Homeowners Dropping Flood Insurance, But Should They? (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Last February, when valley leaders announced that flood insurance would no longer be required for thousands of families thanks to years of levee improvements, residents began dropping their coverage. On Thursday, officials announced just how many families decided to take their chances without the insurance.

House passes insurance bill (The Clarion-Ledger)
Homebuyers would be required to refuse flood insurance in writing under a bill approved Friday by the Mississippi House.

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

Studies Say Nearly 50 Percent of Bankruptcies and Mortgage Foreclosures Caused by Disability
... www.protectyourincome.com said, “Individuals often have life insurance, homeowners insurance and certainly auto insurance but overlook insuring what ...

Montville fire aftermath focuses on helping residents
Norwich Bulletin, CT - Jan 20, 2006 taken to court. Renters insurance is a form of homeowners insurance and the same rules apply when you shop for it. Ask your friends

Wildfires, storms raise insurance questions
The Oklahoman - Jan 08 6:05 AM
Jan 08, 2006: Oklahoma's wildfires, Hurricane Katrina and her stormy siblings won't cause hikes in the insurance premiums of Oklahoma homeowners, industry experts say.Save to My Web

Do You Really Need Identity-Theft Insurance?
KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 5:11 PM
With an estimated 9 million Americans victimized by identify theft last year, some insurance companies are now offering identity theft coverage.Save to My Web

Do It Now: Check your insurance
CNN Money - Jan 13 10:33 AM
Buying insurance is the kind of unpleasant financial task you'd like to do once and then forget about. Don't. A lot may have changed since you last bought home or life coverage.Save to My Web

Couple, County Spar On Sewage Cleanup
The Tampa Tribune - Jan 20 7:55 PM
LAND O' LAKES - Roger Ugarte and his wife, Tina Gilmore, woke up one Sunday in October to find a stream of raw sewage running through their home.Save to My Web

Allstate Stops Offering Policies in NYC, LI, Westchester
1010wins.com - Jan 12 4:51 AM
Jan 12, 2006 7:39 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Allstate Insurance company is no longer offering homeowner's policies on Long Island, Westchester and New York City. Company officials say Allstate wants to limit its exposure to intense coastal storms.Save to My Web

Fasano bills put the interests of consumers first
St. Petersburg Times - Jan 04 11:10 PM
This is in reference to Arthur Hayhoe's letter criticizing Sen. Mike Fasano and Rep. John Legg for working on legislation to rein in the continued increases of homeowners insurance.Save to My Web

Gallagher criticizes anonymous attack
Gainesville Sun - Jan 12 5:19 PM
hief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher asked the other three gubernatorial candidates to denounce anonymous attacks Thursday after information was distributed to reporters questioning his business dealings with a former Citizens Property Insurance board member.Save to My Web

Amica Mutual Offers Enhanced Discounts on 2006 Massachusetts Auto Rates
The Auto Channel - Jan 17 8:10 PM
LINCOLN, R.I.--Jan. 1, 20067, 2006--Amica Mutual Insurance Company announced today that it has filed with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to deviate downward from state-set rates, asking to offer a 15 percent multi-car credit for vehicles assigned a driver qualifying for the new Excellent Driver Discount Plus classification of the Safe Driver Plan.Save to My Web

Costly power failure leads to cold shoulder
Chicago Tribune - Jan 08 3:41 AM
Laura Zemaier thought it was an earthquake. Her house shuddered. She heard a loud, ripping sound and then--poof--the lights went out. Zemaier rushed to the window and saw a garbage truck idling at the corner. Live power lines lay menacingly in the street.Save to My Web

The People's Money by Robert K. Heady: Mortgage language can be
Providence Journal - Buying a house is fairly complicated, what with negotiations that can involve you, the seller and two real-estate agents. Getting a mortgage can prove almost as complex. The language of mortgages can be downright confounding. To help you better

Insurance firm joins Cape Cod exodus (Cape Cod Times)
By CHRISTIE SMYTHE Staff Writer A little more than a month after two insurers said they would drop thousands of Cape homeowners policies in the coming year, a third company has said it will pull out of the area entirely.

TomPaine.com - Uncommon Sense
no insurance?can really be considered "benefits"). [more Worry, Be Homeowners I'll disclose from the start that while I have a

Deroy Murdock on Health Insurance on National Review Online
their auto, homeowners, or life insurance, we won t reform health care; we will only re-regulate it. Just as Delaware became a magnet for banking,

House passes insurance bill (The Clarion-Ledger)
Homebuyers would be required to refuse flood insurance in writing under a bill approved Friday by the Mississippi House.

Insurance commission approves post-Katrina hikes (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates has been approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, beginning what is expected to be a line of rate increase requests this year.

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

Homeowners insurance on the rise (2theadvocate.com)
Homeowners across the state may have to dig deeper to help pay for storm claims in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Homeowners Dropping Flood Insurance, But Should They? (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Last February, when valley leaders announced that flood insurance would no longer be required for thousands of families thanks to years of levee improvements, residents began dropping their coverage. On Thursday, officials announced just how many families decided to take their chances without the insurance.

