Allianz has asked a federal court in Atlanta to deem Great American Insurance the primary carrier for multiple entities facing two wrongful death suits in California state court.

California policyholders claim the insurer routinely underpays claims for damaged property by depreciating items not subject to such reductions under their policies or state law.

The trial revolved around claims that the wells insurer, Lloyds of London, improperly refused to reimburse some of the expenses the insured incurred to repair and replace the hurricane-damaged well.

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims.

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims.

Specific, time-limited actions are often an important part of settlement agreements. Can those actions include prompt payment of a claim?

A putative class action filed Tuesday in federal court in Connecticut accuses MetLife and two of the insurer's subsidiaries of withholding more than $50 million in earned overtime pay from claims specialists since 2013.

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on the side of Nationwide in asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to rein in what it describes as a rising tide of 'set-up cases.'