| How guilt-free can a Jetsetter be? |
| Filed under: Hotels and AccommodationsBargain shoppers know a good deal when they see one and budget travelers have a keen eye for finding the last minute steal, but when it comes to luxury travel, is it possible to buy on the cheap?
Gilt com, an o (more) |
| Must I pay for insurance firm's slip-up? |
| My car insurance company say they have failed to collect £113 in monthly premiums The policy is no longer in force so must I pay up? (more) |
| Do We Really Want the Status Quo on Health Care? |
| Two central and interlinked problems of the health care system, access and cost, will grow worse as long as the current system stays in place (more) |
| On the hill: Powder stashes near Marble |
| MARBLE, Colo Nice to have a bit of new snow last weekend, wasn't it?Highland Bowl skied nicely on Sunday, so much that I dragged by my weary carcass up the ridge three times (Well, two and a third we skied the Y Zones on the third lap ) There (more) |
| Outstanding care |
| Dear Editor:My husband had to undergo a surgical procedure at Aspen Valley Hospital's day surgery a minor operation under a local anesthetic But with a defibrillator and his blood thinners the preparation was quite complicated We were greeted (more) |
| Marks and Spencer find increase in demand for wedding insurance |
| Marks and Spencer find increase in demand for wedding insurance (more) |
| How To File An Auto Insurance Claim |
| Was your car damaged in a crash during the snowstorm? Here's how to file an auto insurance claim (more) |
| AMP, rejected by Axa Asia Pacific, still interested in a deal, Dunn says |
| AMP Ltd, Australia's biggest provider of pension plans, says it is still interested in acquiring Axa Asia Pacific Holdings after its takeover offer was trumped by National Australia Bank 'Axa remains strategically important to (more) |
| Jeter Elected Chair of Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association |
| For the first time in Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) history a public member has been elected to lead the organization’s board
Long time Board member Bill Jeter, of (more) |
| CMC's bid to offer four-year degrees moves one step closer |
| DENVER A bill allowing Colorado Mountain College's campuses to offer four year degrees passed out of the Senate education committee Wednesday As of now, CMC only provides two year associate degrees CMC's board of trustees already OK'd making f (more) |
| Insurers 'at fault' by $100G, AG Martha Coakley says |
| Attorney General Martha Coakley is faulting five auto insurance companies for inaccurately charging customers for (more) |
| Renters Insurance Quotes - Tips For Getting the Best at a Cheap Price |
| It is always a good idea to get full information about the insurance policy you want to buy before you make the purchase This is so important if you must get the best rates for your desired coverage Learn how to get trusted quotes from different ho (more) |
| Agents Encouraged to Review Flood Risk in Minnesota |
| With the potential for serious flooding in the Red River, Minnesota and possibly Mississippi river valleys this spring, Governor Pawlenty is reminding insurance agents to talk with their (more) |
| Cruise Deals for the Week of February 18, 2010 |
| This week's roundup of discounts focuses on special offers from four of the top cruise specialty agencies (more) |
| Homeowners Insurance For Buyers With Mortgages |
| Buying a home with bank finance, typically this will be a mortgage on the property, tends to mean that most of the risk is carried by the lender and they will require security and protection of the asset so that their investment is guaranteed They c (more) |
| Plane Crashes into Commercial Building in Austin, Texas |
| A small plane crashed into a commercial office building in northwest Austin, Texas, just before 10 a m on Feb 18, creating a huge fireball and causing extensive damage to the (more) |
| Shaun White's showstopper caps second Olympic gold |
| WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia The fans were waiting Shaun White could see them packed in the stands at the bottom of the hill ready for snowboarding's greatest showman all of 23 years old to go do his thing Only he couldn't Not for a (more) |
| Photo of the Day 2.17.10 |
| Filed under: Photo of the Day
I love photos that make you wonder about the conversation taking place Today's photo is courtesy of Malou Arevalo, who captured this poetic shot of the sunset over Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines
This photo provides (more) |
| Fairfax to Buy all Remaining Shares of Zenith in $1.4 Billion Deal |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd said Thursday it will buy all the shares of U S insurer Zenith National Insurance Corp that it does not already own in a deal worth about $1 4 billion [Figures are (more) |
| Alison Berkley: The Princess's Palate |
| Shaun White was featured on the front screen on nytimes com yesterday in a video that is part of the 'Olympic Voices' feature White, it seems, is one of the biggest stars of this Winter Olympics You could almost go so far as to say he's receiv (more) |
