| A closer look at housing |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| I.I.I.'s Hartwig: Texas P/C Market Profitable Along with Rest of U.S. |
| The last few years have been good ones for the property casualty insurance industry in terms of profitability But it's been a long time coming, according to Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance (more) |
| McClure Pass reopens after avalanche |
| MARBLE, Colo Highway 133 over McClure Pass reopened at 5 p m Monday after an avalanche closed it for most of the day (more) |
| Where to find the cheapest airfare |
| Filed under: Business, Airlines, Transportation, Budget TravelOver at BootsnAll, Roger Wade asks a question of great interest to travelers: 'Which airfare site is the cheapest?' Comparing five traditional airfare sites along with two aggregators Ka (more) |
| Hannover Ruck: Hannover Re satisfied with 1 January treaty renewals in non- |
| HANNOVER, GERMANY (MARKET WIRE) (more) |
| AVSC athletes shine at Freeskiing Open |
| COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo Low visibility and falling snow didn't stop Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club's best freestyle skiers from cracking the top 10 in both slopestyle and halfpipe at last weekend's U S Freeskiing Open at Copper Mountain (more) |
| Fla. Banking and Insurance Chair to Seek Seat in Congress |
| Florida State Sen Bill Posey, R Rockledge, says he's running for Congress
Posey, currently chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee in the state Legislature, announced his candida (more) |
| Olivant pulls out of race to rescue Rock |
| GORDON Brown's hopes of avoiding nationalising Northern Rock were dealt a blow last night when one of the three contenders to run the crisis hit bank pulled out of the (more) |
| Cheapest Home Insurance - 5 Simple Steps - Massive Savings |
| Contrary to what you might have come to expect, you don't really have to do very great things to get the cheapest home insurance that meets your needs Just knowing a few compulsory things and doing them will make a huge difference Here a good numbe (more) |
| Maryland Jury Awards $1.4M to Workers Investigated by Employer |
| A Maryland jury has awarded nearly $1 4 million to two Pepco workers who were tracked by private investigators hired by the Washington utility
Prince George's County jurors found that the company (more) |
| Ritter creates homeland security office |
| DENVER Gov (more) |
| Aspen swimmers continue hot streak in Delta |
| ASPEN Aspen's surging swim team improved its league record to 9 2 on Friday in Delta with a convincing win over Moffat County and the host Panthers (more) |
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| Big in Japan: Deadly dumplings injure 175 |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, Asia, China, Japan, Big in JapanOne of the many things that I've learned about the Japanese since moving to Tokyo is that they love to eat
Of course, unlike Americans who seem to take extreme pleasure in enormous portion (more) |
| Home Insurance Quotes - Tips For Getting The Best |
| You can save a great deal if you know how to get the best home insurance quotes for your profile (This article will show you how) But before that or while you do that, there are many other steps you must take if you want to pay a lot less Here are (more) |
| NAB deal gets go-ahead |
| CLYDESDALE Bank owner National Australia Bank has been given permission to acquire a 20 per cent stake in a Chinese investment fund (more) |
| Pres. Clinton, VP Obama |
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| Changes in the air for AEXJet |
| ASPEN A company name change, personnel moves, an office relocation and a new parent company are on the horizon for Aspen Executive Air, a once struggling charter service that appears poised to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy (more) |
| Glenwood snow sculptor finds plenty of material for his inspirations |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS The tools: snow shovel, hand saw, garden hose, old plastic adjustable lawn chair (not for sitting), sometimes a broomstick (more) |
| Study: Subprime Crisis Not Materially Affecting D&O or E&O Pricing |
| The crisis in the subprime mortgage market has had little impact on availability, cost or policy conditions of directors and officers liability (D&O) and errors and omissions liability (E&O) insurance (more) |
| National Venture Capital Association: National Venture Capital Association |
| WASHINGTON, D C (MARKET WIRE) The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the trade association representing more than 470 venture capital firms in the United States, is celebrating its 35th year of advancing public policies conducive to the s (more) |
