Claims

The recent extension does little to address the long-term viability of financially hobbled flood insurance program.

Steve Hatch previously served as COO for Zurich in North America’s claims unit.

Fitch Ratings reveals that the losses could be almost double what insurers previously expected.

Preliminary research results from NCCI indicates a 4% drop in claim frequency for 2009.

State-of-the-art lab aims to help P&C insurers model for and mitigate against natural disasters.

While the business and IT linkage still is not perfect, it has come a long way.

Insurer charged with inconsistencies, yet NAIC review found no underpayment of claims.

Expense reduction, growth strategies and improving underwriting results are atop commercial carriers’ list of concerns, says Novarica.

ClaimCenter to provide a foundation on which to grow Torus’ business.

Fraud incidents are on a downward slope, returning to reporting figures from two years ago, according to the Quarterly Corporate Fraud Index, which captures fraud incident activity from more than 1,000 organizations and 12 million employees worldwide.

Shops can write an estimate and run complete management systems on the Apple iPad.

Case challenges insurer’s ability to consider gender of driver when writing auto coverage.

Survey finds ignorance of terms, suspicion of payout, slowing sales Down Under.



Seminar directed at insurance rookies, those in technical positions within insurance companies who provide internal support, and those who want to sell to insurers.



In a suit filed by Allstate Insurance Co., against from Toyota Motor Corp., the insurer is seeking to recover more than $3 million Allstate and affiliates paid in claims for accidents linked to unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

J.D. Power survey says customer dissatisfaction highest in five years as sinking home values engender unease over premiums.

Cloud-based disability claims system now features return-to-work duration guidelines with predictive modeling.

Presidential action extends National Flood Insurance Program for another year.

Under the new laws, police can pull over any driver suspected of using a mobile device for texting or accessing the Internet.

While BlackBerry may be late to the game, insurance IT shops prefer its security features to Apple's.