Claims

Claim professionals handling losses stemming from the recent Oklahoma wildfires might want to notify policyholders to heed a warning from California about opportunistic criminals posing as licensed contractors and public adjusters.

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner's recent remarks about the creation of an optional federal charter regulatory system have educed a fractured response from leading insurance associations.

It is estimated that more than three million policyholders will total their vehicles in 2009 and be shoved into the car buying market. Given the current state of the automotive industry, dealers are chomping at the bit to serve these customers.

"In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less."

Three men who pled guilty for their respective involvement in an insurance fraud scam will face the consequences.

A new study by the IRC details the steady incorporation of front and side airbag systems in motor vehicles and documents the beneficial impact of this trend on auto injury insurance claim costs.

It's well recognized that the insurance industry -- and claims, in particular -- can expect to encounter a myriad of issues related to the retirement of baby boomers.

A bill that sought to criminalize incentives that might be paid to claim handlers for denying claims in Colorado failed to make it out of the state's House of Representatives.