How Digital Payments Are Reshaping the Insurance Claims Experience
The insurance industry is navigating complex challenges to digitize payments, improve claims satisfaction, and meet the rising expectations of policyholders and vendors.
April 18, 2025
Auto
Insurance Industry
Technology
Workers' Compensation
Lemonade Data Breach Linked to Auto Insurance Quoting System Flaw
A technical glitch in Lemonade’s auto quote system led to the exposure of nearly 190,000 driver’s license numbers, highlighting cybersecurity risks in digital insurance platforms.
April 18, 2025
Auto
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Technology
New York
Texas Widow Working Two Jobs Says Former Insurance Agent Took $9K in Premium Payments
A Friendswood, Texas woman says she lost nearly $9,000 after paying premiums via Venmo to a former insurance agent who had already surrendered his license.
April 18, 2025
Auto
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Property
Texas
Dog Bite Claims on the Rise as Insurers Tighten Homeowners Coverage
Dog bites led to $1.57 billion in homeowners liability claims in 2024 as insurers reassess coverage, with states like California and New York topping the list for cost and volume.
April 18, 2025
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Property
Man Wanted After Allegedly Faking Supermarket Fall to File False Insurance Claim
Authorities in Kittitas County, WA are searching for a suspect accused of staging a fall in a grocery store to file false insurance claims totaling nearly $10,000.
April 18, 2025
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Litigation
Property
Washington
New York Reports Surge in Workers’ Comp Fraud With $2.7M Identified in 2024
Workers’ comp fraud in New York rose nearly 30% in 2024, with 14 arrests and over $1.4 million in restitution returned to agencies, insurers, and employers.
April 18, 2025
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Workers' Compensation
New York
Fake Medical Labs Rake in $84K Using Stolen Insurance Info from Illinois Couple
A Des Plaines couple discovered over $84,000 in fraudulent lab charges on their health insurance, highlighting a growing scheme of phantom billing and data theft in healthcare.
April 18, 2025
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Life & Health
Technology
Illinois
Five People Face Felony Charges in $1.4 Million California Life Insurance Fraud Scheme
California officials charged five defendants, including former insurance agents, in a life insurance fraud scheme involving fake policies and stolen commissions totaling over $1.4 million.
April 15, 2025
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Life & Health
Litigation
California
How Agentic AI is Transforming Property Claims and Empowering Adjusters with Digital Coworkers
Agentic AI agents are reshaping property claims handling by helping adjusters automate routine tasks, reduce cycle times, and focus on customer-centric problem-solving.
April 15, 2025
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Technology
How Rising Climate Risks Are Reshaping Insurance for Renewable Energy Projects Worldwide
As natural catastrophe and extreme weather losses escalate globally, insurers, developers, and financiers must rethink risk management to keep renewable energy projects insurable and bankable.
April 15, 2025
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Missouri Man Sentenced to Prison for Staging Car Crashes and Defrauding Insurers
A Missouri man who staged nighttime auto accidents and faked injuries to collect insurance payouts has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution.
April 15, 2025
Auto
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Litigation
Missouri
Liberty Mutual Fined $300,000 in Delaware Over False Insurance Discount Ads
Delaware regulators fined three Liberty Mutual companies $300,000 for advertising homeowners and auto insurance discounts not available to policyholders in the state.
April 15, 2025
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Litigation
Property
Delaware
Buffalo Trace Distillery Begins Recovery Efforts After Kentucky River Flooding
Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky is cleaning up and inspecting barrels after severe flooding, with plans to resume bottling and reopen its visitor center soon.
April 15, 2025
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Kentucky
Why Climate Resilience Requires Both Parametric and Traditional Insurance Solutions
As billion-dollar weather disasters escalate, combining parametric and traditional insurance offers a faster, more adaptive recovery solution for policyholders across the U.S.
April 15, 2025
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Technology
California
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida Art Dealer Accused of Selling Fake Warhols in Alleged $240K Fraud Scheme
Two South Florida men face federal charges for allegedly conspiring to sell forged Andy Warhol artwork using fake invoices and fraudulent authentication documents.
April 14, 2025
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Litigation
Risk Management
Florida
New York
