Archive for October 2022

Short-fuse, time-limited demands are structured by plaintiff’s attorneys to create the least amount of time for an insurer to respond. Often, short-fuse demands are made just before upcoming holidays with the hope that distracted insurance company adjusters are distracted and … Source: Claims Journal

Acuity: Commercial Auto Severity Up 40% Acuity Insurance says the severity of its commercial auto insurance liability claims has increased by 40%. The insurer, based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, said in a press release that the increasing cost of claims comes … Source: Claims Journal

Amazon.com Inc. must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from COVID-19, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday while dismissing the bulk of the workers’ 2020 lawsuit. The 2nd U.S. … Source: Claims Journal

A Western Pennsylvania federal district judge has dismissed eight cases seeking payment for COVID-19 business interruption coverage from several insurers including Cincinnati Insurance, Travelers Insurance and Hartford. Financial Services. Citing the district’s court’s own previous ruling in 30 cases against … Source: Claims Journal

In the hardest-hit parts of southwest Florida, many newer structures survived remarkably intact in Hurricane Ian’s winds, suggesting that updated Florida building codes are making a difference in reducing property losses, according to early assessments. “From what I saw, the … Source: Claims Journal

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two men face attempted murder charges for allegedly firing into each other’s vehicles on a busy Florida highway and wounding each other’s daughters, who were passengers in their back seats. William Hale, of Douglasville, Georgia, … Source: Claims Journal

CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire fed by gusty winds and low humidity east of Vancouver, Washington, grew rapidly on Sunday, prompting authorities to order evacuations as the blaze sent up a plume of white smoke visible throughout the metropolitan … Source: Claims Journal

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Around 34,000 homes could be inundated or isolated in Victoria state as a flood emergency continues across parts of Australia’s southeast, an official said Monday. Victoria is the worst-affected state with some towns experiencing the highest … Source: Claims Journal

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has closed several exhibits and taken other precautions after one of its pelicans died from the bird flu. The zoo said one of its pink-backed pelicans that died on Thursday … Source: Claims Journal

A restoration contractor that had been assigned benefits by a policyholder cannot pursue a bad faith claim against an insurer because it was not a party to the insurance contract, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday in two separate cases. … Source: Claims Journal