A Michigan woman who won $1 million from the lottery was charged with fraud this week after she was caught collecting food stamps and public health insurance. The winner, Amanda Clayton, had taken home $735,000 after taxes but failed to notify the state that her income had changed drastically.

Earlier today Allstate announced their estimated catastrophe losses for the month of March. The company estimated the totals to be approximately $190 million, pre-tax, putting the company's first quarter catastrophe losses at $260 million.

An insurance agent in Lincoln, Nebraska was arrested and spent the weekend in jail because he won't stop selling insurance. It sounds kind of weird when you consider that selling insurance is the guy's job, but, as is usually the case with these oddball stories, the devil is in the details. 

In a report that should surprise no one, the U.K. Insurance Company Swiftcover revealed that luxury brand cars are more likely to be vandalized than their less showy counterparts. Using claims data from 2011 and 2012, Swiftcover determined the brands most likely to be the subject of vandalism were Porsches (3.46 percent), Saabs (1.68 per cent), Land Rovers (1.65 per cent), and BMWs (1.63 per cent). However, the company also determined that everyday drivers are hardly immune, with the more affordably priced Fiat 500 actually ranking as the most likely target for vandals.

Today is Friday the 13th, a date considered to be unlucky among the more superstitious and horror movie-loving folks. But is the day really bad or are we just largely overreacting? The Telegraph cites a medical study that suggests Friday the 13th does see a dramatic spike in accidents. Better have that insurance info nearby just in case...at least until midnight, anyway.

In a story so dysfunctional it seems unreal, an insurance settlement from almost 10 years ago is in the news because the man who was supposed to receive the money had it hidden from him by his wife.

When you’re too injured to work it would stand to reason you’re probably not ready to jump in a ring and square off in hand to hand combat. However, for one injured LA firefighter, the period between Dec. 2^nd, 2008 and May 20^th, 2011 is now the subject of contention following the discovery that he may have been participating in MMA fights while collecting workers’ comp.

Apparently theft of metal farm equipment is a serious problem in Alabama. In fact, it’s a big enough problem that Alfa Insurance is offering a $10,000 reward for, “information leading to the conviction of those responsible for stealing copper and other metals from poultry houses, farm irrigation systems and other Alfa-insured property.”