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Report: Long COVID Accounted for Three Quarters of California Comp Virus Claim Payments

Insurance Journal

of the treatment payments on COVID claims and 73.7% of all COVID-19 claim payments in California’s workers’ compensation system, according to a study. Long COVID cases accounted for 82.1% The study from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows one-in-21 California …

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Verisk: Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low but Severity Up on Wildfire Losses

Insurance Journal

The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial increases in tornado activity to “Tornado Alley,” but claim volume decreased to a five-year low, according to a quarterly property …

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California Commissioner Investigating State Farm’s Handling of LA Wildfire Claims

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday said he has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January. The California Department of Insurance …

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Claim Counts Down, Losses up for California Workers’ Comp Private Self-Insureds

Insurance Journal

fewer workers’ compensation claims in 2024 than in 2023, pushing private self-insured claim frequency to a four-year low, a new report shows. California’s private self-insured employers reported 7.4% However, for the second straight year, the average paid and incurred losses …

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Take the Hassle Out of Claims Management

Insurance professionals use Trellis to streamline claims management by analyzing legal trends, predicting outcomes, and strategizing effectively to serve clients better. Adjusters can evaluate claim validity, estimate settlement amounts, and identify potential litigation risks.

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Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know

Insurance Journal

With the enactment in 2023 of House Bill 837—a sweeping tort-reform measure—there are important changes to how insurers and their claims professionals must approach … Bad faith litigation has long posed both legal and reputational risks for insurers operating in Florida.

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Are Catastrophe Claims Adjusters Being Overworked, Provided Too Many Losses to Properly Handle, Provided Wrong Directions to Adjust Losses, or Simply Being Asked to Adjust Claims In a Manner Not Reflecting Good Faith Claims Handling?

Property Insurance Coverage Law

I am snowed in after taking the deposition of a 1099 temporary claims adjuster in South Carolina. Much of his testimony has me thinking about the plight of the modern independent claims adjuster doing catastrophe work. During his deposition, the independent catastrophe adjuster said he had asked to have his claims load reduced.

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