Florida investigators say 41 insurance applications were submitted for luxury vehicles the applicant did not own, with an alleged payment-and-refund scheme resulting in more than $44,000 obtained from an insurer.
Two Charlotte brothers pleaded guilty after a Wake County sting used a ‘bait house’ to investigate intentional roof damage designed to generate repair work and support an insurance claim.
Maryland brokers accused in a multimillion-dollar health insurance fraud scheme say CareFirst’s own claims and enrollment records show the insurer detected suspicious activity too early for its lawsuit to proceed.
Dolly’s remnants could soak South Florida later this week while a Gulf system may develop into Tropical Storm Edouard. Heavy rain and localized flooding could extend from Texas and Louisiana through Tampa and Orlando.
Prosecutors said participants deliberately caused highway collisions, claimed injuries and sought insurance payouts. Dashcam footage captured two of the staged crashes.
IIHS researchers found telematics detected cellphone use before crashes at least seven times as often as police reports, highlighting a potential evidence gap in auto claims involving distracted driving.
The fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to weaken before reaching the Leeward Islands, but heavy rainfall could still trigger flash flooding across parts of the Caribbean.
A Virginia insurance agent admitted diverting client premiums for personal use, causing policies to lapse or never take effect and leaving customers with coverage they believed was active.
A Dutch regulator says automated systems improperly deactivated some Uber drivers without adequate explanation or human review, raising broader questions about AI liability, regulatory claims and insurance coverage.
A $200,000 parametric payment will fund rapid coral reef assessment and repairs in Hawaii, showing how catastrophe insurance can respond without the traditional claims adjustment process.
The Justice Department settlement resolves allegations that TikTok and ByteDance illegally collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
Catastrophe models can map where damage occurred, but often lack detailed data showing when and how an event developed. Continuous satellite observations could improve wildfire modeling, claims aggregation, hours clauses, parametric triggers, and mitigation credits.
Organized thieves carried out 75,000 thefts from U.S. freight rail networks in 2025, pushing railroads to invest millions in AI cameras, drones, fencing and law enforcement partnerships.
Data center construction, tariffs and equipment shortages are pushing insured values higher and complicating replacement-cost and loss-of-use calculations after inland marine losses.
