Archive for March 2023

An employee who was injured while scraping ice off his company-owned truck parked at his home is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission has ruled, reversing a deputy commissioner’s denial of benefits. “We find that the … Source: Claims Journal

Claim adjusters have a difficult job. They are responsible for dispersing funds that comprise the largest category of outgoing cash an insurance company has. Every decision they make about which expenses to approve or decline affects the bottom line. But … Source: Claims Journal

Davies Acquires Software Co. and Consulting Business Davies, an international claims administrator headquartered in London, is continuing its US expansion with the acquisition of Quick Internet Software Solutions, a claims software designer, and MVP Advisory Group, which provides consulting services … Source: Claims Journal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same … Source: Claims Journal

The Biden administration is set to release an aggressive new national cybersecurity strategy on Thursday that seeks to shift the blame from companies that get hacked to software manufacturers and device makers, putting it on a potential collision course with … Source: Claims Journal

Aircraft lessor AerCap said on Thursday it had been approached by Russian airlines and their insurance companies about possible settlements for planes stranded after the Ukraine invasion but that it was unclear if any deal could be reached. Western sanctions … Source: Claims Journal

Sotheby’s won dismissal of most claims by a Russian billionaire who accused the auction house of helping to defraud him in the purchase of a world-class art collection featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, and Henri Matisse. But Sotheby’s … Source: Claims Journal

The investigation into the Ohio train derailment has found that aluminum parts on three tank cars may have melted and caused pressure relief devices not to function, contributing to the release of toxic chemicals last month, the National Transportation Safety … Source: Claims Journal

Drug distributors Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and JM Smith Corp. on Wednesday prevailed at trial in Georgia in a case brought by families of opioid addicts accusing the companies of acting as drug dealers. A jury in Glynn County … Source: Claims Journal

Great American Appoints Claims VP for Pomi Great American Insurance Group appointed Steve Milano as divisional vice president of claims at its Accident & Health Division, which has the brand name Pomi. Mikano will lead all aspects of claims within … Source: Claims Journal