Second-term Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is being challenged in the Republican primary by John Mosley, a body shop owner who says insurance companies have gotten away with paying for less-than-perfect replacement parts to repair damaged vehicles. Chaney supporters criticize … The post Body Shop Owner Challenges Mississippi Insurance Commissioner appeared first on Claims Journal.…

Like a lot of teenagers, Aanya Nigam reflexively shares her whereabouts, activities and thoughts on Twitter, Instagram and other social networks without a qualm. But Aanya’s care-free attitude dissolved into paranoia a few months ago shortly after her mother bought … The post New Technology Brings up Internet Privacy Questions appeared first on Claims Journal.…

People from Buffalo, N.Y., hear it all year – over the phone or while traveling: “Buffalo? Got snow there?” The answer, still: “Why, yes!” Two piles remain in one abandoned lot where trucks dumped it after a freak November storm … The post Snow Piles From Record-Breaking Buffalo Storm Slowly Melting appeared first on Claims…

Psssst – Need a phony ID? A fraudulent tax refund? Insurance money from a sham car crash? Florida may have just what you’re looking for. Since the first settlers hacked their way into the mangrove tangles and drained much of … The post South Florida Beloved by Retirees and Fraudsters appeared first on Claims Journal.…

Louisiana-based Worley Claims Services, a national independent insurance adjustment management service, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire NCA Group, Inc., a national provider of daily and catastrophe residential and commercial property claims services throughout North America. The … The post Worley Claims Services to Acquire NCA Group appeared first on Claims Journal.…

An Arizona court ruling says an employee hurt in an auto accident isn’t entitled to workers’ compensation for her injuries though she had just made a business errand to finish her work day. The employee deviated from her normal commute … The post Arizona Court Rules No Coverage for Worker Hurt in Crash After Business…

In a crash test of Ford Motor Co.’s new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup, an extended-cab version suffered damage that presented a risk of serious injury to the driver, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety said. In a 40-miles-per-hour crash designed to … The post New Aluminum Ford F-150 Crash Test Reveals Serious Injury Risk appeared first…

In the thrill-seeking world of scuba diving, Eugene Fleysher was seemingly as prepared as they come for a deep descent. A licensed pilot and employee of the Yonkers Police Department in New York, the Saddle Brook, N.J., man had a … The post Deaths Illustrate Scuba Diving Dangers appeared first on Claims Journal. Source: Claims…

So, the tenants have moved out and you’ve turned off the gas and electric utilities. However a fire burns the house down. You turn the claim over to your insurance company for coverage. The insurance company investigates the claim and … The post California Court Finds That Fire Caused by Vagrant on Premises is Not…

A Georgia judge has cut the damages that Fiat Chrysler must pay the family of a child who died in a Jeep SUV fire from $150 million to $40 million. Decatur County Superior Court Judge J. Kevin Chason also denied … The post Georgia Judge Cuts Jeep Fire Death Damages From $150M to $40M appeared…