We've partnered with The
Upper Room, a family resource center serving Southern New Hampshire to help
those in need this holiday season. Drop off your non-perishable food items
to the office from 11/27 to 12/11/06 and help a needy family have a holiday
meal. We’ll also be accepting donations of small female personal items to
create Mom's Holiday Stockings for single moms. Let’s all work together to
make the holidays brighter for those in our community!
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Medical ID Theft Leads to Lengthy Recovery
By Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
In a wallet full of credit cards, it was Jo-Ann Davis’ medical insurance
card that became the golden ticket to stealing her identity.
Davis left her wallet atop her car on Christmas Day 2004, as she pulled away
from a gas station on Route 60 in Robinson, PA. When she realized she'd lost
it, she cancelled her credit cards and made plans to get a new driver's
license, but didn't think about her Highmark health insurance card - that
is, until a bill arrived in February 2005.
"I guess from what I tracked back in claim details, it started three days
after I lost my wallet," said Davis, of Moon, PA.
Carol Anne Hutchins, of Bulger, Washington County, PA, used Davis’ insurance
to obtain pain medication and medical treatment almost 40 times before
police caught her in May. Hutchins received about $16,000 worth of medical
treatment at facilities from Altoona to East Liverpool, Ohio.
She served fewer
than three months in jail and was sentenced to four years probation,
according to Common Pleas Court records from Washington and Allegheny
counties. Hutchins could not be reached for comment.
Brownell Insurance Center is dedicated to educating you on the importance of
preventing identity theft. Call and ask us for our identity theft pamphlet.
Your FINANCIAL HEALTH depends on your attention to detail.
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Claims Reporting
Fast, easy claims reporting service
Did you know that you can make a claims report 24 hours a day by calling
Brownell Insurance Center during regular business hours or by contacting
your insurance carrier directly after hours? Find your insurance carrier and
their toll-free claims reporting number below. Before calling, please have
your policy number and claims information ready. Insurance Carrier Websites
are also available online at www.brownellinsurance.com.
If no 24-hour contact information is listed, call Cindy Donohue, our claims
specialist for after-hours claims reporting at (603) 437-1992 or (800)
287-2467. We are ready to assist you in achieving a fair and prompt
settlement of your insurance claim.
Helpful third-party claim assistance
If another party is at fault in a claim and you are trying to collect
through another carrier, we are happy to advise you and act as your advocate
with the carrier.
Claim Numbers
AIG (888) 244-6163
BW (800) 274-7865
Drive (800) 274-4499
Farmers (800) 435-2799
Hanover (800) 628-0250
Hingham (781) 749-0841
Kemper (888) 252-2799
MetLife (800) 854-6011
Travelers (800) 252-4633
Travelers Commercial (800) 258-6225
