address Crumbling Foundations

• New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules Board Wrong to Deny Workers’ Comp for Medical Pot

• Mass. High Court Applies 6-Year Limit to Asbestos Illness Claims

• New York Subpoenas Broker About Trump Organization

Work Comp Fraudster Must Repay $246K, Spend Seven Months in Prison

• Settlement Reached in Suit over Mo. Duck Boat Accident

• Woman Convicted of Fraud for Misrepresenting Date of Accident

• Gun Owner Not Liable After Stolen Weapon Is Used to Kills Teen

• School Settles with Mother Over Daughter’s Bullying Suicide

• Radio Host Says Website Falsely Accused Him of Terrorism

Work Starts on 134 Houston-Area Flood-Control Projects after Harvey

• Exxon Mobil Settles Violations over 2013 Texas Refinery Fire

• Families of Texas Church Shooting Victims Sue Gun Retailer

• Second Black Box Found from Plane in Amazon Cargo Crash

• 3 Killed in Amazon Cargo Plane Crash Near Houston

• Texas Eyes Penalties for Denying Responders’ Workers’ Compensation Claims

Hurricane Michael Damages Linger for Georgia Timber Industry

• Volunteer Fire Chief Admits Filing False Claims for Damaged Equipment

• North Carolina Lawmakers Mull Hand-Held Phone Ban for Drivers

• Jurors Find Smithfield Foods Responsible for Hog Nuisances, Award 420K

• West Virginia Jury Awards $17 Million in Injured Walmart Worker Claim

• Alabama High Court Backs $1.25 Million Wrongful Termination Settlement

Investigators Pin Thomas Fire on Southern California Power Lines

• Mother and Foster Daughter Accused of Scamming AFLAC for $400K

• New Technology Speeds Search and Rescue Operations in Alaska

• Nevada Wants Plutonium Removed as Court Battle Proceeds

• Prosecutors Decline to File Criminal Charges against PG&E for Wine Country Fires

• California Wildfires Left Toxic Threats Behind