THE ART OF APPRAISALS
Bradenton Herald, United States - Nov 19, 2005 worth. Your insurance adjuster will want this information if your possessions are stolen, burned or blown away in a hurricane. Your

Space heater causes house fire
Hattiesburg American, MS - Nov 18, 2005 arriving, Murphy said. Chris Meier, an insurance adjuster from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., rents a house across the street. Meier said

Companies turn empty lot into 'insurance village' to speed claims
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Nov 5, 2005 By Kevin Smith. PLANTATION -- Part insurance adjuster convention, part RV show, a crowded parking lot has become an oasis of customer service.

Midwestern Residents Begin Cleaning Up
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 16, 2005 about 90 miles west of Nashville, Jason Coffield and a group of friends picked through debris Wednesday as they waited for an insurance adjuster to arrive in

Two local families coping with fire losses
Daily Mining Gazette, MI - Nov 18, 2005 them.". Despite the work of Dollar Bay volunteer firefighters, an insurance adjuster Thursday declared the home a complete loss.

Fishers couple gets prison for insurance fraud
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 4, 2005 A former insurance adjuster and his wife were sentenced to prison today after admitting a scheme to bilk The Hartford insurance company out of more than

Fraudulent claims suspected
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Nov 1, 2005 they'll rip off more shingles. A lot of the time that will occur before the (insurance) adjuster will come out," he said. Others

Hegedus fire cause still undetermined
Oil City Derrick, PA - Nov 23, 2005 Davis said. Electricians, an insurance adjuster, contractors and the fire marshal were at the plant Wednesday, Davis said. With

Fallen oak tree finally lifted from home
Hattiesburg American, MS - 11 hours ago disease. An insurance adjuster appeared two weeks into October and declared the home's damage to be "some of the worst" he had seen.

High winds down area trees, power lines over weekend
Escanaba Daily Press, MI - Nov 14, 2005 patched four holes, he said. His insurance adjuster surveyed the damage but no estimates were available. Wind gusts reached as high

Federal grand jury to hear testimony on alleged Citizens bribes (Sun-Sentinel)
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal grand jury will hear testimony next month on allegations that a former executive for Florida's state-run insurer took bribes.

WP: Katrina victims caught in insurance nightmare (MSNBC)
As the insurance industry grapples with its largest-ever loss and a record number of individual claims -- 1.6 million from Katrina, another 1 million from hurricanes Rita and Wilma -- policyholders are learning that the opportunity to get their lives back in order often depends on which company is processing the claim.

1,309 in La. File Complaints Against Insurance Companies (Insurance Journal)
Home and car owners in Louisiana have filed 1,309 complaints against their insurance companies since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and few have been resolved, according to the state Department of Insur

Lincoln family's home sinks: House deemed unlivable; six search for place to sleep tonight (Bangor Daily News)
LINCOLN - Clothes and other items that Jaimi Cole was able to salvage Friday blanketed the small hotel room where she has been staying with her family since the foundation of their home began to crack Tuesday and sink into the ground.

Same Claims, Different Results in Louisiana Town (Washington Post)
Silvia I. Cosenza, who lived in Gretna, La., until Hurricane Katrina roared through, says she's been caught in an insurance nightmare: Her flood claim denied because an insurance adjuster ruled that her neighborhood was not flooded.

Some Fed Up With Sluggish Insurance (KPLC)
Are you happy with your insurance company? Getting that insurance settlement is a key part of the Rita recovery. Many people have gotten a slow response or no response at all from insurance companies.

THE ART OF APPRAISALS
Bradenton Herald, United States - Nov 19, 2005 worth. Your insurance adjuster will want this information if your possessions are stolen, burned or blown away in a hurricane. Your

Court tells man he can't sue refinery
Billings Gazette, USA - Nov 15, 2005 insurance company. Conoco's insurance adjuster, Crawford & Co., hired a private investigator to look into the matter. Corcoran later

NHL Shoots and Scores: Rule Changes Bring Back Fans in Canada
Bloomberg - Nov 10, 2005 couldn't have dragged me to a Calgary-Columbus game on a Thursday night'' in November, said Marc Racine, a 31-year-old Calgary insurance adjuster watching the

