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there is usually no shortage of stories being passed around about bizarre insurance claims -- and RIMS was no exception.
Take the case of a white woman in Florida who, during a night out, was beaten up and robbed by a man who happened to be black. Af...
DATE: May 03, 1993
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by taking to the road.
Kenneth Fox has had enough to working for other people and is advertising himself as a handyman.
Mr. Fox's advertising is on the back of his tee-shirt and he has already seen some success.
He said: "I painted up the tee-shirt i...
DATE: May 01, 1993
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ORLANDO -- Up to one-fifth of all US workers' compensation claims, amounting to a cost of $12 billion annually to employers and their insurance companies, are fraudulent, it was claimed at RIMS yesterday.
And California, whose liberal laws encourage ...
DATE: Apr 30, 1993
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Focus on RIMS conference -- Page 14 Lloyd's of London unveils survivl plan -- Page 16.
Excess liability insurer Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. suffered a $16.2 million in 1992, after receiving its third large loss report in its 61 years in operation.
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DATE: Apr 30, 1993
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whites brighter.
Soaps Laundry in the Shelly Bay Plaza has disposed of its diesel-powered washers and is now heating water using solar power.
Owner Mr. Wayne Lee is delighted with the system. His washers are powered by propane gas.
"It is not an expe...
DATE: Apr 30, 1993
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types of work-related injuries repetitive strain injury (RSI) -- could be reduced with a few simple safety precautions.
That was one of the messages at the RIMS conference this week from Mr. John Sweitzer, a risk manager who currently specialises in ...
DATE: Apr 30, 1993
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anything, described by RIMS as the American "legal virus'', is fast becoming the latest US export.
Canada, Australia and Western Europe are all showing symptoms of the virus, said Mr. Michael Wilmot, Director of Global Business Unit (UK) of Alexander...
DATE: Apr 29, 1993
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of property catastrophe reinsurer Mid Ocean Reinsurance.
Mid Ocean president Mr. Ian Heap said Mr. Michael A. Butt has been appointed vice chairman with responsibility for general administration and worldwide marketing in a move aimed at strengthenin...
DATE: Apr 29, 1993
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technology for insurers.
The May 20 seminar at Victoria Hall will be led by Johnson and Higgins vice president Mr. Paul Rowlerson and Mr. Chris Festog, the comptroller for the Heddington and Willis Corroon Group of Companies in Bermuda.
The morning-l...
DATE: Apr 29, 1993
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BORN TO BE WILD -- Daredevil motorcyclist Mr. Carlos Cardoso, of Somerset Bridge Cycles, puts his latest mean machine through its paces. Such mini-bikes, which use chainsaw motors and can do hit 60 kph, are raced in Florida. Mr. Cardosa imported one ...
DATE: Apr 28, 1993
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