Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Allstate Drops North Carolina Homeowners Who Insure Autos Elsewhere
Nov 23, 2011 -- Some North Carolina residents who insure their residences through Allstate are finding themselves dropped by the company for refusing to bundle their home and auto coverage. Allstate Insurance Co. has informed 45,000 homeowners that it will ... | | 2. | Ex-Rhode Island Insurance Adjuster Seeks to Avoid Prison
Nov 23, 2011 -- A former Rhode Island insurance adjuster is asking a federal court not to count his professional expertise against him when sentencing him in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case. Vincent DiPaolo is set to be sentenced on Nov. 30 in U.S. District ... | | 3. | Injured New Hampshire Hunter Drops Lawsuit
Nov 22, 2011 -- A hunter who was seriously hurt when a tree stand he was using collapsed has dropped his lawsuit against the landowner because someone else owned the stand. William Jasmin, 52, of Manchester, was left partially paralyzed after falling while scouting ... | | 4. | FDA Says Avastin Not Safe for Breast Cancer Treatment
Nov 22, 2011 -- The FDA has revoked the agency's approval of Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer, after concluding that the drug has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use. Avastin will still remain on the market as an approved treatment for ... | | 5. | Wireless Alarms Take Aim at Preventing Copper Thefts
Nov 22, 2011 -- A small copper theft can lead to an enormous claim – literally making a mountain out of a mole hill. Whether residential or commercial, the typical copper theft involves a few pounds of copper with scrap value in the hundreds of dollars. The ... | | 6. | Attorney: Truck in Connecticut Tailgating Death Faulty
Nov 22, 2011 -- A rented U-Haul that struck and killed a Massachusetts tailgater at a Yale-Harvard football game malfunctioned as a Yale undergraduate drove the vehicle into a crowded parking lot, the student's attorney said Sunday. William Dow, representing Yale ... | | 7. | Florida's Mediation Procedure Amendments to Impact Carriers
Nov 21, 2011 -- The Florida Supreme Court recently approved amendments to Rule 1.720 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, relating to mediation procedures. At least one amendment could prove problematic for insurers. The amendments are effective Jan. 1, 2012. ... | | 8. | Man Sues Southwest Airlines Over Free Drink Coupons
Nov 21, 2011 -- Southwest Airlines says it's reviewing a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the discount carrier owes him 45 free alcoholic drinks. Adam J. Levitt of Illinois filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Dallas-based discount carrier over a change ... | | 9. | Employers Pay Workers More Where Sexual Harassment Risk Exists: Study
Nov 21, 2011 -- Female workers are six times more likely than male workers to experience sexual harassment on the job, according to a report out of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Vanderbilt University economist Joni Hersch has calculated the first measures of ... | | 10. | Aerial View of Japan Tsunami Zone Shows Little Rebuilding
Nov 21, 2011 -- From 1,000 feet (300 meters) up, the view of the tsunami-battered Japanese seaside communities shows striking progress: much of the rubble, crumpled cars and other debris is gone. Yet seen from a helicopter Friday carrying Associated Press ... | | |
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