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Insurance Journal Weekly Reader Picks
June 10, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Coastal Homeowners Upset with Insurers, Regulators Over Surge in Insurance Costs
Jun 4, 2013 -- When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance. Now, as he seeks to move to Atlanta to be near family, Virden ...
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2.Top Insurance CSRs by State for 2013
Jun 4, 2013 -- The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research has announced the winners of this year's National Outstanding Customer Service Representative (CSR) of the Year. Candidates for this award are all insurance ...
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3.Actor Jim Carrey’s Biz Has WC Coverage, NYS Workers’ Comp Board Says
Jun 5, 2013 -- Actor Jim Carrey was reportedly accused of failing to buy workers' compensation insurance for his New York-based art studio business -- but it appears it is just a case of a clerical error.Hollywood news site TMZ.com ...
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4.Tropical Storm Andrea Hits Florida; Warnings Posted for Eastern U.S.
Jun 6, 2013 -- Tropical Storm Andrea pelted Florida's northern Gulf Coast on Thursday and was forecast to drench much of the U.S. Southeast as it cuts across Georgia and up the Atlantic coast, the National Hurricane Center said. The ...
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5.Floods in Central Europe Near Peak; Prague Among Hardest Hit Cities
Jun 4, 2013 -- Floodwaters that inundated Prague and swamped large areas of central Europe may peak today as emergency crews work to open river traffic, drain submerged neighborhoods and count the cost of the storm damage. Chancellor ...
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6.Women (Not Men) Get Asked: Can You Have It All?
Jun 4, 2013 -- Can you have it "all"? It's one of the questions that women in business get asked a lot but men are never asked. It's also one of the questions fielded by a panel of women insurance industry executives who were also ...
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7.La Nina More Likely Than El Nino in Northern Summer: Forecaster
Jun 6, 2013 -- The U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday predicted that extreme conditions are unlikely through the Northern Hemisphere summer, with the La Nina pattern more likely to develop than its more infamous ...
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8.President Obama Issues Executive Orders to Curb ‘Patent Trolling’
Jun 4, 2013 -- President Barack Obama took steps on Tuesday intended to limit frivolous patent lawsuits, a practice referred to as "patent trolling." Lawsuits brought by companies that do not make or sell anything but merely license ...
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9.Motorcycle Injuries Rise After Helmet Laws Weakened: Study
Jun 5, 2013 -- The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the ...
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10.Philadelphia Building Collapse Leaves 6 Dead, 14 Injured
Jun 6, 2013 -- Six people died and 14 others were injured when a building undergoing demolition suddenly collapsed in Center City Philadelphia yesterday, crushing a neighboring thrift store. More than 12 hours after the disaster, ...
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