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Insurance fraud is rampant

The world frequently disappoints us. We all hope people will prove honest and good neighbors. Yet we more often find ourselves on the receiving end of dishonesty and selfishness. When this is just one-to-one, we can attempt to arrange our affairs to minimize future losses or opportunities for conflict. But when the dishonesty is on an industrial scale, it ends up costing us all extra dollars, and there's little or nothing we can do about it. Over the last two or three years, it's been impossible to pick up a newspaper without seeing a story about rising auto insurance premiums, often caused by the rapidly increasing levels of fraud. That, as they say, is the tip of the iceberg. The .. more»
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Small frauds

Everyone knows about the professional criminals who are now working up and down the country to bilk insurers out of their money. They stage accidents, fake injuries and receive several billion dollars a year for their trouble. Why, you ask, do they get away with this. The answer comes in two parts. The first is at state level. As you might have noticed, almost all states are running deficits and are under pressure to find savings - for some reason, no state wants to be seen raising taxes. This means even essential services are being cut. So when it comes to law enforcement, where does a Police Chief spend his reduced budget? What are the priorities? Well, we all want .. more»
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Mortgage lending ‘fell in November’

Consumers hoping to sell their homes via conventional means may struggle over coming months if conditions in the market do not improve. According to statistics released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the amount of money lent to individuals so they could buy properties declined in November.Those who cannot sell their residences quickly enough may benefit from a fast house sale in Yorkshire or elsewhere. These days, it is possible to take advantage of more direct ways to sell a home in Yorkshire that are not so market dependant. They can be particularly helpful for those suffering from debts.The CML discovered that gross .. more»

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It Asset Management Related Guidepost

If your major interest is information related to It Asset Management or any other such as management system, funds, will trust or vehicle asset protection, this article can prove useful. Internal silos and conflicts between key departments (finance, IT, purchasing and contract management) primarily surrounding functional and reporting needs can grind a project to a complete standstill. There also may be multiple isolated pockets of asset management already in place at varying levels of maturity.Asset management constitutes a large percentage of managing concerns in an organization. Apart from administering tangible goods, raw materials, finished products, vehicles, buildings and many other such as items modern businesses also need to manage their intellectual assets.With .. more»

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