Fraud and Arson Drive Insurance Fraud Trends
The article outlines how fraud pervades the insurance sector through staged accidents theft claims and arson for profit. It notes 15 percent of auto thefts involve fraud, arson accounts for about 12 percent of incendiary fires, and losses remain high despite industry countermeasures. Public awareness and prosecutions have increased, but organized rings persist and recovery rates for vehicles have fallen.
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Insurance Crime Prevention Bureau
ICPB
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board pricing shift raises mill to market bread costs
The piece explains how a new pricing structure by the Canadian Wheat Board on December 1, 1984 increased domestic wheat prices by 55 cents per bushel, affecting bread costs indirectly. It notes the farmer's share of bread price rose little while consumer prices jumped about 250 percent over a decade, with wheat pricing reflecting Thunder Bay and West Coast values and expectations of higher export through Pacific ports.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Thunder Bay
West Coast
Pacific
Montreal
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