Monthly Archives: <span>April 2009</span>

Studies Show Why Most Producers Fail with Leads……

Free White Paper reveals how to triple your conversion rates on all leads. The economy has forced many of your prospects into a shell. How do you get them out? According to a 2007 MIT Study, 78% of prospects buy …

Starwood Sues Hilton, Alleging Corporate Espionage

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc sued rival Hilton Hotels and two of its top executives for corporate espionage last Thursday, accusing the pair of ex-Starwood workers of stealing trade secrets to speed Hilton’s entry into the “lifestyle” market. Starwood …

U.S. Investors Sue Madoff-Linked Broker for Fraud

A broker with longstanding ties to jailed swindler Bernard Madoff has been sued for several million dollars by investors who accuse him of losing their money in the fraud, according to court papers filed last Friday. The broker, Alvin Delaire, …

09.13.08, Hurricane Ike: Must See TV

For Galveston, Texas, and nearby coastal areas, the recovery from Hurricane Ike, the massive storm that devastated the Texas coast on Sept. 13, 2008, has been a slow and painful process. Now, a powerful new documentary co-produced by the Insurance …

Illinois AG Sues Home Repair Contractors on Fraud Charges

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced seven lawsuits have been filed against home repair businesses, alleging they defrauded Illinois consumers of more than $476,000 in down payments by performing substandard work or no work at all. “Home repair, remodeling and …

Police: Drunk Man in Illinois Steals and Wrecks Forklift in ‘Joyride’

Police in Champaign and Urbana, Ill., say a Kankakee County man accused of vehicular theft has admitted drinking heavily and taking drugs before he took off on what must have been one of the slower joyrides on record. The arraigned …

Southwest Oklahoma Wheat Hit Hard by Late Freeze

Southwest Oklahoma’s wheat crop, already hurt by a prolonged drought, suffered significant damage during freezing weather earlier this month, agricultural experts say. “The farther south you went, the worse it got,” said Tim Bartram, executive director of Oklahoma Wheat Growers …

Colorado Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Prime Travel Protection of Arvada

The Colorado Division of Insurance has issued a Cease and Desist order against Prime Travel Protection Inc., formerly known as Vacation Protection Services Inc. and Traveler Protection Services Inc., Universal Assurance Ltd., Jerry Watson, and Christine Watson, for the unlawful …

Oklahoma Wildfire Damage Estimates Increased to $30M

An Oklahoma insurance official says insured losses from recent wildfires that destroyed more than 100 structures in Oklahoma are expected to reach $30 million. Assistant Insurance Commissioner Marc Young says that figure is based on tracking information from major carriers …

Texas High Court Rules Against Insurer in Fleeing Truck Case

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company must pay a family’s claim over a child critically injured by a truck that was fleeing from police. The child’s parents, Greg and Maribel Tanner, sued the speeder, who was …