Ready, willing, and not too picky
The Biloxi Sun Herald - Feb 22 1:14 AM
Ladies, meet our latest single guy, Jarrod Britt, who is an auto insurance adjuster and eligible bachelor from Ocean Springs. For years now, friends of this never-been-married 38-year-old have been claiming they are going to fix him up with a nice girl, but they seem to be all talk. "They are great friends, but they just haven't come through for me yet," he said, adding that it's all the more Save to My Web

ClickForLessons.com Helps Dance Teachers and Music Teachers After Hurricane Katrina
[Press Release] PR Web - Feb 03 12:25 AM
Service helps relocated music teachers and dance teachers find employment. Dance instructors use the web site to build a new client base after Katrina forces them to a new city. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2006]Save to My Web

Obituaries
News Banner - Feb 15 11:23 AM
SLIDELL - Violet D. Brai, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at Northshore Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.Save to My Web

Residents: Seat belt law will save lives
Hattiesburg American - Feb 08 8:31 AM
A seat belt would have saved the life of Bobby Speed, an Oak Grove man who died two years ago of injuries suffered in a car accident in Charleston, S.C., his father says.Save to My Web

Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
Keynoter.com - Feb 20 7:38 AM
The Key West City Commission may join the U.S. Navy at its upcoming meeting. A resolution to approve the concept of constructing a joint Navy and city gatehouse at the Truman Waterfront is among items on the commission's agenda for Tuesday.Save to My Web

Finding a home away from home
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - The St. Amant family said it felt strange for them not to be among the revelers at this year s Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They watched the festivities on television but participated in their own way, decorating a Christmas tree in the

Rebuilding is slow on the Mississippi coast
Bryan-College Station Eagle - PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Six months after Hurricane Katrina, progress on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is measured in cubic yards. In this small coastal city alone, the storm dumped up to 2 million cubic yards of debris - enough to fill two football

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Fire hits DeBary funeral home
Daytona Beach News-Journal - DEBARY -- An early Thursday morning blaze that destroyed a furniture store and half a funeral home owned by a county councilman and a city councilman was deliberately set, a state fire investigator said. A scent dog led investigators to a spot in the

Finding a home away from home (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
The St. Amant family said it felt strange for them not to be among the revelers at this year s Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.

Company offers $4,600 for bridge (Washington Evening Journal)
Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer was in a good mood last Friday until an insurance adjuster called him. The adjuster was getting back to him about paying the county for the 270th Street Bridge, which was destroyed in December when a semi tried to cross it.

Book Report: Old story, new twist (International Herald Tribune)
Danielle Steel's books have sold 550 million copies. Tom Perkins, Steel's former husband, has sold just a handful of his first romance novel, "Sex and the Single Zillionaire," but he's not giving up.

Rent-a-RV Travel Trailer & RV Rentals of Oklahoma Saves Insurance Adjusters, Property Owners, and Insurance Companies (PR Web)
Rent-a-RV RV Rentals of Oklahoma (http://www.rentarvnow.com) provides and delivers travel trailer living quarters to insurance clients that are forced to temporarily move out of there house while insurance repairs are being made. Rent-a-RV RV Rentals of Oklahoma is also able to provide insurance adjuster crews and insurance companies with temporary housing and temporary command stations on remote

Rent-a-RV Travel Trailer & RV Rentals of Oklahoma Saves Insurance Adjusters, Property Owners, and Insurance Companies (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) March 3, 2006 -- Rent-a-RV RV Rentals of Oklahoma (http:

Obituaries (News Banner)
POPLARVILLE, Miss. - Gordon Root Campbell, 92, a retired insurance adjuster died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Nathalee Phillips Gordon; son, Gordon Little Campbell; stepdaughter, Anita Schuler; grandson, Ryan Gordon Campbell; and daughter-in-law, Susan Campbell.

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CONSUMER TIPS ON THE CLAIMS PROCESS (Miami Herald)
Homeowners who believe that their insurance settlement offers are too low have options: Most insurers, including Citizens Property Insurance, will reopen a claim if a homeowner objects to the settlement amount, requests mediation or files a lawsuit.

Wilma's victims cope with claims adjusters (Miami Herald)
James Swain heard his two giant ficus trees fall on his Oakland Park home as Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida last October.

Public adjuster can help (Miami Herald)
Homeowners having problems dealing with a hurricane claim can turn to a public adjuster to help them negotiate and close the process.

Finding a home away from home
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - The St. Amant family said it felt strange for them not to be among the revelers at this year s Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They watched the festivities on television but participated in their own way, decorating a Christmas tree in the

Local Family Cleans Up After Thursday's Storm
News 25 - EVANSVILLE - Although Thursday night's winds didn't reach tornado speeds, in the eyes of six year old Jillian Belli they did. And that's as close as she wants to come to one. She was in the shower when a tree came crashing down on the families home

Oakland Women Battling Insurance Company
KDKA - (KDKA) PITTSBURGH Strong winds caused a chimney to collapse at a house in Oakland on Feb. 17. The chimney collapsed onto the roof of Donnarae Kushner's Coltart Avenue home last Friday morning. Nobody was injured, but the collapse has caused some

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Public adjuster can help (Miami Herald)
Homeowners having problems dealing with a hurricane claim can turn to a public adjuster to help them negotiate and close the process.

Hurricane victims can take advantage of Katrina relief act (Tennessean)
I am an evacuee from New Orleans. I will be filing my taxes this year here in Tennessee. I sustained damage to my property in Louisiana, and I need to know what information I should have available for the tax preparer.

