filing claims
Submitting formal requests
Filing claims is the process of formally submitting requests for payment or benefits to an institution—typically an insurance company, government agency, or court.
You file claims after accidents, medical visits, job losses, or property damage: She spent the morning filing claims for the water damage.
The phrase implies paperwork and bureaucratic procedure, often with connotations of tedium or uncertainty about approval.
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- compensationPayment for services rendered
damages · reimbursement · out of pocket · deadline · statute of limitations · adjuster · denial · bad faith · settlement · grievance · dispute · documentation · forms · evidence · receipts · paper trail · fine print · injury
- unemploymentunemployment, unemployed, jobless, joblessness, unemployment rate
- small claimscourt fees, plaintiff, court clerk, court date, court costs
- job assistancejob search, job placement, job boards, job fairs, job listings