| Basement flooded - who's responsible for it? |
| Need some landlord tenant advice Basement flooded and my insurance say it doesn't cover it due to negligence by the landlord Full details inside Ok I am putting some feelers out for this because the situation just sucks
I am renting and my bas (more) |
| Please help me reclaim my car. |
| How do I get my car back? It's still in my ex'es name I've been giving her $$ for insurance and have been making the payments on it since 2003 I live across the country now and she ignores all my requests to do anything about transferring the title (more) |
| Vertafore: Vertafore Announces Company Reorganization to 'One Vertafore' |
| BOTHELL, WA (MARKET WIRE) Vertafore, a provider of market leading software and services to the insurance industry, today announced a corporate reorganization to 'One Vertafore,' a move that aligns the company's business units to meet the changing ne (more) |
| Smart Ways to Save on Auto Insurance |
| NORTHBROOK, Ill , Feb 26 Across the country, people continue to look for ways to stretch their budgets and cut costs But when trying to cut costs on auto insurance, consumers should be wary of making penny wise, pound foolish decisions that coul (more) |
| Aisle seat is healthier alternative |
| Filed under: Airlines, NewsIf you're worried about blood clots, sit on the aisle A recent study from Lahey Clinic Medical Center confirmed that getting bumped by the beverage cart can help keep deep vein thrombosis away The research team found that (more) |
| New Jersey Company Settles Massachusetts Lawsuit for $239K |
| A New Jersey insurance company agreed Tuesday to pay just over $239,000 to settle allegations that it offered improper incentives to a Boston based brokerage firm
Massachusetts Attorney (more) |
| Frommers.com Cruise Deals for the Week of February 26, 2009 |
| Silverseas cuts rates up to 50% off most itineraries, Cruise Members Only cuts out the $50 membership fee for Frommers com readers, plus oodles of cruises on sale proving yet again that cruise vacations still offer the best value for your travel d (more) |
| CNinsure reports 19% decline in Q4 earnings |
| CNinsure has reported that its net income was RMB43 7 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, representing a decrease of 18 7% from RMB53 8 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 (more) |
| Prudential mulls merger opportunities across Asia |
| UK based financial services firm Prudential is mulling growth and merger opportunities across Asia, reported the Financial Times (more) |
| Legal opinion gives Colorado oil and gas rules green light |
| DENVER Legislative legal advisers have given the green light to the majority of about 100 rules drafted by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, rejecting only three proposed rules, including one requiring consultation on wildlife (more) |
| State Farm Youth Board Issues Environmental Responsibility Grants |
| February 26, 2009 The State Farm Youth Advisory Board has issued more than $1 6 million in environmentally responsible grants for projects ranging from purchasing windmills for schools to a community wide paper recycling project (more) |
| Val Kilmer, 'King' of Mardi Gras? |
| Filed under: News
It's Mardi Gras this week, and New Orleans has been living it up in honor of one the city's most famous holidays It's not just Louisiana residents that are getting in on the action however As Videogum reports, none other than Val (more) |
| Tree regs irk Breckenridge residents |
| BRECKENRIDGE, Colo The town's defensible space proposal and how it might be enforced has some Breckenridge property owners frustrated with the prospect they'll have to pay to cut down the very trees they were once told to protect (more) |
| Vertafore: Vertafore Names Matt McKernan to Lead Carrier & MGA Business Uni |
| BOTHELL, WA (MARKET WIRE) Vertafore, a provider of market leading software and services to the insurance industry, today announced that Matt McKernan has been named President, Vertafore Carrier & MGA Markets (more) |
| Geico v. United Health Care Claim |
| I slammed my thumb in the car door and medical bills went to United Health Care instead of Geico Geico is pissed I never notified them Now what? I slammed my thumb in my car door back in October It was pretty bad (broken in three places and min (more) |
| Travel insurance help needed, please! |
| I'd like some recommendations for travel insurance (online or otherwise easy to get) for an exchange student travelling from Germany to China I'm covered under many different health insurance plans, but none will cover me travelling from Germany to (more) |
