| Senate to swear in new Colorado senator |
| DENVER Colorado gets a new senator Thursday (more) |
| China Announces Subsidies for Health Care |
| China announced Wednesday that it intends to spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal health care for the country?s 1 3 billion people (more) |
| Insurance Brokerage Scanlon, Guerra, Burke Names Schneir Partner |
| Justin Schneir has been named a partner in the Woodland Hills, Calif based insurance brokerage firm of Scanlon, Guerra, Burke He has been with SGB since 2003
According to the company, the (more) |
| X Games staying in Aspen 'til 2012 |
| ASPEN The Winter X Games is extending its stay in Aspen (more) |
| Jim Kent: Guest Opinion |
| Inspired by a heartfelt message of hope, Americans have set a new national precedent for the core principles by which we govern ourselves (more) |
| Advice to a New Cruise Dad from a World-Champ Cruise Mom |
| When you have kids, can you really keep traveling, or is it all diapers, binkies, and Boppies from here on out? (more) |
| Feds have until Friday to salvage Utah oil auction |
| SALT LAKE CITY With a new president in charge, the federal government is uncertain how to handle a lawsuit challenging an oil and gas auction in Utah (more) |
| How False Economies Can Harm Home Insurance |
| During tough economic times it makes sense to try and save cash wherever possible however, some false economies could have a serious backlash on your home insurance According to research from a specialist home insurer, property owners' attempts to (more) |
| Privacy v. Pugnacity: North Dakota Town Fights Over Video Cameras in Bars |
| Authorities in a small North Dakota coal mining town want bar owners to install surveillance systems after a rash of brawls that some people liken to those seen in John Wayne's Western (more) |
| Abacus Insurance Brokers Offers Online Builder's Risk Program, Stunt Covera |
| Los Angeles based Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc , a program has launched an online builder's risk program, as well as has enhanced its portfolio of production programs to include stunt (more) |
| Steamboat taking up CO detector rules |
| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo Two small efforts have thus far failed, but the city of Steamboat Springs and Routt County soon could join the state and other Colorado communities in efforts to require carbon monoxide detectors in homes (more) |
| Close the book on 'Inkheart' |
| Whimsy shouldn't be overwhelming It shouldn't be a busy, messy cacophony By definition, there should be something delicate about it Charming, even (more) |
| Ratings Roundup: Ocidental Companhia, First Capital, HSBC, NEMI |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed its 'BBB+' long term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Ocidental Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Vida, S A , Ocidental (more) |
| Record $2.4 Billion in Inter-Company Claims Resolved By Arbitration Firm |
| A leading arbitration company says it resolved nearly 500,000 inter company claims disputes valued at more than $2 4 billion in 2008, setting a new record
Arbitration Forums, Inc (AF), the (more) |
| Drugs found at home of suspect in auto insurance fraud case |
| An auto body shop owner charged in a auto insurance fraud ring case was jailed Thursday after investigators found a large quantity of drugs at his home, prosecutors said (more) |
| Something to be proud of |
| Dear Editor: Thank you to caring, giving communities Together, in our 37 Colorado communities, we raised more than 5,000 pounds of food for the food bank members of the Colorado Food Bank Association (more) |
| S&P Assigns 'AA-' Ratings to RenRe Europe; Outlook Stable |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'AA ' counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe (RenRe Europe) with a stable outlook
'RenRe (more) |
| Louisiana Agent Who Pocketed Premiums Gains Fine, Loses License |
| A Gretna, La , insurance agent has been issued a cease and desist order, notice of license revocation and fine for misappropriation of premiums and felony theft, the Louisiana Department of (more) |
| How to Lower Your Homeowners Insurance Premium |
| Increase Your Deductible A deductible is the amount of money you pay on a loss before your insurance company pays for a claim The higher you set your deductible, the more money you can save off the premium Currently insurance companies recommend (more) |
| Top 5 Favorite Cruise Moments |
| Cruises are about more than having lots of restaurants, entertainment, and recreation under one seagoing roof They draw us in for other, more touchy feely reasons, too Here's what keeps us coming back for more (more) |
| Nebrasaka Insurance Company Under Investigation |
| Nebraska officials are investigating an alleged Ponzi scheme by a Grand Island company that recently filed bankruptcy listing up to $500 million in debt
Attorney General Jon Bruning on (more) |
| Insurer's Fire v. Pollution Argument Dismissed in Houston Court |
| Ohio based Great American Insurance Company and its policyholder have reached an agreement with respect to all outstanding issues relating to the availability of excess insurance coverage for (more) |
| NCCI Proposes Decrease for Nevada Workers' Comp Loss Cost Rates |
| Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc (NCCI) has submitted a filing for an average decrease of 4 9 percent for Nevada (more) |
| Wilson Joins AmWINS in Florida |
| Jennifer M Wilson has joined wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Brokerage of Florida as vice president and casualty broker
Wilson joins AmWINS from Florida Risk Specialists (Lexington), where (more) |
| Snow back in Aspen forecast |
| ASPEN Snow is expected to return to the Colorado mountains Friday, including the Aspen area, according to the National Weather Service (more) |
| The Pitfalls of Insuring Against Subsidence |
| How insurers view house subsidence claims A case study of the experience of one couple claiming on their buildings insurance policy for subsidence (more) |
