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Islam's European Conquest —  Is America Next?... Britain’s Muslim demographic is now so dominant that the British government recently began to allow Islamic civil and religious law, known as Sharia, to be enforced along side British law. ... More

Appeals Court Decision to Reduce Frivolous Lawsuits Related to PIP Auto Ins Claims...County courts will be cleared of many unnecessary and unjustified lawsuits following a ruling from the 3rd District Court of Appeals on November 4. A three-judge panel ruled that a person couldn't sue his or her auto insurance company for failing to provide an explanation of benefits on personal injury protection claim.

Ford, Subaru, VW top insurance industry's safety list...... by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms. The Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded its top safety pick on Wednesday to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 ...

Trial Lawyers Fight Back on Medical Malpractice...This same argument was made by the trial lawyers lobby in states that switched over to no-fault auto insurance and the sky didn't fall like they warned us. ...

Ideas offered to slow S-curve motorists..."People just don't want to slow down," said Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which researches traffic safety. ...

Liquidated Ga. Insurer Pulled Coverage at the Expense of Badly Injured Customers...John Oxendine: DOI is investigating seus's financial transactions By settling up the contract with ...

Lies and Distortions...Unfortunately, greedy insurance companies have intervened to thwart the public good for unjust profits. Is this the case? No, it is a complete fabrication of the facts. In the world of medical insurance, the field has consolidated over the years. Many companies which offered coverage have quit the business because they couldn’t make a decent return.

Microinsurance offers benefits to insurers: Lloyd's...Banks offer microcredit in the form of small loan amounts to low-income populations. Microinsurance is coverage structured more simply than traditional insurance and written for those same types of populations at low premiums.

Push to Ban Texting and Driving...South Carolina considering an out-right ban on texting for drivers. The measure up for consideration next year and many drivers say less ...

Mississippi as the unhealthiest state to live in...Other factors include the infant mortality rate, the number of physicians per capita, accessability of health care services and insurance coverage and ...

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US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts...In addition, there are insurance issues, and countries that flag the vessels have differing rules about carrying weapons. When the Maersk Alabama was ...

State Farm must repay $310 million to Texas homeowner policyholders, insurance ...The rate case began after the Legislature changed Texas insurance law, a move triggered by big mold and water damage claims. Regulators ordered State Farm ...

Attention Speeders: SC Lawmakers Wants To Raise State Highways To 80 MPH...Drivers have plenty of opinions on a proposed law to raise South Carolina's highway speed limit to 80 mph. On the road with the Greenville police ...

Insurers chafe at being saddled with new bank rules...Insurers are showing increasing irritation at being lumped in with banks as regulators tighten the reins on the financial sector to avoid future crises.

Deer population is out of control in Tennessee...The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency should be held responsible for damages — including injuries — caused by deer and automobile collisions. ...

Deer Crash Through Car Insurance Agent's Office Window...Deer smashed through the front window of a car insurance agent's office in Plum on Tuesday afternoon. The animals made their surprise entrance at Morry ...

Insurance business looking to hire 100 in Virginia...18, at the Holiday Inn Express at 4218 W.Va. 34 in Hurricane. The company is looking to hire folks with or without experience in the insurance businesses, ...

 Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout...U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended on Thursday the costly bailout of insurer American International Group Inc. and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms.

Six liberal complaints about House health bill deserve attention?...We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can fault legislation in which the government incentivizes the perpetuation, ...

Weird news: Georgians love their health insurance...First off, the South is the region in which people are least likely to have health insurance. In Georgia, for example, 25 percent of adults between the ages ...

Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran...Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

Obscene gesture doesn't fly with NFL...The NFL has fined Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo Bills fans while he celebrated Sunday's victory. ...

More sentencing proceedings for Jefferson...Ask former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown about prison life and he talks about making the best of the situation. Brown spent six months at the ...

'Climate change pushes poor women to prostitution'... Climate change could reduce income from farming and fishing possibly driving some women into sex work and thereby increase HIV infection," Mukherjee said during the Wednesday launch of the UNFPA annual State of World Population Report in Pasay City.

IT'S OVER: Oprah to End TV Show...According to insiders, Winfrey informed her staff of her decision late this afternoon in a company meeting, described as "emotional, supportive and respectful."

Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out... "Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents."•

GALLUP: OBAMA APPROVE CONTINUES TO SHRINK 50-44% ... Most recent poll results mirror recent trend lines...

Lieberman slams public option, taunts critics...Sen. Joe Lieberman’s threat to filibuster any health care bill with a public option could kill health reform this year — and embolden Democratic challengers who’d like to send him packing in 2012.

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