| Jimmie Johnson Joins GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing For First 2009 Laps Sunda |
| DAYTONA BEACH, Fla January 4, 2009: Jimmie Johnson joined his GAINSCO Bob Stallings Racing teammates Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway and quickly got up to speed in the afternoon's final pr (more) |
| Disconnected exhaust pipe led to Aspen CO deaths |
| ASPEN A disconnected exhaust pipe on a boiler appears to be what caused carbon monoxide to infiltrate an Aspen area home where a family of four died over the Thanksgiving holiday (more) |
| Ratings: RSA (Ireland), Mondial, Tokio Marine (Guam), Ballantyne Re (Notes) |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'A ' insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Ireland based insurer RSA Insurance Ireland Ltd with a stable outlook 'The (more) |
| Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Western Division Announces New Cha |
| The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation has named Adam McDonough chairman of its Western Division
Adam McDonough is President & CEO of Lockton Insurance Brokers based in San Francisco (more) |
| GenStar Offers Updated Insurance for Architects, Engineers in All States |
| General Star Management Co has updated its Architects and Engineers (A&E) liability program and making it available in all states
The program will be offered through PCM Services, LLC, New (more) |
| Aon Completes Sale of Auto Insurance Specialists |
| Aon Corporation today announced that it has completed the sale of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of AIS Management, LLC, which is the parent company of Auto Insurance Specialists, LLC, to Mercury General Corporation (more) |
| SMS Vanacore: SMS Vanacore Announces New Name & Appoints CEO |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) SMS Vanacore, a global leader in the field of unclaimed property and owner locations services, announced today that it has changed its name to Venio, and has appointed Michael O'Donnell to the newly created position of CEO (more) |
| Aspen won't go totally dark after all |
| ASPEN City officials have abandoned their effort to have Aspen go completely dark during the Winterskol celebration this weekend as a way to reduce light pollution (more) |
| How the Japanese drive around town without spilling their soup |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, Photos, JapanOK, this is absolutely brilliant Imagine having to speed through Tokyo on your Honda Super Cub scooter That is hard enough without having to worry about carrying a tray filled with bowls of soup!Of course, (more) |
| What to Look For With Home Insurance |
| Are you considering shopping around for a new home insurance policy this year? There are five important features to consider (more) |
| Roaring Fork basin snowpack well above average |
| ASPEN Colorado's snowpack is 20 percent above average and even better in the Roaring Fork River basin, according to the latest report from the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service (more) |
| Aspen-to-Basalt nordic tour returns |
| ASPEN The Town to Town Tour is back for a second run (more) |
| Mobile phone + projector = The Logic Bolt |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewIt seems like it was just a couple of days ago when I reviewed the 3M pocket projector, and predicted more devices with built in projectors (it was in fact 3 days ago) CES is here, so this means a slew of new gadgety (more) |
| Home Insurance For Home Decorating |
| If you're planning to undertake some decorating and home improvements now that the New Year has arrived you'll need a suitable home insurance policy both for the work you're undertaking and the end result So how can you ensure you're covered? (more) |
| Budget travel - Amsterdam |
| Summary: Amsterdam may not be the first city to pop up on your wish list if you are looking for a budget destination, but the city has several great reasons to visit if you want to keep spending to a minimum For starters, the city has one of the bes (more) |
| Rockwood Programs partners with Modern Insurance to form new subsidiary |
| Rockwood Programs has partnered with Modern Insurance to establish a new subsidiary company named Modern Insurance Consultants, which will focus on its core expertise of errors and omissions insurance for insurance agents, insurance companies and mis (more) |
| AIR Worldwide Analyzes Recent Earthquakes in Indonesia |
| According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a series of strong earthquakes shook the West Papua province of Indonesia this past weekend The U S Geological Survey reported that the (more) |
| Vail photographer suspended for photo of dangling skier |
| VAIL, Colo What skier Marty Odom thought was the ski shot of the season might end up costing him his job (more) |
| Aspen Skiing Co. workers donate to environmental causes |
| ASPEN The sluggish economy isn't slowing the grant giving by employees of the Aspen Skiing Co for environmental causes (more) |
| Safety experts cite crosswinds in Denver jet crash |