| Xl Insurance Hires 8 Engineers for Global Property Loss Prevention |
| XL Insurance announced from its office in Hartford that the Company has hired eight new field engineers for its worldwide property loss prevention services business, XL Global Asset Protection (more) |
| Building a Healthy Community, One Child at a Time |
| Community Care of North Carolina offers high quality, patient centered care while saving millions of dollars in costs (more) |
| Bowne & Co., Inc. : Bowne Declares Quarterly Stock Dividend of $0.055 per S |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Directors of Bowne & Co , Inc (NYSE: BNE) today announced the declaration of the quarterly dividend on its Common Stock, payable in shares of Common Stock at the rate of $0 055 per share The dividend will be (more) |
| Olenick misses the cut in men's superpipe |
| ASPEN The stage is set for Thursday's clash of the ski superpipe titans at the Winter X Games Local standout Peter Olenick will be watching instead of competing (more) |
| 'Benjamin Button' leads Oscars with 13 nominations |
| BEVERLY HILLS, Calif The romantic fantasy 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P (more) |
| State Audit Raises Questions About Louisiana Road Home Data |
| Errors in the loading of tax data resulted in a need to re examine the eligibility of more than 12,500 Road Home applicants, according to a state legislative auditor's report that also raised (more) |
| Cover Your Teenagers With Home Insurance |
| Last year 1 in 4 teenagers lost a major item whilst away from home through theft or carelessness Does your home and contents insurance cover this? This article investigates (more) |
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| Brown & Brown, Inc.: Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend |
| DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL (MARKET WIRE) Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $ 075 per share The dividend is payable on February 18, 2009, to shareholde (more) |
| Palisades Offers NJ Drivers Personal Umbrella Coverage |
| Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation announced today that it is offering New Jersey drivers personal umbrella coverage The leading provider of personal auto insurance in New Jersey through independent agents, is offering auto custo (more) |
| Ellsworth Fund Ltd.: Ellsworth Fund Ltd. Releases Monthly Portfolio Data |
| MORRISTOWN, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Ellsworth Fund Ltd (AMEX: ECF) has released monthly portfolio data for December including asset allocation, quality allocation, representative holdings and other fund characteristics (more) |
| Is Your House Founded on Firm Rock, or Running Sand? |
| The reasons why subsidence occurs in a property and how it can be minimized are discussed Who should you contact first your insurer or a building surveyor? (more) |
| Accident Fund names new corporate secretary |
| Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has named Steven Reynolds as its new corporate secretary (more) |
| Top Home Insurance Renewal Tips |
| Just when you think you've cleared your major outgoings for the month, your home insurance renewal letter hits the door mat Following this new, unexpected burden on your finances, you wouldn't be the first person to think about simply letting your h (more) |
| For Olenicks, X Games a family affair |
| ASPEN The Olenick siblings have never been ones to keep their skis planted to the powder (more) |
| Rifle man ID'd as victim of I-70 crash |
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo The death of a Rifle man in a seven vehicle crash Tuesday in western Colorado has been ruled an accident (more) |
| Drink-driving falls in Northern Ireland |
| The number of motorists in Northern Ireland jeopardising their cheap car insurance premiums by getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol has fallen this winter, it has been announced Police figures showed a 24 per cent drop in the (more) |
| Which Home Insurance Cover? |
| When it comes to home insurance, there can be some confusion about what type of cover is needed Lots of people think there are things that will be covered for accidental damage within their house insurance policy, whereas they may in fact come under (more) |
| Your job, education level, credit rating may cost you more in car insurance |
| An auto insurance company and an activist group are fighting new rules that allow insurers to use a driver's education, occupation and credit rating as factors to determine the cost of coverage or whether a policy will be issued, even to those with c (more) |
| Government gets tough on people without car insurance |
| People who persist in driving without car insurance may find it harder to get away with breaking the law in future, it has been claimed The government revealed it intends to make changes to current legislation so that all vehicle owners are required (more) |
| Progressive Insurance: Ellie Kay, Family Finance Expert and Author of 'Livi |
| MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OH (MARKET WIRE) Family finance expert, author of the new release 'Living Rich for Less,' mother of seven and a former auto insurance agent, Ellie Kay shares simple, money saving tips to help families save hundreds on auto insuranc (more) |
| State Jobless Rate Soars; Benefits Extension Seen |
| The state?s jobless rate was 7 percent in December, up from 6 percent in November the largest increase in any month in 32 years of state record keeping (more) |
| Your job may cost you more in car insurance |
| An auto insurance company and an activist group are fighting new rules that allow insurers to use a driver's education, occupation and credit rating as factors to determine the cost of coverage or whether a policy will be issued, even to those with c (more) |
| Minnesota Committee Chair Pushes for Primary Seat Belt Law |
| The chairman of the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee says 2009 should be the year when Minnesota passes legislation to allow authorities to ticket any motorist for not buckling up
