Posts by Y@DminG
GEICO to Pay $805K to Settle Overtime Wage Disputes With Claims Adjusters
Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $805,000 total to settle class action lawsuits by claims adjusters alleging they were entitled to unpaid wages for overtime worked between May 27, 2019 and May 27, 2022. The settlement affects 91 plaintiffs involved … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGEICO Suit Alleges $1.8M in Fraudulent Billings by New Jersey Healthcare Providers
Insurer GEICO is suing to recover more than $1.8 million in allegedly fraudulent and unlawful no-fault insurance charges it says it has paid to several New Jersey health centers since 2018. The charges were for a range of medical services … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal School Bus Crash
An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability coverage for a fatal crash that involved only one of the covered vehicles, an Illinois appellate court ruled Thursday. A … Source: Claims Journal
Read More1,145 People Remain Evacuated as Crews Dig Containment Line Around Arizona Brush Fire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Crews have successfully dug a containment line around a brush fire in northern Scottsdale that has burned 3.9 square miles (10 square kilometers) and threatened about 100 homes, authorities said Wednesday. Fire officials said 1,145 people … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRegulators Begin Final Safety Inspection Before Treated Fukushima Wastewater is Released
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The inspection began a day after plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBillions are Being Spent to Turn the Tide on the US West’s Wildfires. It Won’t Be Enough
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuperfund Town’s Health Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePlane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal, flown by 49-year-old … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWarming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, over Mountains and Scientists Say that’s a Problem
A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year as well as long-term water shortages, a new study found. Using rain and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: 5 Tips for Creating More Seamless Claims Technology
No matter where you stand in the insurance ecosystem, all roads lead back to the prime directive – serving insured parties in their hours of need. We’re here to fulfill the promise of insurance by analyzing losses, collecting information, and … Source: Claims Journal
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