| Photo of the Day (2-25-09) |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Photo of the Day
Given that I'm from Kentucky, when 'Kentucky' appears in a sign, I'm a sucker If the sign is on an historic building in one of my favorite small U S cities, I'm even more intrigued jrodmanjr took thi (more) |
| Scene Genesis: How Collision-Repair Shops Can Attract and Retain Top Talent |
| PITTSFORD, NY (MARKET WIRE) Collision repair shops depend on attracting and keeping top talent Julie Watkin, senior VP of human resources with ABRA Auto Body & Glass, offers employee relations tips and tactics in the latest podcast from Scene Gene (more) |
| U.S. Senate Panel Sets March 5 Hearing on AIG |
| The U S Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing on March 5 to examine government aid to insurer American International Group Inc, a source familiar with the hearing said (more) |
| Pauline Frommer's Spend Less, See More Tips for Solo Travelers |
| In this series of monthly tips, you'll find some terrific ideas to help you get the most out of every trip This time around, I share some insight about the best ways to travel alone (more) |
| Who's legally liable for a house fire? |
| My friend rents a house The house burned last week My friend has renter's insurance (probably not enough) and the landlord has homeowner's insurance (only $30k definitely not enough) The fire inspector just announced that my friend's electric ma (more) |
| Why won't insurer pay out for stolen bike? |
| My bike was stolen on Christmas Eve Despite being kept very securely JLT insurers won't pay out Why not? (more) |
| CATEX: CATEX Announces the Release of Pivot Point 2.0 |
| PRINCETON, NJ (MARKET WIRE) The Catastrophe Risk Exchange, Inc (CATEX) today announced the release of its Pivot Point 2 0 Reinsurance and Insurance Transaction System platform, which features a NET upgrade of the entire web based software platform (more) |
| IHI - Health Insurance Brokers: Individual Health Insurance Provides Answer |
| MADISON, WI (MARKET WIRE) IHI provides an explanation on how those hit hardest with the downturn in the economy can access affordable options in healthcare coverage (more) |
| A Bruised Warren Buffett to Look Ahead in Annual Letter |
| Warren Buffett has some explaining to do
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, his insurance and investment company, is in the midst of one of its worst stretches since Buffett took over the company in (more) |
| GAP Insurance Problem - Help! |
| My boyfriend Brett recently ran into a problem with GAP insurance that he purchased, and we are looking for a little direction to see where he can go from here It looks as though he was defrauded by the car dealership that he purchased his car from, (more) |
| Will I be able to go from medicare to private insurance? |
| If I lose medicare, will I qualify for private insurance? I am on medicare due to disability I am now well enough to work, so i may be losing medicare But due to my disability, I have a preexisting condition which exludes me from buying private co (more) |
| Kansas Governor Seen as Top Choice in Health Post |
| Gov Kathleen Sebelius is emerging as President Obama?s top choice for secretary of health and human services (more) |
| Prepare for some abuse |
| Shady auto body shop in Toronto Help me prepare myself My gf was driving my car this weekend (we live in Toronto) and slid into the back of a stopped streetcar Thankfully she and her friends are alright, but the car sustained some damage in the (more) |
| WebCE: WebCE Selected 'Best CE Courses/Programs From an Education Provider' |
| RICHARDSON, TX (MARKET WIRE) WebCE announced today that it was awarded the 2008 Readers Choice Award from Senior Market Advisors Magazine as the 'Best CE Courses Programs from an Education Provider ' (more) |
| Cefaioli Joins TD Insurance in Massachusetts |
| Terese Cefaioli has joined the CORE Business Group at TD Insurance, Inc in Methuen, Massachusetts, where she will lead the group's Life Science and Technology Practice throughout the region, (more) |
| Hartford Financial COO to retire |
| US based The Hartford Financial Services Group has announced that Thomas Marra, the company's president and COO, will retire, effective July 3, 2009 (more) |
| They're Big in America: 6 Gargantuan Attractions Worth a Gander |
