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Exclusive to the Insider:  The Politics of "Gimmee."...In 2008, Virtually every American voter stood up proudly and shouted, "What are you going to do for ME?" And there was absolutely no shame in it.

Should "No Fault " Drivers Pay?... If you're in a car accident - but it's not your fault - should it affect your insurance premiums? ...

Web threat to children may be exaggerated, report finds...Attorneys general like Blumenthal and Roy Cooper of North Carolina publicly accused the social networks of facilitating the activities of pedophiles and ...

Insurance agents learn tough lessons from Brooke Corp. ...Insurance agents learn tough lessons from Brooke Corp.renewable commissions, it would take a 10 percent broker fee and finance 90 percent of the purchase with a loan — usually at three points ...

Apple's CEO Jobs takes medical leave... Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave of absence until the end of June—just a week after the cancer survivor tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was simply caused by a treatable hormone deficiency.

Fugitive Broker-pilot leaves vapour trail of deceit...The Piper Malibu flown solo by Marcus Schrenker crashed near homes in a Florida bayou after he bailed out in Alabama, 350 kilometres away. ...

Ins. Commissioner: Schrenker Under Investigation Since '07...Kinney said he had contacted insurance departments in Kentucky and Georgia, but that those states had declined to take the case. Kinney credited the dogged ...

Why Obama is Causing a Liberal Freakout...For many liberals, that Obamagasmic "tingle going up their legs" from the campaign season -- to paraphrase MSNBC's Chris Matthews -- may have crept upward into stomach-churning queasiness as Inauguration Day nears.

In Brief: Georgia’s race for governor under way...Casey Cagle and state Insurance Director John Oxendine, have already filed the necessary paperwork. Handel will file soon, but is prohibited by law from ...

Cheney Rejects Accusation of Gitmo Torture... Responding to accusations from a top Pentagon official that at least one Guantanamo detainee was tortured during interrogation, Vice President Dick Cheney acknowledged there may have been a "problem" with the way military personnel interrogated individual prisoners.

A Strong Market for Insurance ... for Automobile Drivers...When you go to buy auto insurance in Georgia, you have almost 90 companies to choose from, says the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.Yet for most people, ...

EARTH IN THE BALANCE Don't Believe the Hype Al Gore is wrong... There's no "consensus" on global warming. BY RICHARD S. LINDZEN

  1. Texas Mutual Pays $3.2M Dividend - Its Largest - to Restaurant Group...Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced a $3162738 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) group discount program. ...

Obama's Laundry List: Keep track of his promises!...Few presidential candidates have made more specific promises to American voters than Barack Obama. They came so fast and furious in the latter part of the campaign, you'd be excused for not keeping up. So as a public service, we've put together a handy checklist of some of the biggest Obama promises

• Man sues windstorm insurer over denied business interruption coverage... A Jefferson County man and his business have filed suit against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, alleging the company did not honor ...

Waiter apologizes for Arabic chant at Jewish wedding...The waiter who marred a Jewish wedding reception by blaring recorded Arabic chants apologized Saturday, hours after being arraigned on a felony hate-crime charge.

InsiderAdvantage Georgia...... whose staffers were giving out key chains in the shape of a pig to call attention to his CutWaste.org website, and Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine. ...
 

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'AMERICAN IDOL' premiere ratings slip 10%... The Thrill is Gone?  Is the excitement over?...

Cancer patients win $7.8 million in class-action lawsuit...The plaintiffs primarily are former South Carolina state employees whose coverage was changed by the insurers after 2001. The decision is headed for the US ...

Two More Insurance Companies to Qualify for TARP Funds...According to the Post, Hartford is buying the Florida-based Federal Trust Bank for about $10 million, and Lincoln is trying to purchase Newton County Loan ...

New Georgia Law Affects Consumer’s Auto Insurance Premiums... InsuranceQuotesUS.com reports a sudden rise in auto insurance rates in the state of Georgia. ...

Florida regulators reject State Farm's rate hike...As anticipated, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today formally rejected State Farm Florida's bid for a 47 percent hike in property insurance ...

Gaza's True 'Disproportion'...Israelis are being accused of suffering too few casualties in their confrontation with the Hamas terrorists. Those who reason thus usually speak the words "disproportion" or "asymmetry" in an indignant tone. While at this writing close to a thousand Arab Palestinians have died or been wounded as a result of the bombings, the Israeli losses amount to just over a dozen.

Louisiana gets high marks for safe driving laws...Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws, a report issued on Monday says. ...

Europe baffled by broken gas promises; Russia accuses USA of meddling...The bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine descended into near-chaos on Tuesday, leaving European Union diplomats baffled as promises to restart supplies fully were broken and Moscow suggested that the US had meddled in the affair.

 Drivers Dropping Car Insurance Cite Poor Economy...Insurance agents say more and more customers are dropping their car insurance because they can't afford it. Agents encourage anyone thinking of canceling ...

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Global Warming? Just not working out for Al - Shocking cold wave drops temps to 40 below zero...The cold wave that stunned the nation's midsection expanded into the Northeast on Wednesday with subzero temperatures and biting wind that kept even some winter sports fans at home.

Insurance company deception alleged...Two Arizona senior citizens, including one from Tucson, filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in US court Monday, claiming an Iowa-based life insurance ...

German police ban Israeli flags ..German police officials in the cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, prohibited pro-Israeli supporters from displaying Israeli flags.

Perspectives: Big Decisions Regarding Florida Homeowners Insurance Again ...That''ll be up to Florida''s elected officials as the legislative session approaches. On Jan. 14, the Florida Senate’s Committee on Banking and Insurance is ...

BROWARD AND DADE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS INDIRECTLY SUPPORTING TERROR GROUP TARGETTING ISRAEL...On Friday, January 16th, at 12:00 Noon, Americans Against Hate (AAH) will be holding a rally against CAIR and Hamas, in front of the Broward County Commission building, to push Broward and Dade to remove hate messages placed on 120 county public buses.

New Ideas in Floria Could Bring Sound Hurricane Coverage...hurricane premiums away from insurance companies and Citizens and holding the money in reserve in a state-run entity, the Florida Mutual Hurricane Fund, ...

Baby OK After Foot Removed From Brain...You've heard of politicians with a foot stuck in the mouth? Doctors operated on three-day old Sam Esquibel after finding what looked like a microscopic tumour on an MRI scan. But while removing the growth, they also found a nearly perfect foot and the partial formation of another foot, a hand and a thigh.

Life: A lawsuit waiting to happen...We never would have been the type to sue, but we have to because the insurance companies can't get their money back. WASHINGTON - Called to a Florida school ...

Caught on Tape: 71-Year-Old Dangles from 105-Foot Flagpole... Police say Paul Reed was changing a cable on the pole when his rope-and-board seating rig slipped.

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