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November 4, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Sex Injury on Work Trip Not Covered, Australia Court Says
Oct 30, 2013 -- An Australian government employee who was injured while having sex on a work-related trip doesn't qualify for workers' compensation, the nation's highest court said in a ruling praised by the employment minister. The High Court of Australia ...
2.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 ...
3.Florida Supreme Court Says That Replacement Cost Includes Profit and Overhead
Oct 30, 2013 -- The Florida Supreme Court in Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., 2013 WL 3333823 (Fla. July 3, 2013) held that replacement cost coverage was required to include overhead and profit in cases where the insured was reasonably likely to need a ...
4.QBE North America Claims Partners With Sedgwick
Oct 29, 2013 -- The QBE North America Claims organization has partnered with Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., to be the third party administrator associated with QBE's new claims administration model. Chief Claims Officer for QBE North America Paul ...
5.Part Two: The Value of Accurate Roof Age in Underwriting
Oct 31, 2013 -- Accurate Roof Age Is Hard, But So What? This paper sets out to quantify how much inaccurate roof age costs carriers—after all, if the cost of inaccurate roof age is low, then the value of accurate roof age is also low. But as we will show here, ...
6.Shotguns, Oscar Gowns and Giraffes, Oh My!
Oct 31, 2013 -- Just in time for Halloween, Enservio's consulting founder, Tom Kirkpatrick, who's worked as an adjuster, SIU investigator and contents expert/consultant, shares some of the strangest claims he's encountered during his 35 years in the insurance ...
7.Suspicious Personal Property Claims Up 46% Between 2010-2012: NICB
Oct 25, 2013 -- Personal residences were linked to a majority of suspicious personal property questionable claims, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau report based on a review of  (PPQCs) submitted from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. The ...
8.Acquitted Defendant in Beauty Queen's Slaying Sues Arkansas Police Chief
Dec 20, 2011 -- A man who was found not guilty of murdering a beauty queen in Russellville filed a $10 million lawsuit Thursday against the city's former chief and one of its officers, accusing them of ignoring evidence that pointed to his innocence. Kevin Jones ...
9.California Woman Sues McDonald's Over Coffee Burns
Oct 25, 2013 -- A Fresno, Calif., woman who says she suffered second-degree burns when she spilled hot coffee on her lap at the drive-up window of a McDonald's has filed suit against the fast-food chain. The Fresno Bee reports 74-year-old Joan Fino's lawsuit seeks ...
10.Superstorm Sandy One Year Later
Oct 28, 2013 -- Almost a year ago to the day, Superstorm Sandy struck a dozen states in the Northeast resulting in nearly $18.75 billion in auto, homeowners and business insurance claim payouts, according to ISO's Property Claim Services. Simulated weather events ...

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