| 1% of Brits in 'peak financial condition'? |
| A just released national study of financial fitness from Abbey has revealed
that only one in 100 Brits is in peak financial condition, while the average
person is a massive 43% overweight in financial terms (more) |
| Stephen Wiltshire: genius city illustrator |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, United KingdomAfter flying over London in a helicopter, Stephen Wiltshire could reproduce by memory a detailed aerial illustration of a four square mile area in under three hours that included 12 historic landma (more) |
| Ala. Senate OKs Raising Auto Insurance |
| The state Senate is ready to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that Alabamians must buy The Senate voted 33 0 Thursday for a bill that would increase the limits for the first time since 1983 (more) |
| Where on Earth? Week 44 - Montañita, Ecuador |
| Filed under: Surfing, Ecuador, Where on Earth
This week's Where on Earth is Montañita, Ecuador, a small tourist filled town on the coast of Ecuador If you're heading to Ecuador and want to learn to surf on the cheap, this is the place to do (more) |
| Fully Protecting Your Assets of Your Home |
| Having homeowner's insurance is not enough If you ever have to use the insurance you will need to have some hard evidence to prove your claim This article reveals some must know tips (more) |
| What a difference independent financial advice makes |
| Chris Cummings, Director General of AIFA, said, 'Whether planning for
retirement, reviewing investments or cutting credit card debt, independent
research shows that consumers are financially better off once they've been
advised by a professional fina (more) |
| Friday February 08, 2008 - 11:08 EST |
| WYOMISSING, Pennsylvania (PRESS RELEASE) Penn National Gaming, Inc (Nasdaq:PENN) today reported fourth quarter operating results for the period ended December 31, 2007 (more) |
| ClaimHub: Claim Management System Leader NSite Solutions, Inc. Changes Comp |
| OVERLAND PARK, KS (MARKET WIRE) NSite Solutions, Inc announced today a name change for its company The new name, ClaimHub, Inc , will help identify the company with its key product and will initiate a new brand building strategic campaign (more) |
| New Mallorca flight route launched |
| The first ever flight between East Midlands Airport and Palma de Mallorca had been launched Announcing the inaugural flight, Penny Coates, managing director of East Midlands Airport commented (more) |
| Rio Without the Feathers and Sequins: Post Carnivale Travel to Brazil |
| Best known for its pre Lent festivities, Rio is a magical city to visit at any time of the year especially now that the crowds have thinned out and the prices dropped (more) |
| Dealing with a missing pet |
| Sainsbury's Bank reports in a new survey that 8% of UK residents, equating to
3 93 million people, have had a pet cat or dog go missing over the past five
years Alarmingly, 26% of these owners believe their pets were stolen (more) |
| Motor policies see price dips |
| Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during Q4 2007,
the first quarter to see a fall in the average price since 2005, according the
latest Motor Insurance Benchmark from Experian, the global information services
company (more) |
| MetLife Q4 net income down |
| Insurance company MetLife has reported net income of $1 08 billion, or $1 44 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $3 83 billion, or $4 95 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2006 (more) |
| Wishing you a burglar-free Xmas |
| The spirit of Christmas could turn decidedly frosty this year as a new report
reveals how thieves across the UK are planning their top festive season steals (more) |
| AXA to buy OYAK's 50% stake in AXA OYAK |
| AXA, a financial protection company, has entered into an agreement to acquire OYAK's 50% share in AXA OYAK Holding, a company established by AXA and OYAK in 1999 Under the terms of the agreement, AXA will pay a purchase price of $525 million in cash (more) |
| Clear Choice Health Plans names new stock transfer agent |
| Insurance company Clear Choice Health Plans has named American Stock Transfer & Trust Company as its new stock transfer agent (more) |
| Save on your sat nav |
| Tesco Car Insurance is offering customers who purchase car insurance a
£100 discount on a Navman in car satellite navigation system at Tesco
Direct (more) |
| New York businesses now accepting euros |
| Filed under: Business, North America, United StatesWhat happens when a large American city starts attracting European tourists by the millions? Stores start taking euros just as easily as US dollars That's what is currently taking place in New York (more) |
| Home Insurance - How These Simple Things Help You Get Huge Discounts |
| You must have seen a lot of ways of getting considerable discounts if you've been reading many articles on how to get affordable home insurance But interestingly, it's easy for you to miss out on a number of simple steps that will actually save you (more) |