| ACE Earnings Release Today; Conference Call Details |
| ACE Limited expects to issue its year end, fourth quarter earnings release and financial supplement after the market closes today, Tuesday, February 5, 2008
"A copy of these documents will be ava (more) |
| RenaissanceRe to Release Earnings Results Today; Conference Call |
| Bermuda's RenaissanceRe will release fourth quarter and full year results today, Tuesday, Feb 5, following the close of market
RenRe will conduct an investment community conference call on Wednes (more) |
| Ford Motor Co. Recalls 225,000 Vehicles Already Repaired for Cruise Control |
| Ford Motor Co is recalling about 225,000 vehicles that were already repaired as part of an earlier recall to address concerns about a cruise control deactivation switch
Ford says the affected ve (more) |
| A Republican for Obama |
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| Storm hampers travel, delights Aspen skiers and students |
| ASPEN The snowstorm that struck the Roaring Fork Valley on Sunday night and Monday triggered an avalanche that closed McClure Pass, closed schools, delayed travelers and made weary snow shovelers dream of power tools (more) |
| Brits flock to Croatia |
| British holidaymakers are increasingly heading to Croatia for their holidays, it has been suggested According to the Croatian National Tourist Office, Croatia is a 'very popular' country (more) |
| A meeting to attend |
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| SafeAuto Insurance Company: SafeAuto Insurance Supports New Texas Law Aimed |
| COLUMBUS, OH (MARKET WIRE) A new Texas law allows police officers to know immediately if a driver who has been pulled over has the required minimum insurance coverage The law, which went into effect Jan 1, 2008, is aimed at detecting uninsured dri (more) |
| Former Aspen drama teacher gets three years of probation on porn charge |
| ASPEN In an emotionally charged hearing Monday in Pitkin County District Court, former drama teacher Bradford Moore was sentenced to three years of supervised probation on a single misdemeanor conviction of possession or control of sexually (more) |
| From green Ireland to the Plastic States of America |
| Filed under: Activism, Europe, North America, Ireland, United States, EcotourismSince I travel back and forth between the US and Europe very frequently, I no longer get a culture shock every time There are some things that still get me though One o (more) |
| Proposal spending buoyed by special experiences and venues |
| In 2008, 1 8 million Brits intend on proposing to their partners, according to new research from one company Abbey reports that a study from cahoot reveals that out of this total, roughly 1 5 (more) |
| Warmed by Africa |
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| A journey through Inner Mongolia |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Hiking, ChinaInner Mongolia is Myrtle Beach What I mean is, if you have the time and budget, you'll probably go to the real deal: Mongolia and Tahiti (or somewhere else more exotic than Florida) That's not to say Inner (more) |
| Check-in 'can be scary' |
| Same sex travellers have revealed that check in can be the 'scariest' part of their holiday, according to new research Aspire+ reports that new research on gay travel shows 'heartening' (more) |
| Aspen shop owner dies of heart attack |
| ASPEN Jim Oliver, the longtime owner of the Mailboxes Etc in Aspen, died Feb 2, 2008, of an apparent heart attack He was 60 years old (more) |
| Bundle Up the Family for Affordable Snow Deals |
| Who says that you can't take the whole family skiing and not stress about the cost? With the right planning it can be within the average adventure seeker's budget (more) |
| British Airways announces London - New York business class-only service |
| Filed under: Airlines, Transportation, AirportsAfter Maxjet folded last year you would think that the corporate world would have learned, but according to British Airways their business class market is surging and this service fits their model So th (more) |
| AXIS Posts Strong Q4, Full Year Income Gains, as Net Tops $1 Billion |
| Bermuda based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has reported net income available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2007 of $306 million, or $1 89 per diluted share, compared with net incom (more) |
| Home Insurance Tips - You'll Save Massively If You Implement These |
| With the right home insurance tips you'll pay a lot less for adequate coverage However, if you get the wrong ones, although you may still save, you may do so by compromising the quality of coverage you get Here are some time tested ways to pay far (more) |