Arvida roofs shoddy, owners allege
Miami Herald, FL - Nov 15, 2005 good.''. Larrazabal, who bought the house new in 1998, said his insurance adjuster has told him he will need a new roof. Larrazabal

Home inspectors bring news to New Orleans residents
USA Today - Oct 31, 2005 says Danny Adams, 59, a longtime employee of the Internal Revenue Service who is waiting not just for city inspectors but for an insurance adjuster to assess

Public adjusters can boost claims, help with filing
Miami Herald, FL - Nov 6, 2005 And they can't always rely on their insurance company adjuster to be on their side during that process, said Marvin Milton, a public insurance adjuster with 47

Residents of tiny town say they'll survive
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 8, 2005 goodbye.". Taylor cleaned up as much of his property as he could and is now waiting for an insurance adjuster to record the damage.

How to Shop for Insurance
abc7.com, CA - Oct 27, 2005 "Look at your personal financial situation," Dennis Howard, director of the Insurance Consumer Advocate Network (I-CAN) and former insurance adjuster, advised.

Step away from the turkey and follow these tips
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Nov 24, 2005 do not put tipsy Uncle Mike and his spiked egg nog near the fireplace or any other open flame unless you have a burning desire to meet your insurance adjuster.

Fire destroys Geraldine store
Sand Mountain Reporter, AL - Nov 11, 2005 Ledbetter said, an insurance adjuster would also be performing the official investigation and was on the scene Thursday making a preliminary survey of the

Web site lets contractors, buyers bid on damaged boats
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Nov 23, 2005 Instead, they are getting a second shot at usefulness, thanks to a 5-year-old Web site created by veteran insurance adjuster Charles Stephens.

After the twisters
commercialappeal.com (subscription), TN - Nov 16, 2005 Tennessee. "The little house is going to have to be torn down," Coffield said Wednesday as he waited for an insurance adjuster to arrive.

72 hours to make a movie
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA - Nov 20, 2005 Hobson whittled their actress choices down to two and made the calls. McGuire is a former insurance adjuster who dreams of writing a sitcom.

Military imposters on the rise, says expert
NavyTimes.com, VA - Nov 10, 2005 Last year, six women said they were romanced by a man who claimed to be a Navy SEAL. The man turned out to be an insurance adjuster.

School board deals with more storm issues
Picayune Item, MS - Nov 9, 2005 to security cameras caused by lightening during the storm and how to prevent it in the future and a short presentation from a public insurance adjuster firm to

Fraudulent claims suspected
Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - Nov 1, 2005 they'll rip off more shingles. A lot of the time that will occur before the (insurance) adjuster will come out," he said. Others

Safelite says lawsuit dismissed
Denver Business Chronicle - Safelite Group Inc. is claiming victory in a lawsuit brought against it by an auto glass industry trade group that alleged the company steered business to itself. group tried to sue Safelite as an association. An insurance adjuster joined the suit but had to drop out when she

150 mph - real winds of change
Kentucky.com - house on South Caldwell Street for 43 years. An insurance adjuster had just told her there wasn't enough left to repair

Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Claims in Safelite Suit
Insurance Journal - a Nebraska consumer, and an unidentified Minnesota insurance adjuster. The court dismissed the IGA's Act, False Advertising Act and state insurance adjuster licensing laws on Aug

Suspected arson fire burns storage facility
Mobile Register - Fire investigators declined to say what type of evidence they found to determine that the two-alarm fire was set intentionally. Hurricane Katrina damaged the building's roof, and an insurance adjuster was scheduled to visit the armory this week

Through the roof
Port Arthur News - Through the roof Posted: 10/27/05 - 08:12:06 pm CDT Guiseppe Barranco/The News Workers repair a heavely damaged roof in Lakeside Port Arthur. selected contractor's bid varies greatly from the insurance adjuster's estimate, an &#8220umpire bid may be requested by

Citizens, Allstate open claims offices
Business First of Louisville - The company's Web site is . Insurance adjuster firms hired by Citizens have begun examining properties for claims filed

Fishers couple gets prison for insurance fraud
Indianapolis Star - A former insurance adjuster and his wife were sentenced to prison today after admitting a scheme to bilk The Hartford

