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Progressive Direct “Projected Sold Adjustments” Idaho Class Action

To determine the actual cash value (ACV) of vehicles that are totaled, Progressive Direct Insurance Company uses a third-party vendor, Mitchell International, Inc. But the complaint for this Idaho class action alleges that Progressive “systematically thumbs the scale” in its own favor by applying Projected Sold Adjustments to Mitchell’s valuations, in order to make smaller  Read more

Insurance
Projected Sold Adjustment, Insurance, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Auto Insurance
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Chubb Discounts on Renewals of Insurance Policies Class Action

Chubb Ltd. is a Swiss insurance company that sells insurance in the US through its subsidiaries, including Federal Insurance Company. The complaint alleges that the two promise discounts on renewals of their homeowners and valuable articles insurance policies, do not deliver the promised discounts, and do not explain their calculations.  Read more

Insurance
Insurance, Homeowners Insurance, Deceptive Discount Offers
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Unum Universal Life Policies COI Rate Increases Class Action

This class action concerns the monthly cost of insurance (COI) for group universal life or individual universal life insurance policies that are issued by Unum Life Insurance Company of America and administered by it or its agents. The complaint alleges that the cost of insurance charges for these policies is supposed to be based on  Read more

Insurance
Life Insurance, Interest Rate Determination, Insurance Rates, Insurance, Cost of Insurance
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Root Insurance No Sales Tax on Payouts for Totaled Vehicles Texas Class Action

Root Insurance Company provides auto insurance with standard form insurance policies to customers in Texas. The complaint for this class action alleges that Root, in its payouts for totaled vehicles, does not include sales tax, which the complaint alleges violates its own Texas Sales Tax Form Policies.  Read more

Insurance
Sales Tax, Insurance, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Auto Insurance
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Travelers Insurance No Inherent Diminution of Value Payout Class Action

One of the things offered by the Standard Fire Insurance Company, which does business as Travelers Insurance Company, is auto insurance. But this class action alleges that Travelers refuses to make payouts for third-party claimants after an accident for the vehicle’s inherent diminution in value (IDV).  Read more

Insurance
Insurance, Inherent Diminution of Value, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Breach of Contract, Auto Insurance
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Anthem, Empire Union Health Funds Hiding Claims Data, Says ERISA Class Action

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) also governs some health plans provided to employees or union members. In this case, two union self-funded health funds have sued Elevance, Inc., Anthem Health Plans, Inc., Anthem Blue Cross, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Empire Blue Cross (collectively called “Anthem” in the complaint), alleging that the  Read more

Insurance
Omitting or Withholding Information, Insurance, Health Insurance, Failure to Provide Requested Information, ERISA, Concealing Information, Breach of Fiduciary Duty
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Auto-Owners (Mutual) Depreciation of Labor MO and WI Class Action

Auto-Owners (Mutual) Insurance Company also sells property coverage policies for residential and commercial buildings. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Auto-Owners regularly pays policyholders in Missouri and Wisconsin less than they should get for damage to structures using the “replacement cost less depreciation” methodology, because it deducts depreciation on non-material things like  Read more

Insurance
Property Insurance, Insurance, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Depreciation of Labor Costs
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Travelers Property Casualty Stacking of UM/UIM Coverages Arizona Class Action

This class action, against Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company, is about stacking uninsured and underinsured (UM/UIM) motor vehicle accident claims under Arizona law. The complaint alleges that Travelers was obliged to permit stacked UM/UIM coverage, because it did not do what it was required to do to avoid it.  Read more

Insurance
UM/UIM Coverage, Stacking, Insurance, Auto Insurance
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Columbus Life Insurance Cost of Insurance Basis Class Action

With certain life insurance policies, the insurance company subtracts certain charges from an account value to pay for the policy each month. The complaint for this class action alleges that Columbus Life Insurance Company has for several years deducted too much from its customers’ account values, in breach of the terms of the policy.  Read more

Insurance
Life Insurance, Insurance, Incorrect Deductions from Policy Accumulation Value, Cost of Insurance
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Progressive Universal “Projected Sold Adjustments” Nebraska Class Action

When a vehicle is totaled in an accident, the insurance company must calculate the vehicle’s actual cash value (ACV) in order to determine the payout. The complaint for this class action alleges that Progressive Universal Insurance Company “systematically thumbs the scale” in its own favor by applying something called a Projected Sold Adjustment that the  Read more

Insurance
Projected Sold Adjustment, Insurance, Incomplete payment of benefits due, Auto Insurance, Actual Cash Value