In 2014, Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ office reported they assisted thousands of Georgia consumers settle disputes with their insurance companies, returning $8.5 million in insurance claims to policyholders, money they might not have received without his help. “Last year representatives … Source: Claims Journal

New Hampshire courts have developed two tests to determine whether an insured’s act was an accidental cause of injury. One test is subjectively based while the other test is objectively based. See Energynorth Natural Gas v. Continental Ins. Co., 146 … Source: Claims Journal

More than 1,000 vehicles a day are damaged by paint overspray in the United States, resulting in more than one-half of a billion dollars in damage and insurance claims annually. Airborne paint overspray results from all sorts of industrial, commercial, … Source: Claims Journal

At 656,000 pounds fully loaded and the length of six school buses, the Boeing 777-200ER is hard to miss. Yet nearly one year ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished, taking the lives of 239 passengers and crew in one of … Source: Claims Journal

Six U.S. senators asked for an investigation of the Federal Highway Administration’s monitoring of roadside safety devices, including a common and allegedly defective guardrail system. The request on Tuesday is the latest in a series of actions stemming from scrutiny … Source: Claims Journal

In Platek v. Town of Hamburg, 2015 NY Slip Op 01483 (Feb. 19, 2015), the New York Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and held that an ensuing loss provision is not intended to resurrect coverage for an … Source: Claims Journal

Over the past years, persistent extreme weather conditions have triggered severe natural catastrophes and caused losses in the billions. There is a growing number of scientific studies that suggest an increase in quasi-stationary weather patterns and their correlation with the … Source: Claims Journal

It’s an effort that even the bill’s sponsor acknowledges is poor timing. Just two days after a 75-vehicle pileup injured at least 17 people in the state, lawmakers in Maine are considering legislation that would allow adults to opt out … Source: Claims Journal

Asiana Airlines Inc. settled 72 personal injury claims in lawsuits filed over a July 2013 crash landing at San Francisco International Airport and is continuing to negotiate with other passengers. The airline announced the settlement Tuesday in a federal court … Source: Claims Journal

Anyone who isn’t in a high state of alert about safeguarding his or her identity is either in massive denial or is a fatalist. The data breach at Anthem put about 80 million consumers at risk of ID theft, states … Source: Claims Journal