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Summer 2010 - Oil Spill vs Hurricane Claims

1. How concerned are you about working Hurricane claims in the areas impacted by the oil spill?

Concerned (52) 9%
Very Concerned (28) 5%
Extremely Concerned (33) 6%
Not worried at all, just give me the claims (446) 77%
I will not work claims in areas impacted by the oil. (18) 3%

Forum Discussions

Largest Manmade Lake East of the MS River
The Wolf Creek Dam is just two miles upriver from my in-laws.  While the Corps of Engineers and others have known about this problem for at least ten (10) years, it recently warranted elevated attention to its potential collapse due to the levee failures in New Orleans.  Like e

Posted: 03/08/2007 3:39 AM
Replies: 0

Feds May Take Over Claims Handling from CBS Early News 6-15
Below is a blurb from CBS Early Show this morining. Can you imagine if the feds take over? File a claims for 1 million and get two to make sure you are treated well?   Gibbs: Administration may seize claims processing © 2010 The Associated Press June 15, 2010, 6:17AM <

Posted: 06/15/2010 2:41 AM
Replies: 59

Doomesday Clock
Updated:2007-01-14 09:40:01 Scientists to Move Doomsday Clock Forward Reuters WASHINGTON (Jan. 12) - The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world. The symbolic clock,

Posted: 01/14/2007 6:10 AM
Replies: 1

Chemical Fire in NC
Here's a link to an article posted regarding this fire in Apex, NC. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/10015109/detail.html Officials: Chemical fire in N.C. could burn into Sunday POSTED: 6:18 am EDT October 6, 2006 UPDATED: 11:33 pm EDT October 6, 2006 APEX, N.C. -- As a timely rain storm help

Posted: 10/07/2006 9:16 AM
Replies: 0

Computers
A company located near Bangkok, Marvel, manufactures hard drive controllers and is flooded. Marvel controllers are used in the majority of the computers manufactured in the world.

Posted: 11/17/2011 6:31 PM
Replies: 4

Oil spill
So, what kind of claims would this event generate?

Posted: 05/04/2010 9:49 AM
Replies: 143

Gulf Oil Spill
Any body headed for the Gulf. Is this the new Exxon Valdez?

Posted: 05/01/2010 3:42 AM
Replies: 70

Fishermen dismayed over low payouts in spill claims
more bad press or someone looking to blame someone;  For fishermen counting on checks for losses they sustained from the BP spill, the mail can bring the denial of a claim or a much slimmer payout than anticipated. Last week, Ken Feinberg, administrator of the $20 billion, Gulf Coast Claims Fa

Posted: 01/18/2011 11:45 AM
Replies: 2

Peanut Butter Recalls
      These types of recalls can sometimes lead to the deployment of Cat Adjusters.  Country Maid Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Classic Breaks® Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Due to Possible Health Risk Nature's Path Recalls Peanut B

Posted: 01/20/2009 1:43 PM
Replies: 16

Missing Honey Bees
Any crop adjusters out there. This has been in the news for weeks now. We can hope Albert Einstein did not know what he was talking about.   http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/wildlife/article2449968.ece   Are mobile phones wiping out our bees? Scientists claim radiation from

Posted: 04/14/2007 7:35 PM
Replies: 14