| Online Car Insurance Saves Drivers Money and Time |
| (ARA) We're increasingly relying on the Internet to research, find that great deal and add convenience to balance out our hectic lives That's why more of us are looking for car insurance online We want a company that's reliable, gives us the best (more) |
| Aspen Insurance Q4 earnings up 20% |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings has reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 of $135 2 million, or $1 44 per diluted ordinary share, an increase of 20% over the same quarter of 2006 (more) |
| Health Net Q4 net income up |
| Insurance company Health Net has reported net income of $123 4 million, or $1 10 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to net income of $84 8 million, or $0 72 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2006 (more) |
| How the Chinese celebrate the New Year |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Festivals and Events, ChinaChinese New Year parades are taking place in many North American cities this month, but like the fortune cookie and the Cheesy Gordita Crunch, the parades are US inventions that revea (more) |
| An assessment of Aspen real estate |
| She's back Yep, Lee Anne Marlets is teaching local real estate seminars (more) |
| Do You Need Contents Insurance? |
| Loosing all your belongings in a fire or to theft would be heartache enough, but having to replace them all at once, could prove expensive Could you afford to do it? It is very easy to underestimate the monetary value of your possessions (more) |
| Skiers face off against hockey title game foes |
| ASPEN Aspen's run to a first ever state hockey title went through Ralston Valley last February (more) |
| Brooke Capital appoints executive vice president |
| Brooke Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Brooke Corporation that distributes insurance services, has appointed James Zuhlke as executive vice president for its insurance company operations (more) |
| Imperial Sugar Company Reports Explosion at Georgia Refinery |
| Imperial Sugar Company reported that an explosion occurred Thursday at approximately 7pm EST at its sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga , which is located near Savannah, Ga
A number of associate (more) |
| Congress Directs Investigators to Analyze NASA Air Safety Data |
| The public may yet learn what thousands of pilots told NASA about air safety Congress moved this week to analyze data from a project that the space agency cast aside and then withheld results in fear (more) |
| Don't get flooded out |
| Having seen a 15% increase in flood and storm claims, and with the rains set to
continue across the country, Lloyds TSB Insurance is urging customers in high
risk areas to act now to prepare for the possibility of flooding (more) |
| Catching cheaters a long process |
| In Tuesday's Aspen Times, Mr Neil Siegel asks questions relating to the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority and the sufficiency of its compliance efforts (letters, Feb 5) (more) |
| Do You Want Cheaper Home Insurance Rates? Then Implement The Following |
| For many, the desire to enjoy cheaper home insurance rates ends just as a mere wish The reason for this is that they do NOT take active steps towards achieving their end If you're serious about paying less the following will help you a lot (more) |
| Aetna Credits Cost Cuts for Rise in Profit |
| Profit for the managed care provider matched the expectations of analysts, though revenue came in below the $7 17 billion expected (more) |
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| Lockton opens new office in Phoenix |
| Insurance company Lockton has opened a new office in Phoenix Todd Newton, the company's senior vice president is expected to direct operations at the new office (more) |
| N.H. Police to Get New Vehicle to Fight Drunken Driving |
| New Hampshire police are getting a new tool in their fight to keep drunken drivers off the roads
The mobile home sized, rolling command post complete with blood testing machines, holding cells (more) |
| China’s Freak Snowstorms: An Example of ‘The New Normal’? |
| The unprecedented scale, cost, and human impacts of China’s freak month of snowstorms, its worst in 50 years, have heralded a need for the world to get ready for “new kinds of disasters,” according to Sálvano Briceño, dire (more) |
| Frommers.com Podcast: Making Morocco Go Beyond Your Expectations |
| How you can wake up for a swim in the surf, do alpine hiking for lunch, and watch the sun set in the desert (more) |
| Eagle County battles health-care costs |
| EAGLE COUNTY Eagle County joined a unique program this month to help make prescription drugs more affordable for its residents (more) |
| News in Brief |
| Mixed bag for lodging occupancy (more) |
| Travel insurance - Watchdog sets out guidelines |
| City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has published a
Consultation Paper setting out its plans for regulating travel insurance sold
