Monday, November 18, 2013

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, November 18, 2013

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November 18, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Florida’s Top 10 Sinkhole-Prone Counties
Mar 30, 2011 -- It's no secret that property/casualty insurers have been fielding more and more sinkhole claims in Florida and now online hazard mapping firm CDS Business Mapping and its RiskMeter Online service have come up with a ...
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2.Allstate’s Esurance Hopes Bundling Auto, Home Coverages Will Separate It From Geico
Nov 12, 2013 -- Esurance, the online car insurance seller owned by Allstate Corp., is betting that bundling auto and home policies will help it compete with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Geico unit and Progressive Corp. Esurance started ...
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3.California State Fund CEO and CFO Resign
Nov 15, 2013 -- Two top executives at California's State Compensation Insurance Fund have resigned. State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe and Chief Financial Officer Dan Sevilla will resign from State Fund, the board of directors for ...
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4.Clinton, Democrats Pressure White House to Amend Healthcare Law
Nov 13, 2013 -- The growing pressure on President Barack Obama to adjust his problem-plagued healthcare law seemed to boil over on Tuesday, as leaders of Obama's Democratic Party called on him to allow a change in the law so that ...
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5.Insurance Kiosks the Wave of the Future?
Nov 8, 2013 -- Milk…check; Eggs...check; Bread…check; Car insurance…wait, what? Most Americans' grocery lists don't typically read this way, but a new approach to selling personal auto insurance from Nashville-based, Direct ...
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6.Allianz Looks to Boost U.S. Presence, Improve Fireman’s Fund: Bhojwani
Nov 15, 2013 -- Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, said it is committed to bolstering operations in the U.S. after international rivals scaled back in the country. "It is a monster market," Gary Bhojwani, the management board ...
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7.Report Calls for Prior Approval for All States
Nov 12, 2013 -- Holding automobile insurance regulation in California as an example, the Consumer Federation of America issued a report on Tuesday showing that auto insurance expenditures in America rose by 43 percent on average over ...
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8.Haiyan Worse for Philippines Than Sandy for U.S.; Only 10-15% of Loss Insured
Nov 12, 2013 -- Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several times worse for the Philippines economy than superstorm Sandy was for the U.S. ...
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9.Older Drivers Catching Up with Younger in Distracted Driving: Survey
Nov 12, 2013 -- Cell phone use and texting while driving are on the rise along with accessing the internet while driving — and it's not just young people engaging in these dangerous activities behind the wheel. State Farm today ...
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10.Food Stamp Gridlock Hurting Chance of Congress Passing Farm, Crop Insurance Bill
Nov 12, 2013 -- The chances of the U.S. Congress passing a five-year farm bill by year's end are a little better than 50/50 given the gridlock over food stamps for the poor, a top farm policy expert said on Monday. "There is a slightly ...
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