Supco: Injured Worker Can't Sue Company for Turning Him In
Insurance Journal - was not working all the hours she claimed with the insurance company. Conoco's insurance adjuster, Crawford & Co

Midstate hit hard by severe storms
WKRN News 2 - Nov 16 8:12 AM
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes tracked across Middle and West Tennessee Tuesday afternoon, destroying an unknown number of homes and businesses and injuring dozens.Save to My Web

Emergency Rule Caps Adjuster Fees in Florida
Insurance Journal - Oct 26, 2005 An emergency rule has been issued in Florida capping public insurance adjuster's fees at 10 percent of claim payment and giving consumers up to 14 days to

New Orleans travels road to recovery
World Peace Herald, DC - Nov 10, 2005 District. "Bourbon Street is swinging again," said Missy Staggs, an insurance adjuster assigned to the city six weeks ago. "It's

Ex-insurance adjuster, wife will go to prison for scam
Indianapolis Star, United States - Nov 5, 2005 Fishers -- A former insurance adjuster and his wife were sentenced to prison Friday after admitting to a scheme to bilk The Hartford insurance company out of

Public adjusters can boost claims, help with filing
Miami Herald, FL - Nov 6, 2005 And they can't always rely on their insurance company adjuster to be on their side during that process, said Marvin Milton, a public insurance adjuster with 47

5 arrested in vandalism at LL field
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Nov 5, 2005 The school district had an insurance adjuster on the field Friday to assess the damages to the $1.2 million field and track, which is about 3 years old.

Outdated FEMA maps leave homeowners helpless after Katrina
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), TX - Nov 12, 2005 "They told me that I'll hear from them, but that I have coverage only for wind damage," Ms. Watson said shortly after meeting with her insurance adjuster.

Crash course in insurance
Beaumont Enterprise, TX - Oct 28, 2005 Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage.

A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The Union - Nov 04 8:27 AM
The Union photographer David Torch , who went to New Orleans to meet the truck full of hurricane relief supplies from Nevada County, spent time traveling through the city with a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle that was distributing supplies to New Orleans residents.Save to My Web

Insurance fund broke; victims in limbo
The Clarion-Ledger - Nov 18 3:12 AM
PASCAGOULA Victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita still waiting to be reimbursed for losses through the federal government's National Flood Insurance Program have discovered that the fund is dry.Save to My Web

Concerns addressed at insurance village
BizJournals - Nov 06 9:20 PM
Hundreds of people came from all parts of Broward County hoping to contact their insurers at a makeshift insurance response center in Plantation. Most of the larger companies, such as Allstate, State Farm and Citizens Property Insurance Corp., set up trailers and tents in a parking lot at 6901 W. Sunrise Blvd. The Florida Department of Financial Services was there to answer questions and help Save to My Web

Voting problems in East Point, Fulton sites
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Nov 08 7:47 AM
Problems with the touch-screen voting machines caused delays for some voters in East Point and several other locations around Fulton County this morning, county elections officials said.Save to My Web

3rd animal activist is ordered released
San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 11 12:11 AM
A federal judge ordered the release yesterday of the last of three animal rights activists jailed in San Diego after refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating a huge arson fire and a controversial speech.Save to My Web

Crash course in insurance
Beaumont Enterprise - Oct 28 7:27 AM
Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage.Save to My Web

School board deals with more storm issues
Picayune Item - Nov 09 11:47 AM
Problems brought on by Hurricane Katrina continue to bedevil the Picayune school board.Save to My Web

Click and Clack Talk Cars
Independent Record - Nov 12 3:08 AM
What caused this crash? Dear Tom and Ray: I am a woman who had a serious accident on the freeway this morning when I had a blown tire, lost control of my car (94 Camry four-door sedan), hit the concrete divider, spun out of control and finally came to a rest without hitting another car!Save to My Web

Extensive cleanup looms at courthouse
Salem Statesman Journal, OR - Nov 17, 2005 since a man rammed his pickup into the Marion County Courthouse last weekend, structural engineers, air-quality monitors and an insurance adjuster were allowed

Companies turn empty lot into 'insurance village' to speed claims
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Nov 5, 2005 By Kevin Smith. PLANTATION -- Part insurance adjuster convention, part RV show, a crowded parking lot has become an oasis of customer service.