Book Report: Old story, new twist (International Herald Tribune)
Danielle Steel's books have sold 550 million copies. Tom Perkins, Steel's former husband, has sold just a handful of his first romance novel, "Sex and the Single Zillionaire," but he's not giving up.

Public adjuster can help (Miami Herald)
Homeowners having problems dealing with a hurricane claim can turn to a public adjuster to help them negotiate and close the process.

Obituaries (News Banner)
POPLARVILLE, Miss. - Gordon Root Campbell, 92, a retired insurance adjuster died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Nathalee Phillips Gordon; son, Gordon Little Campbell; stepdaughter, Anita Schuler; grandson, Ryan Gordon Campbell; and daughter-in-law, Susan Campbell.

Wilma's victims cope with claims adjusters (Miami Herald)
James Swain heard his two giant ficus trees fall on his Oakland Park home as Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida last October.

Rent-a-RV Travel Trailer & RV Rentals of Oklahoma Saves Insurance Adjusters, Property Owners, and Insurance Companies (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) March 3, 2006 -- Rent-a-RV RV Rentals of Oklahoma (http:

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

Smiley Anders for Mar. 3
Baton Rouge Advocate - As Art and Nora Adams strolled down New Orleans St. Charles Avenue taking in the Mardi Gras sights, they happened on a group handing out menus from the Katrina Deli. Starters included Mold Mold and Levee Leak Soup. Among entrees

Cleanup begins at BHS
The Maui News - Feb 11 3:40 PM
WAILUKU Its going to take at least three weeks before Baldwin High School students and staff can expect to be back in classrooms damaged by fires on Wednesday morning that caused havoc on their campus.Save to My Web

Farm & Ranch Guide
Farm And Ranch Guide - Feb 09 9:35 AM
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The effects of aflatoxin found in a shipment of U.S. corn in Japan could trickle back to some Eastern Iowa farmers.Save to My Web

Trucker to get $15 ticket
Bismarck Tribune - Feb 09 12:19 AM
The man who parked his semi on a railroad crossing in Bismarck, causing a train to collide with it Monday morning, will be cited with a parking violation and required to pay a $15 fine.Save to My Web

Rebuilding is slow on the Mississippi coast
Bryan-College Station Eagle - PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Six months after Hurricane Katrina, progress on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is measured in cubic yards. In this small coastal city alone, the storm dumped up to 2 million cubic yards of debris - enough to fill two football

Life After the Storm
FOX News - NEW ORLEANS Mardi Gras in the Big Easy used to be best known for three things: beads, booze and boobs. And only six months after the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina , Mardi Gras is still New Orleans biggest celebration. In the areas of

Smiley Anders for Mar. 3
Baton Rouge Advocate - As Art and Nora Adams strolled down New Orleans St. Charles Avenue taking in the Mardi Gras sights, they happened on a group handing out menus from the Katrina Deli. Starters included Mold Mold and Levee Leak Soup. Among entrees

Oakland Women Battling Insurance Company
KDKA - (KDKA) PITTSBURGH Strong winds caused a chimney to collapse at a house in Oakland on Feb. 17. The chimney collapsed onto the roof of Donnarae Kushner's Coltart Avenue home last Friday morning. Nobody was injured, but the collapse has caused some

Local Family Cleans Up After Thursday's Storm
News 25 - EVANSVILLE - Although Thursday night's winds didn't reach tornado speeds, in the eyes of six year old Jillian Belli they did. And that's as close as she wants to come to one. She was in the shower when a tree came crashing down on the families home

A LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN
Film Threat, CA - Feb 1, 2006 By giving the investigative hero the profession of an insurance adjuster, the film creates a fascinating series of contradictions.

50+ years of friendship
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Feb 13, 2006 just drawn to a halt. Dan Camp, who joined the Army at 18, was discharged and became an insurance adjuster. Jim Jackson and John

Marin importer says bikes from China were not defective
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - Feb 4, 2006 In closing arguments for a lawsuit filed by nine families against Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dynacraft Industries Inc., and its insurance adjuster, Carl Warren & Co

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to

Full Story
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway. The couple, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, immediately

Rebuilding is slow on the Mississippi coast
Bryan-College Station Eagle - PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Six months after Hurricane Katrina, progress on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is measured in cubic yards. In this small coastal city alone, the storm dumped up to 2 million cubic yards of debris - enough to fill two football

Local Family Cleans Up After Thursday's Storm
News 25 - EVANSVILLE - Although Thursday night's winds didn't reach tornado speeds, in the eyes of six year old Jillian Belli they did. And that's as close as she wants to come to one. She was in the shower when a tree came crashing down on the families home

Life After the Storm
FOX News - NEW ORLEANS Mardi Gras in the Big Easy used to be best known for three things: beads, booze and boobs. And only six months after the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina , Mardi Gras is still New Orleans biggest celebration. In the areas of

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American - NEW ORLEANS - Rusted, abandoned cars hang perilously on the banks of drainage canals while hundreds of gutted, unoccupied homes await repairs in abandoned neighborhoods that skirt the eastern edge of town. Meanwhile, across town along historic and

Insurance firm follows through
Biloxi Sun Herald - BAY ST. LOUIS - Jennifer Aitken suffers bouts of survivor's guilt. Not because her house withstood Hurricane Katrina. It did not. No, Aitken feels bad because her insurer, Lexington Insurance Co., covered her property losses in full, no questions, no

Matteson challenges Counter
Bennington Banner - BENNINGTON Mount Anthony Union School Board member Stephen Counter faces a challenge from Lance Matteson in his pursuit of another three-year term on the board. Counter, a board member for the last nine years, has served on the Pownal School Board

