| Lloyd's Posts $2.78 Billion 2008 Profit |
| Lloyd's announced an overall profit for 2008 of £1 899 billion ($2 78 billion), a 50 percent drop from the £3 846 billion ($5 64 billion) it posted in 2007, but given current economic (more) |
| Pothole website could prevent van insurance claims |
| Motorists who have had to make a van insurance claim as the result of damage caused by poorly maintained roads may welcome the re launch of a campaign website Potholes co uk aims to give drivers the opportunity to warn other road users about particul (more) |
| 2 Iowa Insurers Cancel Merger |
| Two Des Moines area insurance companies have called off plans for a merger
American Enterprise Group Inc of Des Moines and Homesteaders Life Co of West Des Moines said in a joint statement (more) |
| Slope Specs: Steamboat's Classic Slopes and Modern Amenities |
| Steamboat is a big ski area beefy as the surrounding ranch land that rises above the broad Yampa River Valley and is known for reliable and abundant feather light snow (more) |
| AA calls for fuel duty to be frozen |
| Vehicle owners who are already struggling to meet running costs such as van insurance, road tax and maintenance may back calls for fuel duty to be frozen The AA has suggested it is not fair on businesses or families for the tax to be increased under (more) |
| Dust storms turn Aspen slopes brown |
| ASPEN Despite a few inches of fresh snow Monday morning, Aspen's ski slopes sported an uncharacteristic brown hue, thanks to blustery winds carrying dirt from the Southwest and, perhaps, China (more) |
| Los Lobos entrance, then rock |
| ASPEN Early on in Los Lobos' concert, Sunday night at Belly Up, someone in the crowd noted that ear plugs would not be necessary (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Walt Disney World & Orlando |
| Orlando continues to change and evolve in an effort to remain worth the high price, and to entice those who have already experienced its array of offerings to return time and time again (more) |
| 15 AIG Employees Give Back Bonuses |
| Fifteen of 20 American International Group leading bonus recipients have agreed to give them back in full, said New York's top legal officer who is probing into $165 million in executive pay at (more) |
| Demand up at Aspen health agency |
| ASPEN Early 2009 has been a busy time at Community Health Services in Aspen, where the caseload has doubled or even tripled for certain types of service, compared to the same period last year (more) |
| Sterling Grant & Associates Names Chamberlin Insurance Producer |
| Phoenix based Sterling Grant & Associates has added Laurel Chamberlin as a producer Chamberlin will focus primarily on marketing insurance to the multi family property industry as well as retail, (more) |
| Horse rescued from I-70 rollover in Vail |
| VAIL, Colo Firefighters in Vail rescued a horse trapped in an upended trailer Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 70 after a one vehicle accident (more) |
| Mississippi Buyers Caught In Stolen Car Scam Must Return Vehicles |
| Normally, a 2008 BMW M3 or 3 Series sedan in excellent condition would sell for between $35,000 and $42,000 in a private party transaction, depending on mileage and equipment
For some Jones (more) |
| Guest opinion: Art museum should tap Aspen's wealthy |
| Building a new art museum with tax money has limited value to a community living in recession (more) |
| Senate Push Over AIG Bonuses Appears to Lose Steam |
| U S Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed Monday to push to recoup millions of dollars in executive bonuses at taxpayer funded insurer American International Group, but the legislation appeared (more) |
| Height of buildings violates approvals, City Council is told |
| ASPEN City Hall officials plan to investigate claims from citizens that developers skirted the city's height restrictions on buildings by making changes to design plans after receiving original approval (more) |
| On the hill: Spring trifecta |
| When it's springtime in the Rockies, a man's mind naturally wanders to the great outdoors (more) |
| What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Paris |
| Why you shouldn't try to smoke in bars and restaurants, where to stay when hotels are full, how to spend a night on the town, and more updates from the streets of Paris (more) |
| Rocky Mountain Report: A Blizzard of Spring Deals |
| End of the season deals put more mountains in reach with under $100 a night ski and sleep packages on slopes and resorts up and down the Rockies (more) |
| Walgreens Discrimination Suit Appealed in Nevada |
| Two years after Bruce Johnson lost a racial discrimination suit against Walgreens Co , the Houston resident says he has some unfinished business with the drug store chain that he claims owes him (more) |
| Swip plans to buy 'distressed assets' this year |
