| Illinois Attorney General Settles with Hotel Owner in Asbestos Removal Case |
| The owner of a now demolished southern Illinois hotel has agreed to pay $30,000 as part of a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan over asbestos that she says was improperly (more) |
| Demong moves into 2nd in nordic combined standings |
| SCHONACH, Germany Bill Demong of the United States finished second in a nordic combined World Cup event Sunday, giving him his third podium finish of the season and moving him up to second in the overall standings behind winner Anssi Koivuranta of (more) |
| Brown & Brown Insurance Buys New Jersey's Gallagher Associates |
| Florida based insurance agency Brown & Brown, Inc has purchased the assets of Gallagher Associates in Blackwood, New Jersey
Gallagher Associates, with annualized revenues of approximately (more) |
| Arkansas Agent Sought for Alleged Investment Scam |
| An Arkansas insurance agent accused of bilking retiree investors out of tens of thousands of dollars and converting the money to his own use is being sought by the Arkansas Securities Department (more) |
| Elective surgery out of reach for most - survey |
| Nearly three quarters of New Zealand adults (73 per cent) would not be able to afford elective surgery costing $5000 or more, according to research from the Southern Cross Medical Care Society
And more than half (57 per cent) (more) |
| Lloyd's Names Börjesson as First Nordic Area Manager |
| Lloyd's has announced the appointment of Erik Börjesson as its first Nordic Area Manager He will be based in Stockholm and will assist Lloyd's syndicates and managing agents in building (more) |
| North Dakota Lawmakers Support Tougher Restrictions for Teen Drivers |
| North Dakota lawmakers strongly support toughening state laws that govern teenage drivers, and many favor raising the state's 14 year old minimum driving age, an Associated Press survey shows (more) |
| Over 50s Home Insurance - Is it Cheaper? |
| A lot of sites advertise Home insurance for older people I am often asked if they are cheaper As usual it is not an easy answer and will depend on other factors (more) |
| Reinsurers 'Unscathed by Financial Crisis' Says Willis Re Renewal Report |
| According to a just issued report from Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, 'the global reinsurance industry has remained substantially unscathed by the unprecedented (more) |
| Where's Johnny Jet? Stopping Over in Brussels |
| Our traveler stops off in the Belgian capital, rich with both UNESCO World Heritage Sites, great beers, and rich chocolates (more) |
| Aisle theater seats may cost more money |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, Airlines, NewsTaking a cue from airlines like Northwest and US Airways that charge more for certain aisle and exit seats to increase revenue, some performing arts theaters are doing the same According to this (more) |
| Points about powder |
| Dear Editor: For the past four years Powder to the People has been working to attain equal motorized public access to the historical skiing areas on the east side of Richmond Ridge (more) |
| Aspen under winter storm watch |
| ASPEN A winter storm watch is in effect for the mountains of western Colorado, starting Monday night, according to the National Weather Service The Aspen area could see 8 to 16 inches of new snow by Wednesday evening (more) |
| Find things to do when you feel hungover or romantic |
| Filed under: Festivals and Events, Food and Drink, Budget TravelThere are probably close to 1000 sites that list 'things to do', but most of them list the same boring stuff (OK, so I admit that I made that number up) Thankfully, every now and then s (more) |
| Nautilus Promotes Barwick, Levensky |
| Kellie Barwick has been promoted to vice president claims and Kimberly R Levensky has also been promoted to vice president claims of Nautilus Insurance Group, effective Jan 1, 2009
Barwick (more) |
| PDA: PDA Inc. Announces Promotion of Katherine Slate to Vice President of F |
| FORT WORTH, TX (MARKET WIRE) PDA Inc announces the promotion of Katherine Slate to Vice President of Franchise Relations and Corporate Development, effective immediately Ms Slate joined PDA in 2005 as Director of Enterprise Development and was pr (more) |
| Bell to Chair Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission |
| Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will appoint Watson Bell of Searcy to chair the state's Workers' Compensation Commission, replacing Olan 'Butch' Reeves of Bryant
Reeves will remain chairman of (more) |
| Cockpit Chronicles: Anatomy of a 26 hour delay. |
