| FBI: Scruggs Paid 2 Men to Persuade Miss. A.G. not to Indict State Farm |
| A lawyer accused of trying to bribe a judge also paid two associates $500,000 to convince Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood not to file criminal charges against an insurance company over its handl (more) |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life expands in Los Angeles |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has established Bluestone Wealth Management and Insurance Services Agency in Los Angeles's multi cultural marketplace The agency will be led by Charles Nam (more) |
| Glitnir: Moody's Investors Service today downgraded Glitnir's long-term rat |
| REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (MARKET WIRE) (more) |
| Google to the Rescue with Electronic Medical Records System? |
| Google Inc has unveiled a plan to help U S patients gain control of their medical records and is working with doctors' groups, pharmacies and labs to help them securely share sensitive health data (more) |
| New Orleans Mayor: No Room at the Inn for Displaced FEMA Trailer Residents |
| A plan to move people living in trailers to apartments and hotels because of concerns about formaldehyde fumes will not work and will lead to a "second great displacement'' of New Orleans residents, t (more) |
| Busabout: another way to tour Europe |
| Filed under: Business, Europe, Transportation, Budget Travel, NewsI've done the Eurail pass travel frenzy for a month and similar rail pass travel in Japan that time for one week They were great for making a lot of ground without spending the extra (more) |
| RBS is first Scots firm to bank £10bn profit |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland today became the first Scottish company to smash through the £10 billion a year profit barrier (more) |
| Motorists? records may be underrated |
| A 27 year old single woman with a perfect driving record could see her insurance premium increase an average of 5 2 percent this year, while an older married couple who each had major at fault accidents every three years could have their premiums dec (more) |
| Colorado's education boss says student tests need overhaul |
| ASPEN Colorado's top education official kept them chuckling and applauding Wednesday at Aspen High School, where he gave an hour long talk on his plans to shake things up a bit at the Colorado Department of Education (more) |
| Drivers to get auto insurance lessons |
| WORCESTER Armed with a half million dollar budget, state officials will mount an extensive education campaign over the next few months to teach Massachusetts drivers the complexities of purchasing automobile insurance (more) |
| Travel tips: Don't keep your money in one place |
| Filed under: Budget TravelLosing your money or your credit cards can be the most stressful of events when you are traveling; stuck in a foreign land with no cash equals no fun Room safes fail, money belts get stolen, and you can quickly turn into an (more) |
| More Needs to be Done With Impact of Climate Change, Underwriters Say |
| February 18, 2008 Fifty seven percent of the underwriters interviewed for Lloyd's fourth annual underwriting survey believe that more needs to be done to prepare for the impact of climate change (more) |
| State Insurance Website Criticized |
| Insurance agents are criticizing a new state web site aimed at helping consumers chooe auto insurance under the state's new system of managed competition (more) |
| RBS's 9% profits lift defies US headwinds |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland drove profits up 9 per cent to £10 3 billion in 2007 despite headwinds from the US subprime housing crisis, which forced it to lift its write downs ye (more) |
| S. D. Reports Traffic Deaths Decline 25 Percent |
| According to the state Department of Public Safety, the 145 people killed on South Dakota highways last year dropped 24 percent from 2006
The department says that's the fewest number of fatalitie (more) |
| Plan to boost minimum auto insurance rates upsets industry |
| Posted: 6:51 PM A bill that would raise minimum mandatory auto insurance rates aroused opposition from an unlikely camp (more) |
| Should you postpone your travel plans when ill? |
| Filed under: Airlines, Travel HealthThe recent incident involving the woman who died mid air has drawn attention to travelers who choose to fly when seriously ill CNN ran an article offering advice for those who fly while sick, and to summarize, the (more) |
| W. Va.: Survivor and One Victim's Family Settle Sago Mine Lawsuits |
| Randal McCloy Jr , the lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster of 2006, and the family of one victim have settled lawsuits in West Virginia against the mine's owner
Lawyers for McCloy and the est (more) |
| Frommers.com Cruise News Roundup for the Week of February 28, 2008 |
| Prince Albert II heads out to sea, Celebrity and Azamara say 'I do' to weddings, Regent plugs in its tours, and more news from the seven seas (more) |
