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After Complaint, GEICO Agrees to Modify Cancellation Process That Uses AI
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (215+ words) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced an agreement with GEICO that should modify an artificial intelligence (AI) initiated auto insurance policy cancellation process the state alleged was unfair and confusing, GEICO required the policyholder to submit additional documentation under threat…...
Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment Requests
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (237+ words) Nearly nine-in-10 workers" compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows. The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers" Compensation released the annual report on the department"s IMR…...
Study: California Workers' Comp Claim Costs Continue to Rise
1+ week, 1+ day ago (275+ words) California's workers' compensation system continues to experience moderate but persistent cost growth due to wage increases, labor market conditions, rising medical expenses and system complexity. Payments per claim in California's workers' comp system have risen steadily since 2021, according to a…...
Important but Often Overlooked Coverages
1+ week, 1+ day ago (591+ words) Below is a list of a few important but often overlooked coverages to consider. When I teach auto liability classes, I often ask the audience what coverage, and what amount of that coverage, is most important. The coverage that receives…...
The Church Insurance Exodus: Why Agents Who Lean In Now Will Own This Niche
1+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) The church insurance market is fracturing, and most independent agents are watching from the sidelines. That's a mistake. The result is a growing population of churches'hundreds of thousands across the country'that are either underinsured, paying dramatically more for less coverage,…...
$1. 3 Billion in Medicaid Money to California Deferred Over Suspicions of Fraud
1+ week, 4+ day ago (923+ words) Vice President JD Vance this week announced new steps in the Trump administration's initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including a $1. 3 billion deferral in Medicaid funding to California. "How long are people going to pay into programs…...
NJ High Court Blocks Double Recovery of Future PIP Medical Benefits
1+ week, 6+ day ago (591+ words) New Jersey car accident victims cannot recover future medical expenses in a personal injury trial if the expenses do not exceed the state's $250, 000 no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) coverage limit, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous…...
California AG Settles with Aspen Dental for $2 M Over False Advertising
2+ week, 4+ day ago (135+ words) A dental services provider is paying more than $2 million to settle charges of false advertising by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Bonta's office reached a settlement with Aspen Dental Management Inc. for engaging in false and misleading advertising. Aspen Dental…...
Claim Severity Trends for Medical Malpractice 'Stand Out': S&P Global Market Intelligence
3+ week, 1+ day ago (295+ words) Casualty claims are becoming more expensive at a faster rate, but medical professional liability stands out as one casualty line where compounding factors are turning severity deterioration into a heightened risk. According to an S&P Global Market Intelligence report…...
New Online Portal Will Allow a Deeper Dive Into Rural Tennessee
3+ week, 1+ day ago (247+ words) A new online dashboard will allow policymakers in Tennessee to move beyond superficial data and take a deep dive into why certain rural counties struggle, experts at East Tennessee State University said. Of Tennessee's 95 counties, 78 are designated as rural, and…...