Long road ahead
The Daily Advertiser, LA - Oct 30, 2005 Eric Moskau stood across the street from what was left of his Bellaire Drive house Wednesday, talking with an insurance adjuster as the curious drove past.

FEMA may cut off coverage for some properties with repeat claims
Macon Telegraph, GA - Nov 13, 2005 They had hoped to meet with their insurance adjuster two weeks ago; instead they were assigned a new adjuster and still have not been told what will be covered

The Savvy Aviator #25: Buying The Right Airplane
AVweb, CT - Nov 23, 2005 The aircraft sat partially submerged in the ditch for two weeks until the insurance adjuster arrived and declared the aircraft a total loss.

Displaced students search for calm
Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - Nov 13, 2005 "We went back twice," said Kandace, looking away as she recalled returning to her home. "We had to meet up with my grandmother's insurance adjuster.

Tornado trash mounts up
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription), IN - Nov 21, 2005 From her and her husband's home on Melody Lane, Myrna Porter nervously prepared to negotiate today with an insurance adjuster about the fate of her elderly

Nurse's husband planned a party before his death
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 17, 2005 An insurance adjuster testified yesterday that her company paid the Saxons $215,000 in claims from the fire that destroyed their home, which started when a pot

25 percent of businesses may not return
Times Picayune, LA - Nov 10, 2005 Ramsey said his insurance adjuster couldn t see enough damage to his building to trigger the interruption insurance policy, and because it was impossible to

Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Claims in IGA-backed Lawsuit Against Safelite
PR Newswire via Wards - GlassAssociation (IGA), a Minnesota consumer, a Nebraska consumer, and anunidentified Minnesota insurance adjuster.

150 mph - real winds of change
Kentucky.com - house on South Caldwell Street for 43 years. An insurance adjuster had just told her there wasn't enough left to repair

Not thankful for Gamma
Palm Beach Interactive - Saturday, November 19, 2005 Yes, it's true. Annoyingly, unhappily, frustratingly true. They haven't seen an insurance adjuster. Piles of debris haven't been picked up

Supco: Injured Worker Can't Sue Company for Turning Him In
Insurance Journal - was not working all the hours she claimed with the insurance company. Conoco's insurance adjuster, Crawford & Co

Fishers couple pleads guilty to insurance fraud
WHAS 11 - 2005 Associated Press A federal judge sentenced a former insurance adjuster and his wife to more than two years in

Crash course in insurance
Southeast Texas Live - Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage. ' I'm sick of this,' he said, sitting in a ballroom at the MCM Elegant Hotel.

Albertville council denies junk ordinance exemption
Gadsden Times - Hahn said that one of the vehicles was a wrecked station wagon that the insurance adjuster hasn't looked at yet

Rebuilding Dixie
Builder Online - 13, along with State Farm insurance adjuster Jesse Curtis (center). Builders and tradesmen are as heavily affected as

Parents of murdered insurance adjuster may take legal action
10 News - By:Valerie BoeySt. Petersburg, Florida - Hurricane season comes to an end on November 30th, but a St. Petersburg couple says there's something even more deadly people are facing. The parents of an insurance adjuster say their daughter was murdered while assessing hurricane damage in a client's home

Price gougers spot prey in New Orleans (Audrey Hudson)
Washington Times - there for the insurance money,' said Missy Staggs, an insurance adjuster who had one client who was charged $4,000 for

Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Claims in IGA-backed Lawsuit Against Safelite
PR Newswire via Wards - GlassAssociation (IGA), a Minnesota consumer, a Nebraska consumer, and anunidentified Minnesota insurance adjuster.

