From 2020 through 2022, the highest number of insurance cases in the U.S. were filed in the Western District of Louisiana, according to a new report from LexisNexis company Lex Machina.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott updated the state’s disaster declaration on Thursday to include six additional counties on Thursday following deadly severe weather on Wednesday evening, bringing the total tally covered by the declaration to 21 counties.
Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs), also known as Medicare Part C, are private insurance plans that provide for a Medicare beneficiary’s Part A and Part B benefits. Beneficiaries can choose to enroll in a MAP rather than traditional Medicare. There also are Medicare drug plans (Part D) that provide for a beneficiary’s prescription drugs.
A Kansas City, MO, man who formerly lived in Columbia, MO, pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a $1.1 million insurance fraud conspiracy that involved false claims of injuries suffered in car accidents, as well as to his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief benefits.
The devastation wrought by the 416 Fire, which torched about 54,000 acres of forest north of Durango in 2018, and the damage inflicted by the rains that caused floodwaters and mudslides to flow from the burn scar were two different ‘occurrences,’ says the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has warned the OKCoin exchange over fake insurance claims on its advertising materials and social media.
In its 2023 report on trends in directors & officers (D&O) liability insurance policies, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty highlighted risks associated with evolving ESG regulation and the increasing pace of climate change litigation. According to the report, "companies continue to see pressure around ESG issues as regulations are implemented around the world.
We are halfway through 2023, and it’s already been another blockbuster year in the biometric litigation universe. The main characters are back -- the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (‘BIPA’) and the justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.
When a construction-related legal dispute cannot be resolved by the parties themselves or with the help of a mediator, a party may feel it has no choice but to take the case to trial -- either to force an adversary to get serious about settlement or because the party believes only a judge or jury could break the deadlock.
Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the central tropical Atlantic -- two months ahead of schedule for that part of the ocean. Fortunately, the technology and expertise were in place to anticipate this second named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries.
Insurance companies are obligated to investigate and make claims decisions based on informed judgments. Claims adjusters rely on various experts and their investigations to make educated claims decisions and combat the prevalence of false or inflated claims.
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, which once seemed far off on the horizon, have arrived and are beginning to take shape. Industries, including construction and insurance, are contemplating whether, how, and to what extent they will incorporate this technology.
When a NatCat occurs in Canada, it’s common for U.S. adjusters to be on the scene -- sometimes before Canadian adjusters, who are bound by provincial licensing restrictions.<br /><br />And while processes for getting either country’s adjusters on the scene are complicated, Canadian adjusters are now benefitting from technology and following U.S. adjusting processes more closely.<br /><br /><br />But there’s still room for improvement.<br /><br />It can be easier to mobilize adjusters between countries than in their respective countries thanks to the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States and Canada (USMCA), which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020, said David Repinski, CEO at CRU Group.<br /><br />The agreement is designed to reduce trade barriers among the three countries and makes it easier for Canadian insurers to bring in U.S. claims adjusters.