| Tough times visiting a tourist town |
| 'You guys just getting to town?' the surf rental guy asks as John and I walk by 'Need to rent a surfboard?' (more) |
| Philadelphia Consolidated Q4 earnings down |
| Insurance provider Philadelphia Consolidated Holding has reported a net income of $70 2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, compared to a net income of $73 8 million for the same quarter in 2006 (more) |
| Pitkin County Senior Center clears the air |
| ASPEN Although airborne mold from a leaky roof does not pose a viable health threat, the Pitkin County Senior Center will remain closed for nearly two weeks as a precautionary measure, Aspen Valley Hospital officials said Wednesday (more) |
| Update: Residents of West Texas Town Moving on after Fire Scare |
| Spared the wrath of a fast moving wildfire that shifting winds turned elsewhere, thankful residents of this small West Texas town worked Tuesday to get back in their routine
Schools were closed f (more) |
| OdysseyRe names new CEO of global insurance and London market operations |
| OdysseyRe Holdings has announced that Brian Young will become the CEO of global insurance and London market operations, effective April 1, 2008 (more) |
| AIG Financials Due Today |
| American International Group, Inc (AIG ) will report its full year and fourth quarter 2007 earnings on Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 after the close of the market
The results will be watched closely by (more) |
| Alabama House votes to raise auto insurance requirements |
| MONTGOMERY The state House approved legislation Tuesday that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy (more) |
| Zurich Providing Political Risk Insurance for Carbon Credit Projects |
| February 20, 2008 Zurich has announced that it is providing political risk insurance for carbon credit projects This is the first time Zurich has offered coverage for these types of 'green' products in emerging markets (more) |
| Firefighters save Thomasville house |
| THOMASVILLE Thomasville firefighters prevented a historic house from burning to the ground Wednesday night by aggressively attacking the blaze, Basalt fire chief Scott Thompson said Thursday (more) |
| Swedish Mansion: Scandinavian supermodels take over LA |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Sweden, United StatesIt's not so hard to come up with a list of Swedish stereotypes Everybody seems to have one; all Swedes eats meatballs, everyone loves ABBA and all the women are blond and gorgeous I think I could (more) |
| Where on Earth? Week 47 |
| Filed under: Where on Earth
This airport is unlike any other Know where it is? Post your guesses in the comments and come back on Friday to find out! Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (more) |
| Weather puts profit growth in reverse at Aviva |
| NORWICH Union owner Aviva has revealed a drop in profits growth as a result of the recent turbulent weather across the UK (more) |
| S Korea Non-Life Insurers Apr-Dec Net Up 88.2% At KRW1.45 Trillion |
| SEOUL (Dow Jones) The combined net profit of South Korea's non life insurance companies for April December rose 88 2% from a year earlier on narrowed operating losses in the auto insurance segment and an increase in profit from asset management, th (more) |
| Quincy Mutual Insurance renews contract with ClaimHub |
| Quincy Mutual Insurance Company has renewed its contract with ClaimHub, a web based application designed for the property and casualty insurance industry, as its end to end claim assignment management, communication and reporting system between the i (more) |
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| Eritrea is 'top tourist spot' |
| The African country of Eritrea has been named by one publication as an emerging destination in terms of holiday travel Travel book publisher Lonely Planet has named Eritrea as one of its top (more) |
| Auto insurance rates may be driving up |
| Turning now to news from Berkshire County Where a new report on the auto insurance overhaul in Massachusetts says that good drivers may see their premiums rise, while bad drivers could pay less Our Ryan Burgess caught up with some Bay State driv (more) |
| N.H. Fire Marshal Warns on Recalled Gas Heaters |
| New Hampshire's fire marshal is drawing attention to a recall of several models of direct vent wall furnaces that are commonly used in vacation homes, cottages and one room additions
William Degna (more) |
| Love from London: It's a great city, if you can afford it |
| Filed under: Europe, United KingdomI just made it to London and will be spending a week here Lucky me! London is one of my favorite cities in the world To use an overused cliche, London combines the best of Europe with the best of the US Some peop (more) |
| Insurance for Historic Home Renovation |
