Posts by Y@DminG

Sedgwick is acquiring Bottomline’s legal spend management division. Sedgwick plans to operate the LSM business as a separate division, and the company anticipates transitioning roughly 300 LSM employees. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. The LSM … Source: Claims Journal

It would be hard to find a better testimonial to the power of artificial intelligence than what you’ll get when you speak to people overseeing an AI and technology transformation at Sentry Insurance. The Stevens Point, Wisconsin-based mutual carrier insures … Source: Claims Journal

Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering $30,000 to every passenger aboard a regional jet flight that came to rest upside down after crash landing at a Toronto airport earlier this week. The payments are “a good-faith gesture” that have “no … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that “illegally prefer non-American workers. In a Feb. 19 announcement EEOC’s Andrea Lucas, acting chair, said the commission is “putting employers and other covered entities on … Source: Claims Journal

Billionaire Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb Inc. and a board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., plans to donate $15 million of factory-built dwellings to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. The pre-fabricated houses — made by Gebbia’s startup, … Source: Claims Journal

Claims handling continues to be one of the biggest sticking points in the insurance process, a new report shows. Complaints about the claims handling process appear to be on the rise. In 2024, nearly half of Americans who filed a … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration’s approval of California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 to Congress for review and potential repeal. The decision by the new … Source: Claims Journal

Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week in a case that marks another win for insurers relying on binding arbitration agreements. When Francine … Source: Claims Journal

Xceedance acquired CIS Claim Services, the claims business of CIS Group. With the acquisition, Xceedance adds 155 team members. The acquisition also expands the Xceedance claims platform to include alternative dispute resolution, litigated claims management and a wider field adjuster … Source: Claims Journal

Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel cryptocurrency exchange Binance to pay $79.5 billion for economic losses it says were caused by its operations in the country and $2 billion in back taxes, court documents showed on Wednesday. Authorities … Source: Claims Journal