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        "title": "Beantown Hosts PLRB/LIRB",
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        "prettyDate": "April 04, 2008",
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        "summary": "The Property Loss Research Bureau and the Liability Insurance Research Bureau is gearing up for another year at the annual Claims Conference, which is being held in Boston.",
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        "prettyDate": "March 26, 2008",
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        "summary": "According to a recent survey conducted by professional services firm, Towers Perrin, nine out of 10 property/casualty claim officers say increased competition, consolidation, and convergence are",
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        "title": "Towers Perrin Survey Reveals Industry Concerns",
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        "prettyDate": "March 26, 2008",
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        "summary": "According to a recent survey conducted by professional services firm, Towers Perrin, nine out of 10 property/casualty claim officers say increased competition, consolidation, and convergence are",
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        "title": "NOAA: Expect Fewer Hurricanes",
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        "prettyDate": "March 04, 2008",
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        "summary": "The NOAA recently completed a study that said a warming global ocean could positively influence the winds that shear off the tops of developing hurricanes.",
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        "prettyDate": "March 04, 2008",
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        "summary": "The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has released its annual list of the year's most unforgettable fraud cases.",
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        "uri": "/2008/03/03/a-dented-relationship/",
        "title": "A Dented Relationship",
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        "prettyDate": "March 03, 2008",
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        "summary": "No one can refute the importance of discussing high-profile issues such as terrorism and hurricane claims.",
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        "uri": "/2008/02/01/oh-canada-fighting-the-fraud-fight/",
        "title": "Oh Canada!: Fighting the Fraud Fight",
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        "prettyDate": "February 01, 2008",
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        "summary": "Auto insurance fraud is a crime contained by no borders, as evidenced by our neighbor's anti-fraud efforts to the north.",
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        "prettyDate": "January 25, 2008",
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        "summary": "Willis, a risk management and insurance intermediary, recently released an analysis of the Protection and Indemnity (P&I) line of insurance for 2007/2008, saying that the year could have the worst",
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        "title": "Working the Workers' Comp System",
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        "prettyDate": "January 02, 2008",
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        "summary": "A former Oklahoma claim manager recently pleaded guilty to five felony counts of grand larceny by fraud.",
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        "title": "Insurers Targeted for Litigation",
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        "prettyDate": "January 02, 2008",
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        "summary": "Fulbright and Jaworski, an international law firm with 16 world-wide locations, has recently released the results of their 2006 U.S. litigation trends survey.",
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