Insurance
Erie Insurance Nonmaterial Depreciation Ohio Settlement
Erie Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Exchange are settling a class action alleging that they improperly subtracted depreciation from costs of labor and other nonmaterial items on some homeowners’ insurance claims in Ohio. Read more
Progressive Direct “Projected Sold Adjustments” Oklahoma Class Action
Progressive Direct Insurance Company uses a third-party vendor, Mitchell International, Inc., to help it determine the actual cash value (ACV) of vehicles that are totaled. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Progressive “systematically thumbs the scale” by applying Projected Sold Adjustments to the valuations of the vehicles, in order to reduce the Read more
Progressive Direct Projected Sold Adjustments to ACVs Kentucky Class Action
When a vehicle is totaled in an accident, the insurance company must determine its actual cash value (ACV) in order to make a payout to the insured. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Progressive Direct Insurance Company unfairly reduces its payouts by taking the valuations provided by its vendor, Mitchell International, Inc., Read more
GEICO Underpayment of PIP Providers Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action about payouts for personal injury protection (PIP) insurance in Florida, against GEICO General Insurance Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO Casualty Company, and Government Employees Insurance Company. The complaint alleged that GEICO improperly interpreted the term “Billed Amount” in policy language and therefore underpaid providers and therefore only paid 80% Read more
Wilco Life Insurance Designee for Notices Before Terminations California Class Action
Life insurance policies are often lifelong investments. However, in their later years, insureds may mis paying premiums because of illness or other difficulties, causing insurance companies to cancel the policies right before they are needed. The complaint for this class action alleges that Wilco Life Insurance Company has not followed California law that requires companies Read more
Twin City Fire Insurance Projected Sold Adjustments Missouri Class Action
When an insurance company deems repair of a damaged vehicle to be impossible or not cost-effective, it may declare the vehicle to be a total loss and choose to pay the insured the vehicle’s actual cash value (ACV). However, the complaint for this class action claims that Twin City Fire Insurance Company unfairly reduces these Read more
Colonial Life & Accident Oral Chemotherapy Benefits Class Action
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company offers a cancer insurance policy that covers “oral chemotherapy” drugs—but what exactly does it pay for? The complaint alleges that a sentence in the policy is at issue: “the cost of the prescription for the day you have the prescription filled, up to the amount shown in the Schedule Read more
Founders Insurance Total Losses Tax and Title Payouts Settlement
Founders Insurance Company is settling a class action alleging that, when it makes a payout for a total loss under an insurance policy in Ohio, it is required to include sales tax and title transfer fees for the supposed new vehicle. Read more
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Windfall During Covid-19 California Class Action
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company has “unfairly profited” from the Covid-19 pandemic, says the complaint for this class action. This is because, the complaint claims, social distancing and stay-at-home orders drastically decreased the amount of driving people did, resulting in fewer accidents and a windfall for auto insurers. Read more
Lemonade Insurance Biometric Collection Settlement
Lemonade, Inc. and related companies are paying $4 million to settle a class action alleging the companies collected, stored, or used the biometrics of its insureds through its insurance software while making a video claim for loss. The complaint alleged the companies violated the privacy laws of Illinois, New York, California, and other states and Read more