Through the roof
Port Arthur News - Through the roof Posted: 10/27/05 - 08:12:06 pm CDT Guiseppe Barranco/The News Workers repair a heavely damaged roof in Lakeside Port Arthur. selected contractor's bid varies greatly from the insurance adjuster's estimate, an &#8220umpire bid may be requested by

New Orleans evacuees ask, Stay or go?
MSNBC - Nov 21 3:47 PM
Thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have come back home to work while living in temporary housing are under pressure to decide now whether it's even worth trying to salvage their wrecked homes and bring their families back. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.Save to My Web

Iqaluit officials confirm cathedral fire was deliberately set
CBC News - Nov 10 6:56 PM
The fire marshall's office has confirmed that arson was the cause of the fire that badly damaged Iqaluit's 'igloo' cathedral. The fire in St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral last Saturday night started following a break and enter, said police.Save to My Web

Crash course in insurance
Beaumont Enterprise - Oct 28 7:27 AM
Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage.Save to My Web

Storms spawn tornadoes across Midwest
Montana Standard - Nov 18 1:24 AM
CANNELBURG, Ind. (AP) Amish farmers tracked down missing cattle and surveyed what remained of their barns Wednesday as residents across three Midwestern states began cleaning up the debris left behind by a deadly storm and its nearly three dozen tornadoes.Save to My Web

Budget-busting jail top issue in Ulster legislature
Poughkeepsie Journal - Nov 05 12:12 AM
Tracey Bartels has been looking at the numbers of the new Ulster County Law Enforcement Center, which is still under construction, and she's not very happy.Save to My Web

A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The Union - Nov 04 8:27 AM
The Union photographer David Torch , who went to New Orleans to meet the truck full of hurricane relief supplies from Nevada County, spent time traveling through the city with a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle that was distributing supplies to New Orleans residents.Save to My Web

Hurricane Rita's Losses Total $4.7 Billion
Insurance Journal - Nov 02 6:43 AM
The Insurance Council of Texas reported that property and casualty losses from Hurricane Rita are expected to hit $4.7 billion with the majority of losSave to My Web

Driver plows into house just off N.C. 24, then vanishes
Sampson Independent - Nov 04 4:19 AM
By L.E. Brown Jr. Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:38 PM EST Early yesterday morning a vehicle left the highway and crashed into a house on N.C. 24 between Clinton and Roseboro, doing considerable damage. The driver then drove away and his identity or whereabouts is unknown.Save to My Web

Katrina survivors face next task: dealing with insurance company
MENAFN - Nov 13 7:46 AM
Katrina survivors face next task: dealing with insurance companySave to My Web

Storms wake leaves frontier atmosphere
Corvallis Gazette Times - Nov 21 7:16 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. Bonnie McNamara laughs when she talks about the two guys who separately offered to pump gas for her during a recent visit to a self-serve station in this hurricane-ravaged city.Save to My Web

Crash course in insurance
Beaumont Enterprise - Oct 28 7:27 AM
Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage.Save to My Web

3rd animal activist is ordered released
San Diego Union-Tribune - Nov 11 12:11 AM
A federal judge ordered the release yesterday of the last of three animal rights activists jailed in San Diego after refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating a huge arson fire and a controversial speech.Save to My Web

Katrina's aftermath brings new atmosphere
Billings Gazette - Nov 20 10:54 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. - Bonnie McNamara laughs when she talks about the two guys who separately offered to pump gas for her during a recent visit to a self-serve station in this hurricane-ravaged city.Save to My Web

3-way race expected for town justice
The Daily Star - Nov 03 5:07 AM
ONEONTA Barring a massive write-in campaign, the only Election Day race in the town of Oneonta is a three-way contest for two town justice positions.Save to My Web

NHL Shoots and Scores: Rule Changes Bring Back Fans in Canada
Bloomberg.com - Nov 11 12:06 AM
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Ottawa Senators Captain Daniel Alfredsson scooped up a loose puck with his hockey stick, raced down the ice alone, and with a sell-out crowd at the team's Corel Centre on its feet, rifled a low shot past the opposing goalie.Save to My Web

Severe storms roll across U.S. Midwest
MSNBC - Nov 15 9:53 PM
Thunderstorms rolled across the nations midsection late Tuesday, producing funnel clouds that destroyed or damaged buildings in four states. Tornado touchdowns were spotted in western and central Tennessee. Thirteen were injured there.Save to My Web