| Filed under: The Cockpit ChroniclesYou've booked your honeymoon cruise and since you're smarter than the average traveler, you planned to be in San Juan more than a day early just to be safe Sometimes though, no matter how hard we try, forces just s (more) |
| Rise in car insurance fraud |
| Rise in car insurance fraud (more) |
| Garfield County animal lover gets dream job |
| GARFIELD COUNTY Keith Clemons never thought he'd find a caiman in a Parachute motel and then crawl under a trailer searching for a 6 foot boa constrictor later the same day (more) |
| How to Shop For Home Insurance |
| Looking for the best home insurance policy but don't know where to begin? Get up to speed on home insurance shopping techniques (more) |
| Daily deal - Shure I2C-MP noise isolating headset for $39.69 |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily DealMy daily deal for today is for the Shure I2C MP stereo noise isolating headphones These headphones combine passive noise isolating headphones with a microphone The combination means you can use them on your regular (more) |
| New train travel between New York and Atlantic City |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation, Budget Travel, Nightlife, NewsAfter my summer Amtrak trip between Cleveland and New York City, I became a train fan I couldn't find one negative thing to say about i (more) |
| Bowlen's quest takes him from New York to Boston |
| ENGLEWOOD, Colo The Denver Broncos are in a hurry to find Mike Shanahan's replacement (more) |
| Subsidence - Underpinned Home Insurance |
| Subsidence is structural damage, typically cracking around doors and windows, caused by the movement of foundations and is a common problem in the United Kingdom A common solution is underpinning Underpinning essentially involves inserting new foun (more) |
| Budget Travel: Baltimore |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Budget TravelSummary: When most people think of the city of Baltimore, tourism is the last thing that comes to their mind The Maryland city known for high crime, seedy neighborhoods and social stratification often fall (more) |
| AMB Generali Group changes name to Generali Deutschland |
| AMB Generali Group, the group holding company of the Generali Deutschland Group, has changed its name to Generali Deutschland Holding (more) |
| Residences, Aspen's newest luxury property, set to open |
| ASPEN Who says opulence is dead in Aspen? (more) |
| Audit of Louisiana Citizens Says Lack of Board Oversight Hurt Company |
| The latest look at Louisiana's state backed insurance company says lack of board oversight caused a number of problems that hurt the company's ability to reliably start, authorize, record, process (more) |
| Where Does the Dollar Do Best? Frommer's Global Price Index for January 200 |
| A hotel in St Croix, coffee in Ecuador, a movie in Hong Kong, and the price of more travel essentials in destinations around the globe (more) |
| Sex Abuse Lawsuit Alleges Racketeering by Diocese in Connecticut |
| A Connecticut woman has filed a racketeering lawsuit accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich of conspiring to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests
The woman is known only as (more) |
| Greenbrier Owner Weighs Options for Money-Losing West Virginia Resort |
| Railroad operator CSX Corp has hired New York investment banker Goldman, Sachs & Co to help determine what to do with the money losing luxury resort
The aim is to make the White Sulphur (more) |
| Paul Andersen: Fair Game |
| Jim Blanning's Aspen was a far cry from the Aspen most of us know It was an older, deeply rooted, historically grounded Aspen Blanning's Aspen was a strange and distant place he had known from childhood as the old mining town it still is to (more) |
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| Gusts Blow in Colorado's 4th Most Expensive Windstorm, Damage Estimated at |
| Some Colorado residents spent the New Year making repairs and calling their insurance companies after strong winds pounded the Front Range, Colorado Springs, the Eastern Plains and Southern (more) |
| Civil Service Employees Insurance Group Promotes Schulhofer to VP of Sales |
| San Francisco based Civil Service Employees Insurance Group has promoted Kelli L Schulhofer to vice president of sales from regional marketing director In her new role, Schulhofer will be (more) |
| Ever so grateful |
| Dear Editor: We wish to thank the Aspen Volunteer Fire Department, Aspen Police Department and all the other organizations (more) |
| Find an alternative to a hotel room |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and AccommodationsYou can find a warm bed and four normal walls in just about any hotel room So, if you're looking to defy convention every step of the way, opt for a yurt, treehouse or priso (more) |