alongside a holiday known as Connected Travel Insurance (CTI) which is
mainly sold by travel firm (more) |
| Royal & SunAlliance acquires Fyfe Group |
| Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group has announced the acquisition of Fyfe Group, a retail and wholesale intermediary specializing in motor trade products for small businesses (more) |
| Grinding to a halt on January 2nd? |
| Britannia Rescue is warning motorists to beware of breaking down on January 2nd
as internal data reveals the first working day of January is statistically
Britain's busiest for breakdowns (more) |
| Refugee All Stars get education for Sierra Leone |
| ASPEN The new Aspen High School that opened in 2002 cost something in the neighborhood of an intimidating $41 million (more) |
| Snow could drive you mad |
| With snow now falling over portions of the UK, James Harrison, Chief Executive
of Insurancewide com Services Ltd , says using good common sense is the best
way forward when driving in the tricky conditions (more) |
| Tenn. Commissioner Offers Insurance Advise to Storm Victims |
| The recent tornadoes have had a devastating impact on many Tennesseans Rebuilding after a devastating storm can be a difficult and complex process, said Leslie A Newman, commissioner of the Tennesse (more) |
| Travelers of New Jersey General Counsel Lisa Pollak Appointed to the . New |
| New Jersey Teen Driver Study Commission 08 02 2008 18:00:00 Business Wire With more than 340,000 drivers in New Jersey under the age of 20, keeping young drivers safe is a top priority for Travelers of New Jersey (more) |
| Homeowners need cover that fits |
| A quitening property market and the crunch on credit is prompting more people
to focus on what insurance they have or don't have to cover their mortgage
repayments should they be unable to work, according to Independent Financial
Adviser, Lifesea (more) |
| Looking For That House Insurance Deal That Is Right For You |
| The cost of rebuilding your home should it be damaged or destroyed could prove very expensive and yet a large number of homeowners have too little or no house insurance Statistics have revealed that in the UK one in three of us are likely to fall v (more) |
| Air traffic growth 'set to slow' in 2008 |
| Air traffic growth is set to climb at a slower rate in 2008, one commentator has reported The comment from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) comes as it releases its full year (more) |
| boholtimes.com |
| Cheap Insurance You Could Save up to $338 Today! Quote Now w out Giving Your Name ALLSTATE com (more) |
| Officers catch 14 in 2-hour phone clampdown |
| Drivers in Britain have pointed to the rising cost of petrol as their biggest road concern in a new survey Motors co uk's research shows that close to two thirds (63 per cent) of motorists cited it as their main worry, according to Motor Trader Conge (more) |
| Damage Could Reach $40 Million for Tennessee's Union University |
| In Jackson, Tenn , Union University President David Dockery has estimated damages from Tuesday night's tornado could reach $40 million
A severe storm that hit the school in 2002 caused $2 6 milli (more) |
| 75% of Brits worried about New Year's Eve burglaries |
| Sixteen per cent of Brits or 7 4 million people will stay at home on New
Year's Eve this year because they're frightened to leave their home for fear of
being burgled, according to research from Abbey Insurance (more) |
| Business pessimism hits 5-year high |
| Despite a slight upturn in expectations for their own business performance, UK
firms' optimism about the wider UK economy nose dived in December, according to
the latest Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Business Barometer (more) |
| Home insurance? Wot's covered? |
| According to a recent study by Nationwide, many people are failing to obtain
adequate insurance for their homes 20% of those questioned don't have any
buildings insurance and would not be covered in the event of damage caused by
floods, storms, or w (more) |
| The exclusion zone - what your insurance won't cover |
| If you are taking out any kind of insurance policy such as home, travel,
wedding or payment protection, make sure you read the small print before
signing up Insurers tend to include a number of insurance exclusions in the
small print some are obvi (more) |
| Tenn. Begins to Assess Damage, Requests Federal Disaster Declaration |
| Recovery efforts are underway in the Tennessee counties where severe weather and deadly tornadoes struck Tuesday Gov Phil Bredesen toured some of the hardest hit counties in west and middle Tennesse (more) |
| Willis Group Q4 net income down |
| Insurance company Willis Group Holdings has reported net income of $95 million, or $0 66 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, compared to $148 million, or $0 94 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2006 (more) |
| $1 million is 'affordable' in Vail |