| Washington Flood JUA Legislation Passes in House |
| Washington House passed legislation allowing for the creation of a flood insurance joint underwriting association (JUA) as an insurer of last resort for businesses in the Green River Valley
House (more) |
| Leandra's Law: New York Drunk Driving Laws Become Stricter |
| It took only two months for the New York legislature to pass a strict driving while intoxicated (DWI) law in response to the death of 11 year old Leandra Rosado (more) |
| Report Cited by Obama on Hospitals Is Criticized |
| A critique of the widely used Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care suggests flaws in methodology and says that it should not be used to compare the efficiency of hospitals (more) |
| Rising overseas demand gives Standard Life Investments sales a boost |
| KEITH Skeoch, chief executive of Standard Life Investments, said 150 new corporate clients were signed up in the past year as the company enjoyed a 12 per cent rise in sales (more) |
| Oregon Makes Health Insurance Rate Filings Public |
| Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services Insurance Division has finalized changes to its health insurance rate review process that make all information submitted as part of (more) |
| Colorado House cutting $475 million from state budget |
| DENVER Colorado lawmakers slashed jobs and state services Wednesday in an effort to cut another $475 million from this year's budget, targeting education, prisons and Medicaid patients The 31 bills approved by the House cut nearly every sector o (more) |
| Last minute Vegas hotel deal - $55/night at MGM Grand with $40 in free bonu |
| Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations
Looking for an affordable last minute trip? If Las Vegas is on your wish list, check out this hot deal from MGM Grand Starting at just $55 night, you'll get a grand tower room, fr (more) |
| Holy Cross Energy reduces size of rebates for solar electricity |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Holy Cross Energy's board of directors on Wednesday approved a $2 million budget for green programs in 2010, but the utility company will reduce its rebates to customers who install solar electric systems Steve Casey, Holy Cross (more) |
| Judge seals jail logs in Vail shooting case |
| VAIL, Colo District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said Wednesday it should take the prosecution five days in trial to present its case that Richard 'Rossi' Moreau killed a Carbondale man in a West Vail bar 'Given the people's evidence, I think this is (more) |
| Medical Malpractice Insurers Could Keep Antitrust Protection |
| Democrats appear to be removing medical malpractice insurers from a bill to eliminate the antitrust exemption for health insurers in the McCarran Ferguson Act
According to Politico com, (more) |
| William Gallagher Promotes Two in Boston |
| Insurance broker William Gallagher Associates has promoted Karen Cangemi and Michael Talmanson to vice presidents within the firm’s Boston based Property and Casualty practice
Cangemi has (more) |
| More parking needed for X Games |
| Dear Editor:The X Games were terrific, and with 84,000 in attendance, the organization was amazing The only problem I encountered, as did many others, was parking one intercept lot obviously is not adequate I'm sure this will be addressed and (more) |
| Sing to each other a deeper song |
| Dear Editor:'Where one thing ends, another begins 'That's really what it's all about if you think about it And, things always end, not to be a doomsayer, but that's just the way it is, the human condition, as we know it anyway This message is co (more) |
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| Newark wine bottle fiasco causes President's Day shutdown |
| Filed under: Airports, NewsAh, Newark The same airport that brought us a multi hour shutdown due to a couple in love has once again allowed a civilian to walk right past TSA
This past President's Day, a passenger had his bag scanned and the agent (more) |
| Kim Kardashian creates storm over Federal Air Marshal mention on Twitter |
| Filed under: North America, United States, AirlinesLet me open by admitting that I have no idea who Kim Kardashian is I'm guessing she does something in show business, because she has over 3 million people following her on Twitter Apparently en (more) |
| Some Red Flags in Residential Arsons Fly Before the Fire |
| Financial stress is the number one reason residential dwellings are intentionally torched, but proving the act of arson is not that easy In fact, Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics for (more) |
| Top UN Climate Official Joining Consulting Firm |
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| Distracted Drivers on Eighteen Wheels |
| Commercial truck drivers were recently banned from texting at the wheel Regulation of Internet ready technology is likely next (more) |
| South Carolina Considers Allowing Golf Carts on Highways |