| New season of No Reservations kicks off tonight |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink
The holidays are inevitably a time of excess LIke many of you, I spent the last two weeks eating and drinking my way through way too many parties and get togethers, and I'm feeling a bit of a holiday ind (more) |
| Plane Answers: Sunburns and inflight icing |
| Filed under: Plane AnswersWelcome to Gadling's feature, Plane Answers, where our resident airline pilot, Kent Wien, answers your questions about everything from takeoff to touchdown and beyond Have a question of your own? Ask away!David asks:Do pilo (more) |
| Snowboarders blaze 20-year trail at Vail |
| VAIL, Colo Ohio resident Scott Levin considers Vail his home mountain (more) |
| AIG seeks easing of rules on disposals |
| AIG, the insurer bailed out by the US government, is prepared to ask the Federal Reserve to relax rules on its $60bn plus disposals programme to allow bidders to use a greater proportion of shares to pay for its assets
People close to the situa (more) |
| Alleged powder poacher arrested at Aspen Highlands |
| ASPEN A California resident was arrested last week for skiing in a closed area of Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands (more) |
| New partnership offers travel insurance discount |
| New partnership offers travel insurance discount (more) |
| 9 reasons '09 will be the year of the 'YAYcation' |
| Filed under: History, Learning, Stories, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, United States, Ecotourism, Budget Travel, News, Travel DealsChristopher Elliot, over at Tribune Media Services, reported how 2009 will likely be the year of (more) |
| Obama to meet Congress leaders on economic plan |
| WASHINGTON Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid February at the earliest almost a month later than the (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call |
| Honduras expands its cruise offerings, Key West's pink taxis go green, Tobago makes arrivals easier, and more updates from piers across the Caribbean (more) |
| Welcome back, Gadling readers! |
| Filed under: Festivals and Events, Blogs, Stories, Budget Travel, Travel Health, Travel DealsHappy New Year, and welcome to 2009, travel friends We had a fabulous 2008 at Gadling and we're planning an even bigger year for you coming up We'll have g (more) |
| 9 Ways to Tell if Your Travel Agent is Crooked |
| As a rule, most travel agents are well trained, competent professionals who work hard for you But how can you tell if your agent is trouble? Here are a nine signs (more) |
| Crash costs Vonn likely victory, overall World Cup lead |
| ZAGREB, Croatia With the finish and the victory literally in sight, Lindsey Vonn made a costly error (more) |
| Bowermaster's Antarctica -- Greetings from Antarctica! |
| Filed under: Activism, Climbing, Hiking, History, Antarctica, Ecotourism
Hello from Antarctica! More specifically, it's Peninsula, which juts like a 600 mile long finger from the seventh continent, stretching towards the southern tip of the A (more) |
| Booking New York: The Big Apple for Book Lovers |
| New York is one of the world's quintessential book cities In the spirit of all things literature, here are some of the city's best book haunts (more) |
| Hannah Teter snowboards for fun - and for the kids |
| BRECKENRIDGE, Colo Most snowboarders have an iPod inside their parka as they fly above the halfpipe, letting the music carry them across the ice and snow and into another world (more) |
| Univest acquires Trollinger Consulting Group |
| Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania has acquired Trollinger Consulting Group, an independent actuarial, administrative, consulting compliance, and investment counseling firm that serves Municipal Pension Plan clients (more) |
| Massachusetts License Plate Scam Stirs Confusion |
| A flyer falsely claiming that the state's 25 year old green motor vehicle tags had to be replaced has started a run at the Registry of Motor Vehicles
Registrar Rachel Kaprielia said last week (more) |
| Getting The Most Out of Your African Safari |
| Filed under: Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, EcotourismMark Nolting, of the African Adventure Company, has put together a nice little article for USA Today with some good tips for anyone planning an African safari in the near future He discusses some of (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Costa Rica |
| New hotels and better roads in popular spots are joined by a few restaurant closings and more restrictive ferry crossings as Costa Rica deals with expansion growing pains (more) |
| After Stormy 2008, P/C Industry Facing Uncertainty in New Year |
