Claims & Reserving
Beleaguered Pelvic Mesh Maker Attempts to Shift Liability to Doctors, Others
American Medical Systems, a major defendant in litigation over controversial vaginal mesh devices, is accusing "a pyramid of businessmen, doctors and lawyers" of luring women into unwarranted ...
Texas Hailstorms Fueled Allstate’s $633M Pre-Tax April Catastrophe Losses
Allstate reported $633 million in estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses for April, more than half of which came from three days of severe hailstorms in Texas. After taxes, the number comes in at $411 ...
Dog-Bite Claims Costs for U.S. Insurers Jumped 16 Percent in 2015
The cost of dog-bite claims for U.S. insurers climbed 16 percent last year on higher medical expenses and larger settlements to resolve court disputes. The average claim increased to $37,214 in 2015 ...
Oklahoma Quakes Force Insurers to Limit Their Exposures
As the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma exploded into the hundreds in the last few years, nearly a dozen insurance companies moved to limit their exposure, often at the expense of homeowners, a ...
Zurich Insurance Shares Soar After Q1 Profit Surpasses Expectations
Shares of Zurich Insurance Group AG headed for the biggest gain in more than four years after Switzerland's biggest insurer posted a first-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations. The stock ...
Positive Online Claims Experiences Can Build Customer Loyalty
In the digital age, going online to shop, pay your bills, and do business is the norm. Internet usage and smartphone ownership have risen sharply in the last few years, especially in advanced ...
Japan Kumamoto Quakes Caused Billions of Dollars in Economic and Insured Losses
The estimates are early, but economic and insurance losses stemming from the earthquakes that struck Japan on April 14-15 are already in the billions of dollars and rising. Catastrophe modeling firm ...
Insurer Develops Analytics Tool to Avert Workers Comp Fraud at Onset of Claim
Nearly a quarter of small business owners have installed surveillance cameras to monitor employees and avert workers compensation fraud, according to a 2015 poll by Employers. But organized crime ...