Monday, April 2, 2012

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, April 2, 2012

Insurance Journal Weekly Reader Picks
April 2, 2012

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Look Out Gecko and Flo, ‘Mayhem’ Man, QB and Professor Are Gaining On You!
Mar 29, 2012 -- The gecko, caveman and sales clerk Flo might want to check their retirement plans. Their brands are getting overshadowed by competition from "upstarts" like the Allstate mayhem man, State Farm's QB Aaron Rodgers and the Farmers University ...
2.Nix the Tape on Home Windows, Say Hurricane Officials
Mar 29, 2012 -- Officials with the National Hurricane Center had a message this week for residents living in hurricane-prone areas: Don't tape your windows. Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, ...
3.Washington Mutual Sues Its D&O Insurers, Seeks Up to $250M
Mar 26, 2012 -- Washington Mutual Inc. recently filed a lawsuit against a dozen insurance companies that had provided directors' and officers' coverage. The troubled bank holding company that just completed its Chapter 11 restructuring process says its insurers ...
4.Facebook Says Emails Show New Yorker’s Lawsuit a Fraud
Mar 26, 2012 -- Facebook Inc. released emails by founder Mark Zuckerberg from his days at Harvard University to bolster its arguments that a wood-pellet salesman who sued for a 50 percent stake in the social media company lied and forged documents. Facebook's ...
5.Plan Now for Climate-related Disasters Warns U.N. Report
Mar 29, 2012 -- A future on Earth of more extreme weather and rising seas will require better planning for natural disasters to save lives and limit deepening economic losses, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a major report on the effects of climate ...
6.Facebook, Lawmakers Warn Employers Not to Demand Passwords
Mar 25, 2012 -- Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice that underscores the blurring distinction between personal and professional lives the era of social media. ...
7.Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas
Mar 26, 2012 -- Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank's Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe — until the restaurant owner's joking around got a little too personal. In fact, Morris and longtime ...
8.Philadelphia Insurance Companies Announces Promotions
Mar 26, 2012 -- Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced promotions for three marketing executives. Brian O'Reilly has been promoted from senior vice president ...
9.Insurance Claims Firm Cunningham Lindsey Put Up for Sale
Mar 29, 2012 -- Cunningham Lindsey, an insurance claims management company controlled by buyout firm Stone Point Capital LLC, is up for sale and could fetch more than $1 billion, sources familiar with the situation said. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is advising ...
10.Florida Arrests 15 in Alleged Food Truck Insurance Scam
Mar 27, 2012 -- Florida officials said they have busted an alleged $800,000 insurance claims scam in which food trucks were used to stage accidents. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the outcome of a two-year insurance fraud investigation ...

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