Carleen Bongat

Carleen Bongat

Carleen Bongat was a researcher at KM International (Key Media) and joined the company in October 2023. She contributed to Insurance Business, Mortgage Professional, InvestmentNews, Human Resources Director, Canadian Lawyer, Australasian Lawyer, and NZ Lawyer, conducting research, preparing case and deals summaries, and writing articles across insurance, mortgage, wealth and finance, human resources, and corporate and M&A.

She holds a degree in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs, with a focus on international relations, and holds a Civil Service Professional eligibility in the Philippines.

Carleen left KM International in June, 2026.

Court upholds pharmacists' convictions in $13 million insurer billing fraud
The audit trick that finally exposed a five-pharmacy billing scheme
Court upholds pharmacists' convictions in $13 million insurer billing fraud
Auto-Owners loses appeal over disputed bill, owes $315,000 no-fault judgment
The carrier already told Medicare the injury was real, then denied the bill
Auto-Owners loses appeal over disputed bill, owes $315,000 no-fault judgment
State Farm loses appeal as court reinstates $203,806 crash verdict
A botched post-trial motion handed the insurer a costly reversal - here's where it went wrong
State Farm loses appeal as court reinstates $203,806 crash verdict
Negligent hiring claim triggers auto coverage, escapes West Virginia exclusion
One crash, two auto policies, opposite arguments - the wording decided who pays
Negligent hiring claim triggers auto coverage, escapes West Virginia exclusion
Florida court revives bad faith suit after insurer pays the verdict
Paying late did not close the door, and the cure clock kept ticking through the appeal
Florida court revives bad faith suit after insurer pays the verdict
Appeals court revives benefit funds’ bond claim against Arch Insurance surety
The surety leaned on a notice deadline - then three words in the statute decided it
Appeals court revives benefit funds’ bond claim against Arch Insurance surety
Providence and PacificSource exit Oregon individual market as 2027 rates climb
The reinsurance program softened the blow - but federal pressure is reshaping who stays
Providence and PacificSource exit Oregon individual market as 2027 rates climb
Farmers wins as Michigan court tosses no-fault claimant's appeal over dismissal deal
The carrier never had to defend the ruling - one missing line ended it
Farmers wins as Michigan court tosses no-fault claimant's appeal over dismissal deal
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