| Aspen building department makes move |
| ASPEN The City of Aspen's building official are moving across the street to a newly created office space at 517 E Hopkins Ave The new office space will open to the public on Wednesday, March 5 (more) |
| Dover is 'part of the holiday experience' |
| Ferry travel means more to holidaymakers than simply travelling from one port to another, it has been claimed According to the Port of Dover, there are many benefits to be found in travel by (more) |
| Home Insurance - What's Covered? |
| Most people have some kind of home insurance Seeing as it's probably the most valuable asset most people will ever own, it's sensible to have some form of protection against it, just in case the worst happens (more) |
| Lexington Insurance Co. Sues to Recoup Losses in Iowa Mansion Fire |
| An insurance company that insured a $3 million Bettendorf house destroyed in a fire is suing several businesses to recover its losses
Lexington Insurance Co blames the fire on the contractors wh (more) |
| France voted camping favourite for Brits |
| France is a 'particularly popular' holiday destinations among Britons, it has been revealed According to Eurocamp, the traditional destination offers much in terms of a camping holiday (more) |
| 'Three-in-four London drivers against higher congestion charge' |
| Close to three quarters of motorists in London believe that mayor Ken Livingstone's decision to increase the congestion charge has left drivers with a bill which is too high, new research has found According to an ICM poll cited by Porsche, 74 per ce (more) |
| Basalt library proposal raises questions |
| BASALT Sixteen months after midvalley voters approved a property tax increase to build an $11 million library in Basalt, major questions surfaced about the project on Tuesday (more) |
| Half of car-buyers 'know what they want' |
| One in two people buying a vehicle know exactly what they want to purchase, according to new research British Car Auctions (BCA) has revealed that 50 per cent of motorists have the exact make and model in mind when they approach a dealership Picking (more) |
| selling vehicle without title |
| I've got a vehicle whose title is in the process of being transferred to me I've got to do the reregistration by mail from Oregon to California I've had an offer on the vehicle The potential purchasers say a bill of sale and them putting the vehic (more) |
| Officials Suspect Arson Caused University of Tennessee Dorm Evacuation |
| Tennessee officials arrested a man on suspicion of setting a fire in the elevator of a dormitory at Knoxville's University of Tennessee
Authorities have not identified the man or said if he was (more) |
| Snowmobilers spend night on Flat Tops |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Four snowmobilers spent Saturday night outside after running out of gas about seven miles west of White Owl Lake, north of Glenwood Springs in the Flat Tops Wilderness, authorities said (more) |
| Are Searching For Affordable Home Insurance? The Following Will Guarantee C |
| There are a number of things that will guarantee a more affordable home insurance rate Do you know them? If you don't, here are six tips that will make a world of difference and save you much in premium dollars (more) |
| Scotland to host financial first |
| A WEEK LONG event which will 'cement Scotland's position as a leading centre of the international financial services industry' is to be held in May (more) |
| £2.7bn bonus for Pru's with-profits |
| PRUDENTIAL said it was adding £2 7 billion to the value of its customers' with profits policies following a year of strong investment returns for the fund (more) |
| Pa. Judge Wants His Insurance Fraud Trial Moved To Pittsburgh |
| Former Pa Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce wants his federal insurance fraud trial moved out of Erie to U S District Court in Pittsburgh
Joyce's attorney says news coverage of the case has ge (more) |
| W. Va. Judge Upholds $196M Award against DuPont |
| A circuit judge in West Virginia has upheld a $196 2 million punitive damages award against DuPont in a class action pollution case
Harrison County Circuit Court Chief Judge Thomas A Bedell also (more) |
| Mental health services paid out-of-pocket: to tell or not to tell? |
| If I have paid for mental health services out of pocket, should I leave those things off of any history forms I fill out when applying for individual private health insurance? Will the insurance companies find out? I've read the old threads on this (more) |
| American Physicians Capital, Inc.: American Physicians Capital, Inc. Respon |
| EAST LANSING, MI (MARKET WIRE) American Physicians Capital, Inc (NASDAQ: ACAP) responds to statements made by SCPIE Holdings Inc in a press release issued earlier today (more) |
| Paper ballots for Colorado voting? |
| DENVER Legislative leaders said Tuesday they're moving ahead with a proposal to conduct this year's elections mainly by paper ballot even though most counties still don't know whether they'll be able to use their optical scanners to count the (more) |
| Home Safe |