Sunday's storm damage shuts down WCHS
The Journal-Enterprise - Nov 09 7:59 AM
A severe storm cell quickly turned deadly early Sunday morning as it ravaged portions of western Kentucky and southern Indiana. According to meteorologist Rick Shanklin of the National Weather Service in Paducah, the storm spawned a tornado around Smith Mills in Crittenden County.Save to My Web

FEMA may cut off coverage for some properties with repeat claims
Kansas City Star - Nov 13 3:08 AM
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - About 200 houses on this island of pristine white beaches were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and while the damage has devastated residents, it may rock the government's national flood plan.Save to My Web

1,309 in La. File Complaints Against Insurance Companies (Insurance Journal)
Home and car owners in Louisiana have filed 1,309 complaints against their insurance companies since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and few have been resolved, according to the state Department of Insur

Christmas cheer drains away for flood couple (The News and Star)
A WEST Cumbrian couple whose home was gutted by floods almost six weeks ago say they are going to have to cancel Christmas. Despite 22 phone calls to their insurance company, they have not yet had a builder out to assess the damage.

Southern Appeal
everything. Insurance settlements and cash payments from FEMA and the an insurance adjuster assigned to the city six weeks ago. "It's a good

Grateful family celebrates holiday New Orleans-style (Sun-Sentinel)
Boynton beach It was a traditional Thanksgiving for four generations of Shelia Ross' family. Roast turkey and all the trimmings -- turkey necks and wings, gumbo and, of course, red beans and rice.

washingtonpost.com- Jobs
/ Export Insurance Interior Design / Furnishings International / President, Finance / Admin. / World Vision Inc. - Casualty Claims Adjuster

1,309 in La. File Complaints Against Insurance Companies (Insurance Journal)
Home and car owners in Louisiana have filed 1,309 complaints against their insurance companies since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and few have been resolved, according to the state Department of Insur

1,309 in La. file complaints against insurance firms (The Daily Comet)
Home and car owners have filed 1,309 complaints against their insurance companies since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and few have been resolved, according to the state Department of Insurance.

Some Fed Up With Sluggish Insurance (KPLC)
Are you happy with your insurance company? Getting that insurance settlement is a key part of the Rita recovery. Many people have gotten a slow response or no response at all from insurance companies.

Administrative
Office Claims Adjuster to handle case load of PIP/no-fault auto insurance claims for Michigan drivers. Must have experience handling PIP or no fault

'Gotcha' International Marine Insurance Fraud and Conspiracy
Fraud Expert's New Book Opens Pandora's Box of Marine Insurance Fraud. 'Gotcha' reveals the cover-up of the Arthur Andersen fraudulent ship valuation scheme by the ASA and AICPA organizations Miami, FL (PRWEB) March 30, 2005 -- Captain Geary, the author contends that to

Cotton burns in Sweet Water warehouse fire (Clark County Democrat)
A fire early Saturday morning burned and ruined hundreds of bales of cotton in a Sweet Water Gin Company warehouse.

American Family stung by verdict (The Capital Times)
American Family Mutual Insurance Co. has been hit with a nearly $3 million verdict in a case involving a former University of Colorado professor and UW-Madison graduate who was seriously injured in a

Some Fed Up With Sluggish Insurance (KPLC)
Are you happy with your insurance company? Getting that insurance settlement is a key part of the Rita recovery. Many people have gotten a slow response or no response at all from insurance companies.

Federal grand jury to hear testimony on alleged Citizens bribes (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal grand jury will hear testimony next month on allegations that a former executive for Florida's state-run insurer took bribes to steer business to adjusters handling claims filed because of last year's hurricanes.

Adverb
tie tells them. Insurance claims adjuster Six months. Spent most of my time writing investigation reports. Learned from the insurance companies that no

Web site lets contractors, buyers bid on damaged boats (Sun-Sentinel)
The boats are lining up now on the MarineBidExchange site.