| Golf carts are a common sight in South Carolina, just not on state roads
But legislation up for debate this week in a House subcommittee would allow people to drive golf carts on the state's (more) |
| UN Climate Chief to Quit in July |
| U N climate chief Yvo de Boer said on Thursday he will step down in July to join a consultancy group, two months after a Copenhagen summit failed to support a legally binding climate pact
His (more) |
| Here Be Monsters: The Secret Story Behind Cruising's Most Cherished Traditi |
| It may come as surprise that many of the endearing traditions we honor aboard today's cruise ships have their origins in fear, superstition, loss, and even human sacrifice (more) |
| Aspen begins push for state hockey title |
| ASPEN The Aspen hockey team's pursuit of a second state hockey title in four seasons begins Friday night Which team takes the ice at 8 p m at the Family Sports Center in Centennial is anyone's guess, though Sure, the Skiers finished with an 11 (more) |
| Georgia Medical Malpractice Reform Laws Under Review |
| Under current Georgia law, people injured in emergency rooms rarely have recourse through the legal system However, the Georgia Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of this law (more) |
| Combined Agents Group Premiums Grow to $410M in 2009 |
| Austin, Texas based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it achieved more than $410 million in combined property and casualty premiums and more than $53 million in revenue for 2009
The (more) |
| Regal Insurance introduces new website |
| Regal Insurance introduces new website (more) |
| You Have the Right to View Your Medical Records |
| Exercising the right to review your medical records may not stop every error, but it does give you, the patient, an opportunity to participate in and possibly improve your care (more) |
| Authors' Favorite Picks: Favorite Onboard Spaces, Itineraries, and Pet Peev |
| With as much cruising as these Frommer's authors do, they know what they like and what they don't This week they share favorite onboard spaces and itineraries and kick around a few pet peeves (more) |
| Vonn top of the world! |
| WHISTLER, B C Four years after a crash sank her medal chances in Turin, Italy, two weeks after severely bruising her shin in a slalom training run, and after days of delays at Whistler Creekside, Vail's Lindsey Vonn finally seized her Olympi (more) |
| Ideas About the Medicare of the Future |
| No Abstract (more) |
| Prudential Reports Pension Gap Between Men and Women Continues to Grow |
| Prudential Class of 2010 retirement survey shows the UK pension gap between men and women is continuing to grow (more) |
| Daily Pampering: Recapture cigar luxury while you're on the road |
| Filed under: Gear, North America, United StatesFor cigar smokers, just getting on a plane is a complicated affair You may have to fly sans cutter or torch, depending on the airport (the rules don't seem to be enforced consistently), which has a dire (more) |
| Boston Woman Loses Lawsuit over Secondhand Smoke |
| A jury has ruled against a Massachusetts woman who claimed in a lawsuit against her real estate broker that she was forced to move out of her condominium because of secondhand cigarette smoke (more) |
| Daily Pampering: Club-level at the Ritz-Carlton, Caribbean & Mexico |
| Filed under: Jamaica, Mexico, Hotels and Accommodations, Caribbean
You're going on vacation You're heading to the beach You've got umbrella drinks and room service on your mind, and you're debating staying one more night but should you? Could y (more) |
| Aspen trounces Vail in Travelocity contest |
| ASPEN Aspen really is better than Vail just ask the Roaming Gnome Aspen beat Vail by a landslide in a battle of the popular resorts on the Facebook page of booking website Travelocity In a week long, online competition that ended Wednesday (more) |
| Industrial Accident Attorney Launches Site To Change Lives |
| Law firm launches new website to help in the fight towards obtaining financial retribution for victims of industrial accidents in Texas (more) |
| No-Fault Auto Insurance May Not Provide Great Savings |
| Filed under: News No fault auto insurance was developed as a means to ease the steady rise in accident related costs that affect both consumers and the insurance industry alike A new study is finding that, ironically, the very opposite effect seems (more) |
| Price comparison websites abandon watchdog plan |
| Price comparison websites abandon watchdog plan (more) |
| The importance of Wilderness |
| Dear Editor:Listening to the detractors of Wilderness proposals like Hidden Gems makes me wonder that the pioneers ever made it off the East Coast without the aid of ATVs, SUVs, pickups or other forms of mechanized travel My ancestors seemed to d (more) |
| U.S. has near-perfect day with 6 medals, 3 gold |
| VANCOUVER, British Columbia The U S Olympic team came into the day with high expectations and surpassed those lofty goals, marking their best day ever in Winter Games history with six medals half of them gold The six medals were the most i (more) |
