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March 18, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Bumble Bee Expands Recall of 5-Ounce Cans of Tuna
Mar 11, 2013 -- Bumble Bee Foods LLC said it has expanded the voluntary recall on some of its 5-ounce chunk white albacore and chunk light tuna products because they did not meet company standards for seal tightness. The San Diego, California, company said loose ...
2.California Couple Convicted of Murdering Woman's Ex-Husband for Insurance
Aug 10, 2004 -- A San Fernando, California jury, after six days of deliberation, convicted a Chatsworth couple of murdering the woman's former husband - a Los Angeles Unified School District police officer - for his insurance money, the District Attorney's office ...
3.Will Wind/Hail Cosmetic Damage Exclusion Endorsements Become the Norm?
Mar 13, 2013 -- Cosmetic damage from wind and hail to homeowner and commercial properties may no longer be covered if insurers opt to use new endorsements, one for homeowners and another for commercial roofs, that are becoming available. The two organizations that ...
4.Commentary: Unscrupulous Practices in the Glass Industry
Mar 6, 2013 -- When Business Models Collide This article takes an in depth look at the dysfunction in the auto glass industry and its implications for the insurance community. We see tension between glass retailers and insurance carriers and their TPAs. There is ...
5.State by State Look at Driving Rules for Older Drivers
Sep 19, 2012 -- A 50-state look at the varying rules across the nation governing drivers' licenses for older adults. ALABAMA: Licenses are renewed every four years for all drivers, with no additional requirements for older drivers. A legislative committee ...
6.Anti-Concurrent Cause Clauses at the Heart of Wind Versus Wave Debate
Mar 14, 2013 -- Seven years after Hurricane Katrina leveled much of the Gulf Coast and set off a legal tempest that matched the magnitude of the fury of the storm itself, Katrina continues to leave its mark on insurance coverage court decisions on the wind vs. ...
7.Manmade Hailstorm Allows Study of Damage to Residential Home Building Materials
Mar 11, 2013 -- An indoor hailstorm bombarded a full size home inside the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) in Richburg, S.C. recently. Close to 10,000 hailstones, measuring up to two inches in diameter pelted the 20 foot x 30 foot home, ...
8.Florida Recognizes Dim-Witted Fraud Criminal
Mar 12, 2013 -- In recognition of Fraud Prevention Month and to continue to raise awareness of the impact of insurance fraud on Florida's consumers, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater will be releasing the top dim-witted fraud criminals arrested by the ...
9.NICB: Suspicious Claims in Florida Rise 22 Percent Since 2010
Mar 11, 2013 -- Describing the insidious activity that comprises all kinds of insurance fraud in terms of the long-term battle that it is, NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle said in Orlando, "We have a shared responsibility to win this conflict. NICB, member ...
10.SMART Act Brings Relief for Claims Handlers and Attorneys Dealing With Medicare
Mar 5, 2013 -- While the claims industry awaits guidance from CMS on future medical expenses on liability claims, some much needed help was provided to claims professionals when the Saving Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers, or Smart Act was signed into law. While ...

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