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Insurance claims for Texas storm damage could be in the billions

June 4, 2015June 2, 2015 Julie Campbell

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The industry has predicted that when the spring flooding eases, there will be massive devastation left behind. The spring storms that have been relentlessly tormenting Texas will soon be sending their costs over to insurers as policyholders begin to make their insurance claims for the flooding and other types of damage that have been left behind. The damage estimates have shown that there will be billions of dollars in insured damages. Those estimates include only the types of expense that will likely be covered by insurance claims. The total damage…

Insurance companies are seeing rising claims following a rough winter

May 8, 2015May 7, 2015 Julie Campbell

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Insurers throughout the northeast are stating that they have a greater loss-report volume. From start to finish, this past winter was a treacherous and highly damaging one in the northeastern United States, and now that it has finally come to a close, insurance companies are starting to see another increase in claims from homeowners who are experiencing a new wave of discovered damages. As the snow and ice melt away, they are revealing the true extent of the destruction that they’ve left behind. So far, claims to insurance companies have…

Insurance claims begin following the Baltimore riots

May 4, 2015May 2, 2015 G. Turner

Residents and businesses faced property damage and looting and are now filing with their insurers. The residents of Baltimore have certainly faced destruction to their properties as a result of the riots, but it is the businesses that will be making the largest insurance claims, and many owners are wondering exactly how much of the various forms of damage will be covered by their insurers. The most obvious claims are being filed with insurance companies for issues such as looting and property damage. However other insurance claims could be filed…

Boston area snow-related insurance claims continue to rise

February 17, 2015February 14, 2015 H. Cutner

There have already been a large number of filings, but more are expected as a result of ice dams. This winter hasn’t been an easy on for people living in Boston and the surrounding area, and insurance claims have been piling up as a result of damage from snow and collisions on slippery and narrowed roads. Everything from leaky roofs to car accidents that resulted from the weather have been keeping insurers busy. The insurance claims are only expected to rise as the weather-related damages are predicted to worsen over…

ICBC releases strangest insurance fraud cases of 2014

February 6, 2015February 2, 2015 Julie Campbell

The auto insurer had recommended that charges be laid against 100 people, last year, for a range of scams. The ICBC has now released a list of the oddest insurance fraud cases that its investigators were able to detect in 2014, which included everything from airbag evidence, failed impersonations, and even a conspiracy involving time travel. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has estimated that between 10 and 15 percent of its claims aren’t truthful. The data from the ICBC has stated that it feels that between 10 and 15…