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Insurance Legion of Shame
Welcome to the Insurance Fraud Legion of Shame. The year’s convicted extreme schemers were chosen by the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud. Driven to deceive. Michael Danilovich (NYC) masterminded a massive fraud ring that stole $279 million in false injury claims from bogus and setup car wrecks. It was one of the largest such […]
TransUnion’s National Driving Record Solution Provides More Comprehensive View of Policyholders
TransUnion has announced the launch of its new National Driving Record solution for the personal, commercial and life insurance industries. This one-stop solution combines DriverRiskSM court records with state Motor Vehicle Reports (MVRs) for a more comprehensive view of a person’s driving record at a reduced cost. This is accomplished by bringing together TransUnion’s extensive […]
Hiscox Study: More Than One-Third of US Workers Feel They’ve Experienced Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual Harassment Tops List as Most Common Form of Employee Misconduct A recent study released by Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, revealed that more than one-third (35%) of employees feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, 50% of whom said it was on account of their gender or sex. These findings are according to the 2018 Hiscox […]
Emilio Miret (1937 – 2018)
A Personal Tribute As David Louie e-mailed the news, I thought to myself “please, not another heartbreaking obituary, please…and certainly not one with the name Emilio Miret in the title.” These successive months of grave losses from the “golden age” of the independent agent, as many friends have termed it, have set off a sense […]
