A Jackson, Miss. grandma admitted to staged a slip-and-fall at a local grocery and then trying to wrangle a financial settlement.

A San Jose, Calif. man allegedly ditched his car in Mexico and then reported it stolen so he could file a fraudulent insurance claim.

The New York Insurance Department has taken disciplinary action against Chartis Claims Inc., imposing a $495,000 fine on the property and casualty claim unit for licensing infractions.

The 6.5-Mw earthquake that struck off the shore of northern California on Jan. 9, 2010 caused widespread blackouts but only minor structural damages and no major health injuries.

A 50-year-old Lancaster, Ohio man set fire to his rented home to collect insurance money but failed to ponder the toll this would have on his family.

In anticipation of WIND 2010, Claims spoke with Michelle Griffin, executive director of the Windstorm Insurance Network, who talked about what attendees can expect and provided insight about the evolving organization.

The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University (CSU) has released its predictions for Atlantic basin hurricane activity in the new year.

Amid the haze of usual Halloween shenanigans, a Leavenworth church was burning on the night of Oct. 31, 2008. That's because the church's music director set fire to it.