by Cheryl Bellows | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorised
claims involving bedbugs increased 50% between 2014 and 2015, from 66 to 99, according to Allianz. The insurer has already counted 70 bedbug claims through September 2016, heading for a total that could surpass the previous year’s, said Larry Crotser, the chief...
by Cheryl Bellows | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorised
Seventy-three percent of rate requests by insurance companies filed with the Office of Insurance Regulation last year were approved for increases, Altmaier told the House Commerce Committee last week. The highest rate hikes have been imposed in South Florida, where...
by Cheryl Bellows | Apr 29, 2017 | Uncategorised
The claims involved everything from aviation to cyber security. The analysis included nearly 1,880 U.S. animal-related business liability claims, representing about 2% of all commercial claims in the study. Animal claims increased 28% between 2011 and 2015, from 287...
by Cheryl Bellows | Apr 17, 2017 | Uncategorised
He said the county has been overpaying on insurance premiums for the past five years. “That is your opinion that we have been overpaying,” said Supervisor Terry Durby, noting he believes the fees charged by Two Rivers are justified. Under this year’s...
by Cheryl Bellows | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorised
Insurance companies are using cellphone-tower data to deny claims for stolen cars, burned homes and other mishaps. (Elise Amendola / AP) Associated Press It took Jaclyn Bentley nearly three years to prove she didn’t burn her house down for the insurance money,...