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People Moves: Higginbotham Hires Ritter as Medical Director for Employee Benefits
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (248+ words) Higginbotham has hired Samuel Isaac Ritter, M.D., as medical director for employee benefits, adding a client-facing physician resource within its self-funded advisory work. As more employers move into self-funded plans, the questions landing on brokers are increasingly clinical: complex, high-cost " Higginbotham…...
Viewpoint: How Carriers Can Break the Cycle of Medical Abuse
1+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) Detection, Red Flags, and Claims Workflow Integration To manage the risk of medical abuse, GL and WC claims professionals must integrate detection strategies early and continuously. Key red flags include: Strategic Response for Insurers, Employers and Claims Managers Don't Leave…...
Illinois Sees 'Unprecedented' Budget Pressure From Trump Cuts
1+ week, 1+ day ago (263+ words) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's budget office is warning that the state is facing higher costs and more uncertainty as President Donald Trump's administration threatens to pull back federal funding. Last month, the federal government threatened to halt some federal funding…...
Two SE Commissioners Warn Insurers About Claims Denials, Policy Cancellations
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (303+ words) Following severe winter storms that swept across the South early this week, Commissioner Carter Lawrence and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti urged carriers to "fulfill their contractual and legal obligations." "If any company should fail to do right by its…...
Florida Senate President Says No Major Insurance Changes This Year. Committee Advances 5 'Minor' Ones
2+ week, 1+ day ago (221+ words) Three weeks into the 2026 Florida legislative session, with bill deadlines approaching, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton said Wednesday that he expects no major changes to Florida's property insurance laws this year. Albritton, a citrus farmer, does expect Florida property insurers…...
AIG, Chubb Can't Use 'Bump-Up' Provision in D&O Policy to Avoid Coverage
2+ week, 3+ day ago (427+ words) A state high court has ruled subsidiaries of American International Group (AIG) and Chubb cannot use the so-called "bump-up" exclusion in denying coverage for a settlement in a securities lawsuit. A final approval on a $28 million settlement was reached in…...
Do New Yorkers Pay Too Much for Auto Insurance?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (328+ words) New York households paid an estimated $1,935 on average for personal auto insurance in 2024, according to a report by the industry's Insurance Information Institute (Triple I). This was an increase from $1,753 in 2023. Triple I further estimates that New Yorkers spent 2.23% of the…...
New Jersey Announces $16 Million More in Medical Debt Relief
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (243+ words) In the state's seventh round of medical debt relief, outgoing Governor Phil Murphy announced that nearly 14,000 New Jersey residents will see almost $16 million in medical bills abolished. The relief is a result of the state's ongoing partnership with national nonprofit…...
Pennsylvania Blocked $227.9 Million in P/C Insurance Hikes in 2025, Says Regulator
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (147+ words) The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) said it saved residents $227.9 million by blocking proposed property/casualty insurance premium increases from taking effect in 2025. Through the rate review process in 2025, PID reported that its review of property/casualty (P/C) rate filings saved…...
Viewpoint: Inside the Machinery of Medical Abuse in Liability Claims
4+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) Below I explore how each of these manifests, why they matter in the claims context, and how insurers route to detection and mitigation. False or Inflated Billing/Services Not Rendered From a claims management standpoint, this is highly significant: Costs…...