The (more) |
| Aegon sheds 100 IT posts |
| INSURANCE company Aegon UK is to shed 100 jobs in IT as part of a restructuring (more) |
| New York Borrows to Pay Jobless Claims |
| Besieged by claims from laid off workers, the state?s unemployment insurance system has run out of money (more) |
| Rhode Island to Test Medicaid Spending Cap |
| Rhode Island will cap overall spending on Medicaid and, in exchange, the state will be allowed to change health care programs that have been tightly controlled by the federal government (more) |
| Brown & Brown, Inc.: Brown & Brown, Inc. Elects Sam R. Boone, Jr. and Colin |
| DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL (MARKET WIRE) Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) announces that the Board of Directors today elected Sam R Boone, Jr and Colin E Lowe as Regional Executive Vice Presidents Mr Boone will be responsible for the Compa (more) |
| LandC Mortgages' LifePROMPT Service Helps Unlock 30 Million Per Annum |
| LandC Mortgages, the leading fee free broker, calculates that those smokers who have quit with the help of the NHS Stop Smoking Service, could save over 30 million a year by reviewing their life assurance arrangements (more) |
| Timmons Named Communications Director for Texas Agents Group |
| Linda Timmons has been promoted to director of communications for the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) In this position, Timmons will manage the organization's internal and external (more) |
| More Americans Skipping Necessary Prescriptions, Survey Finds |
| Increasing numbers of Americans cannot afford prescription drugs for themselves or for their children, according to a new survey (more) |
| Arch Receives Approval for New Lloyd's Syndicate |
| The Bermuda based Arch Capital Group announced that the Company has received approval in principle from the Lloyd's Franchise Board and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to establish a new (more) |
| Growing Need for Medicaid Strains States |
| Medicaid enrollments are surging because of the recession and an increase in unemployment (more) |
| Fator: Health, pensions, auto insurance to face pressure in 2009 - Brazil |
| While insurance growth has outpaced economic growth in Brazil for several years, some lines could see growth tighten or reverse as the economy slows with health, pensions, and auto insurance facing the greatest pressure, Brazilian brokerage Fator Cor (more) |
| New York: Insurers Did Not Steer Customers to Certain Body Shops |
| An investigation by the New York Insurance Department has found that auto insurers in the state did not engage in a widespread effort to steer consumers to certain auto body shops a violation of (more) |
| X Games boost Aspen lodging bookings |
| ASPEN The Winter X Games likely will produce the biggest weekend Aspen and Snowmass will see for the rest of winter providing a boost for the whole Roaring Fork Valley in this year's recession (more) |
| Buster Feldman: Guest Opinion |
| Imagining yourself in someone else's position is probably a good exercise in understanding difficult situations as Sue Gray suggested in her guest column (more) |
| 'Wrestler' - grappling with reality |
| At first 'The Wrestler' keeps Mickey Rourke's face hidden from us, as if to spare us the awful details (more) |
| Number of Uninsured Drivers on the Rise |
| The ailing economy has more people looking to save money One area where people are looking to pinch pennies is on auto insurance (more) |
| Home sales plunge in Wyoming's Teton County |
| JACKSON, Wyo (AP) The number of property sales throughout Teton County, home to the Jackson Hole ski resort, tumbled almost 50 percent last year (more) |
| Chris Cassatt editorial cartoon |
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| Roaring Fork teacher pay going up |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Roaring Fork School District teachers and other certified staff will receive a mid year pay raise under a plan approved by the district Board of Education last week (more) |
| Survey: Small Businesses Plan for Contingency; Expect Cutbacks in 2009 |
| Many small business owners say that they're prepared to eliminate some positions or reduce the number of hours employees work as part of their contingency planning for 2009, according to a recent (more) |
| DPS auto insurance checkpoint tomorrow |
| The Department of Public Safety Traffic Section will be conducting mandatory liability auto insurance (Public Law 11 55) checkpoints tomorrow, Jan 24 (more) |
| Ironshore Creates U.S. P/C Operation Run By Former AIG Execs |
| Ironshore Inc has appointed Steven England as executive vice president responsible for running its newly created U S Property Casualty underwriting operations based in St Louis, Missouri (more) |
| Adios, in verse |
| Dear Editor: The past eight years have been a disaster (more) |
| NM Tops In Uninsured Drivers; Problem Likely To Get Worse |
| The trickle down effect of the slumping economy may soon affect more drivers It has nothing to do with gas prices or road construction projects, at issue: is auto insurance Brenda Medina Reports: Number of Uninsured Drivers Likely To Increase (more) |
| Validus Ups Ike Losses to $235 Million |
| Bermuda based Validus Holdings announced that it has increased its estimate of the net adverse effect from Hurricane Ike by approximately $70 1 million to a current total estimate of approximately (more) |
| MiniCo Names Clemmensen Senior VP |
| Phoenix based MiniCo Inc , has promoted Jim Clemmensen to senior vice president, Insurance Operations He will be responsible for executive management of insurance operations and development of (more) |
| California AG Sues Operators and Pilot for San Francisco Bay Oil Spill |
| California Attorney General Edmund G Brown Jr has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response, State Lands Commission and (more) |
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