Supco: Injured Worker Can't Sue Company for Turning Him In
Insurance Journal - Nov 17 8:48 AM
The Montana Supreme Court rebuffed an attempt by man who received a nearly $2 million workers compensation claim to sue his former employer, who he believed turned him in for fraud in a related case.Save to My Web

Couple Ordered To Repay $500K
WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 06 5:04 AM
An insurance company will get money back from a Fishers couple that stole more than $500,000.Save to My Web

Displaced students search for calm
Star-Gazette - Nov 13 12:35 AM
Children affected by Katrina and Rita try to create new lives. LAFAYETTE, La. - Lafayette High School's newest students are learning a real-life lesson from "The Odyssey."Save to My Web

A Neighborhood Staggers to Its Feet
Los Angeles Times - Nov 13 12:35 AM
Elysian Fields Avenue is not the worst-hit strip in New Orleans, but its lingering damage reflects the city's slow and patchy recovery.Save to My Web

Creating Your Smalll Business Disaster Plan
WebProNews - Nov 03 2:34 PM
I'm a recent Hurricane Rita evacuee and survived the evacuation and the ensuing hurricane. Running from a hurricane isn't something I've ever had to do before, nor is it something I'd ever like to do again.Save to My Web

1,309 in La. File Complaints Against Insurance Companies (Insurance Journal)
Home and car owners in Louisiana have filed 1,309 complaints against their insurance companies since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and few have been resolved, according to the state Department of Insur

Web site lets contractors, buyers bid on damaged boats (Sun-Sentinel)
The boats are lining up now on the MarineBidExchange site.

Untitled
as 1-2-3. My insurance agent quit carrying my auto insurance company, so car back. The adjuster finally came on Friday to approve the repairs... it

Adverb
tie tells them. Insurance claims adjuster Six months. Spent most of my time writing investigation reports. Learned from the insurance companies that no

How to Rescue Hurricane and Water Damaged Artwork: A Practical Guide
Free online guide for Homeowners, Insurers and caretakers of Collections gives valuable tips on how to preserve damaged artwork and documents until it can be handled by a conservation professional. No special knowledge, or equipment is required and the tips can help save much irreplaceable artwor

Madigan to leave Lincoln council (Lincoln Courier)
Two days after casting one of the most controversial votes of his City Hall career, Ward 1 Alderman Pat Madigan said today he is resigning his Lincoln City Council seat as of Jan. 1.

NO bus coordinator hopes to extend service
2theadvocate.com, LA - Nov 8, 2005 job. Gene Schumann, of Fairbanks, Alaska, said he works as an insurance adjuster and was recruited to help after Hurricane Katrina.

An army of adjusters assesses storm damage
Naples Daily News (subscription), FL - Nov 6, 2005 She told Hartz she had learned from a professional to be prepared when disaster struck. "My first husband was an insurance adjuster," she said.

Water out after main collapses
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Nov 2, 2005 Purtz said the company s insurance adjuster was at the scene talking to residents who lost furnaces, freezers, appliances and other items to the flooding.

THE ART OF APPRAISALS
Bradenton Herald, United States - Nov 19, 2005 worth. Your insurance adjuster will want this information if your possessions are stolen, burned or blown away in a hurricane. Your

Companies turn empty lot into 'insurance village' to speed claims
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - Nov 5, 2005 By Kevin Smith. PLANTATION -- Part insurance adjuster convention, part RV show, a crowded parking lot has become an oasis of customer service.

A Neighborhood Staggers to Its Feet
ktla 5, CA - Nov 13, 2005 Even her insurance adjuster, who is not in the habit of persuading clients that their homes are uninhabitable, told her to stay away.

Cleanup begins after tornado outbreak
WKRN - little house is going to have to be torn down,' Coffield said Wednesday as he waited for an insurance adjuster to arrive

'Preferred' lists put dent in body shop's bottom line
Winston-Salem Journal - times, they will go to the shop that their insurance adjuster recommends. Often, the insurance company will keep a list

Suspected arson fire burns storage facility
Mobile Register - Fire investigators declined to say what type of evidence they found to determine that the two-alarm fire was set intentionally. Hurricane Katrina damaged the building's roof, and an insurance adjuster was scheduled to visit the armory this week

Quintin L King, Litigation Management Association President Co-Authors Claims Magazine Article on Technology and Litigation
President of the National Associaiton of Insurance Litigation Management co-authors magazine article for Nation's Premier Claims Journal. (PRWEB) August 8, 2005 -- Quintin L. King, President and CEO of the National Associaition of Insurance Litigation Management, co- authored an article featured in