| There are two types of home insurance which owners should have for ultimate peace of mind They are available as separate policies but it's often cheaper to get two in one policies which will cover everything Having said that, you still need to be v (more) |
| Vandals Cause $13,000 Damage at Schoool in Louisville, Ky. |
| Vandals caused about $13,000 in damage to a Louisville, Ky , school and closed classes while crews cleaned up the mess
Louisville police say students at DeSales High School stayed home Monday aft (more) |
| Oklahoma Fires Destroy Buildings, Vehicles |
| Several firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported as fires whipped by fierce winds charred thousands of acres of Oklahoma grassland and destroyed buildings an (more) |
| Idaho Residents Warned About Spring Flood Risk |
| The Idaho Department of Insurance is warning homeowners about the potential risk of heavy spring flooding, with accompanying property damage, resulting from the heavy snowfall that areas of the state (more) |
| Coming to the aid of the party |
| The most interesting and humbling thing about the local and national political process, in this time of intense and unprecedented interest in it, was how little I understood about it, and how many holes in the system need to be repaired (more) |
| Reports of the death of the financial system may prove to be exaggerated |
| BETWEEN THE LINES
AS WE edge towards spring and lighter nights, so it seems that the economic gloom is also lifting Or at least, is not so unremittingly bad as it appeared (more) |
| Calif. State Fund Appoints Clark Vice President |
| The California State Compensation Insurance Fund has appointed Thomas D Clark to vice president and member of the Executive Committee
"Tom's extensive experience in marketing as well as claims wi (more) |
| Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.: Mercer Insurance Group, Inc. Announces 2007 E |
| PENNINGTON, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Mercer Insurance Group, Inc (NASDAQ: MIGP) reported today its operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 Mercer Insurance Group, Inc (the Company) offers commercial and personal lines of i (more) |
| 2 Key Katrina Insurance Cases Go Before Louisiana's Highest Court |
| Joseph Sher blamed much of the damage to his New Orleans apartment complex on water that inundated the city when levees failed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
He sued Lafayette Insurance Co (more) |
| Feds target Crested Butte 'smoke shacks' |
| CRESTED BUTTE, Colo U S Forest Service agents have scoured Crested Butte's ski area in search of illegal 'smoke shacks' after some skiers were busted for smoking pot in one of the shacks on Feb (more) |
| Term insurance a cheaper alternative, consumers told |
| Term insurance a cheaper alternative, consumers told (more) |
| Top Tips To Cheaper Home Insurance |
| With the finances of UK households under more pressure than ever any savings are welcome This article covers how to cut the cost of your home insurance to make premiums cheaper (more) |
| Basalt to collect new energy fee |
| BASALT Basalt will collect a new fee from Holy Cross Energy that could fund projects ranging from the undergrounding of power lines to conserving energy (more) |
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| Lloyd's is a UK Leading Business Brand |
| Lloyd's announced that it has been selected as "one of the UK's strongest business brands…and the highest rated insurance organization in the Business Superbrands 2008 list "
Lloyd's described th (more) |
| Roaring Fork mountain bikers find a voice |
| Twenty some years after mountain biking took the Roaring Fork Valley by storm, its disciples finally have a voice to look out for their interests (more) |
| Capital Strategy explained … or not |
| THE great and the good of the Scottish aerospace world were last night plying members of the Scottish Parliament with drink in an effort to impress upon them the importance of (more) |
| Frommer's 5 Deals: Thailand, Bahamas, Paris, Norway and Philly |
| Exploring the fjords of Norway, finding an urban escape in Philly, and three more special offers around the world (more) |
| The movies Aspen and beyond |
| Here's what's showing, and when, Wednesday at area theaters (more) |
| Ferry travel 'regaining popularity' |
| Travel by ferry is gaining popularity again with holidaymakers, one commentator has claimed The Port of Dover reports that part of this popularity may be due to the fact that passage through (more) |
| Blackspot receives reduced speed limit |
| Motorists in Northamptonshire will have to drive slower by law now the speed limit at an accident blackspot has been reduced, it has been reported According to the Northampton Chronicle and Echo, a number of crashes on Harlestone Road near Church Bra (more) |
| Pitkin County traffic citations jump in '07 |
| ASPEN Crime in Pitkin County did not change much from 2006 to 2007, though traffic stops, traffic tickets and DUI arrests did increase significantly, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office (more) |
