Homeowners insurance woes for Sandy victims grow following blizzard

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Some victims of the superstorm are left with more coverage headaches after being hit with heavy snow. Residents of the Northeast braced themselves for another massive storm at the end of last week as the blizzard being called “Nemo” thrashed its way through the states, dumping massive amounts of snow everywhere from New York City to Maine, only worsening the struggle of homeowners insurance customers who have not yet fully recovered from the damage left behind by Sandy. Now, the claims are coming in again as the region digs out…

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Allstate eyes return to homeowners insurance business

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Allstate beginning to make changes to business plan Allstate, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., is looking to get back into the homeowners insurance business. CEO Tom Wilson has announced that the company is working to improve customer loyalty after consolidating several independent agencies, acquiring smaller insurance providers, and a rate increase spree. Part of this effort is to begin expanding its flagging homeowners insurance business, which has shrunk by more than 1 million policies over the last four years. Homeowners insurance business may yield high returns…

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Insurance claims industry one of top ten fastest growing job markets

Though employment continues to struggle across the country during this slow recovery from the recession, there have been several industries – such as insurance claims – where it is anticipated that there will be a rapid spike in hiring and employment for the upcoming few years.  According to IBISWorld, an industry research firm, It is believed that there will be a growth rate of 5.7 percent every year from now until 2016 in employment in the areas of claims adjusting and third party administrators.  The number of employees in that…

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