| Restoring an old home can be a very rewarding experience for anyone willing to take the plunge Yet, such projects can come with a hefty price tag as it requires a lot of time, money and resources to return it to its original beauty (more) |
| CNinsure CFO resigns |
| CNinsure has announced that David Tang will resign from his position as CFO and vice president of the company, effective April 1, 2008 (more) |
| Flying to Europe? Try this NWA 20% off code |
| Filed under: Airlines, Transportation, Budget TravelIn case you still haven't booked your springtime Europe travel, now might be a good time to do it Northwest Airlines just published a discount code for 20% off all Europe bound flights in April You (more) |
| Euler Hermes begins operations in Colombia |
| Euler Hermes, a trade credit insurance company, has commenced its new Latin American subsidiary, Euler Hermes Colombia (more) |
| Pan-American Life Insurance appoints new EVP of international affairs |
| Pan American Life Insurance Company has appointed Eugenio Magdalena as the company's new executive vice president of international affairs (more) |
| Prime Health Services expands Medicare network |
| US based Prime Health Services, a national preferred provider organization, has added Medicare and Medicare Advantage access to its national network offering (more) |
| Don't sit idle |
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| Mutual of Omaha to acquire Retirement Marketing Services |
| Mutual of Omaha, a provider of insurance and financial services, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and personnel of Retirement Marketing Services, a wholesaler specializing in marketing retirement products (more) |
| S.C. Firefighters Say Hydrants are Being Vandalized in Columbia |
| Columbia, S C firefighters say at least a dozen Richland County hydrants have been vandalized by thieves seeking brass, leaving them not working
Deputy Chief Aubrey Jenkins says the thieves are (more) |
| Allstate Home Insurance - At Prices You Haven't Seen in 10 Years |
| Almost every homeowner buys home insurance After all, your home is probably your most important and valuable asset and it makes a lot of sense that you would insure it However, did you know that it makes a difference where and how you buy your po (more) |
| Affordable Homeowner Insurance Rate - More Proven Ways For Those Who Want I |
| There are many proven ways to an affordable homeowner insurance rate for those who are ready to make the necessary adjustments Here are a good number of them (more) |
| Consumer group slams new auto insurance rules |
| BOSTON Many good drivers will see increases in their rates and many bad drivers will actually receive large rate reductions under the new managed auto insurance competition to be introduced in Massachusetts April 1, according to a report released t (more) |
| Business tourists vow to return to the Cape |
| Cape Town is a fast emerging destination for business tourism, after it was revealed that the majority of delegates attending recent conventions and exhibitions in the region pledged to visit the city (more) |
| Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.: Sparta Commercial Continues to Thrive as |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Sparta Commercial Services, Inc (OTCBB: SRCO) today announced that despite the downturn in many segments of the financial services markets, it is seeing continuing demand for its offerings in the powersports industry and (more) |
| Hartford Financial announces management changes |
| The Hartford Financial Services Group has promoted Lizabeth Zlatkus to executive vice president and CFO of The Hartford and John Walters to president and COO of the company's life operations (more) |
| Low Cost High Quality Homeowners' Insurance - 6 Proven Steps To Considerabl |
| Is it possible to get low cost but high quality homeowners' insurance? Yes, if you make use of the right tips Here are 6 proven ways anyone can get massive discounts on their policy (more) |
| Credit crunch takes bite out of Royal Bank of Scotland profits |
| ROYAL Bank of Scotland today unveiled profits of £10 3 billion despite more losses from the credit crunch (more) |
| Report: Auto insurance system unfair to young |
| The state's new competitive auto insurance system is unfair to young, unmarried and low income drivers, according to a report released today by two consumer advocacy groups (more) |
| WellPoint announces alliance with Quotit |
| Health benefits company WellPoint and its affiliated companies and Quotit, an internet application service provider for the health insurance and employee benefits industry, have announced an alliance to provide insurance rate quotes on Medicare plans (more) |
| Willis Exec Lists Industry 'Megatrends' |
| Speaking to over 400 insurance industry executives at A M Best's 15th Annual Review and Preview Conference in Naples, Fla , Tom Ealy, most recently COO of the Willis North America unit of Willis Grou (more) |