| We like things big in America and we certainly like to boast about it Superlatives reign supreme in this listing of the biggest of their kind in the country (and sometimes in the world) Natural and man made, they range from stunning to downright aw (more) |
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| Employers Holdings Reports Net Income Dropped 15.4% in 2008 |
| Reno, Nev based Employers Holdings Inc reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $15 9 million compared with $31 8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007 Net income includes (more) |
| Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania: Univest Corporation Declares First Qua |
| SOUDERTON, PA (MARKET WIRE) Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ: UVSP) declared today a $ 20 per share quarterly cash dividend to be paid on April 1, 2009 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2009 (more) |
| Scott Reid on RBS: What a difference a year makes |
| BEFORE examining the implications of today's staggering annual losses from RBS, it's worth casting one's mind back just 12 months (more) |
| U.S. Considering 'Controlled Breakup' of AIG To Keep It Afloat |
| American International Group and U S authorities are in advanced discussions over a radical restructuring that would split the insurer into at least three government controlled divisions in an (more) |
| UK Treasury Chief: Banks Must Clean Up, Rebuild |
| Britain's banks must clean up their balance sheets and start rebuilding their operations, the Treasury chief said Wednesday as major lenders were in talks with the government for insurance of (more) |
| Frommers.com Airfare Deals and News for the Week of February 27, 2009 |
| Although we would never presume to predict where airfares are heading (we'll leave that for those with a more adventurous nature), we can tell you that airfares on many routes, both domestic and international, appear to have headed downward (more) |
| Florida Citizens' Board Member With Ties to Sansom Resigns |
| A key figure in allegations that former House Speaker Ray Sansom misused his previous office as the chamber's budget chairman has resigned from the board that oversees a state created insurance (more) |
| Buy to let landlords need to take out rent guarantee insurance |
| Buy to let landlords need to take out rent guarantee insurance (more) |
| How to get insurance company pay for my car accident? |
| Car accident insurance filter: Insurance company refuses to provide for rental car before sending me the money What to do? Details:
My car got rear ended 14 days ago No fault of mine this is confirmed by the police report I took the damaged car t (more) |
| LV= Warns Holidaymakers About Scams Abroad |
| LV= is warning holidaymakers to take precautions this summer as it emerges that one in ten British tourists have been the victim of holiday scams in the past two years (more) |
| Top Provider of Trucking Insurance 'J.D. Tanner and Associates' Announces T |
| In an industry which has been hit with the uncertainty of fuel prices as well as the increasing costs of overall operation, J D Tanner and Associates is excited to announce the ability to lock in premiums for up to three years for companies with fle (more) |
| Price comparison sites: building bridges |
| The Comparison Consortium has joined with the Association of British Insurers to develop a code of practice for online insurance aggregators As aggregators have become more popular with consumers arranging their insurance, criticism of the industry (more) |
| Colorado takes beetle fight to Washington |
| WASHINGTON Colorado's congressional delegation is showing a unified front to get economic stimulus money to fight bark beetle infestations in the state's dead or dying forests (more) |
| Bonaire Software Solutions LLC: Robeco Investment Management Selects Bonair |
| BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC today announced that Robeco Investment Management selected its REVPORT(TM) Revenue Management and Fee Billing platform and the EMPOWER Invoices and Reports Views Developer Toolkit (more) |
| I want to put a small price on my head. |
| Why should I refrain from buying a very modest 30 year term life insurance policy from a financially unstable company like AIG? Ok, I want to purchase a 30 year term life insurance policy The value of this policy is within the limits guaranteed by (more) |
| Help me choose health insurance? |
| Can you help my wife and I choose health insurance? I'm shopping for health insurance for my wife and I I'm looking here for recommendations on good companies and good plans; tips on what to be sure to get and what to avoid; and even 'Hey you sound (more) |