| WASHINGTON Aviation safety experts said Tuesday strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Continental Airlines jet into a bone jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy fields before it came to a (more) |
| The Doctors Company: Northwest Physicians' Insureds to Become Eligible for |
| NAPA, CA (MARKET WIRE) To improve member benefits, policyholders of Northwest Physicians Insurance Company (NPIC) will become eligible to participate in the Tribute Plan upon renewal of their policy with parent The Doctors Company in 2009 (more) |
| Health insurance reform drives up premiums in Aspen, elsewhere |
| ASPEN As the second part of a law reforming state health insurance takes effect this month, some Aspenites with group health plans could see their premiums rise by as much as 25 percent The bump is in addition to regular annual increases (more) |
| Is Aspen in the dog house because of Henn house? |
| ASPEN The Aspen city government might be dragged into the controversy over The Residences at the Little Nell luxury condominium project (more) |
| Merix Corporation: Merix Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results |
| BEAVERTON, OR (MARKET WIRE) Merix Corporation (NASDAQ: MERX) today announced consolidated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ended November 29, 2008 (more) |
| Vail skier left hanging, partially naked |
| VAIL, Colo Vail Resorts has released more information about the skier who ended up hanging upside down and partially naked on Vail's Skyline Express Lift in the Colorado resort's Blue Sky Basin area last week (more) |
| Hylant Group Names Belden to Lead Cincinnati Office |
| Hylant Group, one of the nation's largest privately held commercial insurance brokerage firms, recently named Todd Belden as president in its Cincinnati, Ohio office In his new role, Belden will (more) |
| Explorer Insurance Donates $5,000.00 to Big Brothers Big Sisters; Invites P |
| Explorer Insurance Company, the auto insurance carrier and member company of ICW Group Insurance Companies, announced a pledge of $5,000 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters this holiday season (more) |
| Johnstone Joins The Gowrie Group of Cos. |
| Jim Johnstone has joined Westbrook, Conn based The Gowrie Group of Cos as a producer in the Boat Yacht department
Jim brings deep marine and sailing industry expertise that will enable (more) |
| Snowbasin withdraws backcountry request |
| OGDEN, Utah Snowbasin Resort has withdrawn a request to expand a program to guide skiers on trails outside its boundaries (more) |
| Woman used at LAX as Jamie Lynn Spears decoy threatens to sue LA Police |
| Filed under: Stories, Airports, NewsThe moral of this story seems to be, if you're going to use a person as a decoy for a famous person, ask first Don't just pick the person out of a crowd and let her or him be surrounded by paparazzi while the cele (more) |
| Some uninsured drivers to be spared hike when reapplying |
| The provincial government has doubled the length of time New Brunswickers can go without car insurance and avoid facing financial penalties once they're reinsured (more) |
| Bode Miller DQ'd for big ski boots |
| ZAGREB, Croatia Bode Miller was disqualified for wearing boots a fraction of an inch too high, while Jean Baptiste Grange of France won Tuesday night's World Cup slalom (more) |
| Laurentian resorts try to stay under the radar |
| Filed under: Skiing, North America, CanadaQuebec's Laurentian ski resorts, north of Montreal, are trying to stay low key The 14 ski areas dotted along Highway 15 tend to be family owned and operated translation: reasonably priced Mont Saint Saveu (more) |
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| Sioux Falls Approves $38 Million for Levee Project |
| Sioux Falls City Council members voted on Jan 5 to issue bonds for a levee project, but they hope it's included it the federal economic stimulus package
The $38 million will be used to (more) |
| Andy Stone: A Stone's Throw |
| In the brilliant comedy routine 'The 2,000 Year Old Man,' Mel Brooks in character as that 2,000 year old man is asked if he'd met Robin Hood (more) |
| Glastonbury hippies claim local WiFi network is damaging their 'ley lines' |
| Filed under: United Kingdom, NewsIn something that sounds like it came right out of a South Park episode, a local group of hippies is complaining that a recently installed WiFi mesh network in the UK village of Glastonbury is causing all kinds of hea (more) |
| The Hertz Corporation: Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. to Present at the 2009 A |
| PARK RIDGE, NJ (MARKET WIRE) (more) |
| NBT Bancorp Inc. : NBT Bancorp Elects to Not Participate in U.S. Treasury T |
| NORWICH, NY (MARKET WIRE) NBT Bancorp Inc (NBT) (NASDAQ: NBTB) confirmed today that the company recently received a proposed allocation of funds under the U S Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program However, NBT Bancorp has elected to not (more) |
| Lessons in joy and kindness in Uganda |