Indiana Adjuster Gets Prison for Fraud
Insurance Journal - Nov 07 6:57 AM
A former Indiana insurance adjuster and his wife were sentenced to prison last week after admitting to a scheme to bilk The Hartford insurance company out of more than $500,000, according to the IndiaSave to My Web

There's no return for Lower Ninth Ward
Orlando Sentinel - Nov 03 1:14 AM
We weren't supposed to be there.Save to My Web

New Orleans evacuees ask, Stay or go?
MSNBC - Nov 21 3:47 PM
Thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have come back home to work while living in temporary housing are under pressure to decide now whether it's even worth trying to salvage their wrecked homes and bring their families back. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.Save to My Web

There are better ways to wrap up that engine
San Jose Mercury News - Nov 20 8:57 PM
Q In the 1940s and early '50s, we had a big old buffalo robe, and I remember my ``old man'' putting this blanket on the hood of the car or on the engine to keep it warm in the winter. I'm wondering now if this had any effect in cold temperatures as far as keeping the engine warm for cold Minnesota morning starts.Save to My Web

Tornadoes Barrel Across Midwest, Southeast
The Herald-Sun - Nov 16 2:43 AM
Tornadoes barreled across the Midwest and portions of the Southeast, knocking out electricity and damaging buildings in several states. The storms killed at least one person.Save to My Web

Ronald H. Humbert
Chicago Tribune - Nov 18 4:01 AM
Ronald H. Humbert had a special enthusiasm for reptiles and amphibians and devoted his life to dispelling the myths, fears and anxieties people hold about the creatures.Save to My Web

Driver plows into house just off N.C. 24, then vanishes
Sampson Independent - Nov 04 4:19 AM
By L.E. Brown Jr. Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:38 PM EST Early yesterday morning a vehicle left the highway and crashed into a house on N.C. 24 between Clinton and Roseboro, doing considerable damage. The driver then drove away and his identity or whereabouts is unknown.Save to My Web

Couple Ordered To Repay $500K
WRTV Indianapolis - Nov 06 5:17 AM
FISHERS, Ind. -- An insurance company will get money back from a Fishers couple that stole more than $500,000. Former insurance adjuster Ronald Collins worked for Hartford Financial Services Group.Save to My Web

Web Site Gives Marine Repair Facilities Chance to Bid on Business (RedNova)
By Kathy Bushouse, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Nov. 24--The boats are lining up now on the MarineBidExchange site.

Pinero's family to get benefit (The Sacramento Bee)
A virtually anonymous undocumented forest worker in life, Ricardo Ponce Leon nearly went unnoticed in death, too.

People | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
from him even as he reads this article, sources close to the 47-year-old insurance claims adjuster confirmed Monday. In Brief Woman Sensitive About

A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The Union - Nov 04 8:27 AM
The Union photographer David Torch , who went to New Orleans to meet the truck full of hurricane relief supplies from Nevada County, spent time traveling through the city with a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle that was distributing supplies to New Orleans residents.Save to My Web

Nurse's husband planned a party before his death
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 17, 2005 An insurance adjuster testified yesterday that her company paid the Saxons $215,000 in claims from the fire that destroyed their home, which started when a pot

Crash course in insurance
Beaumont Enterprise, TX - Oct 28, 2005 Hurricane Rita knocked Willie Matthews's house off its foundation, but the 56-year-old Beaumont man can't get an insurance adjuster to come survey the damage.

Doing his part
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Canada - Oct 24, 2005 A Grande Prairie man currently working in hurricane-ravaged Mississippi as an insurance adjuster says the TV images don't even come close to capturing the

Cause of Southside explosion still not determined
Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX - Nov 9, 2005 Yellow crime tape flapped in the breeze from a tree at Aguilar's other neighbor's home as insurance adjuster Donald Konarik inspected broken windows.

Tallahassee dispenses help to Wilma victims
Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL - Oct 26, 2005 Hire licensed and reputable service people. Licenses of public insurance adjuster can be verified by calling the department at (800) 22-STORM.

'Preferred' lists put dent in body shop's bottom line
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Nov 21, 2005 They want the work done right, and they want it done quickly. Most times, they will go to the shop that their insurance adjuster recommends.

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