| Slope Spec: Engelberg, Switzerland |
| Just reaching Engelberg is a totally Alpine experience Trains depart every hour from Lucerne During the final stretch, cogs are engaged and the Stans Engelberg train clicks its way up to the village that lies in a high valley at about 3,400 From t (more) |
| Fairfield police issue car burglary warning |
| Fairfield police are warning community members to move it or possibly lose it valuables left in vehicles, that is Instances of vehicle burglaries have risen, officials said, and people need to take action Remember, they added, aside from the loss (more) |
| IAG reports 96% fall in H1 profit |
| Insurance Australia Group has reported a net profit after tax of A$4 million for the first six months ended December 31, 2008, a 96% decline as compared to A$110 million posted in the first six months ended December 31, 2007 (more) |
| Cities Along Red River Prepare for Spring Flooding |
| Officials of cities along the Red River are preparing for the worst while they await an updated spring flood forecast Friday
Wilkin County, Minn , engineer Tom Richels says the county has (more) |
| Maxine Welden Scott |
| Maxine Welden Scott, beloved wife and mother, passed away in Lakewood on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 (more) |
| 5 Adrenaline Rushes in the Snowy Pocono Mountains |
| The Poconos' charms are many and varied And during these long, cold months, snow bunnies looking for a weekend getaway will find a seriously wintry destination, with an average low temperature of 16°F and an average monthly snowfall of over a fo (more) |
| Will they know that I'm sick? |
| What information does my workplace receive about claims on my health insurance? I would like to see a mental health professional but I'm concerned that it may haunt me in my career What information about the doctors I see will be available to HR? I (more) |
| Frommer's 5 Deals: Athens, NYC, Telluride, Ireland and Egypt |
| We've done our usual digging to uncover five of the best travel deals currently available Most include airfare and accommodations (more) |
| Texting While Driving Ban Passes Virginia Senate |
| OMG! Texting your BFF while driving could soon cost you
The Senate voted 33 6 Tuesday to pass Del John Cosgrove's bill to ban sending or reading text messages or e mail while driving The (more) |
| what's good about private insurance instead of NHS, for shrinking my crazy- |
| What advantage will I get from getting on my husband's private medical insurance in the UK, in terms of getting psychiatric treatment? My husband gets private insurance for us from his work Thus far I've just used the NHS, but I wonder if I used his (more) |
| A book for women that most women travelers might recognize |
| Filed under: Arts and Culture, Stories, BooksWhen I read about Rachel Kauder Nalebuff's intriguing book My Little Red Book yesterday, I thought about women travelers and the calculations many make when hitting the road as to not be surprised by 'that (more) |
| Saving A Bundle On Auto Insurance |
| In this new economy, people are looking for ways to save a few bucks You might say that it's downright foolish to continue paying for services and products out of habit or without shopping around However, that's exactly what many people are doing w (more) |
| Want to vent about gasoline prices? Head to Rifle |
| RIFLE, Colo Gasoline prices aren't as high as they were last summer in western Colorado, when prices skyrocketed to more than $5 a gallon in Aspen and topped $4 a gallon in Rifle, spurring grumbling about unfair and, possibly, illegal pricing (more) |
| Skipton profits take an 86% hit |
| THE UK's sixth largest building society has blamed the worst housing market in living memory and the cost of compensating savers at failed banks for a steep drop in profit (more) |
| IN BRIEF |
| DETROIT A Detroit police officer has been sentenced to nine months in jail for writing bogus accident reports to support fraudulent auto insurance claims Wayne County Circuit Judge Annette Berry on Wednesday also sentenced Brown City's Kevin Schu (more) |
| Cox Joins Homeowners of America as VP, Director of Marketing |
| Texas based Homeowners of America Insurance Company announced that Michael S Cox has joined the firm as vice president and director of Marketing
Cox has more than 12 years of insurance (more) |
| Homeland Chief Orders Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery Review |