| Calif. Comm. Poizner Abandons Uninsured Driver Initiative |
| By Julie Lake
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has withdrawn support for a proposed ballot initiative that would have required state and local law enforcement officers to remove the (more) |
| Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company: Companies Shift to Defense With Rece |
| BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Aberdeen, a Harte Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), announced today upcoming findings from 'The 2008 Aberdeen Report: State of the Market ' Survey responses from 4,645 business professionals shed light on how U S companies are tak (more) |
| SulAmerica S.A.: SulAmérica S.A. Releases 2007 Financials |
| SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (MARKET WIRE) Mr Patrick de Larragoiti Lucas, CEO, Mr Arthur Farme d'Amoed Neto, corporate and investor relations vice president, Mr Kevin Martins da Silva, CFO, members of the management of SulAmérica S A , will hold a c (more) |
| Six Colorado oil and gas commissioners get preliminary confirmation |
| DENVER Six nominees to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, including a Garfield County representative, were confirmed by a Senate committee on Tuesday, despite protests from Republicans that they weren't given enough information on (more) |
| LA 'an emerging destination once again' |
| Los Angeles is becoming one of the most popular emerging destinations for art lovers, it has been claimed The Times reports that the once 'stilled heart' of a city is now experiencing (more) |
| How To Get Cheaper Home Insurance |
| According to research carried out by a price comparison site, homes in London prove to be the most expensive to insure in the UK Lambeth in south London is the most expensive area in the UK, with home insurance and contents insurance costing £342 a (more) |
| Hard to Get Hurricane Homeowners Insurance for Florida Beach Communities |
| Although the most recent Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Seasons, 2006 and 2007, were relatively light, one large insurance company is not writing any new policies to homeowners who live within a mile from the coast One large insurance company indicated (more) |
| American Physicians Service Group, Inc.: American Physicians Service Group, |
| AUSTIN, TX (MARKET WIRE) American Physicians Service Group, Inc (Company) (NASDAQ: AMPH) will present at the Raymond James 29th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on March 3, 2008, at approximately 9:50 a m eastern time This event will tak (more) |
| Tennessee Fire Marshall Closes Club after Deck Collapse |
| Chattanooga, Tenn Fire Marshall, Craig Haney, said the night club where a deck collapsed and injured at least 25 people never had a permit for any upstairs renovations
Police said that about 100 (more) |
| Man Gets $18M for 20-Foot Fall Through Manhole |
| A former Pa medical student who fell through a manhole and suffered career ending injuries will receive $18 million after a Philadelphia jury trial
Thirty year old Marcus Gustafsson of Philadelp (more) |
| News in Brief |
| Avalanche awareness seminar set (more) |
| Tonight in Aspen: Diavolo dances |
| ASPEN Athletic dance troupe Diavolo promises to wow its Aspen audience on Wednesday, while singer songwriters Joshua Radin and Ingrid Michaelson headline at Belly Up Aspen (more) |
| Home Insurance Savings Tips -- Do You Want To Save Without Putting Yourself |
| Home insurance savings tips: It's quite easy for anyone to save massively without putting themselves at risk If you want to get the best coverage for your home but pay the least price then read and apply the following tips (more) |
| Vineyard National Bancorp: Vineyard National Bancorp Comments on Salmanson |
| CORONA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Vineyard National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VNBC) (the 'company') and its subsidiaries, today confirmed that it has received notice that Jon Salmanson and Norman Morales are soliciting the written consents of the holders of common st (more) |
| Bank faces stark choice on interest rates |
| BANK of England policymakers face one of their toughest calls on interest rates next week as they grapple with the 'largest ever peacetime liquidity crisis' (more) |
| Bogus instructor crackdown announced by DSA |
| A crackdown on false driving instructors is to be conducted by the Driving Standards Agency (DSA), it has been announced The body has issued a reminder that only approved teachers on its official register can legally give lessons for money Charles Mo (more) |
| The New Victorian Era: Why B.C.'s Capital is Almost Perfect |
| Very fit and very green, British Columbia's island capital is a destination for foodies, adventure travelers and urban sophisticates alike (more) |
| Cheaper Home Insurance -- Those Who Understand The Way Pay Far Less |
| Cheaper home insurance: Ignorance is certainly making a lot of folks pay a lot more than they should But that changes once you understand steps to take and start taking them Hopefully, the following will steer you in the right direction (more) |