The People's Money by Robert K. Heady: Mortgage language can be
Providence Journal - Buying a house is fairly complicated, what with negotiations that can involve you, the seller and two real-estate agents. Getting a mortgage can prove almost as complex. The language of mortgages can be downright confounding. To help you better

House fire a total loss for local family
WKYC - EUCLID -- Investigators think a toy may have sparked a fire that chased two families from their Euclid home. One tenant, Carla Watkins, says her son was playing with a remote control car. She says it caught fire and ended up under the bed. The fire

Farmer Protection Act, Burlington ordinance & VY
Vermont Guardian - I m writing to express how disheartening it was to walk the halls of the Vermont House of Representatives on Jan. 3 and hear all the misunderstandings about the version of the Farmer Protection Act that passed that day. This was not the Senate

Costly power failure leads to cold shoulder
Chicago Tribune - Laura Zemaier thought it was an earthquake. Her house shuddered. She heard a loud, ripping sound and then--poof--the lights went out. Zemaier rushed to the window and saw a garbage truck idling at the corner. Live power lines lay menacingly in the

Insurance commission approves post-Katrina hikes
KATC 3 - BATON ROUGE, La. -- The first post-Katrina increase in

About these bills
Nashville Tennessean - State Rep. Mike McDonald's two bills on sinkhole insurance are numbered as House Bill 2463 and House Bill 2447. HB2463 says all policies would have to include the coverage, while HB2447 says all insurers in the state would have to make it available

Insurance commission approves post-Katrina hikes (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates has been approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, beginning what is expected to be a line of rate increase requests this year.

Fire service a smoldering topic in trial
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - The annexation trial resumes at 9 a.m. today in Madison County Chancery Court. CANTON Despite concerns to the contrary, the city of Madison is providing fire service to an area it hopes to annex, Fire Chief Tom Lariviere testified Wednesday. Fire

The People's Money by Robert K. Heady: Mortgage language can be
Providence Journal - Buying a house is fairly complicated, what with negotiations that can involve you, the seller and two real-estate agents. Getting a mortgage can prove almost as complex. The language of mortgages can be downright confounding. To help you better

Climbing college enrollment, test scores touted
Longview News-Journal - TYLER Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that during this election he will run harder than ever before, and will fight for every last vote in all regions of the state. Some people believe the Republican will have to run a vigorous campaign because two

About these bills
Nashville Tennessean - State Rep. Mike McDonald's two bills on sinkhole insurance are numbered as House Bill 2463 and House Bill 2447. HB2463 says all policies would have to include the coverage, while HB2447 says all insurers in the state would have to make it available

Statistics show decrease in car burglaries
Montgomery Advertiser - Police say car burglaries are down in Montgomery, but Willie Caraway and Jeff Tatum might be hard pressed to believe those statistics. Caraway, who has lived behind Montgomery's Eastdale Mall for 33 years, awoke one recent Thursday morning to find

Cabinet races are overshadowed, but well worth watching
WINK TV - TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Go ahead, try to name the five candidates for attorney general. Now try to name the three major candidates for chief financial officer, or, better yet, describe what the CFO does. Unless politics is your passion, there's a good

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter Earnings
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 18, 2006 Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, FNF is also a provider of specialty insurance products, including flood insurance, homeowners insurance and home

'Wal-Mart law' the wrong approach on health care
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jan 17, 2006 of employers. It shouldn't be. Employers don't pay workers' car insurance, homeowners' insurance or grocery bills. They shouldn't

Cabinet races are overshadowed, but well worth watching
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jan 7, 2006 While the CFO doesn't set homeowners insurance rates, the CFO does serve as a citizens advocate on insurance issues and investigates insurance fraud.

Mercury General Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter Results on
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 18, 2006 Corporation and its subsidiaries are a multiple line insurance organization offering predominantly personal automobile and homeowners insurance through a

Bill would make insurers pay for sinkhole damage
Fairview Observer, TN - Jan 14, 2006 property. "We did check our homeowners (insurance policy)," she said. The policy, she was relieved to find, covered sinkhole damage.

Mass. Fair Plan Rate Case Drags On with Parties Far Apart
Insurance Journal - Jan 08 10:07 PM
Hearings to decide on rates for the homeowners insurance residual market in Massachusetts have been going on since November and are likely to continue for several more months, according to officials.Save to My Web

I.I.I.: Record Mississippi Homeowners' Claim Payments from 2005 Hurricanes
Insurance Journal - Jan 09 9:22 AM
The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Mississippi is reportedly enough to wipe out all homeowners premiums paid in the state during the past 17Save to My Web

Perry opens re-election bid, talks of progress
Dallas Morning News - Jan 11 6:27 AM
BEAUMONT Gov. Rick Perry opened his bid for re-election Tuesday with two broad themes: Things are great in Texas, and he's the only conservative in the race.Save to My Web

Is Trinity going under?
Decatur Daily - Jan 09 10:20 PM
TRINITY Bringing a sinkhole-plagued section of Old Alabama 24 back on line is going to take longer. A month ago, Trinity officials closed a portion of the road.Save to My Web

IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank Selects Fidelity National Financial's Entire ACBS Commercial Lending Suite
FinanzNachrichten - Jan 10 1:24 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, January 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Information Services (Fidelity), a division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), today announced that IXIS-CIB, the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne has selected ACBS for front, middle and back office corporate lending operations.Save to My Web

Allstate Halts Home Insurance In Our Area
CBS 2 New York - Jan 12 7:43 AM
Allstate Insurance company is no longer offering homeowner's policies on Long Island, Westchester and New York City.Save to My Web

Statistics show decrease in car burglaries
Montgomery Advertiser, AL - Jan 19, 2006 "It's cost me $900 out of my pocket," said Tatum. "I had a $500 deductible on my homeowners insurance to pay for the trombone, a $250 deductible on the car

Home insurance still at a premium
WFAA (subscription), TX - Jan 12, 2006 figure was up 7.3 percent from the previous year, one of the lowest percentage increases among the 50 states in the group's annual Homeowners Insurance Report.

The Booming Biz of ID Protection
BusinessWeek - Jan 9, 2006 see the epidemic of ID theft as a business opportunity." ID-theft protection is being tucked into a host of products, from homeowners' insurance to company

Allstate Curbs Sales Due To Storm Claim Fears
Hartford Courant, United States - Jan 13, 2006 Allstate has 18 percent of the homeowners' insurance market in New York state and 25.9 percent of the market in the eight counties that the moratorium affects.