| The sharp crow of the rooster marked the start of a new day, as the hot African sun shook off the crust of sleep and began to rise It was day one in the east African country of Uganda, and I welcomed it with open arms (more) |
| Daily deal - Kensington iPod and iPhone battery pack for $26.24 (after reba |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily DealMy daily deal for today is for a product I reviewed last year The Kensington Mini battery pack and charger for iPod and iPhone is (as the name implies), a portable backup battery pack for your iPod or iPhone The dev (more) |
| Number of Fatal Minnesota Crashes Lowest in 64 Years |
| Preliminary results show Minnesota in 2008 had the fewest number of traffic deaths in 64 years
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says preliminary results show that 424 people died in (more) |
| Su Lum: Slumming |
| The 300,000 square foot gigantic hotel project proposed at the site of Lift 1A could never have been built under ordinary circumstances, but is asking for special dispensations and consideration on the basis of its benefit to the community (more) |
| Blog-beg for a free vacation |
| Do you like free stuff? Well, if you're not a newlywed, there are still plenty of ways to score a trip on someone else's dime They guys over at HomeAway have set aside $5,000 in prizes at some top shelf vacation rental destinations If that doesn't (more) |
| Some NYC cabs may get cameras on outside |
| A pilot program could lower auto insurance costs and save lives by including digital cameras on the outside of cabs to detect reckless driving (more) |
| Amtrak photo contest participant arrested by Amtrak police |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Consumer ActivismWhen photographer Duane Kerzic first heard about Amtrak's 'Picture our Trains' photo contest, he never imagined that Amtrak police at New York's Penn Station would confuse his picture taking for suspici (more) |
| Love thy neighbor |
| Dear Editor: The events of New Year's Eve and the smoldering madness between Hamas and Israel and Pakistan and India suggest something simple we could all do Get to know, accept and love your neighbor (more) |
| Slow economy helps Carbondale chamber with director search |
| CARBONDALE The economic downturn has been a boon of sorts for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce in its search for a new executive director (more) |
| Sacramento Women Sentenced for Scamming Victims More Than $40,000 |
| Doris Sutton, 43, of Sacramento, Calif , has been sentenced for stealing insurance premiums from 13 victims, the California Department of Insurance reported Sutton was sentenced to serve 180 days (more) |
| Dining while blindfolded: A new way to enjoy eating out? |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, Food and Drink, Stories, United Kingdom, Hotels and Accommodations, NewsFor chefs who pride themselves on the artful presentation of their culinary artistry, and people who enjoy looking at their food, probabl (more) |
| Garrard to Head Willis Europe; Donovan Named for Australasia |
| Willis Group Holdings announced that Adam Garrard has been appointed CEO of Willis Continental Europe and Bill Donovan has been named to succeed him as CEO for Willis Australasia The appointments (more) |
| Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 11) |
| Filed under: Travel TriviaWelcome back to Tuesday Travel Trivia, the game for people with tons of useless knowledge looking for a place to show it off Congrats to last week's big winners, Here to Clear and Eva, who were faced with ten wickedly diffi (more) |
| Huebel Named Catlin Canada Chief Underwriter |
| Catlin Canada Inc , the Canadian operating unit of the Bermuda based Catlin Group Limited, announced that David Huebel joined the company on January 5, 2009, as Chief Underwriting Officer
He (more) |
| State still a failure to you |
| Authors of landmark report on dysfunction still fault leaders, but cite hope New York's Legislature is still broken, according to NYU law school's Brennan Center for Justice, which four years ago placed it among the nation's most dysfunctional Than (more) |
| Car insurance premiums to rocket |
| Car insurance premiums could soar by a record 20% this year on the back of rising fraud and personal injury claim, insurers are warning (more) |
| How to Find Cheap Home Insurance Online |
| You've probably already heard that home insurance is cheaper when bought online However, why is this and how can you find these cheaper deals? (more) |
| Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC: Bonaire Software Solutions Announces EMPOW |
| BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC today announced its new business intelligence product EMPOWER BI (more) |
| For Aspen hockey, time to play catch-up |
| Aspen The position is unenviable but hardly unfamiliar (more) |
| What is a 'dangerous' travel destination? |
| Filed under: Activism, Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Stories, Africa, Oceania, South America, South Africa, Russian Federation, Cuba, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela, News, Travel HealthI've been thinking long and hard about what it means to trav (more) |