| Stryker Joins Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. |
| San Francisco based Woodruff Sawyer & Co announced that Martin Stryker has joined its firm as vice president financial solutions in the brokerage firm's employee benefits practice In this role, Stry (more) |
| iiBIG: Opportunities in Distressed & Turnaround Investing, Focus of iiBIG N |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Trouble in the credit markets? Mountains of Class C business debt coming due? It all adds up to unprecedented opportunities for distressed and turnaround investment professionals in 2008 and beyond (more) |
| Aspen event ignites national science debate |
| ASPEN Aspen often is embroiled in national issues, but this might be the first time that national attention involves the town's role in encouraging more intensive science and technology education in U S schools (more) |
| BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO - BSCH: BANCO SANTANDER: Fabio Barbosa to l |
| MADRID, SPAIN (MARKET WIRE) Banco Santander announces that Fabio Barbosa, Chairman of Banco Real, will become the top executive for all Grupo Santander businesses in Brazil, once the relevant authorizations have been obtained and Banco Real is legal (more) |
| CDOT plows through plowing budget |
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo The Colorado Department of Transportation has already plowed through all the funds it budgeted to clear snow and ice from roads in the Aspen and Glenwood Springs areas and now is relying on reserves (more) |
| Low Cost Home Insurance -- Try The Following If You Want To Pay Much Less F |
| Low Cost Home Insurance: You can enjoy cheaper rates while maintaining adequate coverage You just have to know and apply some time tested tips Here are some for you to start saving right away (more) |
| A story with a happy ending |
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| The Inferno ignites racers |
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| States Stretch Family Health Policies to Cover Young Adults |
| Thomas Mahoney came out of a seizure last December surrounded by paramedics ready to take him to the hospital by ambulance Mindful of the cost, he asked his mom and girlfriend to drive him instead, s (more) |
| Cambridge Who's Who Member Michelle de Guzman is Prepared to Protect Your F |
| Marketing director and financial coach has helped countless families build wealth (more) |
| Northbridge Financial Corporation: Northbridge Financial Corporation Announ |
| TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced that Craig Pinnock will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer effective March 31, 2008, succeeding John Varnell upon his retirement (more) |
| Wells Fargo Insurance Services: Wells Fargo Announces Acquisition of Insura |
| ST LOUIS, MO (MARKET WIRE) Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc America's largest bank owned insurance brokerage and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) said today that it has acquired St Louis based Insurance Brokers of Americ (more) |
| Traditional, Quirky, Experimental and Delicious Spring Festivals |
| Spring brings a bevy of unique and often bizarre events to the world stage From the ancient to the cutting edge, they all offer visitors an excellent opportunity to immerse themselves in local communities (more) |
| Columbus School Board Settles Lawsuit over Student Assault |
| The Columbus, Ohio school district is to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit with the family of a developmentally disabled student who was sexually assaulted at a city high school
A 16 year old girl (more) |
| Travel Troubleshooter: AirTran, Where's My Refund? |
| Our traveler accepts an unorthodox offer from AirTran, but now they won't process a refund as promised What can he do? (more) |
| It took lots of practice |
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| Sky Is Falling: What's the Chance of Space Debris Hitting Earthlings? |
| Giant chunks of manmade space junk like the dead satellite that the U S government recently shot down regularly fall to Earth Yet no one has ever been reported hurt by them
Chunks of debri (more) |
| Profit margin fears wipe £2bn off HBOS |
| ABOUT £2 billion was slashed from HBOS's stock market value yesterday as worries about squeezed profit margins at the Bank of Scotland Halifax banking group overshadowed a (more) |
| Paying Less For Adequate Homeowners Insurance Coverage -- Things That Will |
| There are things that will help you a lot in your quest to pay less for adequate homeowners insurance coverage Let's look at a good number of them here (more) |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.: NASDAQ Completes OMX Transaction to Become T |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) (NASDAQ(r)) has completed its combination with OMX AB, creating the world's largest exchange company, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc (NASDAQ OMX Group) (more) |
| Study: Pesticides prevalent in western national parks |