Smiley Anders for Mar. 3
Baton Rouge Advocate - As Art and Nora Adams strolled down New Orleans St. Charles Avenue taking in the Mardi Gras sights, they happened on a group handing out menus from the Katrina Deli. Starters included Mold Mold and Levee Leak Soup. Among entrees

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

Civil War had its local battles
Fremont News-Messenger - When we reflect on the rich history of Sandusky County, the bitter political battles of the Civil War era cannot be ignored. While the armies were fighting to the south, political parties and individuals holding differing views were clashing right

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Matteson challenges Counter
Bennington Banner - BENNINGTON Mount Anthony Union School Board member Stephen Counter faces a challenge from Lance Matteson in his pursuit of another three-year term on the board. Counter, a board member for the last nine years, has served on the Pownal School Board

50+ years of friendship
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Five decades of Midwest memories, anecdotal audiotapes sent by mail, travels, children, grandchildren they've been through it all. Dan and Patt Camp, John and Martha Messinger and Jim and Margie Jackson have traversed the boundaries of time

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American - NEW ORLEANS - Rusted, abandoned cars hang perilously on the banks of drainage canals while hundreds of gutted, unoccupied homes await repairs in abandoned neighborhoods that skirt the eastern edge of town. Meanwhile, across town along historic and

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to

Seat belt law will save lives
Hattiesburg American, MS - Feb 3, 2006 I have been an insurance adjuster for over 30 years, and this was definitely an accident in which, if he had used a seat belt, he would be here now.

Editor's Query
Washington Post, United States - Feb 18, 2006 holster). "They must have moved something," my insurance adjuster told me. "A lot of minivans get stolen because they're so big.".

Smiley Anders for Mar. 3
2TheAdvocate, LA - 12 hours ago Pigs in a Blanco. . Sides included Insurance Adjuster Hot Potatoes and Creamed Maison du Jour. . And the desserts were

Family that lost it all 'just inconvenienced'
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), USA - Feb 18, 2006 She lugs a gallon of milk for breakfast Cheerios, a laptop computer and a stack of files for late-night work on her job as an insurance adjuster.

Insurance suits surge after storm
Beaumont Enterprise, TX - Feb 26, 2006 There, the afflicted blog about their troubles, commiserate and try to educate themselves in insurance adjuster-ese, learning the meaning of arcane phrases

Unmasked, sort of: A look behind the scenes of Tailgators
In-Forum (subscription), ND - Feb 4, 2006 colors, we happened to be the ones that Jim knew and could maybe have a beer at 2 o clock in the afternoon, said Grande, an independent insurance adjuster

Many think economy in city thriving under Bush
El Paso Times, TX - Feb 1, 2006 Francisco Molina, 38, an El Paso insurance adjuster, said, "Even though the price of gas is going up, the cost of living is going up, the economy is still

Who pays for the Delta devastation?
CKNW, Canada - Feb 6, 2006 An insurance adjuster will be coming by the home today but he doesn't know if he'll be covered, "We've been told it's a grey area because it's under those

Firetruck to find new life in Katrina-torn town
Fredericksburg.com, VA - Feb 8, 2006 City Councilman Matt Kelly, an independent insurance adjuster, was in the Gulf Coast region in October, doing work for a company that insures volunteer fire

Basketweaver's guild honors late teacher
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Feb 19, 2006 But you see the results fairly quickly, he said. Nadine Spier is a former insurance adjuster who uses pine, sage and rosemary in her work.

Ready, willing, and not too picky
SunHerald.com, MS - Feb 22, 2006 Ladies, meet our latest single guy, Jarrod Britt, who is an auto insurance adjuster and eligible bachelor from Ocean Springs. For

Personal Finance Daily -- Feb. 16
MarketWatch - Feb 16, 2006 In our lead story, Marshall Loeb tells you how a public insurance adjuster may be able to save you money on your insurance claims.

Curba Merrill celebrates a life of service
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, MS - Feb 20, 2006 have gone their separate ways. The oldest is Geraldine Butien, an insurance adjuster in Bolingbrook, Ill. Curba Ray lives in Lucedale

House fire's loss nears $1 million
Noblesville Ledger, USA - Feb 9, 2006 An insurance adjuster estimated damage at $500,000 Thursday morning, but Smith said it's now believed there was $900,000 of damage to the two-story home.

Civil War had its local battles
Fremont News-Messenger - When we reflect on the rich history of Sandusky County, the bitter political battles of the Civil War era cannot be ignored. While the armies were fighting to the south, political parties and individuals holding differing views were clashing right

Personal Finance Daily -- Feb. 16
Investors Business Daily - Homeowners can be defenseless in a lot of situations. With everything from property-tax assessments to contractor negotiations to utility services homeowners are at the mercy of people and systems that don't always have their best interests at heart

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American - NEW ORLEANS - Rusted, abandoned cars hang perilously on the banks of drainage canals while hundreds of gutted, unoccupied homes await repairs in abandoned neighborhoods that skirt the eastern edge of town. Meanwhile, across town along historic and

Civil War had its local battles
Fremont News-Messenger - When we reflect on the rich history of Sandusky County, the bitter political battles of the Civil War era cannot be ignored. While the armies were fighting to the south, political parties and individuals holding differing views were clashing right

Smiley Anders for Mar. 3
Baton Rouge Advocate - As Art and Nora Adams strolled down New Orleans St. Charles Avenue taking in the Mardi Gras sights, they happened on a group handing out menus from the Katrina Deli. Starters included Mold Mold and Levee Leak Soup. Among entrees