| Iowa Lawmakers to Focus on Flood Recovery Despite Economic Concerns |
| Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history flood recovery
No one is sure of (more) |
| On the Hill: Time to tour, town to town |
| The Town to Town Tour is back for a second run (more) |
| Hendrix Threatens Lawsuit Over Insurance Rates |
| Detroit Mayoral candidate Freeman Hendrix says if he's elected…he'll consider filing a class action lawsuit to challenge high auto insurance premiums in the city WDET's Sarah Cwiek has more… SOQ According to the Insurance Information Institute†(more) |
| California Appeals Court Reverses Pollution Liability Decision |
| The 4th District of the California Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court decision in a pollution liability case, State of California v Continental Insurance Co et al
Policyholders are (more) |
| Nuggets' Anthony out 3 weeks with broken bone |
| DENVER Denver Nuggets All Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a broken bone in his shooting hand, but he won't need surgery (more) |
| Ski Lift Mishap Leaves Man Dangling Upside Down... and without Pants! |
| Filed under: SkiingA mishap on the ski lift at Vail's upscale Blue Sky Basin resort last week left a skier dangling upside down, and exposed to the world, when his pants came undone
It seems that the unidentified man, along with a child, boarded the (more) |
| moneytime Hires Specialist for PR in Australian Health Insurance Sector |
| moneytime, the Australia based internet business that allows people to compare health funds online contracted RMG Communications to support moneytime's corporate communications (more) |
| Cabs may soon get cameras on outside |
| New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs (more) |
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| Manslaughter Charges Filed in NYC Crane Collapse |
| A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven (more) |
| 13 smart insurance moves for 2009 |
| Insurers and employers will be trimming coverage in the coming year Here's how to avoid gaps in insurance (more) |
| Eagle Technology Management, Inc.: ETM Launches Learning MuniTables |
| CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (MARKET WIRE) Eagle Technology Management, Inc (ETM) has launched MuniTables, an online database that contains the information insurers need to make municipal tax payments accurately and on time for all of the states that a (more) |
| LloydsTSBCompare.com Encourage Householders to Tackle their Bills |
| LloydsTSBCompare com raise public awareness of the need to tackle household bills ready for the New Year, following research showing 40%of Brits don't know how they will cover their bills if prices continue to increase (more) |
| Arkansas Mill to Pay $350K in Discrimination Probe |
| An Arkansas rice mill has agreed to pay $350,000 after the federal government found the company discriminated against hundreds of women and non Hispanic job applicants, the U S Labor Department (more) |
| Eye-Fi wireless memory card adds support for Youtube video uploads |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewTo me, the best travel gadgets are those that continue to get better, the longer you use them The Eye Fi wireless SD memory card is such a device Eye Fi was recently featured as one of our top 25 travel technology pr (more) |
| Main Street Takes over Westfield's Personal Lines Business in Delaware |
| Westfield Insurance will transfer its personal lines business in Delaware to The Main Street America Group's NGM Insurance Co , Main Street said
Westfield, which is headquartered in Westfield (more) |
| Aon Completes Sale of Auto Insurance Specialists to Mercury General |
| Chicago based insurance broker Aon Corp has completed the sale of AIS Management, LLC, which is the parent company of Auto Insurance Specialists, LLC, to Mercury General Corp
Aon said it (more) |
| US Airways fined $140,000 for unfairly bumping passengers |
| Filed under: AirlinesThe US Dept of Transportation has fined US Airways $140,000 for violating a number of regulations in the way they handle bumping passengers from overbooked flights The fine came last month In agreeing to the penalty, US Airways (more) |
| Galley Gossip: Boeing Boeing grounded |
| Filed under: Galley GossipJanuary 4, 2009 was a very sad day on Broadway in New York City While it is said that all good things must come to an end, does that really have to include the critically acclaimed Broadway show, Boeing Boeing? I mean this (more) |
| Would-be Aspen bomber left list of enemies |
| ASPEN An enemies list left behind by would be Aspen bomber Jim Blanning featured the names of several prominent people in the community, including Mayor Mick Ireland and former prosecutor Chip McCrory, authorities said Tuesday (more) |
| Arabic T-Shirt incident comes to a close with a $240,000 check |
| Filed under: Airlines, News, Consumer ActivismIt has been 3 years since we reported about Raed Jarrar This US citizen passed through security at JFK in 2006, got a secondary security search, and was then apprehended at the gate by an airport cop and (more) |