| South Carolina Court: Worker Hurt at Job Housing Covered by Insurance |
| A seasonal worker is entitled to workers compensation benefits for an injury sustained after falling at a housing complex supplied by his employer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled
The (more) |
| Accident Fund Names UNICO Group 2009 Agency of the Year |
| Lansing, Mich based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has named UNICO Group of Lincoln, Neb , as its 2009 Agency of the Year
Al Gileczek, vice president of Regional Operations for (more) |
| LeStrange to Retire as Endurance CEO, President; Cash to Succeed Him |
| Bermuda based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd announced that, effective March 1, 2010, David Cash will take over as its Chief Executive Officer Kenneth J LeStrange, the Company’s (more) |
| Texas Governor Challenges EPA 'Endangerment' Finding |
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| Wexner offers compromise in Carbondale-area land swap |
| CARBONDALE Landowner Leslie Wexner would give up approvals for 10 homes on his Two Shoes Ranch near Carbondale and provide a $1 million endowment to ensure long term management of the Sutey Ranch under the terms of his latest offer to swap th (more) |
| What Could Be Worse Than Drunk Driving? |
| Pending legislation in Connecticut similar to New York's Leandra's Law could provide harsher penalties for convicted drunk drivers caught with children in their vehicles (more) |
| Business travelers forced into coach may never see first class again |
| Filed under: AirlinesWhen the economy imploded, corporate business travel took a nosedive Those companies that still allowed their staff to fly, changed the corporate policy forcing everyone into the back of the plane
Within many companies, trave (more) |
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| Russians finish 1-2 in sprint; Aspen's Hamilton takes 29th |
| WHISTLER, British Columbia Russia's Nikita Kriukov edged countryman Alexander Panzhinskiy in a photo finish to win the gold medal in the men's individual classic cross country sprint at Whistler Olympic Park Kriukov's winning time Wednesday was (more) |
| There is a remedy |
| Dear Editor:Recent articles and letters concerning pedestrian crossings illustrate the need to improve pedestrian safety One way to accomplish this is: improve pedestrian visibility while crossing Highway 82 at existing crosswalks This can best (more) |
| Research group sees some bump in mountain lodging |
| DENVER A travel research group says there are signs mountain lodging reservations in Colorado, Utah, California and British Columbia are picking up Denver based Mountain Travel Research Program, or MTRiP, says it looked at a sample of 201 proper (more) |
| Daily gear deals - $60 portable hard drive, $5 charger kit and more |
| Filed under: Gadling's Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Thursday February 18th 2010 Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone
Today's first deal is for a 320GB Iomega portab (more) |
| New York City Blaze Declared Accidental |
| Fire marshals say a malfunctioning boiler caused a weekend fire that ravaged a row of businesses in Queens
The Fire Department said that the weekend blaze, which started in a furniture store, has (more) |
| Ex-Dunkin' Brands Exec Sues Company for $5M |
| A former executive at the parent company of the Dunkin' Donuts coffee shop chain alleges in a $5 million lawsuit that the Massachusetts based company damaged his reputation so much that he can't (more) |
| Car insurer finds potholes give rise to claims increase |
| Car insurer finds potholes give rise to claims increase (more) |
| South Carolina Advances Bills Banning Texting, Phoning While Driving |
| South Carolina legislators this week advanced bills limiting how drivers use their cell phones behind the wheel
The bill heading to the House floor would ban both text messaging and talking on a (more) |
| Washington Proposal to Ban Insurers' Use of Credit Scores Stalls |
| Washington insurers can continue to use credit scores when rating and underwriting insurance, at least for the time being Washington Senate Bill 6252, which would have banned credit based (more) |
| Stranded snowboarder burns cash to stay alive |
| Filed under: Skiing, StoriesHow's this for a horror story? A solo German snowboarder was taking a ski lift down a mountain in the Hochzillertal resort area of the Austrian Alps at 4:00 PM when, while he was at 10 meters above the ground, it was shut (more) |
| Name Lufthansa's plane, win first class tickets around the globe |
| Filed under: Airlines
Lufthansa is offering one million miles enough for two first class trips around the globe for a clever name for their new LH A380 With the 1960s 'Jumbo Jet' nickname for the Boeing 747 in mind, they're looking for somethi (more) |
| Colorado swine flu may be keeping other strains away |
