Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | In Few Years, Social Network Data May Be Used in Underwriting
Oct 14, 2011 -- The insurance industry is paying increasing attention to what people and businesses post on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Already, scouring Facebook and other social network pages of the insureds is a common practice ... | | 2. | 2,100 Jobs Lost in Insurance Industry in August
Oct 14, 2011 -- The latest U.S. jobs data show the insurance industry lost 2,100 jobs overall in August. The industry employs some 2,211,000 workers according to the latest numbers. The Insurance Information Institute reported that most of the sub-sectors had ... | | 3. | Allstate Files $4.5 Million Insurance Fraud Claim
Oct 14, 2011 -- Seeking to recover $4.5 million from medical providers in a scheme to allegedly bill insurance companies for procedures that were medically unnecessary and/or inappropriate, Allstate Insurance Company, filed counterclaims and complaints against the ... | | 4. | Contractor Fraud Nets Louisiana Woman Heavy Sentence
Oct 13, 2011 -- A 61-year-old woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 from victims who paid for modular homes in New Orleans. The Times-Picayune reports Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Robin Pittman sentenced ... | | 5. | The Role of Appliances in House Fires
Oct 12, 2011 -- Though the risk of a fire as a result of a defective appliance has decreased in recent years, appliances should still be examined as a potential ignition source, says a forensic expert. In an interview with Claims Journal, John Mulcahy, a forensic ... | | 6. | Actor Corbin Bernsen Sues Virginia Company
Oct 12, 2011 -- Actor Corbin Bernsen has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia Beach company seeking more than $660,000 for a breach of contract. Bernsen played Arnie Becker on "L.A. Law'' and was hired by Innovative Legal Marketing, LLC to do promotional work for the ... | | 7. | Hurricane Jova Targets Mexican Pacific Coast
Oct 11, 2011 -- Hurricane Jova bore down on the Pacific coast of Mexico Tuesday threatening to pound one of the country's busiest cargo ports and tourist resorts with destructive waves, heavy rainfall and flooding. The Category 3 storm, with top winds reaching 115 ... | | 8. | GM Agrees to Pay Half of Vehicle Gauge Repairs
Oct 11, 2011 -- General Motors Co has agreed to pay half the cost of repairing faulty fuel gauges in Chevrolet, Buick and GMC sport utility vehicles and Saab cars from model years 2005 through 2007. The agreement, affecting up to 865,000 vehicles in the United ... | | 9. | Tornado Damages Buildings in San Antonio, Texas
Oct 11, 2011 -- A small tornado touched down in San Antonio early Sunday, damaging several homes and a post office. The overnight storm dumped more than 3 inches of rain on the city and left thousands without power, the San Antonio Express-News reported. It was not ... | | 10. | Deception and Alleged Insurance Fraud Behind Florida Cop’s Drunken Crash
Oct 11, 2011 -- Claudia Costa was driving her Ford Explorer north on Interstate 95, after picking up two girlfriends in Fort Lauderdale. It was shortly after 4 a.m. on a Thursday in December 2007. Traffic was light. Costa's friends had been clubbing. The swimsuit ... | | |
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