Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Fireman's Fund Using Thermal Imaging Cameras to Identify Hazards in Homes
Jan 24, 2013 -- A new imaging technology being deployed by Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. can help reduce the risk of catastrophic damage, injury and loss of life due to fire. It can also spot potential water damage to homes and personal property before it happens. ... | | 2. | New Bubble Site Found at Louisiana Sinkhole
Jan 24, 2013 -- Officials say 11 new bubble sites have been found in inundated swampland west of an 8.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish. The sites are roughly in a row west of an unnamed oilfield access road extending south from La. 70 South through the ... | | 3. | Minnesota Segway Operator Beats DWI Arrest Again
Jan 24, 2013 -- A Minnesota man arrested for drunken driving while operating a Segway scooter has beaten the charges again. The Minnesota Court of Appeals agrees with Mark Greenman. His Segway doesn't meet the definition of a motor vehicle under the state's drunken ... | | 4. | AmTrust Announces Acquisition of Sequoia Insurance Company
Jan 23, 2013 -- New York-based AmTrust Financial Services announced that it has entered into an agreement, pending regulatory approval, to acquire Sequoia Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, Sequoia Indemnity Company and Personal Express Insurance Company ... | | 5. | Texas Woman Killed by Runaway Vehicle at Car Wash
Jan 23, 2013 -- A 72-year-old woman was killed in a Southeast Texas car wash after an unsecured vehicle that was being cleaned ran her over. The Houston Chronicle reports that Juana Gonzalez and her family were waiting for their truck at the car wash in Conroe on ... | | 6. | Can an Unborn Fetus Qualify as a 'Resident of the Household' for Coverage Determinations?
Jan 23, 2013 -- Resident of household exclusions in homeowners policies have been upheld as valid and enforceable and not violative of public policy. For the household exclusion to apply, the claimant must qualify as a resident of the same household of a named ... | | 7. | Seismic Activity Rose Near Louisiana Sinkhole
Jan 22, 2013 -- Assumption Parish officials say scientists have noticed a recent increase in seismic activity near the huge sinkhole at Bayou Corne, La., and worry that it might grow again. Parish emergency preparedness director John Boudreaux tells The Advocate ... | | 8. | Superstorm Challenges Definition of Basement in New Jersey
Jan 22, 2013 -- Irene Sobolov believes the first floor of her house is just that. The federal government and her insurance company say it's a basement. The semantics, Sobolov has learned, are very expensive. Sobolov and others whose lower-level apartments or ... | | 9. | Report Examines Connection Between Organized Crime and Insurance Fraud: NICB
Jan 22, 2013 -- There is a strong correlation between organized crime and staged auto accidents, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) report examining the impact organized crime groups have on insurance fraud. Covering the period from Jan. 1, 2008, ... | | 10. | Change Forecast for Blizzard of Winter Weather Terms
Jan 22, 2013 -- Ever hit a mental whiteout pondering the difference between a winter storm watch and winter weather advisory? The National Weather Service is looking at the idea that less is more when it comes to such jargon. This winter, the federal forecasting ... | Popular Videos | |
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