Claims

A group of 13 U.S. Senators are questioning a provision of the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase coverage from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The carrier is looking to fill 100 positions in its Dallas office by February of next year.

In letter to Sec. Sebelius, governors say tight timetable, funding issues may impact some states’ abilities to comply.

IIHS Evaluates Minivan Safety

Recent snow storm along the East Coast quickly reminds industry that snow- and ice-related damage caused more than $2 billion in claims payouts in 2010.

MMIC Group, Inc., a Midwestern medical liability insurance company, introduced Cyber Solutions today, which is designed to provide comprehensive coverage for data breaches, invasions of privacy and other risks to the information technology systems of physicians and hospitals.

Auto-Owners Insurance, State Farm, Amica Mutual, American Family and The Hartford score above industry average in the 2011 survey.

Allstate’s Claim Prediction Crowdsourcing

AXA stands out in claims, underwriting, accounts and overall satisfaction; other six found performing beneath approval benchmark.

As dramatic rescue efforts across eastern Turkey continue 3 days after Sunday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the insurance industry is engaged in the more quotidian task of tallying its losses.

Allstate Winces at Cat Losses

Straight-through claims processing to be increased, costs of meeting health care reform requirements reduced.

Carrier announces hundreds of hires to service, sales and claims positions across the country.

Study reveals that teen drivers are 50 percent more likely to crash in the first month of unsupervised driving as they are after their first year; 57 percent of these crashes result from three common mistakes.

With success in fraud detection, automated decision management could spread to low-level decisions in policy administration, underwriting and more.

Chief claim officers assert that they are being provided fewer resources to accomplish more in a tough business climate, according to a new survey.

New report examines how insurers can employ data from social media sites in claims and underwriting.

As catastrophe claims mount, P&C insurers net losses on underwriting grew to $24.1 billion in first-half 2011.

American Family Whittles 14 Claims Offices to 6

New report examines how insurers can employ increasingly robust geospatial systems to competitive advantage.