| Allstate Cites Potential Fla. Insolvency at Senate Hearing into Rates |
| Referring to what he felt were Allstate Insurance executives' evasive answers to questions posed by Florida senators on Monday, Sen Bill Posey, R Rockledge, said he hadn't seen so much bobbing and we (more) |
| Catering to the opera house crowd |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| CNinsure partners with Ping An Life Insurance |
| CNinsure, an insurance agency and brokerage company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ping An Life Insurance Company of China, for a strategic partnership in the distribution and design of certain insurance products (more) |
| Mardi Gras: party time in Snowmass |
| SNOWMASS VILLAGE Mardi Gras, arguably the most popular holiday on the Snowmass calendar, comes early this year, on Tuesday, Feb 5 In its 26th Snowmass go round, the theme is 'Biggest Show on Snow ' (more) |
| Miss. A.G.: State Farm Suit Based on 'Lies, Speculation and Innuendo' |
| A lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co that accuses Attorney General Jim Hood of using the threat of criminal charges to force settlements in civil lawsuits is based on "lies, speculation (more) |
| Ads for millionaires |
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| Zurich Insurance Ireland expands in Norway and Denmark |
| Zurich Financial Services Group is set to expand its services for corporate customers in Norway and Denmark through the establishment of two new branches of Zurich Insurance Ireland, an EU wide risk carrier offering general insurance cover for cross (more) |
| Don't let your short memory fool you |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| Strange travel crimes: 'Mini thieves' hide in luggage aboard bus |
| Filed under: Europe, Sweden, Transportation, NewsWhenever a friend is going to an exotic destination I tend to think to myself, 'I wish I could fit into their luggage ' I am however relatively tall and I think being crammed in a suitcase would be eve (more) |
| Stolen Aspen art winds up in giveaway |
| ASPEN A Woody Creek artist is unsure who did it, but someone stole $11,000 worth of her artwork off the walls of a downtown Aspen bank in broad daylight last week, and the paintings apparently have been given away for free (more) |
| Fatal Crash Spurs Effort to Strengthen N.H. Teen Driver Laws |
| The death of a 12 year old Gorham, N H boy who was struck by a car last spring has prompted lawmakers to consider making it tougher for teens to get their drivers' licenses
Brian Wu was in line s (more) |
| Snowmass councilman participates in Related WestPac review despite objectio |
| SNOWMASS VILLAGE Despite bias allegations and calls to recuse himself, Snowmass Village Councilman Reed Lewis cast his vote on Related WestPac matters at Monday's town council meeting (more) |
| WestPac preparing Bair Chase plan |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS The company behind the proposed development of the former Bair Chase property is readying its sketch plan for hundreds of housing units on the property (more) |
| Demotech, Inc.: Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Earns Financial Stability |
| COLUMBUS, OH (MARKET WIRE) Hastings Mutual Insurance Company has earned a Financial Stability Rating(R) (FSR) of A'', Unsurpassed, from Demotech, Inc This level of FSR is assigned to insurers who possess unsurpassed financial stability related to (more) |
| For the Record |
| No Abstract (more) |
| Miss. Insurance Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Kickback Scheme |
| Mississippi insurance agent Ken Nowlin has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving Lafayette County's health care coverage
U S District Judge Michael Mi (more) |
| National Study Focuses on Florida's Insurance Crisis |
| Florida got an 'F' grade on a national insurance report card based on a study outlining the state's insurance ills The state earned the dismal rating the lowest possible after a national study co (more) |
| New 'Tentative List' of sites in the U.S. being considered for World Herita |
| Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, United States, Ecotourism, NewsThe new 'Tentative List' of the 14 cultural, historic and natural landmarks in the United States deserving of UNESCO World Heritage site consideration was offi (more) |
| S&P: Monoline Problems to Have 'Limited Impact' on Japanese Financial Insti |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services indicated that "any further deterioration in the credit quality of monoline insurance companies will generally have limited impact on Japanese financial institutions (more) |