La. Residents Urged to 'Get Even Smarter' About Insurance Coverage
Insurance Journal - Jan 6, 2006 "Homeowners insurance doesn't cover flooding, so a separate flood insurance policy must be purchased if you want that coverage," the commissioner warned.

Higher taxes don't help homebuyers
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jan 14, 2006 Also take into consideration rising costs of homeowners' insurance, flood insurance and building materials for home improvements to keep up their new home

Ill. Insurance Dept. Offers Advice for Holiday Hosts, Travelers
Insurance Journal - Dec 20, 2005 Homeowners Insurance -- Homeowners insurance policies include coverage for your dwelling and personal property contents against perils such as fire, as well

'Wal-Mart law' the wrong approach on health care
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jan 17, 2006 of employers. It shouldn't be. Employers don't pay workers' car insurance, homeowners' insurance or grocery bills. They shouldn't

TX: Perry opens re-election bid, talks of progress
Dallas Morning News - BEAUMONT Gov. Rick Perry opened his bid for re-election Tuesday with two broad themes: Things are great in Texas, and he's the only conservative in the race. MICHAEL MULVEY/DMN Gov. Rick Perry signed an autograph for Elaine Cook of Cedar Hill on

About these bills
Nashville Tennessean - State Rep. Mike McDonald's two bills on sinkhole insurance are numbered as House Bill 2463 and House Bill 2447. HB2463 says all policies would have to include the coverage, while HB2447 says all insurers in the state would have to make it available

A dream deferred: Insurance won't cover losses
Daily Sentinel - Clara Knox couldn't bring herself to go look at the fire that was slowly burning down her mobile home, located about a quarter-mile behind her Woden area flower shop. She knew her beloved 11-year-old dog had not made it out alive. Her only hope was

Legislators fear backlash over fees
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - TALLAHASSEE Many Florida legislators are beginning to fear that a rising tide of fee increases steadily washing over state voters in recent months may sink some incumbents seeking re-election this year. Most South Florida electric customers will

Allstate Curbs Sales Due To Storm Claim Fears
Hartford Courant - Allstate, the largest insurer of homes in New York state, has stopped selling new homeowners' policies in eight coastal counties because of increased concern about hurricane claims. The Northbrook, Ill.-based company, which is one of Connecticut's

Allstate Stops Offering Policies in NYC, LI, Westchester
1010Wins - (1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Allstate Insurance company is no longer offering homeowner's policies on Long Island, Westchester and New York City. Company officials say Allstate wants to limit its exposure to intense coastal storms. Newsday reports that the

Too much fraud, too few remedies for Citizens
St. Petersburg Times - It's an anxious time for Pasco County homeowners who do business with Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the largest home insurer in the county. Established by the state as an insurer of last resort, Citizens is the place to go when no one else will


Telluride Daily Planet - (ARA) - Most lenders require you to have

Fidelity Information Services Partners with XSell to Provide Customer Service Marketing Solution
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 11 1:59 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.----Jan. 11, 2006--Fidelity Information Services , a division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , announced it has partnered with XSell, LLC to provide XSell's customer service marketing solution to companies using Fidelity's Mortgage Servicing Package .Save to My Web

First Floridian Changes Brand to Travelers of Florida
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 16 3:00 AM
TAMPA, Fla.----Jan. 16, 2006--First Floridian Auto and Home Insurance Company, a personal lines subsidiary of St. Paul Travelers , today announced that the company will now be branded as Travelers of Florida, effective immediately.Save to My Web

Fitch downgrades Alfa's ratings, outlook
Mississippi Business Journal - Jan 13 5:28 AM
CHICAGO Fitch Ratings has downgraded the insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of the Alfa insurance companies (Alfa Group) one notch to "AA-" from "AA". Additionally, Fitch has downgraded the commercial paper rating of Alfa Corporation (Alfa) to "F1" from "F1+" and Alfa's long-term issuer rating to "A-" from "A+". The rating outlook for all ratings is "stable".Save to My Web

Ben Lomand TV requests a franchise
Sparta Expositor - Jan 13 11:41 AM
Ben Lomand TV will soon be offering services in White County if commissioners approve a franchise agreement. Levoy Knowles, CEO of Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, addressed members of Steering Committee B during a Monday night meeting.Save to My Web

Fla. Legislators' Mull Reform Measures to Control How Carriers Do Business
Insurance Journal - Jan 11 4:37 AM
Homeowners insurance reform and regulations aimed at controlling how carriers do business are being hurriedly prepared by legislators for the March sessions of the Florida Legislature. They include moSave to My Web

Research and Markets: a Company Review of Assurant, the North American Provider of Specialized Insurance Products and
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
DUBLIN, Ireland----Jan. 20, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Assurant Busintell Report to their offering.Save to My Web

Gallagher criticizes anonymous attack
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Jan 13 12:35 AM
TALLAHASSEE -- Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher asked the other three gubernatorial candidates to denounce anonymous attacks Thursday after information was distributed to reporters questioning his business dealings with a former Citizens Property Insurance board member.Save to My Web

This land is whose land? Battle lines are drawn as Shannon Hills attempts to annex 1,500 acres into city; voters get
Benton Courier - Jan 20 2:56 AM
Signs are everywhere. They are on trees, on houses, in yards and in other places. And they have the same message: Vote NO to Shannon Hills Annexation.Save to My Web

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 18 4:30 AM
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , a Fortune 500 provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the mortgage, insurance and real estate industries, will release 4th quarter 2005 earnings after the close of regular market trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2006.Save to My Web

Business: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
larger portion of their equity in 2006 Credit card practices and pitfalls published stories COLUMNISTS Marcia Heroux Pounds Business Strategies From a

Insurance commission approves post-Katrina hikes (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates has been approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, beginning what is expected to be a line of rate increase requests this year.

