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Editorial: Charlie Crist's hypocrisy.  Is Citizen's Squeezing out private Market?...If only Crist would apply the same critical eye toward his own machinations with Florida's property insurance industry. It's a case study in how government ...

VIDEO:  Radical in the White House?...Glen Beck can be a little annoying sometimes - but this time he's worth a listen - you may be shocked at the background of this "Czar"...

Auto insurance investing...Mercury insurance worked hard to undercut other insurance companies and get a large percentage of California's insurance business. ...

Competition in health insurance...This is a fairly important question while we discuss national health care: just how much competition is there in the health insurance industry? ...

$95 million deadline looms for LA Citizens Insurance ...After losing a class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of its own policyholders, Citizens Insurance is hoping a last-minute deal will secure

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Insurance adjusters look at Ky. prison after riot...Officials said Sunday that investigators and insurance adjusters have started probing what's left of a Kentucky prison in the wake of a fiery riot that ...

Lieberman Wants a Timeout on the Health Care Overhaul...Let's talk about protecting people from not getting insurance because of preexisting illness. Let's take off the caps on the amount of insurance coverage ...

Analyst Bove sees 150-200 more US bank failures...Bove said "perhaps another 150 to 200 banks will fail," on top of 81 so far in 2009, adding stress to the FDIC's deposit insurance fund. ...

Farm Bureau Insurance gets lauded...North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance makes the most of a network of approximately 800 exclusive agents and ranks among the leading property and casualty ...

Michigan Supreme Court To Review Auto Injury Law...In 1973, Michigan's "no fault" insurance legislation took effect. The law was meant to make it easier for injured people to receive certain insurance ...

Flood insurance premiums up 8 percent in SC...Despite the rate increase, flood insurance is still very affordable, said Allison Dean Love of the South Carolina Insurance News Service in Columbia. ...

Louisiana Agent  to serve...Cindy Lirette of Houma was installed as the president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana on June 21 and will hold the position for a ...

Regulator Shuts Georgia, Alabama Banks...The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has closed two Georgia and Alabama banks with combined assets of $927 million, Bloomberg reports. ...

La. Insurance Dept. owes $692000 in dispute...The Louisiana Department of Insurance owes $692000 for legal fees and other costs in a dispute with the Office of the Legislative Auditor over access ...

Thieves still prefer old Honda...Car insurance that covers vehicle theft is not mandatory in South Carolina. That type of coverage, part of what's called comprehensive coverage, ...

Car insurance market competition 'to grow'...Recession-hit customers are currently looking to reduce breakdown cover charges and other fees levied by car insurance providers. ...

Insurance Workers Pipe Up At Town Halls...It became another rowdy meeting once the question session began, according to an account from West Virginia Public Broadcasting. One woman made the case for ...

Study: More trucks being stolen in Alabama...The 1996 Honda Accord was the most stolen car in Alabama in 2008. According to the NICB, the parts can be stripped from a car at a chop shop and sold for at ...

Williams joins Southeastern Insurance Group...Southeastern Insurance Group is a locally owned and operated Independent Insurance Agency serving Gainesville, Georgia since 1968. ...

Lloyd's appoints new president of North America...... including Chubb & Son; Barney & Barney; Johnson & Higgins; Hilb Rogal & Hobbs; and Marsh. ... He has over 28 years experience in the insurance industry, ...

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Obama vs. CIA - Were interrogations effective?...On Monday the Obama administration released a 2004 CIA inspector general's report on the agency's detention and interrogation program. Yesterday, the New York Times reported some gruesome abuses on its front page, above the fold:

Climate Controls Mountain Heights, New Study Shows...From the highest peaks of the Himalayas to the flat-topped rises found in Canada, the height of Earth’s mountains may be controlled more by climate-influenced glaciers than the tectonic uplift of Earth's surface, a new study finds.

Artificial life will be created 'within months'...Dr Craig Venter – one of the world’s most famous and controversial biologists – said his U.S. researchers have overcome one of the last big hurdles to making a synthetic organism.

Invisibility cloak that 'bends light around itself' could be a reality in two years...Physicist Prof Ulf Leonhardt of the University of St Andrews believes he can make a 'major leap' towards a cloaking device in just two years.

Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin...Annie Leibovitz is as famous as the people she photographs but now the genius behind the lens is close to financial ruin -- a victim, some say, of her own relentless artistic ambition.

Political Correctness Run Amuck: European Groups Ban 'Racist' Everyday Phrases Like 'Black Mark'... 'Whiter than White'... Among the everyday sayings that have been quietly dropped in a bid to stamp out racism and sexism are “whiter than white”, “gentleman’s agreement”, “black mark” and “right-hand man”.

POLL: New Low for Obama Approval Index...The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove

Thrill is gone for Obama and the media... There’s nothing like a summer vacation to rekindle a romance. So maybe a week on Martha’s Vineyard can bring back some of the magic between the Obama administration and the media.

ON THE ROPES: Polls show potential GOP challengers would beat Harry Reid...It's the highest stakes ever for a Nevada election, and former boxer Sen. Harry Reid is on the ropes early. Either Republican Danny Tarkanian or Sue Lowden would knock out Reid in a general election, according to a recent poll of Nevada voters.

Africa wants $67 Billion a year in 'global warming' funds (I'll bet they do!) ...African leaders will ask rich nations for $67 billion per year to mitigate the impact of global warming on the world's poorest continent, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Monday

Franks goes on the attack...A big, boisterous crowd largely supported an Arizona Congressman, who lambasted the Democratic president and his ...

Picture perfect....Nikon recently announced two new feature-rich digital SLR cameras, the D300s and the D3000. The hotly anticipated D300s is Nikon's latest professional-level ...

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