| In one of her first moves as Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano has ordered a fresh review of hurricane recovery efforts in the gulf coast 31 2 years after two killer hurricanes swept (more) |
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| ProAssurance Q4 net income up 49% |
| ProAssurance, a holding company for property and casualty insurance companies, has reported that its net income for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 was $76 29 million, or $2 26 per diluted share, an increase of 49% compared to $51 36 milli (more) |
| Peggy Cooper Rowland |
| Peggy was born in Aspen to Fleeta and Ed Cooper on April 8, 1915 She died on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009, at Heritage Park in Carbondale after complications from a fall earlier in the month (more) |
| Can i collect unemployment if my job only offers job options I can refuse? |
| Due to cost saving measures, my company is about to remove health insurance and my bosses are basically looking for me to become an independent rep for them Can I colect unemployment should I feel I was put in a position that I could no longer wor (more) |
| Newly unemployed get stimulus help |
| Stimulus legislation helps the unemployed through a health care subsidy and weekly benefit increase (more) |
| Scaffold Company Blamed for San Diego Collapse That Killed 1 |
| California investigators have concluded that a scaffolding company was to blame for the collapse of a walkway cover in San Diego that killed one man and injured at least 14 people in 2008
The (more) |
| Travel Q&A: Here's What the Experts Think About Cruising Alaska |
| If you can spare the dough, now's the time to go and explore Southeast Alaska's gorgeous fjords, glaciers, and forests Here's what a handful of experts say about what to book, when to book and why they love our 50th state so darn much (more) |
| Global Ski Report: An Eco-Hotel, Ski Deals Across California & More |
| Great deals include $5 Fridays in the Canada's Okanagan Valley & free lessons at Sugarbowl, plus hotel news for Tahoe and Tigne (more) |
| Aspen students facing expulsion for alleged pot deal |
| ASPEN Two Aspen High School students face expulsion after allegedly selling marijuana to a classmate on the pedestrian bridge between the Aspen Recreation Center and Aspen High School, according to Superintendent Diana Sirko (more) |
| February 25 Ford E-News |
| Ford Motor Company's new industry first Paint and Body Technology Center in Inkster, Mich brings repair and crash safety experts together to drive down auto insurance premiums by making vehicles more damage resistant and less expensive to repair (more) |
| Pitkin County landfill fees going up |
| PITKIN COUNTY As of April Fool's Day, it will get a little more expensive to throw away certain kinds of trash at the Pitkin County landfill No foolin' (more) |
| Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.: Mercer Insurance Group, Inc. Announces Fourth |
| PENNINGTON, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Mercer Insurance Group, Inc (NASDAQ: MIGP) reported its operating results today for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2008 (more) |
| Arkansas Storm Damages Estimated at Half a Billion Dollars |
| The financial toll from the January ice storm in north Arkansas is estimated at $500 million, with most of the cost for restoring electric utilities
The three major utilities that sustained (more) |
| Appeals Court Supports Store Manager in Employee Safety Case |
| An Arkansas Appeals Court has upheld the ruling of the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission that the night manager of a grocery story is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for (more) |
| Why Renters Insurance is Important |
| Millions of Americans are renters, but many go without renters insurance This article looks at the reasons why protecting your personal property is important Recent news of natural disasters has caused many people to have flood and homeowners insu (more) |
| 44 snakes and lizards almost smuggled on a plane |
| Filed under: Stories, Australia, Airlines, Airports, NewsNot that I've thought much about smuggling lizards and snakes on a plane, but reading about this Australian guy who was nabbed a couple days ago trying to smuggle 44 snakes and lizards from Aus (more) |
| PerMile Auto Insurance |
| Allison Myers describes her former insurance agent as if she's talking about a family friend 'I know my insurance agent, and he knew my grandparents,' she says But when her rates went up, it was time to say goodbye Like a growing number of (more) |
