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August 26, 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.Minnesota Man Loses License for Driving too Slow
Aug 22, 2013 -- The Minnesota Court of Appeals won't return the driver's license of a man who lost it for driving too slowly on state highways. Fifty-nine-year-old Gary Constans says he doesn't understand why authorities have a problem with his driving. He says ...
3.Hidden Insurance Risk Lurks in Property Leases
Aug 21, 2013 -- The RF Radiation Risk Factor In February 2013, AM Best classified RF (radio frequency) radiation from wireless antennas as an "Emerging Technology-Based Risk." This was based, in part, on an estimated 250,000 workers per year who may be ...
4.State by State Look at Motorcycle and Bicycle Helmet Use Laws
Aug 20, 2013 -- The history of motorcycle helmet laws in the United States is characterized by change. In 1967, to increase motorcycle helmet use, the federal government required the states to enact helmet use laws in order to qualify for certain federal safety ...
5.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 ...
6.Facebook Photos Reveal Ohio Man Fraudulently Collecting Workers' Comp
Aug 19, 2013 -- Michael Mallory pleaded guilty in Franklin Common Pleas Court to workers' compensation fraud after relocating and posting on Facebook photos of his work for an Arizona employer. Mallory was ordered to pay BWC $7,644.08 in restitution and ...
7.Part One: Homeowner-Supplied Roof Age is Disastrously Wrong
Aug 22, 2013 -- "They've done studies, you know. 60 percent of the time, it works every time!" -Brian Fantana, Anchorman Things are worse than you think. So, it turns out that if an insurance agent (or underwriter) asks someone, "How old is your roof?", ...
8.Late-Breaking Aerial Data Capabilities Offer New Approach to Property Claims Handling
Aug 19, 2013 -- A recent analysis by Xactware reveals that its claims assignment and management network processed more than 1.8 million estimates for roof repairs in 2012 — roughly 34 percent of the total number of estimates received for the year. The results of ...
9.Massachusetts Woman Sues Patriots, NFL for Husband's Death
Aug 22, 2013 -- A Massachusetts woman whose husband had a fatal heart attack while attending a New England Patriots game with their 6-year-old son has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the team, the NFL, and others. Kimberly Chartier of Chicopee is seeking at ...
10.Executive: Worry About Affordable Care Act's Impact on Workers' Comp
Aug 21, 2013 -- Like many, Steve Festa, chief claims officer for Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa's biggest concern is how this sweeping healthcare reform ...

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