| Berkshire Hathaway Dogged by Derivatives, Accounting Rules |
| Shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc sank last Friday to their lowest level in 5 1 2 years amid concern the insurance and investment company could suffer big losses from bets on (more) |
| Outraged over IRV |
| Dear Editor: The Red Ant has never been so fiery angry with city officials as she is today (more) |
| Michigan's Citizens Insurance Awards 11 Students Scholarships |
| Citizens Insurance Co of America, through its parent company's foundation, The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc , has awarded 11 scholarships to public high school students and children of (more) |
| Officials: Woman Killed in Massachusetts House Explosion |
| An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak leveled a house in Somerset, Massachusetts on Thursday evening killing a woman and her dog and damaging at least two nearby houses, officials (more) |
| Parking lots are where many accidents happen |
| Did you know parking lot accidents are a major source of auto insurance claims? Parking lots are perfect locations for 'fender benders' to occur there are a lot of cars moving around, some drivers are not paying enough attention to their driving a (more) |
| Voting method ill advised |
| Dear Editor: I've been hearing the distant, gravely voice of Edward P Benton recently My 8th grade social studies teacher's mantra was 'You study the past so you can make better decisions in the present and improve the future ' (more) |
| Equipment Breakdown Reinsurer to Pay Certificate, Inspection Costs |
| Mutual Boiler Re, a Malvern, Pennsylvania based equipment breakdown reinsurer, said it will now pay for its insureds' boiler and pressure vessel certificate issuance fees and inspection costs in (more) |
| Guyana Insurer Blames Stanford Group for Losses |
| A leading insurance company in Guyana says it has lost nearly $1 5 million in pension funds after investing with Texas financier R Allen Stanford
Spokesman Hewley Nelson says the 'Hand in (more) |
| Buyers warned to get car insurance quotes before purchasing |
| Buyers warned to get car insurance quotes before purchasing (more) |
| Greenwich Mean Time: Beating the Jet Lag Blues |
| Good old Greenwich Mean Time can be mean, all right, if you crisscross timelines and travel a lot But what's a tired world traveler to do? (more) |
| Willis Announces International Appointments in Global Placement Unit |
| Willis Group Holdings has announced a series of international appointments in Willis Global Placement, its newly formed entity that co ordinates worldwide placement strategy for the benefit of (more) |
| Food flying off shelves at Carbondale pantry |
| CARBONDALE Business is booming at a food pantry in Carbondale as the recession claims jobs in the Roaring Fork Valley (more) |
| U.S. Treasury Declines Comment on Additional Funds for AIG, Citi |
| The U S Treasury Monday declined to comment on reports American International Group was seeking additional government funds and that Citigroup was in talks with the government that could lead to (more) |
| Paul Andersen: Fair Game |
| I have been cross country skiing this winter with people who have never before been on snow They come from Africa, the Middle East warm parts of the world (more) |
| Henricks Joins AmWINS Brokerage in Florida |
| Lynn Henricks has joined wholesaler AmWINS Brokerage of Florida as vice president
Formerly of Beecher Carlson, Henricks has 20 years of insurance industry experience and will focus on property (more) |
| Frommer's Smart Deal of the Week: Italy in Early Spring from $489 |
| The starting price reflects travel to Rome, but other Italian cities are included, too $519 for Florence and $619 for Venice based on departures from New York (more) |
| Insurance.com Announces New CEO |
| Insurance com, the leading online independent auto insurance agency in the United States, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Robert Klapper as its new Chief Executive Officer Rob succeeds CEO and founder Dave Roush, who will r (more) |
| Cut premiums with pay-as-you-drive auto insurance |
| If you've reduced the number of miles in your commute because you want to save on gas or you're in between jobs, you may be eligible for a new discount program that can reduce your auto insurance rates (more) |
| Barry Smith: Irrelativity |
| Pinned to the bulletin board in the college photo lab was a poorly printed black and white photo obviously the work of a beginning student of a cat (more) |
| Insurance Industry Advises Small Businesses Not to Skimp on Coverage |
| Insurance coverage is an expense that many small business owners might be tempted to cut back on or even forgo as they try to cut costs during the recession They're making a bet that they won't (more) |
| More on the meal scandal |
| Dear Editor: The latest meal scandal at City Hall is just one more symptom of a city government out of touch, and in over their heads (more) |
| Atlanta Fire Department Faces Insurance Rating Amid Budget Cuts |
| The insurance industry is engaging in an on site evaluation of Atlanta's fire protection system for the first time in three decades, a process that could add millions of dollars to premiums (more) |
| Theatre Aspen: 'Same Time, Next Year'? Maybe next year |
| ASPEN Theatre Aspen's production of 'Same Time, Next Year,' planned as part of the organization's 2009 summer season, has been pushed aside by bigger plans: a Broadway revival of Bernard Slade's 1975 romantic comedy (more) |
| Lose your job in Pitkin County, lose your home? |
| ASPEN Local workers who lose their jobs as a result of the recession are worried about losing something else at the same time their homes (more) |
| Indiana Jury Awards $157 Million in Tree Stand Death |
