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SHOULD FLORIDA MANDATE EDUCATION FOR INS REGULATORS?... Florida regulators are blatantly injecting politics into rate making — as if they just don’t understand the process... More

• Pelosi and Senate Democrats blame insurance companies and media...As the August recess deadline passes for voting on the government takeover of health care insurance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democrats unleash ...

• The New Underwriter's Insider EZine!...Did the Florida DFS breach ethics - - - to teach ethics?  See the Insider Advisor inside - you won't believe this!

• And You Thought the Plaintiffs Bar ...And You Thought the Plaintiffs Bar Couldn't Get More Busy. Insurance executives ask their heads of claims the same thing: "How many ...

• State Farm plans its strategy to exit Florida...— Heading into the most active months of the hurricane season, upcoming regulatory decisions will radically change Florida ...

• Editorial: State faces insurance disaster...As Florida heads once again into the high-risk hurricane months with too little property insurance coverage, the state needs action from its public ...

• A growing problem: More risking driving uninsured...Times Daily
John Heid, an official with Allstate Insurance in Atlanta, said that in 2007, 26 percent of Alabama drivers were uninsured. "It stands to reason that the ...

• Beware the high cost of unintended consequences...This brings to mind a similarly well-intentioned 2000 Arizona law that paid $22000 per vehicle to owners of cars operable with alternative fuels . ...

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• Gallagher gets OK to accept contingent commissions...Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said Tuesday that it has received approval from the Illinois Attorney General and the Illinois Department of Insurance to once again begin accepting contingent commissions on retail brokerage business beginning Oct. 1.

• What 'right' to health care?...Just ask yourself what your car insurance would cost if everyone demanded it as a government-guaranteed "right." Imagine car repair shops having to go ...

• In rural America, skepticism of health care reform...Dr. Allen Perkins, president of the Alabama Rural Health Association, says Congress must address medical education. Medical schools are typically in cities, ...

• Why Small Biz Is Skittish About Health-Care Reform...Creating the right mix of incentives to prod more small enterprises into offering health insurance for employees is crucial to Obama's quest to extend ...

• Some Texas homeowners turn to alternative insurers...Twenty-five such companies sell home insurance in Texas, including England-based Catlin Insurance and Markel International Insurance. ...

• No Insurance Coverage for Wrongful Death in Shooting of Mississippi Robber...In connection with that suit, Pannu's general liability insurer, Union Insurance Co., asked the court to declare that the shooting was not an "occurrence" ...

• Another View: A Bailout for the Plaintiffs' Bar -  ...Another View: A Bailout for the Plaintiffs' Bar .... Either you don't know what D&O insurance is, in which you should be embarrassed for ...

Legislation and the Internet - The New Tools of the Plaintiffs' Bar...The plaintiffs' bar knows that speed wins in cyberspace – and it's counting on companies to respond slowly to messages that not only further ...

• California Release New Draft of Pay-As-You-Drive Regulations...The California Department of Insurance has released a new draft of the Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) regulations, after receiving dozens of comments from consumer ...

• Indictments Brought In Augusta Fraud Case...Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced, on Tuesday, that several suspects face insurance fraud and other charges in connection with ...

• Consumer Reports: 73% Happy with Their Home Insurance Company...Also respondents are reasonably content. Overall, 73 percent are highly satisfied with their current carrier. That compares with a satisfaction rate of 77 percent in 2003,

• Liberal House Democrats hold their ground on health care...In the letter, the two co-chairs of the caucus — Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva and California Rep. Lynn Woolsey — say their members are prepared to vote ...

Seniors defend Medicare plan Obama calls 'wasteful'...Critics, including Obama, say the plans offer lower premiums because insurance companies are subsidized by taxpayers at a rate 14% higher per patient than ...

• Insurance industry pushes back, gently...The leader of America's Health Insurance Plans, the insurance industry's trade group, pushed back today against recent comments made by House Speaker Nancy ...

Johnson, McBerry, and Oxendine Lead in GA Governor's Race in ...Eric Johnson, Ray McBerry, and John Oxendine signed the Georgia Right to Life Candidate Affirmation form which states: WHEREAS, the 14th Amendment of the US ...

• 'Experts' now predict quieter hurricane season... Weather experts on Wednesday reduced the number of projected hurricanes in the north Atlantic this season to four, two of them major hurricanes with winds above 178 kilometers (111 miles) per hour.

• In the '70s, Holdren Endorsed Giving Trees Legal Standing ...In the '70s, Holdren Endorsed Giving Trees Legal Standing to Sue in Court .... Science: Theists Need Not Apply · Ghoulish Science Plus Obamacare Equals ...

• Christian Family Burned to Death in Pakistan After Koran is 'Defiled' ...Hundreds of armed supporters of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an outlawed Islamic militant group, burned dozens of Christian homes in Gojra over the weekend after allegations that a copy of the Koran had been defiled.

Congressman Deal steps up for GA's governor's race...And as Congress takes its vacation this month, Deal will spend a month crisscrossing Georgia, hobnobbing with local political leaders to set up an ...

• Don't let government run health care system...If the average citizen believes that, then the government has some seaside property to sell in Arizona. The administration proposes raising taxes, ...

• Grad Sues College for $70,000 Because She Can't Find a Job...The Monroe College grad wants the $70,000 she spent on tuition because she hasn't found gainful employment since earning her bachelor's degree in April, according to a suit filed in Bronx Supreme Court on July 24.

• F-22 best fighter in the world...Chuck Yeager had recommended the twin engine F-20 Tigershark. He didn't like the F-16 because of its one engine and that it had too many problems. ...

• Five More US Banks Are Shut Down, Bringing 2009 Tally to 69...The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was named the receiver of the five banks, the regulator said yesterday in e-mailed statements. ...

• 4 Scorned Wisconsin Women Tie Up, Assault Married Ex-Lover...Calumet County prosecutors say 48-year-old Therese A. Ziemann of Menasha lured the man to a Stockbridge motel last Thursday. Prosecutors say she was soon joined by 43-year-old Michelle Belliveau of Neenah; 43-year-old Wendy L. Sewell of Kaukauna; and the man's wife.

• VIDEO: Protesters Shout Down Obamacare in Austin... Lloyd Doggett's meeting on Obamacare in south Austin, TX, 1 Aug 2009 turned into a screaming match

• Mini Helicopter Allows Solo Air Travel ...New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft unveiled a strap-on mini helicopter designed to travel at a speed of 62 mph for about 31 miles.

• Dems vs. Dems...Over the August Congressional recess, warned Nancy Pelosi last week, Republicans and insurance companies will resort to “carpet bombing, slash and burn, ...

• Aggressive Deployment of Russian Subs...Two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days, in activity reminiscent of the Cold War, defense officials said Tuesday.

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