| DENVER The swine flu outbreak in Colorado last fall may have pushed the seasonal flu aside, but it's too early to say whether the threat of a seasonal flu outbreak is past, state health officials said Seasonal flu usually surges in Colorado in l (more) |
| Seven days on the John Muir Trail captured on video |
| A few days back we posted a profile of the John Muir Trail, a 211 mile long trek that runs from Yosemite to Mt Whitney in California The trail is lauded for its stunning beauty, remoteness, and level of challenge It's so good that it even made our (more) |
| Kyoto Climate Pact Risks Dying, as No New Agreement is in Sight |
| Efforts to extend the Kyoto climate pact framework risk collapse in a setback to years of diplomatic bargains, as chances fade that the United States will join other rich nations in capping (more) |
| Decoding TSA security bins |
| Filed under: United States, AirportsBin advertising at TSA security checkpoints has been around for a couple years What's new is that more airports are rolling out bins that are now labeled with letters and numbers
I first noticed the stickers in (more) |
| Does anyone care? |
| Dear Editor:The Colorado state constitution provides 'we the people' with the power of the initiative petition so that private citizens can propose legislation to be placed on the ballot This power extends to the state as a whole, municipalities, (more) |
| How to decide if a tour is right for you |
| Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation
For some travelers, the mere sight of a tour bus is enough to make them cringe Heck, I don't enjoy seeing large masses of humanity spilling out of a humongous vehicle and mucking up my 'unique' (more) |
| VV man charged with auto insurance fraud |
| VICTORVILLE • A Victorville man was charged with setting fire to his own car and then filing an insurance claim, according to a release from the San Bernardino County District Attorney's office In June, Venancio Garcia, 28, reported that his (more) |
| Defense argues for dismissal of Aspen rape case |
| ASPEN Attorneys for an Aspen rape suspect want the case dismissed on the grounds that blood evidence is contaminated, the alleged victim lacks credibility, and the suspect was too intoxicated to realize what he was doing the morning in question, (more) |
| U.S. Cracks Down on 'Contractors' as a Tax Dodge |
| Federal and state officials are pursuing firms that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors (more) |
| Review: 'Shutter Island' is long, tiresome gloom |
| Martin Scorsese clearly had a ball making 'Shutter Island,' which seemingly hurls everything the director knows about filmmaking up on screen in a blazing, masterful technical triumph The joy of a boy playing with the world's greatest electric (more) |
| AMP Hints it May Improve AXA Asia Bid |
| Australia's No 2 wealth manager AMP Ltd signaled on Thursday that it had room to improve its $11 6 billion bid for AXA Asia Pacific, but said it had yet to decide on its next move
AMP is in a bid (more) |
| Swiss Re Rebounds from 2008 Loss; Reports $469 Million FY Net Income |
| Swiss Re returned to profit in 2009 The world's number two reinsurer reported net income of CHF506 million [$468 9 million], compared to a loss of CHF 864 million [$800 6 million] in 2008
The (more) |
| New Vienna Beef iPhone app helps you find and make the best Chicago-style H |
| Filed under: Food and Drink, North America, United StatesEveryone knows a Chicago style Hot Dog is the best dog in the world, right?
Well, fans of this culinary delight will be happy to learn that the iPhone can help them find the closest Vienna Bee (more) |
| Revealed: UK's uninsured driver hotspots |
| Where in the country are you most likely to be hit by an uninsured driver and what should you do if you are? (more) |
| Meeting set on Aspen stormwater regs |
| ASPEN Aspen will hold a public meeting next week on the proposed stormwater regulations contained in its draft Urban Runoff Management Plan The meeting will be Tuesday, Feb 23, from 5:30 to 6:30 p m in the Rio Grande meeting room at 455 Rio G (more) |
| Workers' Comp Reform Measures Advance in Oklahoma House |
| Oklahoma State Representative Dan Sullivan wants employers “to know that we’re open for business in Oklahoma ”
Sullivan, a driving force behind Oklahoma workers’ (more) |
| MEDIA ADVISORY - Interstate Batteries Offers Battery Safety Tips for Februa |
| Interstate Batteries gives safety tips on changing car batteries and emergency readiness for National Battery Day (more) |
| TSA to swab passengers' hands at airport |
| Filed under: Airlines, Airports, NewsWash your hands before you went to the airport? You may want to This week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is beginning new, extra security measures at our nation's airports: hand swabs
Have y (more) |
| Illinois Officials Recommend Review of Earthquake Insurance |
| Insurance regulators in Illinois are encouraging residents to review earthquake insurance policies after a small quake was recorded in the state recently
The 3 8 magnitude earthquake surprised (more) |
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