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May 6, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.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 ...
2.Evolution of the Roof Risk Part 2: Best Practices in Solving the Roof Problem
Apr 29, 2013 -- Insured thunderstorm losses are much higher than they have ever been, and there is no sign that they will return to lower levels any time soon.  Moreover, the current state of the insurance industry—from the focus on heavy marketing to standard ...
3.Evolution of the Roof Risk Part 1: the Roof Problem
Apr 22, 2013 -- Insured thunderstorm losses are much higher than they have ever been, and there is no sign that they will return to lower levels any time soon.  Moreover, the current state of the insurance industry—from the focus on heavy marketing to standard ...
4.A Victory for Erisa: U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Equity Doesn't Trump Plan Language
May 2, 2013 -- On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen, 2013 WL 1567371 (2013), a case in which the future of ERISA health insurance subrogation hung in the balance. Subrogation won, trial ...
5.Should Insurers Consider Apologies in Claims Handling?
Apr 26, 2013 -- Despite the prevalence of apologies in our society –think Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Mel Gibson and Bill Clinton – the idea of offering an apology as a result of a claim is rarely considered in the insurance industry, according to a recent ...
6.Claims Journal 2013 Job & Salary Survey
Apr 30, 2013 -- Do you want to know how your salary and benefits stack up against your peers? Are you interested in where your peers work: in an office, at home or a hybrid of the two? Wondering how others view their talent management programs? These questions and ...
7.Woman With 'Shy Bladder' Sues Iowa Hospital
Apr 30, 2013 -- A woman who sought a job at Iowa Methodist Medical Center is now suing the hospital, saying it failed to make accommodations for her shy bladder syndrome. The Des Moines Register reports that Jennifer Conner applied for a job as an organ transplant ...
8.Antibiotic-Resistant Ground Turkey Found in 21 States
May 1, 2013 -- Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in ground turkey on U.S. grocery shelves across a variety of brands and stores located in 21 states, according to a report by a consumer watchdog organization. Of the 257 samples of ground ...
9.More Than the Sum of its Parts: the Consortium Model vs. Fraud
Apr 30, 2013 -- Claims fraud is pervasive in insurance. Large or small, insurers have measures in place to detect and investigate fraudulent claims and mitigate losses. The sophistication of these fraud prevention operations vary across carriers and lines of ...
10.Using Big Data To Improve Homeowners Insurance Products
May 3, 2013 -- There is no doubt that so-called Big Data is changing the way many companies do business. The volume of information being generated by web activity is growing exponentially and the technology has finally emerged to manage this astounding amount of ...

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