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Workers Compensation Reform May Already be Improving CA Claims Costs
Workers compensation reform legislation in California may already be making a dent in claims costs. Medical payments in the state – the largest for workers compensation insurance – dipped 5 ...
Fiat Chrysler Ordered to Pay $70M Over Auto Safety Reporting Lapses
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it is fining Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV $70 million for failing to report vehicle crash deaths and injuries since 2003. The Italian-American ...
The Three Metrics That Matter Most for Managing Litigated Claims Costs
Insurers place major importance on measuring the costs for litigated files, according to a new LexisNexis industry survey. A sizable majority of respondents say that metrics such as average case ...
Florida Citizens Pushing for Policy Changes
Florida's largest property insurer wants to eliminate caps on rate hikes and limit what homeowners can do if they have water damage. The state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is pushing for ...
AIG CEO Hancock Streamlines Executive Team; Four to Depart
AIG CEO Peter Hancock revamped a committee of senior executives he initially formed more than a year ago in a bid to further boost efficiency and growth. The move will lead to the departure of four ...
EU Explores Creation of Cross-Border Car Insurance/Pension Market
Creating a pan-European retail market in car insurance and pensions largely hinges on whether 500 million consumers will go online to widen their choice of products, the EU's executive body said on ...
Uber Drivers’ Lawsuit Got Significantly More Costly
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge's ...
Updated: Venezuela Volatility Hurt Liberty Mutual’s Q3
Liberty Mutual Holding Company continued to deal with the volatile Venezuelan market during the 2015 third quarter, from which it is pulling back. It also faced some energy related losses during that ...