Full Story
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway. The couple, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, immediately

Fire hits DeBary funeral home
Daytona Beach News-Journal - DEBARY -- An early Thursday morning blaze that destroyed a furniture store and half a funeral home owned by a county councilman and a city councilman was deliberately set, a state fire investigator said. A scent dog led investigators to a spot in the

Automotive center's operations near s
Frederick News-Post - LIBERTYTOWN -- The past few days have been far from normal for the employees of Dynamic Automotive, which was struck by a drunken driver Wednesday. "We're kind of small-town people," said office manager Veronica Henry. "This business has been family

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

Personal Finance Daily -- Feb. 16
Investors Business Daily - Homeowners can be defenseless in a lot of situations. With everything from property-tax assessments to contractor negotiations to utility services homeowners are at the mercy of people and systems that don't always have their best interests at heart

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to

Read the full story
Beach Beacon - TREASURE ISLAND If there is such a thing as a fortunate time to have a community center roof collapse, Treasure Island has it. When the downpours plagued the area on Feb. 3, Treasure Island was not unscathed. The city s community center roof

Full Story
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway. The couple, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, immediately

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

Fire hits DeBary funeral home
Daytona Beach News-Journal - DEBARY -- An early Thursday morning blaze that destroyed a furniture store and half a funeral home owned by a county councilman and a city councilman was deliberately set, a state fire investigator said. A scent dog led investigators to a spot in the

Civil War had its local battles
Fremont News-Messenger - When we reflect on the rich history of Sandusky County, the bitter political battles of the Civil War era cannot be ignored. While the armies were fighting to the south, political parties and individuals holding differing views were clashing right

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

From boudoir to backstreets
Australian, Australia - 17 hours ago Claire, an insurance adjuster (Isabelle Carre), is drawn to lonely veterinarian Laurent (Benoit Poelvoorde), although she has a great husband and lovely child.

Cleanup begins at BHS
Maui News, HI - Feb 11, 2006 said. An insurance adjuster is expected to visit the campus on Monday, with officials confident that damages will be covered. Meanwhile

In New Orleans, a family lost much but still has each other
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Feb 18, 2006 She lugs a gallon of milk for breakfast Cheerios and a laptop computer and a stack of files for late-night work on her job as an insurance adjuster.

Insurer says rabies shots not covered
The Missoulian, MT - Feb 1, 2006 Respectfully, we must deny all claims for the rabies shots, an insurance adjuster for GuideOne Insurance in Vancouver, Wash., recently wrote parents who had

Trucker to get parking ticket after downtown Bismarck train crash
Grand Forks Herald, ND - Feb 9, 2006 "Last year, he even won a driving safety award.". Hartel said there was no damage to the truck, and the trailer will be checked by an insurance adjuster.

Matteson challenges Counter
Bennington Banner, VT - Feb 18, 2006 Union board. The 57-year-old insurance adjuster from Pownal has previously served on the Vermont School Boards Association. Among

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American, MS - Feb 27, 2006 With the theme "D'Olympics D'Etat," floats depicted such events as "Refrigerator Hurling," "Bureaucratic Hurdles" and "Insurance Adjuster Wrestling.".

BOP's 50 Favorite Romantic Movies: 10-1
Box Office Prophets - Feb 14, 2006 As a series of heists occur across the French Riviera, an insurance adjuster arrives in time to figure out if he owes a payout to a victim.

Risk management meetings air farmer discontent with crop insurance
Southwest Farm Press, KS - Feb 13, 2006 Cameron said growers who do not agree with the insurance adjuster s assessment of crop damage may destroy the crop but leave strips (10 feet wide) in each

Tough decisions in twister's wake
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), USA - Feb 15, 2006 But by dusk on Jan. 30, the house was reduced to a pile of rubble, a painful but necessary decision based on an insurance adjuster's assessment of the damage.

Deliberations expected to begin today in bicycle lawsuit
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - Feb 7, 2006 Industries Inc. and insurance adjuster Carl & Warren & Co. are guilty of civil conspiracy, fraud, negligence and other accusations. Webb

The King Cake Shop: A Can-do Katrina Survivor Overcomes Flood, Looting and Vandalism--10% of Online
... to pin his hopes on government relief or litigation against insurance underwriters, he’s relying instead on his own wits and ...

Wood leaves Pandas' sidelines (The Kentucky Post)
Bob Wood has resigned as Notre Dame Academy's head volleyball coach after spending 14 years with the program.

Collateral damage (Colorado Springs Independent)
Within seconds of walking into an apartment she co-manages, Dana Souligny's eyes redden and water. The unit is part of a complex into which police fired powerful tear gas grenades in efforts to flush out an alleged murderer.

Company offers $4,600 for bridge (Washington Evening Journal)
Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer was in a good mood last Friday until an insurance adjuster called him. The adjuster was getting back to him about paying the county for the 270th Street Bridge, which was destroyed in December when a semi tried to cross it.

THE FIRST NOTICE OF LOSS (Risk & Insurance)
Imagine that you pull up at a "gas station" again but this time it's on the Internet. You need to send an electronic data interchange transaction via the Internet to a state insurance department for a first notice of loss for a worker's compensation claim.

Vandals trash couple's dream cottage (The Chronicle Herald)
A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway.

Public adjuster can help (Miami Herald)
Homeowners having problems dealing with a hurricane claim can turn to a public adjuster to help them negotiate and close the process.

Wilma's victims cope with claims adjusters (Miami Herald)
James Swain heard his two giant ficus trees fall on his Oakland Park home as Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida last October.

