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

Court upholds pharmacists' convictions in $13 million insurer billing fraud

The audit trick that finally exposed a five-pharmacy billing scheme

Auto-Owners loses appeal over disputed bill, owes $315,000 no-fault judgment

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

State Farm loses appeal as court reinstates $203,806 crash verdict

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

Negligent hiring claim triggers auto coverage, escapes West Virginia exclusion

Negligent hiring claim triggers auto coverage, escapes West Virginia exclusion

One crash, two auto policies, opposite arguments - the wording decided who pays

Florida court revives bad faith suit after insurer pays the verdict

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

Appeals court revives benefit funds’ bond claim against Arch Insurance surety

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

Providence and PacificSource exit Oregon individual market as 2027 rates climb

Providence and PacificSource exit Oregon individual market as 2027 rates climb

The reinsurance program softened the blow - but federal pressure is reshaping who stays

Farmers wins as Michigan court tosses no-fault claimant's appeal over dismissal deal

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

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