| Former B.C. premier Dave Barrett pushes for public auto insurance in Albert |
| EDMONTON Alberta's New Democrats have called on a former N D P premier of British Columbia to help sell voters on the idea of public auto insurance in advance of Monday's provincial election (more) |
| Station Fire, Failure Cause Fla. Power Outage, Close Nuke Plant |
| Millions of Floridians sweated Restaurant owners tossed out their food Motorists battled each other even more than usual And all for something that should have been just a blip on the electrical gr (more) |
| Royal & Sun Alliance reports turnaround in 2007 |
| Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group has reported that its profit after tax for the year ended 2007 was GBP628 million, compared to a loss of GBP20 million in 2006 (more) |
| News in Brief |
| Shale Bluffs conservation move rejected (more) |
| Locals go the distance at 24 Hours of Sunlight |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS It wasn't a new world record, or even a personal record (more) |
| Firefighters battle blaze in Thomasville |
| THOMASVILLE Firefighters from the Basalt fire department and its Thomasville satellite station battled a house fire that was reported shortly before 8 p m Wednesday, deputy fire chief Jerry Peetz said (more) |
| CNinsure Q4 earnings up 105% |
| CNinsure has reported that its net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was RMB53 8 million, up 105% compared to a net income RMB26 2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006 (more) |
| Report: New Mass. Auto Insurance System Flawed |
| The Bay State's auto insurance overhaul is supposed to lower driver's rates but a new report expect to be released Thursday claims there are some big problems with the plan (more) |
| Study says good drivers may pay more under new system |
| Drive safely, pay more? A new study indicates that can happen under the state's new competitive auto insurance system because a motorist's driving record is not given as much weight in pricing as factors unrelated to driving, such as credit rating an (more) |
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| Warner Pacific Insurance appoints new vice president |
| Warner Pacific Insurance Agency has appointed Steven Selinsky as the vice president to lead the company's expansion into the Michigan small group and individual health insurance marketplace (more) |
| The movies Aspen and beyond |
| Here's what's showing, and when, Thursday at area theaters (more) |
| Fairfax Financial reports strong Q4 results |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings has reported net earnings of $563 6 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to the net earnings of $159 1 million for the comparable quarter in 2006 (more) |
| Carnival of Homeowners #27 |
| Greetings! Welcome to the 27th edition of the Carnival of Homeowners We have selected 13 posts for this edition Here you go: Nigel Swaby presents FHA Wants to Help You Refinance posted at Salt Lake Real Estate Blog Charles H (more) |
| Tameside police introduce drug-testing road measures |
| Police in Tameside are to carry out roadside drug tests in an attempt to make roads in the region safer, it has been reported According to the Tameside Advertiser, drivers will be pulled over under suspicion and asked to touch the tip of their nose w (more) |
| For Those Who Want Cheaper Homeowners' Insurance - Here Are Time-Tested Ste |
| If you really want cheaper homeowners' insurance that doesn't mean inadequate coverage, then you'd have to take the right steps Here are steps that have been proven time and again to produce results (more) |
| Extreme sledding, the latest in extreme sports |
| Filed under: Hiking, Skiing, Business, Gear, Video, TransportationIf you think sledding using a flying saucer is a thrill I do, the thing can spin, there's a sled out there that adds a whole new experience to winter sports Mad River Rocket makes ma (more) |
| Around the world with miles - Cheaper than you think |
| Filed under: Airlines, Transportation, AirportsIf you've been hanging on to a cache of frequent flyer miles or are trying to burn them (due to an impending merger, for example), I've found a great way to use them up:Around the world tickets for 140,0 (more) |
| AXA's Bébéar to Step Down |
| When the AXA Supervisory Board met on February 27, 2008 to review AXA's 2007 financial statements, prepared by the Management Board (see related article), its members received official confirmation th (more) |
| Alabama House Votes to Raise Auto Insurance Requirements |
| The state House approved legislation Tuesday that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy
The House (more) |
| Towns where John McCain might feel young |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Japan, Italy, United States, Travel HealthDoes eating well help you live longer? Well, duh But does religious faith? How about inbreeding? The answers may surprise you
The residents of three towns span (more) |