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

Wilma's victims cope with claims adjusters (Miami Herald)
page has FROM THE FRONT PAGE folio James Swain heard his two giant ficus trees fall on his Oakland Park home as Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida last October.

Agency moving again
Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC - Feb 1, 2006 building. Baxley has said most of the interior damage is from smoke. An insurance adjuster estimated the repair cost at $400,000. Fire

After the hoopla
London Free Press, Canada - Feb 17, 2006 Cavanagh is in the preliminary, researching stages for his second novel, still untitled. "It's about an insurance adjuster who loses his memory.".

Richard Benedetti, insurance adjuster
Boston Globe, United States - Feb 2, 2006 BOXFORD -- From renovating his home to serving as an insurance consultant, Richard D. ''Ben" Benedetti's multiple appearances on the PBS television show ''This

Marshall County Board OKs 'seed money'
Peoria Journal Star, IL - Feb 10, 2006 Those units, which cost $214 apiece, began to rust the very next day, and an insurance adjuster immediately said they would have to be replaced.

Home significantly damaged during chase
KTSP.com, MN - Feb 15, 2006 Her insurance adjuster did not provide her with an exact amount for the cost of repairs. The damages will likely cost several thousand dollars to repair.

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Civil War had its local battles
Fremont News-Messenger - When we reflect on the rich history of Sandusky County, the bitter political battles of the Civil War era cannot be ignored. While the armies were fighting to the south, political parties and individuals holding differing views were clashing right

Full Story
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway. The couple, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, immediately

Local Family Cleans Up After Thursday's Storm
News 25 - EVANSVILLE - Although Thursday night's winds didn't reach tornado speeds, in the eyes of six year old Jillian Belli they did. And that's as close as she wants to come to one. She was in the shower when a tree came crashing down on the families home

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to

Wilma's victims cope with claims adjusters (Miami Herald)
page has FROM THE FRONT PAGE folio James Swain heard his two giant ficus trees fall on his Oakland Park home as Hurricane Wilma tore through South Florida last October.

Wood leaves Pandas' sidelines (The Kentucky Post)
Bob Wood has resigned as Notre Dame Academy's head volleyball coach after spending 14 years with the program.

Company offers $4,600 for bridge (Washington Evening Journal)
Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer was in a good mood last Friday until an insurance adjuster called him. The adjuster was getting back to him about paying the county for the 270th Street Bridge, which was destroyed in December when a semi tried to cross it.

Vandals trash couple's dream cottage (The Chronicle Herald)
A Bedford couple s memories of summer days spent at their Dartmouth cottage were trashed this week when they discovered that vandals had torn apart the family getaway.

THE FIRST NOTICE OF LOSS (Risk & Insurance)
Imagine that you pull up at a "gas station" again but this time it's on the Internet. You need to send an electronic data interchange transaction via the Internet to a state insurance department for a first notice of loss for a worker's compensation claim.

CONSUMER TIPS ON THE CLAIMS PROCESS (Miami Herald)
Homeowners who believe that their insurance settlement offers are too low have options: Most insurers, including Citizens Property Insurance, will reopen a claim if a homeowner objects to the settlement amount, requests mediation or files a lawsuit.

Collateral damage (Colorado Springs Independent)
Within seconds of walking into an apartment she co-manages, Dana Souligny's eyes redden and water. The unit is part of a complex into which police fired powerful tear gas grenades in efforts to flush out an alleged murderer.

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

Professional cleaners are way to go after disaster strikes
Bonner County Daily Bee - Cleaning up after a fire, flood or sewer backup is a very demanding job. Bacteria rate are very high, specialized equipment and expertise is almost always needed. This is one time where it is definitely smart to call a professional. Fortunately, most

Personal Finance Daily -- Feb. 16
Investors Business Daily - Homeowners can be defenseless in a lot of situations. With everything from property-tax assessments to contractor negotiations to utility services homeowners are at the mercy of people and systems that don't always have their best interests at heart

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to

Killer's bid to avoid execution denied
Lodi News-Sentinel - Feb 20 11:30 PM
I support the death penalty. I think there are those crimes that are heinous enough and deserve the ultimate punishment. I will be honest, I agree with it. If anyone is going to take someone's life using their own judgment, then as a community we reserve the right to take that person's life.Save to My Web

Harry Shearer: Carnival Diary, part six
HuffingtonPost - Feb 25 8:01 AM
Rain splattered Friday afternoon in New Orleans, but wisely left town just before parade time. Two companions who'd just arrived were joining me in the unlikely project of watching the parades on Canal Street, usually so full of tourists that it's way off-limits for anyone self-described as a resident. But this year, the only problem was timing: when were the rain-delayed parades arriving? A Save to My Web

Friday, February 24
Kingsport Times-News - Feb 23 10:55 PM
ObituariesSave to My Web

Hispanic Church Faces More Than $30,000 In Damages From Blast
Morganton News Herald - Feb 01 9:05 PM
Fred Rodas | The News Herald Juan Zamarripa and Hugo Molina place a piece of plywood in the Hispanic Church Emmanuel de Morganton in the first day after the explosion of the plant of Synthron chemistries.Save to My Web

Mayor collects 4,000 license plates
Cincinnati Enquirer - Feb 17 3:57 AM
SILVER GROVE - There are more license plates than there are people in Silver Grove, courtesy of the 4,000 that Mayor Carl John Schwarber keeps in his garage.Save to My Web