| SCOTTISH Widows' fund management arm will invest up to half its 2009 private equity allocation in 'distressed assets', a senior executive said yesterday (more) |
| Council cancels Lift One question |
| ASPEN The Aspen City Council on Monday voted unanimously to cancel the ballot question that would have asked voters May 5 to approve or reject the massive Lift One Master Plan to redesign the base of Aspen Mountain (more) |
| Insurance Agents 40-and-Younger: What Are YOU Thinking? Exclusive Young Age |
| Young property casualty insurance agents and brokers across the U S are being called upon to answer some questions and have some fun
Who are you? What do you really think about your (more) |
| Absent landlord means I can't get insured |
| My landlord wants me to arrange buildings insurance on the flat I rent from him But no UK insurer is willing to do this as he lives in Australia (more) |
| Note, money lands Woody Creek man in jail |
| ASPEN A 48 year old man was behind bars Monday after he was arrested for allegedly violating a protection order by contacting a neighbor (more) |
| Despair over our financial policy |
| Over the weekend The New York Times and other newspapers reported leaked details about the Obama administration's bank rescue plan, which is to be officially released this week (more) |
| Insurance Agents Alliance Adds Commercial Workers' Comp Market |
| Sacramento, Calif based Alliance of Insurance Agents & Brokers has added a new commercial carrier relationship with ACE Complete The ACE Complete program provides workers' compensation coverage (more) |
| Giants, Broncos to play on Thanksgiving in Denver |
| DENVER The New York Giants and Denver Broncos will play at Invesco Field at Mile on Thanksgiving Day, the first Thanksgiving home game for the Broncos in 46 seasons (more) |
| Can Camping be Chic? 5 Stylish Tent Vacations |
| Camping doesn't have to be about roughing it in the elements, smelly sleeping bags, and surviving on tinned food Here are five ways to see the softer side of the great outdoors (more) |
| IBA West Service Corp. Names Furlong President |
| Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) announced that Paul K Furlong has joined the association staff as president of the IBA West Service Corp He will be responsible for the (more) |
| Basalt eyes sweeping changes to its affordable housing regulations |
| BASALT Basalt's town government is planning such a drastic overhaul to its affordable housing guidelines that even the name will change (more) |
| Ant for mayor? Only in Aspen |
| ASPEN An insect has announced her candidacy for Aspen mayor, joining three other contenders who are vying for the two year term (more) |
| Willis Forms FINEX Global for Financial, Executive Risk, Professional Liabi |
| Willis Group Holdings announced the formation of FINEX Global, a new division that will incorporate all of Willis' existing London based Financial, Executive Risk and Professional Liability (more) |
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| Dear Editor: The most beautiful section of bike trail in the Roaring Fork Valley is located on the Rock Bottom Ranch Preserve (more) |
| EPA chief among heavy hitters at Aspen Environment Forum |
| ASPEN The head of the U S Environmental Protection Agency will be the keynote speaker at an Aspen event Wednesday just days after proposing a monumental shift in how the country handles global warming (more) |
| Colorado, feds to hash out oil, gas regulations |
| DENVER State and federal officials plan to sort out questions about how Colorado's proposed new oil and gas regulations will apply to federal land (more) |
| Snowmass man seeks return of Aston Martin |
| PITKIN COUNTY A Snowmass Village resident filed a complaint in Pitkin County District Court against a former flame that, among other things, seeks the return of an Aston Martin DB9 (more) |
| Slope Specs: Alaska's Alyeska Pushes into Spring |
| No other resort combines true high mountain terrain, a low oxygen rich elevation, and splendid ocean views, in addition to a season that runs on to Memorial Day (more) |
| Colorado kills proposal to suspend student tests |
| DENVER The House Education Committee killed a measure Monday that would have suspended statewide student writing tests for two years and saved the state an estimated $6 million a year, after opponents said they were afraid the state would lose (more) |
| Global Ski Resort: Prices Drop as the Season Ends |
| Whistler stretches its season and lowers its rates, Tahoe extends deals to 2009 2010 early birds, Zermatt makes Swiss skiing more affordable, and other special offers around the world (more) |
| Jewish community center gets green light from council |
| ASPEN The Aspen City Council gave its preliminary approval Monday night for redevelopment of the Silver Lining Ranch property on Aspen's east side into a Jewish community center (more) |
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