| eHealth, Inc.: eHealth Technology Licensed by Kaiser Permanente of the Mid- |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (MARKET WIRE) eHealth, Inc (NASDAQ: EHTH), parent company of eHealthInsurance, today announced the licensing of eHealth's e commerce technology (more) |
| Home Insurance Rate - 4 Sure-Fire Ways To The Most Affordable |
| Do you want to bring down your home insurance rate? Then you've come to the right article I'll share four sure fire ways for anyone to get the most affordable rate for their profile and coverage needs And this will be without compromising the quali (more) |
| Slow down, Steves and Stephanies |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| RBS briefs investors after concern over £12bn gap |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland is briefing investors over the position of its capital base after analysts speculated that it needed to plug a £12 5 billion gap in its finances (more) |
| Snowpack holds promise of big runoff |
| DENVER Deep snow across most of the Colorado high country promises above average spring runoff in many parts of the state, federal officials said Monday (more) |
| Photo of the day (02/04/08) |
| Filed under: South America, Argentina, Photo of the Day
Whenever I travel, I always come back with a few door pictures I don't know what it is about doors that I find so fascinating I would get into some metaphysical thing about spaces behind close (more) |
| Florida Insurers Defend Increases in Home Rates |
| Facing accusations of price gouging, insurance company executives said that they had been forced to raise rates to offset losses and prepare for the possibility of more frequent hurricanes in the future (more) |
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| PartnerRe 2007 Earnings Decrease on Investment Losses |
| PartnerRe Ltd reported a slight decrease in full year net earnings For the year ended December 31, 2007, net income was $717 8 million, or $11 87 per share The figure includes "$139 2 million, or $ (more) |
| NYC Wants More Safety Staff After High-Rise Fatal Accidents |
| New York City wants to put more safety managers at high rise construction sites following a spate of accidents at major projects
The city Buildings department says that site safety managers shoul (more) |
| It's Fat Tuesday: head to Snowmass |
| ASPEN Fat Tuesday makes Snowmass the place to party down, Mardi Gras style, but Belly Up Aspen will host its own celebration after dark, when funk outfit U S Pipe takes the stage (more) |
| Virginia House Advances College Emergency Plan Bill |
| Legislation requiring colleges and universities to develop emergency management plans is on its way to the Virginia House of Delegates floor
The House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee u (more) |
| Demotech, Inc.: Third Quarter No Charm for Title Industry |
| COLUMBUS, OH (MARKET WIRE) The current housing crisis and looming recession has prompted the Federal Reserve Board to lower the federal funds rate to 3% in an effort to restore the flow of credit and bolster market confidence While mortgage refina (more) |
| Humana Posts 57% Higher Profit |
| The strong quarter capped a record breaking 2007 for Humana in membership, revenue and profit, eclipsing previous highs set in 2006 (more) |
| Uganda tourism 'needs shot in the arm' |
| The Uganda government needs to invest further into tourism, it has been argued According to allAfrica com's the Monitor, the National Export Strategy claimed that 'low government involvement' (more) |
| Snow weighing down Durango homes |
| DURANGO, Colo With nearly 6 feet of snow falling in just over a month, the mounds of snow left piled on roofs has raised concerns of collapse (more) |
| Carnival of Homeowners #25 |
| Greetings! Welcome to the 25th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners We have selected 10 posts for this edition Here you go: Jose DeJesus MD presents Jumbo Mortgage Stimulus Package may Save You Money posted at Physician Entrepreneur Kevin (more) |
| The movies Aspen and beyond |
| Here's what's showing, and when, Tuesday at area theaters (more) |
| Hilb Rogal & Hobbs acquires Talty Insurance Agency |
| Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, an insurance and risk management intermediary, has finalized its previously announced acquisition of substantially all the assets of Talty Insurance Agency The terms of the transaction were not disclosed (more) |
| News in Brief |
| Snowboard company sues Kaelin (more) |
| Lloyd's, London Market Association to Drive 'Claims Change Program' |
| Lloyd's announced plans to accelerate the pace of change in the market's claims performance Having completed an overall "Strategic Claims Review," the next step is to integrate a new "Claims Change P (more) |
