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Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, February 25, 2013

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February 25, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Former Wisconsin Insurance Executive Sentenced to 5 Years for Fraud
Feb 15, 2013 -- A former Wausau, Wis., insurance agency executive has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud scheme. Former J.N. Manson Agency Inc. (Manson) CEO Timothy Mathwich had been indicted by a grand jury in June ...
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2.Medical Don’ts: Doctors Identify Unnecessary, Harmful Tests, Treatments
Feb 21, 2013 -- Now there are 135. That's how many medical tests, treatments and other procedures - many used for decades - physicians have now identified as almost always unnecessary and often harmful, and which doctors and patients ...
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3.Where to Find the Best Possible Cyber Coverage
Feb 19, 2013 -- There are many cyber insurance products available for purchase, and each is somewhat unique. Some products are more comprehensive than others. Some cyber insurance products are combined with insurance policies of ...
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4.Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Have Little Cause to Sue
Feb 17, 2013 -- After four days on a crippled cruise ship with overflowing toilets, stifling heat and hours-long waits for food, at least one passenger from the Carnival Triumph is seeking legal revenge. But lawyers familiar with ...
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5.Administration Issues Final Rule on Minimum Benefits Under Obamacare
Feb 21, 2013 -- The Obama administration on Wednesday issued its long-awaited final rule on what states and insurers must do to provide the essential health benefits required in the individual and small-group market beginning in 2014 ...
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6.World Trade Center Developer Challenges Airline’s ‘Act of War’ Defense for 9/11 Attacks
Feb 20, 2013 -- The leaseholder of the World Trade Center properties is asking a U.S. federal judge to reject arguments that American Airlines is not liable for damages stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackings because the attacks ...
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7.FEMA Data Suggests Some Insurers Handling NFIP Claims Faster Than Others
Feb 17, 2013 -- Up and down the Atlantic coast, people are telling horror stories about how long it has taken to get an insurance check for flood damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Nearly 40 percent are still waiting for the final ...
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8.Police Blame Missouri Law for Rise in Vanishing Cars
Feb 20, 2013 -- Why are thefts of older vehicles climbing in Missouri? And why are so many of them never seen again? St. Louis-area police who pondered what seemed like an improbable trend say they believe they have found the culprit - ...
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9.N.Y. Regulators to Examine 3 Insurers for Claims Practices Related to Sandy
Feb 22, 2013 -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the Department of Financial Services is investigating the claims practices of three insurers following the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The three insurers are: ...
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10.Stricken Cruise Passengers Bring Class Action Against Carnival
Feb 21, 2013 -- The owner of the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship was hit by a lawsuit seeking class action status for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or adequate sanitation. ...
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