Insurance Class Action Update 2018 4Q

February 28, 2019

The final quarter of 2018 witnessed a number of new twists on old theories in class actions involving auto and homeowners claims and coverages, as well as further activity in some long-running class actions. Vehicle Total Loss Class Actions Total loss vehicle claims remain fertile ground for class actions against insurers. Another class action on valuation methodology was filed in the Middle District of Georgia, asserting that the insurer engaged in a scheme with third-party software vendors to artificially deflate the value of total losses to less than the actual pre-loss value of vehicles.

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