| Ask agents and executives in the insurance industry about the new year and they'll say they expect that the market will harden, at least slightly In fact, 73 percent of agents predict prices will (more) |
| Flood Risk Home Insurance |
| Summer 2008 saw some of the worst flooding in England and Wales for nearly 100 years, lots of people found themselves in submerged houses So how does this affect their home insurance? (more) |
| Ecotourism comes to Cambodia |
| Filed under: Biking, Hiking, Asia, CambodiaMountain bikers can reclaim wilderness that once belonged to illegal loggers and poachers Hidden in the foothills of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, the village of Chi Pat is now home to a mountain biking ex (more) |
| Insurance at Issue for Mo. Homeowners Using Wind Turbines, Solar Panels |
| Problems have arisen with a new Missouri law that was supposed to make it easy for residents powering their own homes to put in wind turbines or solar panels
The idea was for the homeowners (more) |
| San Miguel County might protest energy leases |
| TELLURIDE, Colo Officials in San Miguel County might protest energy leases proposed on federal land in an area watershed and in sage grouse habitat (more) |
| Japanese resident of Mexico City Airport relocates to new home |
| Filed under: Japan, Airports, NewsWe've been following the story of Hiroshi Nohara for a couple of months now, the Japanese man who showed up at Mexico City's Benito Juarez airport last fall, put his bags down and effectively set up residence in the (more) |
| Colorado GOP lawmakers to sponsor oil shale bills |
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo No commercial oil shale development is expected in Colorado for several years, but some Republican legislators want to start laying the groundwork to manage the resource that (more) |
| The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood |
| Here's what's showing, and when, at movie theaters from Aspen to Glenwood Springs (more) |
| Kodak tweaks and upgrades their pocket HD camcorder |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewBack in September, Gadling had one of the first real reviews of the (then) new Kodak Zi6 pocket HD Camcorder Of course, as we entered a new year, new technology suddenly becomes old technology, and companies work as h (more) |
| Colorado Proposes Rate Filing Changes |
| Colorado's Division of Insurance is proposing to amend regulation 5 1 10, Rate and Rule Filing Submission Requirements for Property and Casualty Insurance, 'to ensure that property and casualty (more) |
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| Buses collide; watch out for wildlife |
| ASPEN Law enforcement officials are warning motorists to watch out for wildlife and drive according to road conditions (more) |
| Blanning memories |
| Dear Editor: My last trial in Aspen involved bomb maker Jim Blanning suing my client, Maco Stewart, to quiet title to some mining claims (more) |
| Do not be scared about the burning 747 at Schiphol airport |
| Filed under: AirportsImagine arriving at your Amsterdam airport hotel room and the first thing you see out the window is a burning Jumbo with a bunch of crash tenders on the runway It took me about 10 seconds to remember passing the 'jet' when we ta (more) |
| Monarch Insurance Purchases Bishop Insurance from American Savings |
| Monarch Insurance Services Inc , a 26 year old Hawaii based company, has purchased Bishop Insurance Agency, a division of American Savings Bank The exact purchase price was not (more) |
| Travel to France for free on the Jet Lag Study |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, France, Budget TravelIf you've always wanted to go to France but have never had the money or means, your opportunity may have just come knocking Clinilabs, a New York City based team focused on the study of sleep disor (more) |
| Global Climate Treaty Needed: Munich Re |
| Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, has called for an international treaty to address climate change or face growing insurance losses from weather related natural catastrophes (more) |
| Travel Writing 101: Publicity and Self-Publishing |
| Writing and publishing a book make you an instant expert on the subject of the book, but nothing beats having a well thought out publicity plan or even a printing press at your disposal (more) |
| S&P Explains How Mitsui, Aioi, Nissay Merger Plans May Affect Ratings |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that media reports of a possible merger among Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings Inc , the holding company of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd (more) |
| Are Your Home Contents Under-Insured? |