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

Credit-Bill Boost for Homeowners (AllAfrica.com)
THE National Credit Bill has brought to the fore the likely changes to the sourcing of compulsory homeowners insurance -- insurance that covers the bricks and mortar of the property.

Market Place - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
Condos and Real Estate Homeowners Insurance Night Vision Foreclosures Miami condos and real estate Personals Online Florists Real Estate Online

The LongBow Papers
deadly storm. Homeowners, businesses and insurance companies all need a commitment before they will stake their futures on the city. At this moment

Fla. Residents Urged to Purchase Flood Insurance for 2006 Hurricane Season (Insurance Journal)
As Floridians continue to recover from the storms of 2004 and 2005, and the 2006 season fast approaches, it is vital that all property owners living and doing business in areas designated as flood zon

The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
Sale Fresh Air Purifiers Homeowners Insurance Hotels Auto Insurance Mortgage Loans Air Purifiers Trade Show Displays Air Purifiers Adventure

Retirees upset at fees for storm fix
Palm Beach Interactive - In the two months since Hurricane Wilma blew their roofs away, 56 residents of the Saxony condominiums at Kings Point west of Delray Beach have shuttled from temporary rentals to friends' homes while they wait for repairs. Already in dire economic

IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank Selects Fidelity National Financial's Entire ACBS Commercial Lending Suite
FinanzNachrichten - Jan 10 1:24 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, January 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Information Services (Fidelity), a division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), today announced that IXIS-CIB, the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne has selected ACBS for front, middle and back office corporate lending operations.Save to My Web

More info: VEHICLE BREAK-INS
Montgomery Advertiser - Jan 19 7:50 AM
Police say car burglaries are down in Montgomery, but Willie Caraway and Jeff Tatum might be hard pressed to believe those statistics. Caraway, who has lived behind Montgomery's Eastdale Mall for 33 years, awoke one recent Thursday morning to find his pickup had been broken into.Save to My Web

Allstate Stops Offering Policies in NYC, LI, Westchester
1010wins.com - Jan 12 4:51 AM
Jan 12, 2006 7:39 am US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Allstate Insurance company is no longer offering homeowner's policies on Long Island, Westchester and New York City. Company officials say Allstate wants to limit its exposure to intense coastal storms.Save to My Web

Bill would make insurers pay for sinkhole damage
Tennessean - Jan 14 12:18 AM
PORTLAND Troy and Yvonne Givens lay sleeping in their home when something went terribly wrong.Save to My Web

Which Types of Insurance Do You Actually Need? -- ThirdAge
ThirdAge - Jan 17 11:34 PM
Which Types of Insurance Do You Actually Need? Everybody needs insurance. But if you're like most people, you don't like spending money on something you won't use.Save to My Web

Pleasant Valley voters narrowly OK referendum
Lancaster News - Jan 19 8:46 AM
INDIAN LAND - In a close vote Tuesday, residents in Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department's district voted for a $75 tax that will fund fire service in their area.Save to My Web

Allstate Halts Home Insurance In Our Area
CBS 2 New York - Jan 12 7:43 AM
Allstate Insurance company is no longer offering homeowner's policies on Long Island, Westchester and New York City.Save to My Web

Do You Really Need Identity-Theft Insurance?
KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 5:11 PM
With an estimated 9 million Americans victimized by identify theft last year, some insurance companies are now offering identity theft coverage.Save to My Web

Too much fraud, too few remedies for Citizens
St. Petersburg Times - It's an anxious time for Pasco County homeowners who do business with Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the largest home insurer in the county. Established by the state as an insurer of last resort, Citizens is the place to go when no one else will

Daily Digest of Business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Stocks resumed their advance Wednesday after New York's Federal Reserve president said in a speech that core inflation is "quite moderate." All three major indexes reached multiyear highs for the second time this week. Since fighting inflation is the

Fire service a smoldering topic in trial
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - The annexation trial resumes at 9 a.m. today in Madison County Chancery Court. CANTON Despite concerns to the contrary, the city of Madison is providing fire service to an area it hopes to annex, Fire Chief Tom Lariviere testified Wednesday. Fire

Visalia council looks to future after flooding
Fresno Bee - VISALIA A week without rainfall has allowed things to dry out and tempers to cool over flooding when 3.6 inches of rain overwhelmed the city's storm-drain system Jan. 1 and 2. Residents of inundated neighborhoods pleaded with city officials for

Big-ticket tax holiday isn't best way to aid Floridians
St. Petersburg Times - Re: House plan: A tax vacation, Jan. 13. While I agree with past tax holidays targeting back-to-school items and hurricane supplies, I disagree with the current proposal for a holiday on any items up to $5,000. I am a registered Republican, but I

A dream deferred: Insurance won't cover losses
Daily Sentinel - Clara Knox couldn't bring herself to go look at the fire that was slowly burning down her mobile home, located about a quarter-mile behind her Woden area flower shop. She knew her beloved 11-year-old dog had not made it out alive. Her only hope was

The People's Money by Robert K. Heady: Mortgage language can be
Providence Journal - Buying a house is fairly complicated, what with negotiations that can involve you, the seller and two real-estate agents. Getting a mortgage can prove almost as complex. The language of mortgages can be downright confounding. To help you better

Cabinet races are overshadowed, but well worth watching
WINK TV - TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Go ahead, try to name the five candidates for attorney general. Now try to name the three major candidates for chief financial officer, or, better yet, describe what the CFO does. Unless politics is your passion, there's a good

Ore. communities tally flood, OT costs
kgw.com - It may a little bit drier, but residents and businesses are still feeling the remnants of a week-long rain storm. kgw.com photo/Viewer Lucinda Riecke A kayaker attempts to salvage lost items and check on the neighbors near Barclay Meadows, 7 miles

