Claims

In what prosecutors are calling the first case of its kind, a former claim manager in California has been charged with planting an electronic bugging device on a computer at an insurance company.

Block walls have been used in basement construction for years. In unsupported basement block walls, concrete blocks are laid to form the wall, which supports the building structure (Figure 1).

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002's "make available" requirement through 2005. The act, which was prompted by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,

As insurers and self-insured employers struggle to manage their expenses, it is ironic that billions of dollars are paid out unnecessarily each year because of badly managed claims. Generally, the

Claims News Service, Feb. 8, 2:43 p.m. EST -- The February issue of Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter is now available, featuring articles on computer-based training for insurers, disaster fraud, Maine's

The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a previous appellate ruling in Northern County Mutual Insurance Company v. Timoteo Davalos, which addressed duty to defend when venue disputes arise between

A Connecticut judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit accusing Travelers Property Casualty of violating the state's unfair trade practices act when dealing with claimants who agree to

Despite the recent failure of a bill to protect the rights of homeowners who have suffered losses due to natural disasters, California Senator Martha Escutia has reintroduced components of the