Trucker to get $15 ticket
Bismarck Tribune - Feb 09 12:19 AM
The man who parked his semi on a railroad crossing in Bismarck, causing a train to collide with it Monday morning, will be cited with a parking violation and required to pay a $15 fine.Save to My Web

Oakland Women Battling Insurance Company
KDKA Pittsburgh - Feb 24 6:53 PM
Strong winds caused a chimney to collapse at a house in Oakland on Feb. 17. The chimney collapsed onto the roof of Donnarae Kushner's Coltart Avenue home last Friday morning.Save to My Web

Jurors say bikes were not defective
Marin Independent-Journal, CA - Feb 10, 2006 BSC Inc. and insurance adjuster, Carl & Warren & Co., were guilty of civil conspiracy, fraud, negligence and other accusations. He

Fire victims pick up pieces before building is razed
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - Jan 27, 2006 Steve Reed, the complex's manager, said he wasn't sure if or when it would be fit to live in. An insurance adjuster was assessing the building Friday.

Comcast tunes into problem, locates missing channel
Chicago Sun-Times - Feb 20 6:06 AM
Dear Fixer: We have been calling Comcast since November, when my husband wanted to watch the Illinois state high school football playoffs on Channel 20. We could not get it to come in then, or now -- it just says "This channel will be ready in a moment," and it seems to have never been ready for our TV.Save to My Web

Fire guts historic Cedar Lake Resort east of Kiel
Green Bay Press-Gazette - Feb 17 2:24 AM
KIEL Glen Braun's livelihood was wiped out by fire for the second time when flames destroyed Cedar Lake Resort on Wednesday. An early morning fire destroyed Braun's business, Mr. Lucky's Steakhouse, in Valders on Feb. 11, 1995.Save to My Web

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Local Family Cleans Up After Thursday's Storm
News 25 - EVANSVILLE - Although Thursday night's winds didn't reach tornado speeds, in the eyes of six year old Jillian Belli they did. And that's as close as she wants to come to one. She was in the shower when a tree came crashing down on the families home

Automotive center's operations near s
Frederick News-Post - LIBERTYTOWN -- The past few days have been far from normal for the employees of Dynamic Automotive, which was struck by a drunken driver Wednesday. "We're kind of small-town people," said office manager Veronica Henry. "This business has been family

50+ years of friendship
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Five decades of Midwest memories, anecdotal audiotapes sent by mail, travels, children, grandchildren they've been through it all. Dan and Patt Camp, John and Martha Messinger and Jim and Margie Jackson have traversed the boundaries of time

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American - NEW ORLEANS - Rusted, abandoned cars hang perilously on the banks of drainage canals while hundreds of gutted, unoccupied homes await repairs in abandoned neighborhoods that skirt the eastern edge of town. Meanwhile, across town along historic and

Life After the Storm
FOX News - NEW ORLEANS Mardi Gras in the Big Easy used to be best known for three things: beads, booze and boobs. And only six months after the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina , Mardi Gras is still New Orleans biggest celebration. In the areas of

The Main Street America Group Names Seven Employees to Its Circle of Excellence (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Seven employees from The Main Street America Group will receive the company's highest honor by being inducted into its Circle of Excellence at a ceremony on March 9 in Jacksonville.

Company offers $4,600 for bridge (Washington Evening Journal)
Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer was in a good mood last Friday until an insurance adjuster called him. The adjuster was getting back to him about paying the county for the 270th Street Bridge, which was destroyed in December when a semi tried to cross it.

How to be prepared for filing a homeowner's insurance claim (Daily Breeze)
Here are the ins and outs of this tricky kind of insurance protection.

The Main Street America Group Names Seven Employees to Its Circle of Excellence (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Seven employees from The Main Street America Group will receive the company's highest honor by being inducted into its Circle of Excellence at a ceremony on March 9 in Jacksonville.

THE FIRST NOTICE OF LOSS (Risk & Insurance)
Imagine that you pull up at a "gas station" again but this time it's on the Internet. You need to send an electronic data interchange transaction via the Internet to a state insurance department for a first notice of loss for a worker's compensation claim.

FYI for 2/26/06 (The Enid News & Eagle)
Autry Technology Center will present its semi-annual estate planning course March 7. The course, titled Planning Your Estate has been a staple of Autry Tech s adult education curriculum for many years.

NUMBERS & WEB SITES (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
-- For inquiries regarding disaster assistance, call (866) GET-INFO (438-4636).

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

Wassup in Hollyhood (Frost Illustrated)
TV: Jordon Juicy J Houston, Paul DJ Paul Beauregard and Darnell Crunchy Black Carlton of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia will perform at the 78th Academy Awards . Beauregard and Houston, nominated for writing the music and lyrics for It s Hard Out Here For A Pimp for the Hustle & Flow

New Risk survey and report for smaller businesses launched (di-ve)
MSB Valletta Ltd recently held a presentation for the Maltese Insurance market at La Vita de La Vallette on Valletta Waterfront, to launch their new product "BRisk".

Company offers $4,600 for bridge (Washington Evening Journal)
Henry County Engineer Bill Belzer was in a good mood last Friday until an insurance adjuster called him. The adjuster was getting back to him about paying the county for the 270th Street Bridge, which was destroyed in December when a semi tried to cross it.

Kami Jo Hardin Justin Desautels
Bangor Daily News, ME - Feb 4, 2006 Kami is a 1998 graduate of Brewer High School and a 2002 graduate of Husson College. She is employed as an insurance adjuster for Commerce Insurance Co.

Home significantly damaged during chase
KTSP.com, MN - Feb 15, 2006 Her insurance adjuster did not provide her with an exact amount for the cost of repairs. The damages will likely cost several thousand dollars to repair.