| Who are the presidential candidates? |
| As the field dwindles, it's time to get to know the candidates who are still in the hunt These short biographies will do the job (more) |
| You Can Afford: Iceland in Winter |
| How smart budget travelers can turn Iceland into an affordable getaway for families (more) |
| Summer Words returns to Aspen |
| ASPEN The Aspen Writers' Foundation's Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival will be presented under the theme Passage to India, and will feature a gathering of Indian writers (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Las Vegas Day by Day |
| If there is one constant in Vegas, it's change No sooner do we write an update than two casinos are imploded and a third opens up, to say nothing about restaurants, shows, and more (more) |
| Lesser-known features of Virgin Galactic's new spaceship |
| Filed under: Business, TransportationA couple weeks ago, Grant told us about the unveiling of the final designs for Virgin Galactic's new sub orbital spacecraft, called the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) The ship's carrier plane, the White Knight Two (WK2) is n (more) |
| Cheap Home Insurance Quotes -- 5 Simple Steps That Will Help You Save Massi |
| You get cheap home insurance quotes and end up paying the lowest rate possible for your profile if you know and implement a certain things I'll show a number of steps to take if you want massive savings that won't put you and yours at risk (more) |
| Willits pulls request for more residences |
| BASALT The developer of the Willits Town Center project withdrew an application to add 120 residences to the dense village core, it announced Monday (more) |
| Insurance fraud costs everyone |
| Insurance fraud costs everyone (more) |
| High Value Home Insurance For Much Less |
| You can get high value home insurance without breaking the bank All you need to achieve this feat are little bits of information (That is, if you use them) Here are a few things that will help you get closer to this goal (more) |
| More Google tips for travelers: iGoogle |
| Filed under: Learning, Internet ToolsJust like Aaron, I too love Google Thanks to my roommate, I recently made my most favorite and travel friendly, Google discovery: iGoogle
iGoogle is a personalized Google page which accesses your preferences onc (more) |
| Super Tuesday: It’s Time to Decide |
| To the Editor: (more) |
| New United baggage policy: $25 for second checked bag |
| Filed under: Gear, North America, United States, Airlines, NewsAre you an over packer? Do you have a tendency to pack all of your hottest outfits instead of choosing just one for your upcoming trip? Then you might want to re consider flying United Ai (more) |
| In Court... |
| Man who pulled knife pleads guilty (more) |
| Olivant poised to rejoin race for the Rock |
| PRIVATE equity group Olivant has not ruled out resurrecting its approach for Northern Rock, despite pulling out of yesterday's bidding race for the stricken firm (more) |
| The Cooper Concerns |
| There are certain moments when Hillary Clinton’s dark side emerges and threatens to undo the good she is trying to achieve (more) |
| Cockpit Chronicles: Miami Closed? You're pulling my leg! |
| Filed under: Stories, North America, United States, Airlines, Transportation, Airports, The Cockpit ChroniclesOccasionally international pilots at our company will fly domestic trips, and a Miami turn I had on my schedule last week is a good example (more) |
| Clinton Suggests Tapping Wages of Those Who Won't Buy Insurance |
| Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said she might be willing to have workers' wages garnisheed if they refuse to buy health insurance to achieve coverage for all Americans
The New York senator has cr (more) |
| Your Guide to Home Insurance - Choose Wisely |
| Homeowners insurance is one of those things that is not required but is necessary A standard policy provides you protection against many disasters to your home mortgage with an exception a few (more) |
| Masdar, the world's greenest city |
| Filed under: Activism, Asia, United Arab, EcotourismIf you had to take a guess where the greenest city in the world is going to be by 2009 and yes, I am talking green as in 'zero carbon', 'zero waste', 'car free 'city where would you guess it would (more) |
| World Heritage and the Gadling connection |
| Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Blogs, Stories, Ecotourism, NewsIn November, Grant, Catherine and I had a grand time participating in a conference call with various folks interested in travel and preserving those things th (more) |
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