Police ready to write tickets
Times-Journal - Fort Payne Post Office patrons are already paying more for postage they may soon also be paying the price for failing to obey traffic rules at the facility. Fort Payne Police Chief David Walker said Tuesday it s possible officers will be soon

A Crisis of Cost: Health insurance is a ticket to the medical system
The Burlington Free Press - Jan 08 1:53 AM
Health insurance is a unique form of insurance. We buy fire and car insurance to protect ourselves against the unlikely -- catastrophes that probably won't happen, such as lightning striking and burning down our home or an errant, ininsured driver demolishing our car.Save to My Web

Florida's Cabinet races well worth watching
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Jan 09 3:52 AM
TALLAHASSEE -- Go ahead, try to name the five candidates for attorney general. Now try to name the three major candidates for chief financial officer, or, better yet, describe what the CFO does.Save to My Web

Lawmakers Mull Sales Tax Holiday
WESH - Jan 13 8:56 AM
Florida lawmakers want you to keep more of your cash.Save to My Web

Travelers to Offer Hybrid Owners Across U.S. 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance
The Auto Channel - Jan 05 5:13 AM
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 5 -- Travelers personal lines, a member of St.Save to My Web

IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank Selects Fidelity National Financial's Entire ACBS Commercial Lending Suite
FinanzNachrichten - Jan 10 1:24 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, January 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Information Services (Fidelity), a division of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), today announced that IXIS-CIB, the Corporate and Investment Banking arm of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne has selected ACBS for front, middle and back office corporate lending operations.Save to My Web

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 18 4:30 AM
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , a Fortune 500 provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the mortgage, insurance and real estate industries, will release 4th quarter 2005 earnings after the close of regular market trading on Wednesday, February 8, 2006.Save to My Web

Its a good time to review your home insurance
Tribune-Chronicle - LAST weeks torrential rains and widespread flooding came as an unexpected surprise to many, but a bigger surprise lies ahead. As the skies cleared and the water receded, many homeowners were given a second rude awakening. Most, if not all, the damage

Ben Lomand TV requests a franchise
Sparta Expositor - TV services. Levoy Knowles, CEO of Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, appears before county commissioners to request a franchise agreement for Ben Lomand TV. Ben Lomand TV will soon be offering services in White County if commissioners approve a

Home insurance rates to increase
Baton Rouge Advocate - Get ready to pay more for

Climbing college enrollment, test scores touted
Longview News-Journal - TYLER Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that during this election he will run harder than ever before, and will fight for every last vote in all regions of the state. Some people believe the Republican will have to run a vigorous campaign because two

House fire a total loss for local family
WKYC - EUCLID -- Investigators think a toy may have sparked a fire that chased two families from their Euclid home. One tenant, Carla Watkins, says her son was playing with a remote control car. She says it caught fire and ended up under the bed. The fire

The hidden costs of moving
MSN MoneyCentral - Cancellation and late fees. If I was ever unsure about the advisability of automatic debits and online bill payment, those doubts were erased the last time we moved and the U.S. Postal Service forwarded our mail -- for weeks -- to a complete stranger

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Anno
Pressi - Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces 4th Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call (PRESSI.COM 01/18/2006) Jacksonville, Fla. -- (January 18, 2006) -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), a Fortune 500 provider of products and

Cabinet races are overshadowed, but well worth watching
Bradenton Herald - TALLAHASSEE, Fla., - Go ahead, try to name the five candidates for attorney general. Now try to name the three major candidates for chief financial officer, or, better yet, describe what the CFO does. Unless politics is your passion, there's a good

Ugly Bathtub Contest
WKRN - Entries will be also accepted on www.wkrn.com. Each entry must include entrant s name, complete address ( including city, state and zip code), daytime phone number, entrant s e-mail address (optional), a non-returnable color photograph (no black

The LongBow Papers
deadly storm. Homeowners, businesses and insurance companies all need a commitment before they will stake their futures on the city. At this moment

Looka! | I'm gonna put on my golden crown at the foot of Canal Street.
discourage homeowners from rebuilding in the hardest hit areas until a d compassionate insurance companies? FEMA? Entergy? That New Orleanians live

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

Families Hire Convicts as Domestic Help
... a nanny or housekeeper falls in the homeowners lap. Many people look to the help ...

Guidelines offer homeowners aid in filing claims (Courier-Post)
Homeowners who suffered property damage in Wednesday's storm can follow a few simple guidelines to improve the likelihood of getting reimbursed from their insurance companies.

Market Place - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
Condos and Real Estate Homeowners Insurance Night Vision Foreclosures Miami condos and real estate Personals Online Florists Real Estate Online

Count Atlantic Preferred Requests 18.2% Homeowners, 22% Condo Rate Hike in Fla. (Insurance Journal)
Count Atlantic Preferred Insurance Co. has filed with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to increase homeowners rates by 18.2 percent for houses and 22 percent for condominiums. If approved th

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in the group's annual Homeowners Insurance Report. But it came on the heels of whopping increases that averaged more than 39 percent from 2001 through

Homeowners Dropping Flood Insurance, But Should They? (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Last February, when valley leaders announced that flood insurance would no longer be required for thousands of families thanks to years of levee improvements, residents began dropping their coverage. On Thursday, officials announced just how many families decided to take their chances without the insurance.

Insurance panel OKs rate increase (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission reluctantly approved its first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates Wednesday, beginning what is likely to be a painful stream of rate increase requests over the next few months.

Prognosis: Higher bills for the middle class
middle-class homeowners with insurance at the start of an illness. With long waiting periods for coverage at many companies, changing jobs can put

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

Florida CFO wants to strengthen insurance market (Orlando Business Journal)
During a Windermere Rotary Club meeting Jan. 17 in Orlando, Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher renewed his call for solutions to strengthen the state's property insurance market.

