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October 15, 2012

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1.The Next Generation Adjuster: Millennials
Oct 12, 2012 -- Although the birth date range for millennials, sometimes called Generation Y or Gen Y, varies, a Deloitte Consulting LLP report puts the range between 1982 and 1993. Despite the recent economic downturn, industries across the board are looking at ...
2.Actress Who Starred in 'Bad News Bears' Killed
Oct 12, 2012 -- Sammi Kane Kraft, whose baseball skills earned her the role of a youth league pitcher in the 2005 remake of "The Bad News Bears,'' has died in a Los Angeles car crash. She was 20. The Los Angeles Times says Kraft was a passenger in an Audi that ...
3.The Institutes Announce Two New Claims Courses
Oct 11, 2012 -- The Institutes announced the offering of two new claims courses. The first course, Catastrophe Claim Fundamentals, teaches adjusters how to effectively process catastrophic claims. The second course, Workers Compensation Claim Practices, covers the ...
4.Toyota Recalling 7.4M Vehicles Over Window Switch
Oct 11, 2012 -- Toyota Motor Corp said it would recall more than 7.4 million vehicles worldwide for faulty power window switches that are a potential fire hazard, the latest in a series of setbacks that have dented the reputation of Japan's biggest automaker. The ...
5.Kellogg's Recalls Mini-Wheats Due to Metal Fragments
Oct 11, 2012 -- Kellogg's initiated a voluntary cereal recall due to the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part. Recalled products include only Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite ...
6.California Father Daughter Team Must Repay $600K in Workers' Comp Fraud
Oct 10, 2012 -- Jerry Buffington, 69, and Cynthia Russell, 47, have pled guilty in Kern County Superior Court to one count each of workers' compensation insurance premium fraud and eight counts each of tax evasion and were ordered to pay restitution to ...
7.Workers' Comp Structured Settlements Beneficial in Medicare Set Asides
Oct 9, 2012 -- Structured settlements can be beneficial in resolving workers' compensation claims involving Medicare Set Asides (MSAs), according to industry experts. Workers' compensation injuries involving permanent disability are prime candidates for ...
8.Salmonella Confirmed in Peanut Butter Plant
Oct 9, 2012 -- Salmonella has been found in a New Mexico plant that produces nut butters for retailer Trader Joe's and several other large national grocery chains, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The Trader Joe's peanut butter is now linked to 35 ...
9.Honda Recalls 2002-2006 CR-V for Fire Risk
Oct 9, 2012 -- Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 489,000 CR-V crossovers in the U.S., Europe and Africa, from the 2002 to 2006 model years because an electrical switch in the driver's side door could melt and cause a fire. Honda and the National Highway Traffic ...
10.Jury Awards North Carolina Couple $1.7M in Unborn Son's Death
Oct 8, 2012 -- A jury has awarded a Charlotte, N.C., couple $1.7 million in a lawsuit against a local restaurant in connection with a head-on collision that killed the couple's unborn son. Attorneys for Matt and Meredith Eastridge say 25-year-old David Canter ...

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