Basketweaver's guild honors late teacher
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Feb 19, 2006 But you see the results fairly quickly, he said. Nadine Spier is a former insurance adjuster who uses pine, sage and rosemary in her work.

AG to look into fraud complaints
Centre Daily Times, PA - Feb 7, 2006 claims. An insurance adjuster told investigators that he sent claims in for payment, but the company cut the amounts actually paid.

New Risk survey and report for smaller businesses launched (di-ve)
MSB Valletta Ltd recently held a presentation for the Maltese Insurance market at La Vita de La Vallette on Valletta Waterfront, to launch their new product "BRisk".

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

Car Accident Secrets Now Available
... can just repeat it to a claim adjuster at the insurance company ? You can talk to ...

FYI for 2/26/06 (The Enid News & Eagle)
Autry Technology Center will present its semi-annual estate planning course March 7. The course, titled Planning Your Estate has been a staple of Autry Tech s adult education curriculum for many years.

Wassup in Hollyhood (Frost Illustrated)
TV: Jordon Juicy J Houston, Paul DJ Paul Beauregard and Darnell Crunchy Black Carlton of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia will perform at the 78th Academy Awards . Beauregard and Houston, nominated for writing the music and lyrics for It s Hard Out Here For A Pimp for the Hustle & Flow

The Main Street America Group Names Seven Employees to Its Circle of Excellence (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Seven employees from The Main Street America Group will receive the company's highest honor by being inducted into its Circle of Excellence at a ceremony on March 9 in Jacksonville.

THE FIRST NOTICE OF LOSS (Risk & Insurance)
Imagine that you pull up at a "gas station" again but this time it's on the Internet. You need to send an electronic data interchange transaction via the Internet to a state insurance department for a first notice of loss for a worker's compensation claim.

NUMBERS & WEB SITES (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
-- For inquiries regarding disaster assistance, call (866) GET-INFO (438-4636).

Marin importer says bikes from China were not defective
Marin Independent Journal - Feb 04 8:00 AM
Attorneys for a San Rafael-based bicycle importer facing accusations of defective bicycles told a Marin jury that quality control is of great concern to the company and it makes sure its products meet safety standards.Save to My Web

Investigation into deadly house fire continues
Washington Times Herald - Feb 14 8:19 AM
ODON Though investigators have not released the identity of a person killed in a methamphetamine-related fire at 14701N CR 800E last week, they also have not yet located Linda Dempsey, who along with her husband, Robert Dempsey, was renting the house from Max and Sunny Freed, according to Chief Deputy Steve Cox.Save to My Web

Marshall County Board OKs 'seed money'
Peoria Journal Star - Feb 10 1:09 AM
Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information.Save to My Web

Saving my town: The fight for Bay St. Louis
CNN.com - Feb 22 9:34 AM
Set your VCR to record CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Saving my town: The fight for Bay St. Louis when it airs commercial-free on Monday, February 27, 2006, from 4:00-5:00 a.m. on CNN.Save to My Web

Harry Shearer: Carnival Diary, part six
HuffingtonPost - Feb 25 8:01 AM
Rain splattered Friday afternoon in New Orleans, but wisely left town just before parade time. Two companions who'd just arrived were joining me in the unlikely project of watching the parades on Canal Street, usually so full of tourists that it's way off-limits for anyone self-described as a resident. But this year, the only problem was timing: when were the rain-delayed parades arriving? A Save to My Web

Nan Hayden Agle, 100, author of children's books
Baltimore Sun - Feb 21 12:50 AM
Nan Hayden Agle, an author whose numerous children's books included a series about the adventures of triplet boys and a story about a former slave, died Feb. 14 at Copper Ridge in Sykesville of complications from a fall. She was 100. Save to My Web

50+ years of friendship
The Herald-Tribune - Feb 13 9:19 AM
Five decades of Midwest memories, anecdotal audiotapes sent by mail, travels, children, grandchildren ... they've been through it all.Save to My Web

'Fair' play: Nereus takes to the stage
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Feb 03 11:22 PM
For the organization's 111th anniversary celebration, staged Friday at the Sheraton Hotel, the Krewe of Nereus presented its own sequel to the classic Broadway and cinematic hit "My Fair Lady."Save to My Web

Saving my town: The fight for Bay St. Louis
CNN.com - Feb 22 9:34 AM
Set your VCR to record CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Saving my town: The fight for Bay St. Louis when it airs commercial-free on Monday, February 27, 2006, from 4:00-5:00 a.m. on CNN.Save to My Web

Insurance suits surge after storm
Beaumont Enterprise - Feb 26 7:23 AM
In response to the post-Hurricane Rita homeowner's nightmare known as Dealing With the Insurance Company, some have turned to the Internet for relief.Save to My Web

Residents: Seat belt law will save lives
Hattiesburg American - Feb 08 8:31 AM
A seat belt would have saved the life of Bobby Speed, an Oak Grove man who died two years ago of injuries suffered in a car accident in Charleston, S.C., his father says.Save to My Web

Wassup in Hollyhood
Frost Illustrated - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
TV: Jordon Juicy J Houston, Paul DJ Paul Beauregard and Darnell Crunchy Black Carlton of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia will perform at the 78th Academy Awards . Beauregard and Houston, nominated for writing the music and lyrics for Its Hard Out Here For A Pimp for the Hustle & FlowSave to My Web

Firetruck to find new life in Katrina-torn town
Fredericksburg.com - Feb 08 10:48 PM
Fredericksburg will donate a 25-year-old pumper truck to Kiln, Miss., which lost fire equipment during the devastating hurricane. A 25-year-old firetruck that Fredericksburg no longer needs will find new life in Kiln, Miss., a community still cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina.Save to My Web

Marin importer says bikes from China were not defective
Marin Independent Journal - Feb 04 8:00 AM
Attorneys for a San Rafael-based bicycle importer facing accusations of defective bicycles told a Marin jury that quality control is of great concern to the company and it makes sure its products meet safety standards.Save to My Web

Marshall County Board OKs 'seed money'
Peoria Journal Star - Feb 10 1:09 AM
Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information.Save to My Web

How to be prepared for filing a homeowner's insurance claim (Daily Breeze)
Here are the ins and outs of this tricky kind of insurance protection.