| Vonn falls in training, OK for World Cup |
| BANSKO, Bulgaria World Cup leader Lindsey Vonn fell during downhill training Thursday but will be fine to compete in Friday's race (more) |
| Daily deal - Swiss Gear computer backpack for $30 |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily DealToday's deal of the day is for the highly rated Swiss Gear computer backpack This stylish travel rated backpack features padded shoulder straps, an MP3 player pocket, a laptop pocket and even special opening in the t (more) |
| Alabama House Votes to Add Restrictions to Young Drivers |
| The Alabama House has passed a bill that adds additional restrictions for some teenage drivers
The House voted 80 10 for the bill that requires some 16 and 17 year old drivers to have a (more) |
| Video: Bad insurance buys |
| Understanding insurance is a good policy that helps insure you don't waste money (more) |
| Ambac Financial Q4 net loss narrows |
| Ambac Financial Group has reported a net loss of $2 34 billion, or $8 14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to a net loss of $3 27 billion, or $32 03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31 (more) |
| Short-Term Health Insurance |
| Looking for health insurance I'm off my parents' plan in a few months and confused overwhelmed I'm 21 years old, female, and about to be a recent college graduate whose state of residence is NY I have no major health problems pre existing condit (more) |
| Insurance Stuff in Court for Personal Injury? |
| In a personal injury small claims case, will the judge want to see insurance bills and payments? They seem secondary to the case, as I have the original hospital ambulance Dr bills
I heard somewhere that judges don't consider anything insurance doe (more) |
| Five More Places To See Before They Are Changed Forever |
| Filed under: Activism, Africa, Oceania, South America, Tanzania, Maldives, Nepal, Russian Federation, Ecuador, EcotourismLast week we posted a story from CNN com that named five places to see before climate changed altered them forever The destinati (more) |
| Employers Holdings Q4 earnings slip |
| Employers Holdings, a provider of workers' compensation insurance, has reported a net income of $15 85 million, or $0 32 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared with $31 76 million, or $0 64 per diluted share, in t (more) |
| Would skiers pay to park on Vail roadsides? |
| VAIL, Colo Eagle resident Jill Suarez was adamant when asked how much she would consider paying to park on the frontage road in Vail, Colo (more) |
| How can I book a sane vacation? |
| What's the safest best way to book airline tickets? Hey?
I'm planning on flying from New York to Melbourne I don't have a credit card What is the best way to make sure my trip is hassle free?
I've flown many times in the past and have never had a (more) |
| Rocky Mountain News closing after Friday edition |
| DENVER The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper and a Denver fixture since 1859, will publish its last edition Friday (more) |
| Please hope me, President Obama |
| NoInsuranceFilter: I awoke New Years Day in the hospital My clothes had been cut off, I had a catheter in and a wrist restraint on my left wrist I had five stitches in my eyebrow The bill has arrived Out with a friend, drinking and apparently got (more) |
| Man arrested for grabbing butts of flight attendant, passenger |
| Filed under: AirlinesIt's been a while since we've had a good 'passenger does something stupid' story for you in on Gadling For those going into withdrawal, let me introduce you to David Watson, 41, of Selkirk, N Y David seems to have a bit of a gra (more) |
| Gen Re to Pay $72M for Finite Reinsurance Transaction |
| General Re Corp , a reinsurance unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , agreed to pay $72 million to settle investor claims about its role in a fraudulent transaction (more) |
| Teens in alleged Carbondale assault appear in court |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Six of the seven teenagers charged in an assault case involving two Carbondale woman in late January appeared in Garfield County Juvenile Court Wednesday and were advised of the charges against them (more) |
| Forum focuses on Western tacks on climate change |
| DENVER Western political, business and environmental leaders are meeting in Denver to discuss regional initiatives on climate change and how the policies will affect the West (more) |
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