Insurance commission approves post-Katrina hikes (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates has been approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission, beginning what is expected to be a line of rate increase requests this year.

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- Life Insurance - Mobile Phones Not found it yet? 1. A Range of solutions and loans online for UK homeowners. We search the lenders to get

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discourage homeowners from rebuilding in the hardest hit areas until a d compassionate insurance companies? FEMA? Entergy? That New Orleanians live

Consumer Group Releases Major Study Documenting Insurance
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Jan 11, 2006 as the next hurricane season approaches." Among the measures called for are: a moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals of homeowners insurance policies to

Perry opens re-election bid, talks of progress
WFAA (subscription), TX - Jan 11, 2006 "Our student test scores are climbing. Jobs are at an all-time high. Frivolous lawsuits are on their way down. Homeowners insurance rates are going down.".

Consumers Underinsured for Major Life, Work Events, Survey Shows
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Dec 20, 2005 since 2003 -- including a structural change such as adding a room, porch or deck -- nearly 40 percent had not updated their homeowners insurance, or weren't

Sales tax holiday
WESH.com, FL - Jan 13, 2006 "I think our money is better used to alleviate the homeowners' insurance crisis than it is to help a few people save money on a plasma screen TV," Aronberg said

Lawyer brews storm with Katrina suits
Northwest Herald, IL - Dec 22, 2005 and United Services Automobile Association contend that the standard homeowners insurance policy in Mississippi and other states doesn't cover flood damage and

Consumer Group Releases Major Study Documenting Insurance
Common Dreams (press release), ME - Jan 11, 2006 the next hurricane season approaches. Among the measures called for are: a moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals of homeowners insurance policies to

Homeowners Dropping Flood Insurance, But Should They? (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Last February, when valley leaders announced that flood insurance would no longer be required for thousands of families thanks to years of levee improvements, residents began dropping their coverage. On Thursday, officials announced just how many families decided to take their chances without the insurance.

ANPAC gets OK to raise rates (KPLC)
BATON ROUGE, La. New Orleans-area homeowners covered by ANPAC (an-pac) Louisiana Insurance Company could see their rates double under a rate increase approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission.

Studies Say Nearly 50 Percent of Bankruptcies and Mortgage Foreclosures Caused by Disability
... www.protectyourincome.com said, “Individuals often have life insurance, homeowners insurance and certainly auto insurance but overlook insuring what ...

State senator wants state insurance chief to be elected, not appointed (Sun-Sentinel)
Florida hasn't had an elected insurance commissioner since 2002, but one South Florida senator thinks it may be time to bring one back.

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Prognosis: Higher bills for the middle class
middle-class homeowners with insurance at the start of an illness. With long waiting periods for coverage at many companies, changing jobs can put

Cranley Named C.O.O. of Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp.
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 19 10:02 AM
Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation announced today that Thomas Cranley has been hired as Chief Operating Officer for Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation and as President of Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation of Concord, N.H.Save to My Web

Consumer Group Releases Major Study Documenting Insurance Industry's Failed Response to Hurricane Katrina
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Jan 11 8:42 AM
Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR), a coalition of public interest groups and a project of the Center for Justice & Democracy, today released a comprehensive report documenting the insurance industry's poor and ill-equipped response to Hurricane Katrina. The report, entitled "The Insurance Industry's Troubling Response To Hurricane Katrina," details actual case studies of numerous Save to My Web

Home insurance still at a premium
Dallas Morning News - Jan 12 6:47 PM
AUSTIN Texans pay nearly twice the national average for homeowner insurance, although premium increases slowed after lawmakers enacted a massive insurance overhaul in 2003, according to a new national study.Save to My Web

Cabinet races are overshadowed, but well worth watching
Palm Beach Post - Jan 07 8:02 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Go ahead, try to name the five candidates for attorney general. Now try to name the three major candidates for chief financial officer, or, better yet, describe what the CFO does.Save to My Web

10 ways to save in 2006
Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 16 3:00 AM
Start the new year off by hanging on to more of your money. Here's a roundup of the best entries in our Frugal U contest.Save to My Web

Concrete Exterior Homes offer security with traditional look
Canon City Daily Record - Jan 07 3:10 PM
All Concrete Exterior Homes may play all day with what looks like giant Lego blocks, but the firm is deadly serious when it comes to saving its customers money.Save to My Web

Travelers to Offer Hybrid Owners Across U.S. 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance
The Auto Channel - Jan 05 5:13 AM
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 5 -- Travelers personal lines, a member of St.Save to My Web

Its a good time to review your home insurance
Tribune-Chronicle - LAST weeks torrential rains and widespread flooding came as an unexpected surprise to many, but a bigger surprise lies ahead. As the skies cleared and the water receded, many homeowners were given a second rude awakening. Most, if not all, the damage

Maryland Senate approves Wal-Mart health spending bill
Lincoln Journal Star - ANNAPOLIS, Md. Maryland s Senate voted Thursday to enact a first-in-the-nation requirement that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spend more on employee health care despite the governor s veto of the legislation. The measure, touted as a money-saver for

Insurance program expects boom
KATC 3 - BATON ROUGE, La. Terry Lisotta, chief executive officer for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, is sorry to say he is predicting a 40 percent to 50 percent growth rate in the coming one to two years for his company's business. Citizens

Daily Digest of Business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Stocks resumed their advance Wednesday after New York's Federal Reserve president said in a speech that core inflation is "quite moderate." All three major indexes reached multiyear highs for the second time this week. Since fighting inflation is the

Big-ticket tax holiday isn't best way to aid Floridians
St. Petersburg Times - Re: House plan: A tax vacation, Jan. 13. While I agree with past tax holidays targeting back-to-school items and hurricane supplies, I disagree with the current proposal for a holiday on any items up to $5,000. I am a registered Republican, but I