NUMBERS & WEB SITES (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
-- For inquiries regarding disaster assistance, call (866) GET-INFO (438-4636).

From Behind the Wall of Sleep
djuster? I asked. Can I go home and start hauling everything didnt have a flood insurance policy through Liberty

THE FIRST NOTICE OF LOSS (Risk & Insurance)
Imagine that you pull up at a "gas station" again but this time it's on the Internet. You need to send an electronic data interchange transaction via the Internet to a state insurance department for a first notice of loss for a worker's compensation claim.

eFilmCritic - Eric D. Snider's 2006 Sundance Diary: Days 6-10
is about an insurance adjuster who seeks to find common risk factors among people who died in a Darwinian fashion. It stars Joseph Fiennes and Winona

Downey Insurance and Valley Oak Systems Release iVOS(R) Case Study Results (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Downey Insurance, the premiere choice for Indiana municipal insurance, and Valley Oak Systems Inc., a national provider of claims management software, services and support, today released case study results that illustrate the benefits and cost-savings achieved with a browser-based "one-system" solution.

FYI for 2/26/06 (The Enid News & Eagle)
Autry Technology Center will present its semi-annual estate planning course March 7. The course, titled Planning Your Estate has been a staple of Autry Tech s adult education curriculum for many years.

Insurance suits surge after storm (Beaumont Enterprise)
In response to the post-Hurricane Rita homeowner's nightmare known as Dealing With the Insurance Company, some have turned to the Internet for relief.

Wassup in Hollyhood (Frost Illustrated)
TV: Jordon Juicy J Houston, Paul DJ Paul Beauregard and Darnell Crunchy Black Carlton of the Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia will perform at the 78th Academy Awards . Beauregard and Houston, nominated for writing the music and lyrics for It s Hard Out Here For A Pimp for the Hustle & Flow

Car Accident Secrets Now Available
... can just repeat it to a claim adjuster at the insurance company ? You can talk to ...

Native son takes pride in Mardi Gras
Hattiesburg American - Feb 27 9:30 AM
NEW ORLEANS - Rusted, abandoned cars hang perilously on the banks of drainage canals while hundreds of gutted, unoccupied homes await repairs in abandoned neighborhoods that skirt the eastern edge of town.Save to My Web

AG to look into fraud complaints
The Biloxi Sun Herald - Feb 07 1:11 AM
State Attorney General Jim Hood has launched an investigation into possible fraud by insurance companies in handling Hurricane Katrina claims.Save to My Web

Local woman angry over CUMD response to sewage spill
WCNC - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities said it is not responsible for cleaning up the mess from a sewer line that exploded inside a family's home. Marilyn Colon and her family said that they heard a thump before her bathroom toilet overflowed with sewage

Personal Finance Daily -- Feb. 16
Investors Business Daily - Homeowners can be defenseless in a lot of situations. With everything from property-tax assessments to contractor negotiations to utility services homeowners are at the mercy of people and systems that don't always have their best interests at heart

Public adjusters can help in disasters
Poughkeepsie Journal - It could happen to you. A fire while you're away, a tree through the roof, a flood. You're in shock but you have to file a claim under your homeowner's policy and that means no lollygagging. So where do you start? Can you pick through what remains of

Read the full story
Beach Beacon - TREASURE ISLAND If there is such a thing as a fortunate time to have a community center roof collapse, Treasure Island has it. When the downpours plagued the area on Feb. 3, Treasure Island was not unscathed. The city s community center roof

Rebuilding is slow on the Mississippi coast
Bryan-College Station Eagle - PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. - Six months after Hurricane Katrina, progress on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is measured in cubic yards. In this small coastal city alone, the storm dumped up to 2 million cubic yards of debris - enough to fill two football

50+ years of friendship
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Five decades of Midwest memories, anecdotal audiotapes sent by mail, travels, children, grandchildren they've been through it all. Dan and Patt Camp, John and Martha Messinger and Jim and Margie Jackson have traversed the boundaries of time

Insurance firm follows through
Biloxi Sun Herald - BAY ST. LOUIS - Jennifer Aitken suffers bouts of survivor's guilt. Not because her house withstood Hurricane Katrina. It did not. No, Aitken feels bad because her insurer, Lexington Insurance Co., covered her property losses in full, no questions, no

Fox Features: Mardi Gras Lives On in New Orleans
FOX News - NEW ORLEANS Mardi Gras in the Big Easy used to be best known for three things: beads, booze and boobs. And only six months after the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina , Mardi Gras is still New Orleans biggest celebration. In the areas of

This road more like 'dangerous curves'
Connecticut Post - The portable global positioning satellite suctioned to my windshield has a few choice words for me as I curve around the Milford Connector toward the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. "Turn around and go back." Little arrows pop up its high-tech screen to