Sunshine State Mortgage Cheat Busted Federal authorities allege that James Christianson was the top man in a rip-off scam which operated under …
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FIREBUGS GO WILD in CA, NY and WI “Hang down your head Bill Bailey, hang down your head and cry. Hang down …
By Barry Zalma The story that follows is based on fact. It is, however, a work of fiction. The names, places and …
By L. Burke Files If you’re part of the John Cooke reading audience, chances are that you work for an insurance carrier, …
(YES, WE MADE UP THAT WORD; WHO CARES WHAT WEBSTER THINKS?) As Hurricane Sandy took her toll on the eastern seaboard, she …
The saga began on March 27, 2009, when a Tacoma, Washington, man, Yevgeniy Samsonov, was involved in a minor traffic accident. The …
Neelam (wife) and Sanjiv (hubby) Kakkar are in deep Kakkar. After purchasing the Brookdale Inn and Spa in 2007 for $5.3 million, …
Wayne Durfey, an unlicensed contractor from Santa Ana, California, was arrested as a result of an undercover investigation conducted jointly by the …
By Barry Zalma This One Isn’t Fiction Because No One Would Believe It My call, in the March 3, 1997, edition …
By Barry Zalma His parents escaped the pogroms of Eastern Europe and moved to Syria in the early 1930s. Through hard work …
From Jim Cronin of GEICO: A great question to ask an insured in questionable property claims: “Have any of the documents you …
Public adjusters, like personal injury lawyers, work on a contingency fee. For a percentage of the recovery, they present claims on …
When it looked like she was caught with her hand way down deep in the cookie jar, Shannon Clinkscales had a …
Insurance fraud, arson, falsification of asbestos reports – a recent case against Daniel Fern, president of Air Environment Research Services – a …
By Eric Tackett The claimant (we’ll call him Bob) was a 35-year-old journeyman carpenter. His hobbies were boating, water skiing and drinking …
By Barry Zalma The insured had no respect for his insurance company. He expected them to pay any claim he presented. He …
The courtroom looks like the stage for a Houghtaling family reunion. On trial are brothers Frank and Joseph Houghtaling, their twin sister …
