Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Workers’ Comp TV Show Pilot Begins Filming in Florida
Apr 11, 2011 -- Hollywood thinks workers' compensation can be funny. Workers' Comp, a half-hour TV comedy about crazy employees handling absurd and often-fraudulent insurance claims from injured workers, begins filming pilot episodes in Bradenton, Florida this ... | | 2. | 3 Most Common Errors That Lead to Teen Drivers’ Crashes
Apr 11, 2011 -- Teen drivers get into serious accidents at a high rate because they fail to scan for possible hazards, go too fast for road conditions, or become distracted by something inside or outside their cars. A recent study by The Children's Hospital of ... | | 3. | Gulf Coast Officials Enjoy Spending Spree at BP’s Expense
Apr 12, 2011 -- In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the cleanup, an Associated Press ... | | 4. | U.S. Shuts Down Massive Cyber Theft Ring
Apr 14, 2011 -- U.S. authorities claimed one of their biggest victories against cyber crime as they shut down a ring they said used malicious software to take control of more than 2 million PCs around the world, and may have led to theft of more than $100 million. ... | | 5. | P/C Industry Depends Too Much on Catastrophe Models, Says Pioneer Clark
Apr 14, 2011 -- Catastrophe models are a great risk management tool for property/casualty insurers but even the person who created the first one is worried that they are being given more credit and influence than they deserve. Karen Clark is an expert in the field ... | | 6. | How Rising Energy Prices Affect P/C Insurance
Apr 11, 2011 -- The leveling off of the world's oil supply and the resulting rising gasoline prices and their economic impact carry implications for property/casualty insurance rates. Oil spikes have been known to precede recessions, which affect auto, home and ... | | 7. | Pool Company President Takes Blame for Connecticut Boy’s Drowning
Apr 15, 2011 -- A swimming pool company president charged in a Connecticut boy's 2007 drowning pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, for not installing a state-mandated safety device. David Lionetti had been charged with manslaughter, ... | | 8. | Fires Remain Out of Control in Texas; McDonald Observatory Threatened
Apr 11, 2011 -- Two huge range fires remained out of control on April 11, burning thousands of acres in far west Texas and northwest Texas. Together the fires have consumed more than 150,000 acres. The Rock House Fire in far west Texas started near the town of ... | | 9. | Florida’s ‘Most Wanted’ Insurance Fraudster Arrested
Apr 13, 2011 -- One of Florida's first "Most Wanted" insurance criminals was arrest based on a tip provided through the state's new fraud Web site. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that Erline Telfort had been arrested after running a ... | | 10. | San Francisco 1906 Earthquake: What If It Happened Today?
Apr 14, 2011 -- Seismologists predict a major earthquake, similar in size to the 1906 quake, can hit the San Francisco area at any time. With inflation and exposure added, the total property loss if such an event occurred today could be well over $200 billion and ... | Popular Videos | |
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