Subrogation operates across various insurance contexts, allowing an insurer to pursue reimbursement from the party at fault in a claims settlement. Subrogation is an arrangement between insurance companies to prevent insured parties from receiving double compensation.Subrogation refers to the act of one party taking over the legal rights of another party to seek damages through a lawsuit. The City of Oakland has a standard claim form that can be used for your convenience. If you are to recover money from a third party in a personal injury claim and the health insurance company has paid for your care they're entitled to be reimbursed. Subrogation. The process of recovering the amount of claim damages paid out to a policyholder from the legally liable party. The letter informs you of their right to seek reimbursement from your settlement, as well as what they paid you already and how much they seek to recover. California law limits subrogation to a maximum of onethird of a person's total settlement if they hired a personal injury attorney to help with their claim. I received a letter from my now former insurance company today. "Our records indicate we have a subrogation and reimbursement interest in the case noted above.