| Trans-Siberia Railway: The backdrop for the movie thriller 'Transsiberian' |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Asia, China, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Spain, Transportation, NewsThere's an adventurous ring to the Trans Siberia Railway the train that takes seven days to get from China to Mongolia and onto Russia There's a ce (more) |
| Fake Ferraris for sale in Italy |
| Filed under: Europe, ItalyFake Guccis, faux Rolexes these are items you see for sale on Italian streets everywhere But fake Ferraris? Reuters reports that Italian police broke up a ring 'selling fake Ferrari cars for a fraction of the real price, (more) |
| Brits 'losing interest' in lengthy holidays |
| British travellers are becoming less inclined to travel abroad for extended periods of time, according to one commentator Holiday Inn claims that 52 per cent of families cannot afford to go (more) |
| Decision looms for Basalt on trailer park |
| BASALT The Basalt town government's proposal to boost property taxes to buy a flood imperiled trailer park for $5 million has failed to attract a champion of the issue (more) |
| Maryland May Relieve High Risk Drivers of Premium Financing Cost |
| State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, the insurer of last resort for many motorists, to accept installment payments like private companies (more) |
| IRC Reports Falling Claim Frequency and Rising Claim Severity Create Unsett |
| Falling auto injury claim frequency and rising claim severity have created an unsettled auto injury claim environment countrywide, according to a new report from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) The report, Trends in Auto Injury Claims, 2008 Ed (more) |
| Southwest's video response to 'Pretty Girls' debacle |
| Filed under: Activism, Airlines, NewsEarlier this week, Soutwest Airlines came under fire again in the story about two young women begin escorted off a flight between Florida and California after causing a ruckus In the public outcry and subsequen (more) |
| Talking Travel and France with NPR journalist Eleanor Beardsley |
| Filed under: Talking TravelOn a recent sunny winter day, I stopped in a café in Boucicaut, in the heart of Paris's 15th arrondissiment for a drink with Eleanor Beardsley As NPR's Paris based correspondent, much of our European news comes from (more) |
| A rebuttal in verse |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| Affordable Home Owners' Insurance For All - Tips For Getting Huge Discounts |
| Do you want affordable home owners' insurance while maintaining adequate coverage? Here are tips that will help you get reasonable discounts with ease (more) |
| Alleged leader of Santa Clara County auto insurance fraud ring arrested |
| Officials in Washington state last week nabbed the ringleader of a scam to defraud auto insurance companies in Santa Clara County, the District Attorney said today (more) |
| ULLICO Casualty aligns with Hudson Insurance |
| ULLICO Casualty Group has aligned with Hudson Insurance Company to offer enhanced fiduciary and union liability insurance programs (more) |
| Aspen chamber wants master plan voice |
| ASPEN How much of a voice the business community should have in planning the base of Aspen Mountain has become a bone of contention among city officials (more) |
| EGI Financial Q4 earnings down 28% |
| EGI Financial Holdings has reported that its net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was $3 7 million, a 28 3% decrease compared to $5 2 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2006 (more) |
| PMI appoints EVP of risk management and operations business |
| PMI Mortgage Insurance, a subsidiary of The PMI Group, has appointed Joanne Berkowitz as the new executive vice president of risk management and operations business (more) |
| Much-needed funding |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| Private Medicare Plans’ Cost Questioned |
| The plans often cost beneficiaries more than the government run Medicare program, Congressional investigators say (more) |
| Basalt official joins race for council |
| BASALT A member of Basalt's Planning and Zoning Commission decided Wednesday to try out for the big leagues (more) |
| Consumer Groups: Mass. Auto System Unfair to Many Good Drivers |
| The new managed competition auto insurance system being implemented in Massachusetts rewards many bad drivers and penalizes many good drivers based on certain supposedly prohibited social factors, acc (more) |
| Chris Cassatt editorial cartoon |
| No Abstract (more) |
| A job well done |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| First Look: NCL's Norwegian Gem |
| Step aboard one the most fun megaships at sea today, offering a super social atmosphere, bright and creative decor, a mix of classy and fun spaces, awesome kids' facilities, and truly contemporary shows (more) |
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