| Latest Citroen may tempt van insurance customers |
| Van insurance customers looking to replace their current model with a good value all rounder are being urged to consider Citroen's latest model According to the manufacturer, the Dispatch 1200 XTR+ enhanced traction van offers excellent on and off ro (more) |
| Panel: Feds should help Colorado ID illegal immigrants |
| DENVER The federal government should open its fingerprint records to Colorado authorities to help them catch illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes, a state panel said Tuesday (more) |
| Australian Wife Charged with Murder for Setting Husband on Fire |
| An Australian woman in Adelaide has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair
Prosecutors told the Adelaide (more) |
| Through the Gadling Lens: taking a great portrait |
| Filed under: PhotosIn a recent post, I described the types of photographs that I like to take while I'm traveling I thought for upcoming posts, we could talk some specifics about each one of them, starting with taking portraits Now, obviously, taki (more) |
| Behind the Health Spending Data |
| Buried within new statistics was sobering evidence that growing health costs can only be remedied through deep seated reform (more) |
| Video: US Residents Can Lower Auto Insurance Rates in 2009 |
| United States residents can cut down auto insurance costs this year by completing a rate comparison from over a dozen top companies such as Progressive, GMAC, Infinity, Bristol West and more, all at the same time (more) |
| California Massage Parlors Shut Down, 1 Fined $2M |
| Five massage parlors in Arcadia, Calif , were shut down for alleged labor code violations include one location fined nearly $2 million
Arcadia police accompanied California Employee (more) |
| Suspect in Glenwood bank robbery allegedly hit Vegas casino |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS In a case that seems to offer new twists by the day, the man suspected of robbing a West Glenwood Springs bank is also suspected in a Las Vegas casino holdup (more) |
| Higher Co-Payments a Bar for Seniors Needing Mental Health Care |
| The elderly are less likely to receive follow up care for mental illness when their out of pocket costs are higher than for other medical care (more) |
| HBOS trustees seek assurance |
| HBOS pension fund trustees say they have no choice but to push to delay the Lloyds TSB takeover of the Edinburgh based bank claiming 79,000 people are at risk of losing thei (more) |
| Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale |
| DENVER Environmental groups are threatening to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (more) |
| NYC Taxis May Soon Get Cameras On Outside |
| New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs in an effort to detect reckless driving and deter auto accidents But a taxi drivers' advocacy group says the technology would invade cabbies' privacy (more) |
| Scam warning - Your friend did not lose their wallet! |
| Filed under: NewsImagine sitting at home and getting a desperate email from a friend asking for help after they lost their wallet on an overseas vacation The email address matches that of your friend, and the request sounds legitimate But before you (more) |
| Fisher in shock exit from HBOS |
| DAVID Fisher, HBOS group director of human resources, has surprised colleagues by announcing his sudden resignation (more) |
| Rest in peace |
| Dear Editor: To Jim Blanning: What was the point of your elegant struggle? (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's South Florida |
| Florida's most cosmopolitan region bustles with new hotels, restaurants, shops, and places to golf (more) |
| Cameras on Cabs Aim to Detect Reckless Driving |
| Â New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs in an effort to detect reckless driving and deter auto accidents But a taxi drivers' advocacy group says the technology would invade cabbies' privacy (more) |
| Hendrix targets Detroit's high auto insurance rates |
| DETROIT If elected mayor, candidate Freman Hendrix today said he would unleash a multi pronged approach to combat the high price of auto insurance for city residents (more) |
| Aon sells Auto Insurance Specialists for $120M |
| (AP) ' Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance broker, said Tuesday it has completed the sale of Auto Insurance Specialists LLC to auto insurer Mercury General Corp Chicago based Aon received $120 million in cash for all the issued and outstanding (more) |
| How to Conduct a Home Inventory For Your Homeowner's Insurance Policy |
| Ever wonder what needs to be included in an inventory for your homeowners insurance? Here, we break it down for you (more) |
| Drunk man forces Moscow-Atlanta flight to divert to Canada |
| Filed under: Airlines, NewsYesterday, a Delta Airlines flight from Moscow to Atlanta had to make an unexpected stop in Newfoundland after the pilot decided that an unruly passenger had to be removed from the plane The Royal Canadian Mounted Police w (more) |
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