| VAIL, Colo A developer plans to build worker housing, stores, restaurants and offices on a strip of town owned land near Vail Village's Covered Bridge (more) |
| MBIA Sells Stock to Aid Rating and Raises $1 Billion |
| The bond insurer MBIA raised $1 billion on Thursday by selling shares at $12 15 each in an effort to protect its AAA insurance rating (more) |
| Hard alcohol banned from Wenceslas Square stands. Kielbasas saved! |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, Europe, Czech Republic, Budget TravelThe sausage stands on Prague's Wenceslas Square are probably familiar to anyone who stumbled its cobble stoned streets after midnight, looking (unsuccessfully) for a more civilized pla (more) |
| In defense of Texas |
| Filed under: Activism, Budget TravelAs travelers often observe, one of the first questions you usually hear from other travelers is, 'Where are you from?' Even if it's asked out of simple curiosity, the answer has a way of coloring people's perceptio (more) |
| A Year of Beer: A Six-Pack of Suds Fests |
| Love beer but think Octoberfest is just to unweildy? Raise a glass for these six regional beer fests around the world (more) |
| Your senses are right |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| Home Insurance - Things To Verify And Ways To Save Massively |
| Before you settle for a policy: While getting low rates should excite you, you should be more interested in an insurer's rating It is one thing to pay your premiums diligently and another thing for an insurer to abide by policy terms It does not ta (more) |
| WHS new 'Tentative List': Places to Love--Papahanaumokuakea Marine Nationa |
| Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Photos, United StatesFor the Gadling series 'World Heritage Site new 'Tentative List': Places to Love' we are covering the 14 sites that have been submitted for possible inclusion as an offi (more) |
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| SCOR to launch property and casualty branch in China |
| SCOR group, a provider of treaty and facultative reinsurance, has received final approval to start operating a property and casualty branch in China (more) |
| City breaks 'gaining popularity' |
| City breaks are gaining in popularity with families looking to enjoy short breaks, it has been reported According to Kirker Holidays, there has been a 'significant' increase in the (more) |
| Aspen air travelers benefit from 'Plan B' |
| ASPEN United Express' 'Plan B' for when bad weather prevents aircraft from landing at the Aspen Pitkin County Airport has become 'Plan A' all too often this winter as the snow keeps dumping (more) |
| easyJet launches credit card |
| easyJet has teamed up with Citi Cards to launch a new credit card The easyJet
MasterCard features an introductory offer lasting for the first 90 days from
card activation (more) |
| Winter storm poised to pound Aspen |
| ASPEN A winter storm could bring 10 to 20 inches of new snow to the Aspen Snowmass area by Friday morning as a fast moving weather system moves through northern Colorado Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service (more) |
| Miss. Gov. Declares State of Emergency on Heels of Severe Weather |
| Gov Haley Barbour declared a State of Emergency Wednesday following the tornadoes and severe weather that struck parts of North Mississippi, including Alcorn, DeSoto, and Lafayette Counties
Barb (more) |
| Finding That Elusive Cheap Home Insurance |
| Insuring your home can prove to be quite expensive if you do not look at the marketplace thoroughly There are a number of insurance companies competing for your custom and the chore of choosing the one that will give you the best deal does not have (more) |
| Will my health insurance cost go up if I test positive for an STD? |
| Can your health insurance company raise your rates when you have a positive STD test? Does this typically happen? Long story short, I recently had the occasion to need an STD screening really fast, like by the end of the day please fast (basically I (more) |
| Affordable Renters Insurance - Where to Get It Online |
| Looking for renters insurance? Want to know where to get affordable renters insurance with a reliable company? Read this article (more) |
| ALPS Advisers, Inc.: Liberty All-Star(R) Equity Fund January 2008 Monthly U |
| BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Below is the January 2008 Monthly Update for the Liberty All Star(R) Equity Fund (NYSE: USA) (more) |
| Structural Concerns Partially Close S.C.'s Ninety Six High School |
| Two wings of Ninety Six, S C , High School have been closed after architects said they were worried about the safety of the roof
School district superintendent Dan Powell says the school was to c (more) |
| Local officials staying ahead of spring avalanches |
| PITKIN COUNTY Record snow on area mountains could spell dangerous avalanches and runoff in the spring, and local emergency responders and Pitkin County officials want to stay ahead of potential disasters (more) |
| Auto Insurance ? Never had it. Can anybody help.? |