CEO of state's `last resort' insurer not happy about growth
KATC 3 - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Growth is good for most businesses but the chief executive officer for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is sorry to predicting a 40 percent to 50 percent growth rate in the coming one to two years for his company

Gallagher criticizes anonymous attack
Bradenton Herald - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher asked the other three gubernatorial candidates to denounce anonymous attacks Thursday after information was distributed to reporters questioning his business dealings with a former Citizens

Insurance mediation to begin
2theadvocate.com, LA - Dec 22, 2005 Louisiana hurricane victims unhappy with claims settlements offered by their homeowners insurance companies will soon have a free alternative to costly, time

Gallagher criticizes attacks
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Jan 13, 2006 August. The state-created company provides homeowners-insurance policies for people who can't get them in the private market. While

Lawmakers line up with bills to reform homeowners insurance
Palm Beach Post, FL - Jan 10, 2006 This sales practice of "cherry-picking" is a sore spot here, where homeowners insurance can be hard to find and more people seeking coverage are forced to turn

Most Homeowners Underinsured For Fire
CBS 11, TX - Jan 2, 2006 the cost of rebuilding. Its times like these that we all could use a refresher course in homeowners insurance. We assume that those

Gallagher criticizes anonymous attack
Gainesville Sun, FL - Jan 12, 2006 August. The state created company provides homeowners insurance policies for people who can't get them in the private market. While

Workmen's Auto Earns Financial Stability Rating(R) of A
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 12, 2006 12, 2006--Workmen's Auto Insurance Company, a writer of California homeowners insurance, has earned a Financial Stability Rating(R) (FSR) of A, Exceptional

Homeowners Need A Rate Break
The Ledger, FL - Dec 30, 2005 Owners of homeowners insurance in Florida are going to take a double hit from Hurricane Wilma -on top of the earlier hits from Hurricanes Katrina, Dennis

Guest Column: Reforms let consumers cash in on competition
Amarillo.com (subscription), TX - Dec 22, 2005 And some insurers recently filed rates with the Texas Department of Insurance reflecting rate reductions for homeowners insurance of up to 14.5 percent.

First Floridian Changes Brand to Travelers of Florida
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 16, 2006 Baily. Travelers, the second largest writer of auto and homeowners insurance through independent agents, is a member of St. Paul

Romney's proposal a good first step
Fitchburg Sentinel, MA - Jan 13, 2006 workplace. Auto insurance and homeowners insurance are the responsibility of the insured, who pay for it and own it themselves.

Ben Lomand TV requests a franchise
Sparta Expositor - Jan 13 11:41 AM
Ben Lomand TV will soon be offering services in White County if commissioners approve a franchise agreement. Levoy Knowles, CEO of Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, addressed members of Steering Committee B during a Monday night meeting.Save to My Web

Mercury General Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter Results on
Yahoo! News (press release) - 19 hours ago Corporation and its subsidiaries are a multiple line insurance organization offering predominantly personal automobile and homeowners insurance through a

Too much fraud, too few remedies for Citizens
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jan 9, 2006 Established by the state as an insurer of last resort, Citizens is the place to go when no one else will take your homeowners insurance check.

Fires Impact Insurance, Commissioner Holland Offers Help
Alva Review Courier, OK - Dec 29, 2005 "With the increased likelihood of fire, it is imperative that Oklahomans make sure their homeowners insurance policies are up to date and current," said

First Floridian Changes Brand to Travelers of Florida
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 16, 2006 Baily. Travelers, the second largest writer of auto and homeowners insurance through independent agents, is a member of St. Paul

La. Residents Urged to 'Get Even Smarter' About Insurance Coverage
Insurance Journal - Jan 6, 2006 "Homeowners insurance doesn't cover flooding, so a separate flood insurance policy must be purchased if you want that coverage," the commissioner warned.

Insurers failed responding to Katrina, study says
Canadian Underwriter, Canada - Jan 12, 2006 A moratorium on cancellations and non-renewals of homeowners insurance policies to give states time to develop plans for insuring homes that could not get or

Malcom accepts agreement in shooting death
Morgan County Citizen, GA - Jan 11, 2006 to the court that, in part, faulted the Vaughters family for initially agreeing to and accepting a $500,000 settlement from the homeowners insurance policy of

WIND OR WATER?
Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Dec 21, 2005 The states allow homeowners' insurance policies to exclude all damages caused by rising water, while the federal flood insurance program targets only flood

Figuring tax deduction for casualty losses
Bankrate.com - Dec 28, 2005 We had some of our glass doors and windows blown out by Hurricane Wilma. Our homeowners insurance company has paid us for some of the other damages.

Bush and the Christian Right: $100 million for discrimination
Online Journal, FL - Jan 5, 2006 to collect Social Security, disability, and veterans' benefits to legal rights to file joint tax returns, apply for joint homeowners' insurance, or claim

Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance Renews Partnership with Costco
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 13, 2006 With this agreement, Ameriprise Auto & Home will continue to be Costco's exclusive source of auto and homeowners insurance for offers made directly to Costco

Do It Now: Check your insurance
CNN/Money - Jan 13, 2006 What's the going rate? Visit your state's department of insurance site (find it at naic.org) for sample homeowners insurance rates by company.

