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• Senator Call For Ins. Comm. McCarty's Resignation or Discharge...Florida's property insurance deregulation bill has sparked profuse debate. Now, the debate has gotten personal -- with a call for the resignation of the state's insurance regulator.

• Sen. Bennett's Letter to McCarty..."...you continue your unproductive assault on State Farm.  One would think that you would realize soon that your unprofessionalism has contributed to seeing over $8 billion of claims paying capacity leave Florida, not to mention the departure of one of America's most respected companies."

• Comm. McCarty's Letter to Crist..."It is unfortunate that this bill is being presented to you as an effort to promote "consumer choice."  I believe the bill sponsors attempted to pass legislation that would have allow State Farm policyholders to continue to secure coverage from that company in the future."

• CONTROVERSIAL EXCLUSIVE: OP/ED:  SHOULD FLORIDA MANDATE EDUCATION FOR INSURANCE REGULATORS? ..Florida regulators are blatantly injecting politics into rate making — as if they just don’t understand the process...

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• While Obama spends like a madman, IRS tax revenue plunges 34%... Federal tax revenue plunged $138 billion, or 34%, in April vs. a year ago — the biggest April drop since 1981, a study released Tuesday by the American Institute for Economic Research says.

• AIG searching for CEO to replace Liddy...American International Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edward M. Liddy announced plans to step down as chief of AIG after less than a year in the position.

• Latest Georgia's Governor's Poll...... key to getting name recognition, Towery says. On the Republican side, the latest poll shows Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine with a big lead.

Florida Ins. Comm. Kevin McCarty called "dishonest" and asked to resign...The legislation was pitched to give Florida's consumers the option of purchasing their homeowners' insurance from among a narrowly-defined group of large, ...

• Insurance Commish McCarty defends his record...By the way, his minions follow the leader, I have personally been lied to by people reporting to him when asking a factual, yes or no question. ...

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• Progressive Direct admits to misleading customers with inaccurate price comparisons - pays fine...Progressive Direct Insurance Co., which has long compared its rates to competitors, agreed to pay the state $120,000 to settle charges that it inflated the rates for rival companies,

• Court rules for insurer in torture coverage dispute...A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 that the insurer for CACI International Inc., a security firm whose employees are accused of torturing and abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib, is not required to defend or provide coverage.

• Tennessee drivers among nation's worst...Tennessee tied with Mississippi according to the fifth annual survey, which polled 5183 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ...

• Insurance Broker Sues AIG Over Business Practice...A California insurance broker is suing American International Group, accusing the nation's largest insurance and financial corporation of engaging in unfair ...

Big N.Y. malpractice insurer is bust..The gaping hole in the company's reserves is apparently due in part to a state freeze on medical malpractice premium hikes that was enacted under Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

• Home insurance prices likely to rise by 10 percent...Will the legislation change State Farm's decision to leave Florida's property insurance market? Lawmakers passed another bill this year that would allow ...

• Car insurance savings come with 'Big Brother'...There's a catch; his insurance company, Progressive, is monitoring every move he makes behind the wheel. Goodwin is fine with it, and says that just knowing ...

Georgia drivers among nation's worst...... driving tests in the GMAC Insurance survey. Georgia drivers had an average score of 72.7 percent on the exam, with 70 percent being the passing cutoff. ...

• FEMA honors USAA for flood-insurance policy sales...This award recognizes the company that writes the highest number of flood insurance policies within a given year. USAA received its award during FEMA's 2009 ...

FDIC: new fee system to replenish insurance fund...The seizure Thursday of struggling Florida thrift BankUnited FSB is expected to cost the insurance fund $4.9 billion, the second-largest hit since the ...

• Only 2 Florida Domestic Insurers Lose Demotech Ratings Thus Far...(USIC), his company started its Florida operation in 2005 and had several good years before deciding last April to stop writing. He told Insurance Journal ...

• Survey: Fla. drivers among the worst in US...Florida drivers ranked 43rd in terms of their driving knowledge, according to GMAC Insurance Group's fifth annual National Drivers Test. ...

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• Is the American Flag Now Offensive? Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag on Memorial Day...When McLucas came to work Friday, her boss told her another supervisor had found her flag offensive. "I was just totally speechless. I was like, 'You're kidding me,'" McLucas said.

• Guest commentary: Consumer choice ... insurance competition is ...The consumer-choice insurance bill is a good deal. I hope Crist signs this bill into law, enabling Florida's insurance market to expand and attract more ...

• Obama nominates far-left, racist, idealogue top Supreme Court: ...In 2001, Sonia Sotomayor, an appeals court judge, gave a speech declaring that the ethnicity and sex of a judge “may and will make a difference in our judging. “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,”

• NEWSPAPER: TWITTER poses risks for newspapers... The end began in January 1998, when Matt Drudge broke the story on his blog that linked President Clinton amorously to a young White House intern. At least that's how his scoop is remembered, as a signature moment in the growing dominance of online news

• Obama ducks promise to delay bill signings...It seemed among the easiest of his transparency pledges and is entirely under his control, but President Obama is finagling his promise to post bills on the White House Web site for comment for five days before he signs them.

NKOREA FIRES MORE ROCKETS; SAYS USA HOSTILE...North Korea, defiant in the face of international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, fired two more short-range missiles off its east coast on Tuesday and accused the United States of plotting against its government.

• Gore, having made $100 million on global warming already, urges further climate action: 'Mother Nature does not do bailouts'...

• New ABC series: Making a Mockery of Being Green   "What would Al Gore do?"...They feed their dog, Che, only veggies (much to the pet’s dismay) and Mr. Goode dutifully separates sheets of toilet paper when his wife accidentally buys two-ply. And, of course, the family drives a hybrid.

Scientologists in France go on trial for fraud...The case centres on a complaint made in 1998 by a woman who said she was enrolled into Scientology after members approached her in the street and persuaded her to do a personality test.

• Deputy defense minister: Israelis should be prepared for all-out war ...Israel will likely suffer simultaneous missile strikes and terrorist attacks in the next outbreak of war, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna'i told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday.

• POLL: Half of Israelis back immediate strike on Iran... Fifty-one percent support an immediate Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites, while 49 percent believe the Jewish state should await the outcome of efforts by the US administration to engage with the Islamic republic, said the survey published by Tel Aviv University.

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