| Jurors in Indiana have awarded a Lafayette woman $157 million in a lawsuit against the makers of a tree stand that malfunctioned, resulting in her husband's death
Jurors deliberated for about (more) |
| Colorado lawmakers to consider revising oil, gas rules |
| DURANGO, Colo The latest attempt to revise oil and gas regulations before the Colorado Legislature is aimed at ensuring landowners' rights as the state tries to minimize the effects of energy development on wildlife (more) |
| Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc.: Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc. Report |
| FREMONT, MI (MARKET WIRE) Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc (Fremont) (OTCBB: FMMH) today reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 of $3 8 million, or $2 08 per diluted share, compared to $4 9 million, or $2 69 per diluted share, for (more) |
| Disasters Put Oklahoma $21M in Debt |
| From ice storms to tornadoes, from floods to wildfires, Oklahoma has amassed $21 million in disaster debt the past two years while enduring a record number of deadly catastrophes that have (more) |
| The anomalies of Instant Runoff Voting |
| Dear Editor: I've been studying the newly forming election system in Aspen, as a result of my interest in the mathematics fundamental to the different systems being proposed (more) |
| Obama Extends Federal Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office |
| President Barack Obama has extended the federal office of Gulf Coast rebuilding, calling it a 'first step of a sustained commitment by my administration to rebuild now, stronger than ever ' (more) |
| Iggy insurer refuses musicians car cover |
| A car insurer which has a £25m ad campaign starring veteran rocker Iggy Pop refuses to insure musicians (more) |
| A bonus boondoggle |
| Dear Editor: So Steve 'Bogus Baby' Barwick thinks freezing wages and paying bonuses is the balm needed to save the city from financial ruin? (more) |
| Kansas Retains Governor's Appointment Power |
| Kansas House Democrats killed a proposal Friday to strip the governor of the power to fill vacancies in four statewide offices
The proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution would have let (more) |
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| Educators address the digital dilemma |
| ASPEN When Basalt Middle School Principal Jeremy Voss watches the playground at lunch, he sees groups gathered around hand held devices, engaging in multi player games over the school's wireless network (more) |
| Hannover Ruck: Purchase of ING portfolio from Scottish Re completed |
| HANNOVER, GERMANY (MARKET WIRE) Hannover Re today announced that the acquisition of the ING individual life reinsurance business from the Scottish Re Group, first announced on 23 January 2009, has been completed The respective regulators (more) |
| Ten More Global Anniversary Celebrations in 2009 |
| Bermuda, Vilnius and Tel Aviv are just a few destinations marking major celebrations this year And special anniversaries are sometimes the perfect reason to go traveling (more) |
| Ford and Union in Accord on Health Care |
| Ford can substitute its stock for some of its payments into a retiree health care trust under a deal announced with the U A W (more) |
| Buy American |
| Dear Editor: Last year, when the city of Aspen was looking for police cruiser replacements, we wrote a letter suggesting that they buy American hybrids (more) |
| H & R Block: H&R Block Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend |
| KANSAS CITY, MO (MARKET WIRE) The Board of Directors of H&R Block, Inc (NYSE: HRB) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share, payable April 1, 2009, to shareholders of record March 11, 2009 (more) |
| Cowdery eyes up Prudential |
| INSURANCE tycoon Clive Cowdery has reportedly sounded out Prudential to see if it is willing to sell its UK business (more) |
| zInternationalinsurance.com launched for International Travelers and Expatr |
| International Services, Inc a leader in offering travel and health insurance plans to US visitors has launched (more) |
| Pitkin County Library one of America's Stars |
| ASPEN The Pitkin County Library was named as one of Colorado's seven outstanding library facilities, according to an announcement from the Colorado Department of Education (more) |
| Hull & Co. Inc. Appoints Siegel VP in Stockton, California |
| Hull & Co Inc has promoted Chris Siegel to the position of vice president and profit center leader for the Stockton, Calif , office effective March 2, 2009
With 10 years of insurance (more) |
| Democrats Resisting Obama on Social Security |
| President Obama?s plan to form a Social Security task force was shelved, partly because of objections from House and Senate leaders (more) |
| AmWINS Insurance Brokerage Makes Two California Appointments |
| Chris Pope has joined AmWINS Insurance Brokerage of California's Santa Ana office as vice president and casualty broker He has experience in the wholesale brokerage industry, with 20 years of (more) |
| Marine Insurers Continue To Seek Increases For P&I Cover |
| Ship owners will experience another round of premium increases as underwriters have been seeking increases ranging from 10 29 percent for the 2009 2010 protection and indemnity insurance renewals, according to an executive with Aon
P&I is broad (more) |
| No cash bonuses for Northern Rock executives |
| NORTHERN Rock executives and senior managers will not receive cash bonuses for 2008 and 2009, the bank said today (more) |
| AIG Reportedly Facing $60 Billion Loss; In Talks For More Government Aid |
| American International Group Inc , which was rescued twice last year by the U S government, is in talks with authorities for more aid as it looks to post its largest ever quarterly loss, a source (more) |
| Florida Lawmakers Still Face Property Insurance Woes |