| Auto Insurance ? Never had it Can anybody help ? (more) |
| Where Can I Buy Cheap Home Insurance? |
| Buying home insurance is very important However, you could end up paying too much Find out where you can buy cheap home insurance (more) |
| Year of the Rat: Bring some luck into your life |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, AsiaWith the Year of the Rat starting today, it's not too late to attract good luck in order to make 2008 the best ever Here are three ways The first two I have tried
Get a miniature orange tree (more) |
| Avoid a layover in Dubai at all costs |
| Filed under: Activism, United Arab, AirportsA British traveler traveling through Dubai International Airport on a layover has just been sentenced to four years in a United Arab Emirate jail You're probably thinking he did something crazy like punched (more) |
| Alberta judge rules that soft tissue injury claim cap is unconstitutional |
| CALGARY Alberta drivers could face hundreds of dollars in higher premiums after a judge ruled Friday that the province's $4,000 cap on insurance claims for soft tissue injuries is unconstitutional (more) |
| Frommer's Smart Deal of the Week: Eight Days India from $1,399, with Airfar |
| A special, all inclusive offer that's almost too good to be true will take you to Delhi and the Taj Mahal (more) |
| Hoffman third in Aspen SuperTour stop |
| ASPEN On a course he's skied too many times to count, 18 year old local Noah Hoffman looked right at home Thursday against some of world's best cross country skiers (more) |
| Daimler Financial partners with Liberty Mutual |
| Daimler Financial has announced that its has teamed up with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to create a smart USA branded retail insurance program that is licensed in all 50 states (more) |
| Cop blotter: Man fills car with snow |
| ASPEN A Snowmass Village man, angry with a construction co worker, allegedly filled the co worker's car with snow in a dispute Thursday afternoon (more) |
| This time, a passenger struck a flight attendant |
| Filed under: Europe, North America, France, United States, Airlines, AirportsJust last week, we wrote about a pilot whose mental breakdown caused an emergency landing
Now, AP reports that a flight from New York to Paris was diverted to Boston last (more) |
| It wasn't for sale |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| Duncan Sheik awakening the musical theater world |
| ASPEN As a child, growing up mostly in South Carolina, Duncan Sheik made theater a big part of his life He sang in musicals, acted in straight plays (more) |
| Man vs. Girls Gone Wild |
| Filed under: Hiking, CampingA rather crude but hilarious parody of two of our favorites here at Gadling: the hit adventure survival show Man vs Wild and Mardi Gras The clip makes fun of all the classic Bear Gryllis moments, such as trying to sque (more) |
| Batter Up for a Sunny Spring Training and Tokyo Season Opener |
| Get the jump on the 2008 MLB season with training trips to Arizona and Florida and exhibition matches in Japan (more) |
| Pa. County Settles Inmates Abuse Suits |
| An insurance company for Somerset County, Pa has settled lawsuits by six former jail inmates who claimed they were beaten by other inmates while jail officials did nothing to stop the assaults
S (more) |
| Midwest Legislative Sessions Focus on Auto, Credit, Tort Reform |
| The Washington, D C based the American Insurance Association (AIA) says state legislative sessions opening across the Midwest will see a focuc on proposals dealing with workers' compensation, liabil (more) |
| Chinese New Year: Sing like you're there |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Festivals and Events, Taiwan, VideoThere is a Chinese New Year song my daughter learned when we lived in Taiwan that we used to wheedle her into singing for guests when she was younger Eventually, we had to promise to (more) |
| Law would Force Tenn. Scrap Metal Co.'s to Register with Insurance Regulato |
| A proposal aimed at preventing theft of pricey metals like copper is moving through the Tennessee Legislature
The measure sponsored by Sen Jim Kyle, D Memphis, unanimously passed the Senate on W (more) |
| The Advantages of Homeowners Insurance and Where to Get it Cheap |
| Most of us have mortgages, and that means we are required to carry homeowners insurance But required or not, there are some real advantage of having homeowners insurance (more) |
| Home Insurance For Less - Things That Will Help A Great Deal |
| Are you looking for a way to pay a lot less for your home insurance? Then you'd have to learn the things that will make that achievable Here are a few things that will help a great deal (more) |
| U.S. Bank Regulators See Moderate Risks from Bond Insurers |
| Turmoil in the bond insurance industry does pose a risk to banks and the broader markets, but the risk to the nation's largest banks may only be modest, according to letters from federal and state fin (more) |
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