Lawmakers line up with bills to reform homeowners insurance
Palm Beach Post, FL - Jan 10, 2006 This sales practice of "cherry-picking" is a sore spot here, where homeowners insurance can be hard to find and more people seeking coverage are forced to turn

Allstate cuts new policies in coastal areas
Newsday, NY - Jan 11, 2006 Allstate, the largest provider of homeowners insurance in New York State, is no longer offering new policies on Long Island, New York City or Westchester County

Letters for Thursday
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 52 minutes ago rates since late 2003. Texas homeowners' insurance rates have fallen significantly since the reforms of 2003. The market has stabilized

Insurance panel OKs rate increase
Times Picayune, LA - 4 hours ago BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission reluctantly approved its first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates Wednesday

Record Homeowners Insurance Claim Payments from 2005 Hurricanes
Community Dispatch (press release) - Jan 6, 2006 NEW YORK, January 5, 2006 The record total of homeowners insurance claims payments resulting from the 2005 hurricanes in Louisiana is enough to wipe out all

Homeowners insurance rates to increase (2theadvocate.com)
Get ready to pay more for homeowners' insurance -- thanks to Hurricane Katrina. Wednesday, the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission passed the first rate increase since the hurricane, and it is predicting more bad news for people already devastated by the storm.

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in the group's annual Homeowners Insurance Report. But it came on the heels of whopping increases that averaged more than 39 percent from 2001 through

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claim with the homeowners insurance. After the deductible, it just didn t make sense to file a claim and then have our premiums go up. The fence guy

Insurance panel OKs rate increase (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission reluctantly approved its first post-Katrina increase in homeowners insurance rates Wednesday, beginning what is likely to be a painful stream of rate increase requests over the next few months.

Studies Say Nearly 50 Percent of Bankruptcies and Mortgage Foreclosures Caused by Disability
... www.protectyourincome.com said, “Individuals often have life insurance, homeowners insurance and certainly auto insurance but overlook insuring what ...

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Sen. Klein Pushing for Fla. Insurance Commissioner to be Elected (Insurance Journal)
A push is underway by Florida Senator Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, to require the state insurance commissioner to be elected by the people, instead of being appointed for the position. Florida's last elec

It's Electric Austin Mutual Insurance transitions to electronic policy administration with a Web-enabled business (Finance Technology Network)
To reduce operating costs, improve customer service, enhance underwriting consistency and strengthen its relationships with its agents, Austin Mutual Insurance ($72 million in assets), a Minneapolis-based P&C insurer, converted its manual, paper-based application process to a Web-enabled business submission system, according to Gary Franssen, the carrier's assistant vice president, IT. "A lot of

Prognosis: Higher bills for the middle class
middle-class homeowners with insurance at the start of an illness. With long waiting periods for coverage at many companies, changing jobs can put

Too much fraud, too few remedies for Citizens
St. Petersburg Times - It's an anxious time for Pasco County homeowners who do business with Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the largest home insurer in the county. Established by the state as an insurer of last resort, Citizens is the place to go when no one else will

Citrus firms sue over canker program
Orlando Business Journal - Two Polk County citrus companies have filed lawsuits challenging the legality of the state's long-running citrus canker eradication program. Reed Bros. Inc. of Dundee filed a lawsuit Dec. 19 at the 10th Circuit Court in Bartow demanding $2.5 million

Workmen's Auto Earns Financial Stability Rating(R) of A
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 12, 2006 12, 2006--Workmen's Auto Insurance Company, a writer of California homeowners insurance, has earned a Financial Stability Rating(R) (FSR) of A, Exceptional

Future of Gulf Coast Homeowners Insurance Murky, S&P Warns
Consumer Affairs - Dec 19, 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita wrecked much of the Gulf Coast and may have also done permanent damage to the insurance business, a report from Standard & Poor's

More spending, but living costs are rising
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jan 8, 2006 sector. Bad news: Housing costs, gas prices and homeowners' insurance premiums are high, and relief doesn't seem to be in sight.

Allstate Curbs Sales Due To Storm Claim Fears
Hartford Courant, United States - Jan 13, 2006 Allstate has 18 percent of the homeowners' insurance market in New York state and 25.9 percent of the market in the eight counties that the moratorium affects.

St. Paul Travelers, ICBA Join to Offer Identity Theft Insurance
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 11, 2006 Under the Travelers brand, the company is also the second largest underwriter of auto and homeowners insurance through independent agents.

New fire stations planned
Bradenton Herald, United States - Jan 7, 2006 But more is at stake than a fire department s ego. Insurance companies use ISO ratings to determine homeowners insurance rates.

CEO of La.'s 'Last Resort' Insurer not Happy About Growth
Insurance Journal - Jan 4, 2006 across Louisiana. State Farm and Allstate are the two largest homeowners insurance companies in Louisiana. But, state Sen. Don Cravins

New SF Pit Bull Law Takes Effect January 7
CBS 5, CA - Jan 6, 2006 It forces owners to spay or neuter their dogs. What s the connection between having a pit bull and losing your homeowners insurance?

Travelers to Offer Hybrid Owners across US 10 Percent Discount on
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 5, 2006 hybridtravelers.com. Travelers, the second largest writer of auto and homeowners insurance through independent agents, is a member of St. Paul

About these bills
Nashville Tennessean - State Rep. Mike McDonald's two bills on sinkhole insurance are numbered as House Bill 2463 and House Bill 2447. HB2463 says all policies would have to include the coverage, while HB2447 says all insurers in the state would have to make it available

CEO of state's `last resort' insurer not happy about growth
KATC 3 - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Growth is good for most businesses but the chief executive officer for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is sorry to predicting a 40 percent to 50 percent growth rate in the coming one to two years for his company

Ore. communities tally flood, OT costs
kgw.com - It may a little bit drier, but residents and businesses are still feeling the remnants of a week-long rain storm. kgw.com photo/Viewer Lucinda Riecke A kayaker attempts to salvage lost items and check on the neighbors near Barclay Meadows, 7 miles

Climbing college enrollment, test scores touted
Longview News-Journal - TYLER Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that during this election he will run harder than ever before, and will fight for every last vote in all regions of the state. Some people believe the Republican will have to run a vigorous campaign because two