Claims

Workers’ comp report includes eight years of state-by-state data based on cases reported to OSHA for the years 2000-2007, and five different outcome measures.

At the 2010 Mitchell Property and Casualty Conference, the two companies announced a partnership to address the needs of P&C insurers in dealing with automotive injury claims.

Insurers shouldn't ignore developing mobile apps for customers, integrating social media across all activities and honing multi-channel communications.

Golden Bear will use the WebWriter Enterprise program to assist with policy admin, claims, billing, accounting and reassurance for its personal and commercial lines businesses.

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the board’s launch spotlights the Women in Insurance Leadership Forum, a unique online community dedicated to the personal and professional growth of women in insurance.

Humana and BCBS of Florida are two of three payers that support real-time adjudication.

Everyone agrees that something needs to be done, but crooks know they can count on government for a phlegmatic response.

While the space insurance market is currently small, one expert says it's vital for sustainable commercial space activities.

Craig Beattie and Karen Monks join Celent as insurance analysts.

After quakes in Haiti and Chile, institute calls for stricter building codes in the United States.

An incremental approach highlighting small victories and meaningful metrics is key to facilitating acceptance.

Insurers need to utilize a graying IT workforce to keep systems modernization projects on track.

Part of IT planning is to consider how a system will be kept up-to-date, and how it will eventually be retired.

The federal government seems keen on developing commercial space flight technologies, but how do we insure those who go where very few men have gone before?

Research from One Call Medical finds medical costs, accountability and education are the biggest hurdles.

One of the plan's proposals is to adopt real-time analysis of claims and payments data to identify waste, fraud and abuse in health programs.

Ironshore Inc., a provider of specialty commercial property and casualty coverage, announced that its Specialty Casualty division will now offer Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI) for its public entity clientele. The new employer insurance emerged from an announcement earlier this month that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had received a record number of employment discrimination complaints in the previous year, a trend the EEOC expects to continue to flourish due to the current economic climate.

Claims officers, more than ever, face rising loss costs, increased levels of litigation and higher rates of fraudulent claims, according to results from Towers Watson’s fourth “Property & Casualty Insurance Claim Officer Survey, The Economic Landscape and Operational Performance Metrics.”

As I write this, near-term predictions are multiplying for improvement in leading indicators; however, the pressure on cost containment remains strong. How should quality play into this cost reduction discussion? That question is likely to evoke strong opinions.

The mortgage insurance unit of Old Republic International Corp. is asking a court to back its refusal to pay claims on soured mortgages originated by Countrywide Financial Corp.