| The contents of your home are important Yet, a worrying number of people don't have the right contents insurance; however, you can ensure your home is protected as much as possible with a bit of forward planning (more) |
| Bradford to Become New Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jan. 15 |
| Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will appoint Jay Bradford of Pine Bluff as Commissioner of the Arkansas Insurance Department, effective Jan 15 Braford will replace Julie Benafield Bowman, whose (more) |
| Photo of the Day (1.5.09) |
| Filed under: Photos, Asia, Papua New Guinea, Photo of the DayHave you figured out yet that I'm a sucker for a portrait of a happy child? And this lovely photograph by muzzman packs a quadruple punch: check out the great smiles on these four little on (more) |
| Aspen City Council braces for '09 |
| ASPEN For Aspen's elected leaders, 2009 is going to be a survival year (more) |
| New Jersey Workers' Comp Rates Drop, Benefits Rise |
| New Jersey's workers' compensation insurance premiums will drop by roughly 1 percent in 2009, saving the state's employers an estimated $33 million
'There are a number of factors that affect (more) |
| AA warns Christmas drivers to take care |
| AA warns Christmas drivers to take care (more) |
| ISA 'may not cut car insurance claims' |
| The number of third party and comprehensive car insurance claims made in the UK will not necessarily fall if Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) is introduced, it has been suggested According to the Association of British Drivers (ABD), a report which (more) |
| Union General Insurance Offers Market for Developmentally Disabled Resident |
| Concord, Calif based Union General is offering a market for residential care facilities for the developmentally disabled 'A' rated carriers are offering coveragefor the facilities for ambulatory (more) |
| Barry Smith: Irrelativity |
| Dear Bad Guru, Despite all of my attempts to 'find' myself, including spending thousands of dollars on therapy, encounter groups, meditation retreats and crystals (more) |
| Bling song |
| Dear Editor: (more) |
| NASCAR star selling ranch in Missouri Heights |
| NASCAR celebrity Jeff Gordon has sold most of nearly 2,000 acres he owned in the high country above Missouri Heights to a development group headed by the man who created the Dallas National Golf Club in Texas a (more) |
| Brown & Brown Inc. Acquires Assets of Preferred Insurance Services |
| A subsidiary of Florida based Brown & Brown Inc has acquired the assets of Phoenix, Ariz , based Preferred Insurance Services LLC Preferred Insurance Services, with annualized revenues of (more) |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance acquires NFS |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has completed its previously announced transaction to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Nationwide Financial Services (more) |
| 2008: Top Stories of the Year |
| 2008 can be described as a year like no other in the property casualty insurance world This year we saw the near death of the world's largest and most successful insurance company, AIG The soft (more) |
| SkyMall Monday: Floating Blackjack |
| Filed under: GearIt's a new year and time for new SkyMall Monday goodness! Are you an avid gambler who can quit anytime but who chooses not to and sees nothing wrong with gambling 22 hours a day? Do enjoy gambling even when pursuing other leisure act (more) |
| South Carolina Governor Presses for Workers' Compensation Data |
| A federal judge has ordered lawyers seeking to prevent the release of information to South Carolina Gov Mark Sanford on workers compensation awards and attorney fees to explain their (more) |
| Milestone Providers, LLC: Milestone Succeeds in Difficult Times |
| LANCASTER, PA (MARKET WIRE) The decision by 21st Services and AVS Underwriting to lengthen mortality tables sent shockwaves through the life settlement industry The effects of this industry shakeup, in combination with the economic crisis, left man (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's San Diego |
| Despite the collapse in local real estate values, San Diego hotels, restaurants, clubs, and attractions are showing resiliency But visitors should still shop around for bargains: they're out there (more) |
| Rockwood, Modern Insurance Create Errors & Omissions Firm |
| Rockwood Programs has partnered with Modern Insurance of Florida to establish a new subsidiary company named Modern Insurance Consultants, LLC that will focus on errors and omissions (E&O) (more) |
| Prudential PLC: Prudential PLC - Corporate Reporting Calendar 2009 |
| LONDON, UK (MARKET WIRE) (more) |
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