Jim Sams - Insurance News Archive Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:22:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg Jim Sams - Insurance News Archive 32 32 Property Restoration Industry: A Culture in Need of Repair? /magazines/mag-features/2024/04/01/766863.htm Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=766863 Iowa Court Upholds Decision to Bar Late Expert Reports in Work Comp Case /magazines/mag-features/2024/02/05/759043.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=759043 Insurer Blocked From Rescinding Policy After Fire Claim Due to ‘Extra’ Apartment /news/east/2024/01/18/755770.htm Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:00:34 +0000 /?p=755770 Class Action Numbers Dip in 2023, but Settlements Still Costing Billions /news/national/2024/01/11/755111.htm Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:55:59 +0000 /?p=755111 Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Decision to Bar Late Expert Reports in Workers’ Comp Case /news/midwest/2024/01/08/754844.htm Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:33:00 +0000 /?p=754844 Florida Bad-Faith Suit Survives Even Though Policy Limits Paid and Sinkhole Excluded /news/southeast/2024/01/05/754572.htm Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:47:56 +0000 /?p=754572 Former MMA Attorney Suspended; Texas Judge Approves Temporary Restraining Order Against Law Firm /news/southcentral/2024/01/03/754238.htm Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:09:23 +0000 /?p=754238 Ohio Supreme Court Affirms 4-Year Deadline for Med Mal Wrongful Death Claims /news/midwest/2024/01/02/754053.htm Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:08:04 +0000 /?p=754053 Appraisal Isn’t Arbitration, Alabama High Court Says in Dismissing Insurer Appeal /news/southeast/2023/12/29/753846.htm Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:47:44 +0000 /?p=753846 Illinois Appeals Court Rules Exclusion Bars BIPA Claims /news/midwest/2023/12/20/752862.htm Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:33:37 +0000 /?p=752862 SC Appeals Court: Insurer’s Bad Faith Meant Award Was 10X Policy Limit /news/southeast/2023/12/14/752055.htm Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:17:25 +0000 /?p=752055 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Evidence for Negligence Award Against River Boat Pilots in Mississippi River Collision Case /news/southcentral/2023/12/06/751036.htm Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:05:20 +0000 /?p=751036 Illinois High Court: UM Insurance Can’t Be Restricted to Occupants of Covered Vehicles /news/midwest/2023/12/04/750684.htm Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:35:58 +0000 /?p=750684 Louisiana State Police Open Criminal Investigation Into McClenny Moseley /magazines/mag-features/2023/12/04/750173.htm Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=750173 Texas Judge Orders Houston Attorney to Reimburse Insurer $137,000 for “Frivolous” Lawsuit /news/southcentral/2023/11/28/749760.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:24:19 +0000 /?p=749760 New Jersey Supreme Court: Workers’ Compensation Covers Commuting Employee’s Car Crash Injury /news/east/2023/11/27/749424.htm Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:00:11 +0000 /?p=749424 Texas Supreme Court Reverses Sanctions, Finds Carrier Had Right to Medical Records in UIM Case /news/southcentral/2023/11/22/749442.htm Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:17:05 +0000 /?p=749442 Texas Court: Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments From Administrative Penalties /magazines/mag-features/2023/11/20/748249.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=748249 Auto Claimants More Satisfied Even Though Repairs Taking Longer: J.D. Power /magazines/mag-features/2023/11/20/748294.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=748294 Ohio Court Revives Dog Bite Injury Claim Against Insurer Due to Ambiguous Policy Exclusion /news/midwest/2023/11/14/748124.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:56:39 +0000 /?p=748124 Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop /news/national/2023/11/08/747533.htm Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:33:15 +0000 /news/national/2023/11/08/747533.htm New York No-Fault Fraudster Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay $40M in Restitution /news/east/2023/11/07/747196.htm Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:00:48 +0000 /news/east/2023/11/07/747196.htm Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Escape Clause in Progressive Auto Liability Policy /magazines/mag-features/2023/11/06/746698.htm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=746698 Louisiana Courts Still Tidying Up After Storm of McClenny Moseley Lawsuits /news/southcentral/2023/11/03/746889.htm Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:59:10 +0000 /?p=746889 Bad-Faith Payouts Are Penalties, Not Insurance Benefits, Florida Supreme Court Says /news/southeast/2023/11/03/746849.htm Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:56:46 +0000 /?p=746849 Texas Court: Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments From Administrative Penalties /news/southcentral/2023/11/02/746689.htm Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:22:15 +0000 /?p=746689 Texas Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Public Adjuster Law /news/southcentral/2023/10/30/746108.htm Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:55:45 +0000 /?p=746108 Illinois Court Ruling Allows Zurich to Proceed With Subrogation Action in $3 Million Builder’s Risk Claim /news/midwest/2023/10/25/745646.htm Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:13:57 +0000 /?p=745646 Kentucky Clarifies Matching Law While Florida Insurers Get Limits on Replacement /news/southeast/2023/10/24/745312.htm Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:01:49 +0000 /?p=745312 Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Escape Clause in Progressive Auto Liability Policy /news/midwest/2023/10/23/745267.htm Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:12:39 +0000 /?p=745267