| BILLINGS, Mont Pesticides, heavy metals and other airborne contaminants are raining down on national parks across the West and into Alaska, causing toxins to accumulate in some fish and wildlife habitat at dangerously high levels (more) |
| Woman, 87, Dies during Queens Home Fire; FDNY Response Criticized |
| An 87 year old woman died Monday in a New York home fire, and a firefighters' union official criticized the fire department for initially dispatching only one truck to the building after the alarm sou (more) |
| Court: Conn. Widow Can't Pursue Claim Husband Was Worked To Death |
| The widow of a Connecticut Superior Court judge cannot pursue a lawsuit claiming the state worked her husband to death, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled
The high court struck down a special act (more) |
| Where To Get the Best Homeowners Insurance Rates |
| Homeowners insurance can be expensive, to say the least But there are places where you can still get a good rate This article shows you where to get the best homeowners insurance rates with the best companies (more) |
| Premier Information Management, Inc.: Premier Makes Further Sales Gains |
| PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Premier Information Management, Inc (PINKSHEETS: PIFR) is pleased to report a 12% increase in its total client base for the month of January 2008 (more) |
| CommerceWest Bank: CommerceWest Bank Opens a New Los Angeles Regional Offic |
| IRVINE, CA (MARKET WIRE) CommerceWest Bank (OTCBB: CWBK) announced the opening of its fourth regional office in Arcadia, California on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Los Angeles Regional Office is located at 301 E Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, (more) |
| Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd.: Annuity & Life Re and Transamerica Se |
| HAMILTON, BERMUDA (MARKET WIRE) Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd (PINKSHEETS: ANNRF) today announced that it has resolved its disputes with Transamerica concerning the novation to Transamerica of the Company's reinsurance contracts with F&G and (more) |
| Aspen boys begin quest to be the best |
| ASPEN The question is inevitable, no matter who Steve Ketchum talks with (more) |
| Archangel wings its way to £8.4m investment |
| BUSINESS angel fund Archangel invested £8 4 million in companies in 2007 61 per cent more than in the previous 12 months (more) |
| Aspen chamber seeks nominees |
| ASPEN The Aspen Chamber Resort Association is seeking new members of its board of directors (more) |
| Smithtown Bancorp: Smithtown Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend |
| SMITHTOWN, NY (MARKET WIRE) The board of directors of Smithtown Bancorp (NASDAQ: SMTB) has declared a cash dividend of $ 04 per share payable to all common shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 14, 2008 The dividend will be p (more) |
| Fund gap |
| London Scottish Bank is planning to quit lending altogether and sell off assets after racking up losses and seeing bad debts hit its business model (more) |
| Hundreds Evacuated as Thousands of Acres Burn across Texas |
| Firefighters across West and Central Texas continued to battle wildfires Tuesday that burned at least 200,000 acres, injured several people and forced the temporary evacuation of the 1,500 residents o (more) |
| Move or Burn? |
| Don't mention the words 'box' or 'cardboard' in the same sentence Also on the vetoed list of words are: tape, van and, obviously, packing (more) |
| Adaptive Technologies, Inc.: ATi Launches Specialized Predictive Analytics |
| NEW YORK, NY and PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Adaptive Technologies, Inc , (ATi), the Intelligent Information(SM) company, has just announced the formation of Adaptive Technologies Finance, LLC (ATi Finance) The subsidiary will solely focus on provid (more) |
| After Brain Surgery Mistakes, R.I. Lawmakers Propose Tracking System |
| Rhode Island lawmakers are proposing a system to investigate and track medical mistakes and so called "near misses" after brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital operated on the wrong side of patients (more) |
| Gone but not forgotten |
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| Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania: Univest Corporation Declares First Qua |
| SOUDERTON, PA (MARKET WIRE) Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania's (NASDAQ: UVSP) board of directors declared today a $ 20 per share quarterly cash dividend to be paid on April 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of March 12, 2008 (more) |
| Catch 22 for Housing Authority, veteran |
| The Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority and Iraq war veteran Casey Owens are in a no win situation (more) |
| THE FUTURE OF THE INSURANCE AGENT IS IN JEOPARDY |
| New Book Titled 'Death to the Property and Casualty Agent, the Cause' Is Released That Reveals a Significant Challenge Insurance Agents Will Face In The Future (more) |
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