| Florida Gov Charlie Crist's political mantra has been to hold down property insurance rates, taxes and almost anything else costly for people he wants voting for him next year
Whether Crist (more) |
| The Arts and Dining in Houston |
| Everyone knows what Texas means to outsiders it's big and brash In contrast to that image of over confidence, visitors might be surprised to learn that Houston is one of only five US cities with year round resident companies in all major performi (more) |
| Kingsway Financial Loss Worse Than Forecast |
| Toronto based Kingsway Financial Services Inc said Friday its quarterly loss came in even deeper than it had estimated a week ago, leading the company to chop its dividend and sending its shares (more) |
| Principal of Nebraska Agency Under Investigation Files for Bankruptcy |
| One of the principals of a Grand Island business suspected in a Ponzi scheme has filed for bankruptcy
Stella Levea of Grand Island says in her Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that she owes (more) |
| New York Regulator 'Reminds' Insurers about Accounting Requirements |
| New York Insurance Department Superintendent Eric Dinallo issued a reminder last week that insurance companies must file annual financial reports or supplements that comply with the accounting (more) |
| Arkansas Senate OKs Restricting Crash Report Access |
| A proposal to temporarily restrict access to traffic accident reports that's working its way through Arkansas' Legislature has raised concerns from at least one opponent that it could open the (more) |
| Jerry Jeff Walker raises hell in Aspen |
| ASPEN Singer songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker was in true form Saturday night when he performed in front of a nearly full house at Aspen's Wheeler Opera House (more) |
| American National Reports Losses |
| Galveston, Texas based American National Insurance Company announced a fourth quarter 2008 net loss of $34,564,000, compared to net income of $53,332,000 for the same period in 2007 (more) |
| H & R Block: First-Time Homebuyers in 2009 to Reap Recovery Act Benefits |
| KANSAS CITY, MO (MARKET WIRE) Taxpayers on the fence about buying their first home may want to consider the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's tax credit that could mean up to an $8,000 break on their taxes Not only will this tax credit lower (more) |
| Joshua Radin: The accidental TV songwriter |
| ASPEN Joshua Radin has taken a most unusual path to becoming a star on TV He didn't take any concrete steps in that direction till he was 30; most of his creative energy in his early years was devoted to painting (more) |
| Revett Minerals Sued for Negligence at Troy Mine |
| The widow of a man killed during a cave in at Revett Minerals' copper and silver mine in Montana has filed a lawsuit against the company, seeking $18 million in compensatory and punitive (more) |
| Blumenthal standing behind insurance bill |
| Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has asked the General Assembly to pass a bill into law that would bar insurers from using one's credit history to determine whether to offer auto insurance (more) |
| Aspen vs. Telluride plastic bag competition expands |
| ASPEN Last year's contest between Aspen and Telluride to see which town could replace more plastic bags with reusable ones has grown to include 26 mountain towns (more) |
| Ford Puts a Dent in Auto Insurance Costs by Making Vehicles More Damage Res |
| Ford is opening an industry first technology center in Inkster, Mich , dedicated to finding design solutions and repair procedures that will lower repair costs and ultimately drive down auto insurance premiums (more) |
| Due to High Demand, Breakthrough Management Group International to Offer it |
| BMGI's Transactional Lean helps organizations identify and eliminate unnecessary activities that slow down processes and create waste (more) |
| South Carolina Man Who Slayed Family for Insurance Money Executed |
| A Georgia man convicted of killing his wife and son to collect life insurance money has been executed in South Carolina
Luke Williams was put to death by lethal injection Friday The (more) |
| ACM Capital Partners: ACM Capital Partners Names Brian Davies Managing Part |
| MIAMI, FL (MARKET WIRE) ACM Capital Partners, a national investment and advisory firm specializing in assisting middle market companies in transition or distress, today announced that Brian L Davies, Jr , has joined the company as Managing Partner, (more) |
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| Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc.: Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc. Announce |
| CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) Terra Nova Financial Group, Inc (OTCBB: TNFG), a specialized financial services firm that through its subsidiaries provides brokerage services and trading technologies for professional traders, hedge funds and money manage (more) |
| Funds available for Carbondale-centric events, projects |
| CARBONDALE Carbondale is looking for a little marketing and promotional help from its friends, and the town is willing to pay for it (more) |
| Rising insurance premiums for younger drivers |
| Rising insurance premiums for younger drivers (more) |
| Chubb: Insurance Upgrade Helps Homeowners Go 'Green' After a Loss |
| WARREN, NJ (MARKET WIRE) If a home is damaged or destroyed, homeowners may want to rebuild with 'green' materials and processes, but the additional cost can be prohibitive Now, homeowners can obtain insurance through the Chubb Group of Insurance Co (more) |
| Community space is important |
| Dear Editor: In response to Ms Junee Kirk's letter of Friday, Feb 20, 2009, which wrongfully accuses Aspen Art Museum staff of disseminating inaccurate information regarding the former Youth Center (more) |
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