Plaintiff Must Prove Use of Mitchell Program Violated Collateral Source Rule January 30, 2020 By Jim Sams For the second time in a year, a federal judge rejected a plaintiff’s attorney’s argument that an insurance carrier acted...
Insuretech Speakers Blaze Trail From Michelin Guides to Smart Phones September 25, 2019 By Jim Sams LAS VEGAS — People who buy gasoline generally don’t care for the product or enjoy the experience of pumping gas:...
Court Says Policy’s Vandalism Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Coverage for Arson August 26, 2019 By Jim Sams Setting fire to a house is much more than an act of vandalism and if insurers want to exclude such...
Baltimore on the Bottom for Auto Crashes; Brownsville, Texas Stays on Top June 28, 2019 By Jim Sams Baltimore, Maryland retained its title as the most accident-prone metropolitan area in the nation for automobiles, while Brownsville, Texas took...
Allstate, State Farm Sue Medical Providers for Fraudulent Billing April 29, 2019 By Jim Sams Two insurance carriers filed separate lawsuits last week against medical doctors and their pain-management clinics, accusing them of submitting bills...
Lyft and Uber Fly to Hawaii to Build Their Own Captive Insurers March 19, 2019 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Max Abelson Ride-sharing giants Lyft Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. seem to have found the same solution for dealing with the risks...
Most Popular Claims Journal Articles of 2018 December 31, 2018 After highlighting the top 10 contributed articles and the top 10 videos/podcasts of 2018, we now look at the top...
Biggest Cat Losses of the Past Decade Hit U.S. Insurers July 20, 2018 By Brian Louis Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms, Nor’easters and mudslides. A string of disasters has pummeled the biggest U.S. insurers over the...
Allstate CEO: AI Will Thrash the Economy Like a ‘Tsunami’ June 29, 2018 By William Mathis Artificial intelligence is coming for the service economy, according to Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tom Wilson. “It’s going to...
Adjusters Can be Sued Individually for Bad Faith in Washington May 1, 2018 By Denise Johnson A recent Washington Court of Appeals ruling opens the door to bad faith lawsuits naming individual insurance adjusters. The case...