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May 20, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.50 Top Apps for Independent Agents
May 14, 2013 -- Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What ...
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2.10 Things to Know About the Trucking Industry
May 13, 2013 -- 1. Intermodal is the transfer of products using multiple forms of transportation — trucks, railroads or ocean carriers. In 2012, intermodal container volumes rose by 5.9 percent over the previous year with 13.1 ...
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3.On a Leash: Dog Bite Insurance Claim Trends
May 15, 2013 -- Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more than $489 million, according to the industry's Insurance Information Institute (III) and ...
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4.Homeowners Confused About Insurance Coverage: Survey
May 14, 2013 -- Many homeowners do not understand what exposures are covered under their home insurance policy, according to a new consumer survey. More than two in five Americans (41 percent) believe that a standard homeowner's ...
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5.Montana Woman Charged With DUI After Drunken Horse Ride
May 13, 2013 -- A Billings, Mont. woman has denied drunken driving for an arrest that happened shortly after police escorted her home when they found her riding a horse while intoxicated. The Billings Gazette reported 43-year-old ...
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6.Montana Man Deliberately Crashes Into Insurance Office
May 17, 2013 -- Police in Missoula, Mont. say a man who rammed his sport utility vehicle into an insurance office three times was apparently expressing his frustration with the insurance industry. Police say the driver rammed the ...
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7.House Farm Bill Expands Crop Insurance, Cuts Food Stamps
May 16, 2013 -- A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the poor in a generation and a potentially expensive expansion of federally subsidized crop ...
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8.Three Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation in Illinois
May 13, 2013 -- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty, American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance, and American Motorists Insurance Companies have been placed in liquidation in Illinois, according to the state insurance department. State insurance ...
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9.Michigan Pair Charged with Embezzling $2.6M from Work Comp Firm
May 14, 2013 -- Michigan's attorney general has charged the former CEO and a bookkeeper with embezzling millions from a workers' compensation insurance-related organization. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced felony ...
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10.N.Y. Regulator Issues ‘Cease and Desist’ Order to Car-Sharing Firm RelayRides
May 16, 2013 -- New York's top financial and insurance regulator on Wednesday ordered the peer-to-peer car-sharing service firm RelayRides to cease and desist what the regulators called the company's "repeated false advertising and ...
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