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  • Citizen’s Prop. Insurance Offers Cheaper Option

    MIAMI (CBS4) - Property owners covered by Citizens Property Insurance may have a cheaper option that they are not aware of. So far only 47 people have signed up for the less inexpensive coverage offered by the state's 'insurer of last resort', according to CBS4 news partner The Miami ...

  • 50 Top Apps for Independent Agents

    Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What apps are the most useful in business and personal life? Insurance Journal asked these questions to several industry experts and polled readers via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter ...

  • Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold Weighed

    Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countries. The federal proposal to lower the DWI blood alcohol limit would make the standard similar to European nations and Australia, and ...

  • Georgia Regulator to Host Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15

    The hurricane season is almost here and Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is inviting the public to attend the 12th Annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June ...

  • Health Insurance in America Legalized Extortion

    Included in yesterday's mail were two ominous envelopes, one addressed to me, the other to my wife. They were from our health insurance company. Being that this is mid-May, I knew what the contents of the envelopes would be: one-page letters informing us what our insurance premiums are going to run in the coming year. With sweaty palms and racing heart, I began operating on the ...


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The Incubus [DVD]

The Incubus [DVD]

Horror films, by their very nature, are disreputable. Some would argue, in fact, that the power of horror derives from its taboo busting, its willingness to "speak the unspeakable" and "show the unshowable," which is why they are so often criticized, condemned, and even outright banned. And, within the horror genre, disreputable as it is, it is those films that revolve around the violent act of r ... ...

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  • N.C. Commissioner Goodwin Seeking Apology Over Health Official’s Remark

    North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is publicly calling for an apology from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services Secretary over a remark in which the health official allegedly held Commissioner Goodwin responsible for the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion. According to press reports, when questioned by a local physician during a public ...

  • Labor Union Report 43 Killed on the Job in West Virginia in 2011

    A new labor union report says 43 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in West Virginia, down from 95 the previous year that included a mine blast that killed 29. According to the report by the AFL-CIO, there were 4,693 workplace deaths nationwide in 2011, down by only three from the year earlier. The report also notes that more than 3.8 million workers across all industries experienced ...

  • Getting the full picture on annuities and insurance

    Life insurance and annuities are supposed to accomplish straightforward goals: life insurance provides for your family if you die unexpectedly and annuities guarantee a steady stream of income in retirement. But right now, both are being promoted for their tax benefits. Money put into these products grows on a tax-deferred basis just as it does in retirement accounts. In the case of annuities, ...

  • Are insurers the Citys new fat cats

    Under the stewardship of its former chief executive, Andy Haste, the company recovered from a near-death experience in the years shortly after the millennium to become one of Britain's most respected financial institutions. Dividends and profits both seemed to go only one way and even the onset of the financial crisis didn't seem to check its progress. But in recent months the mood of ...

  • Montana Disaster Services Chief Of Staff Resigns

    Paul Grimstad, the chief of staff for the embattled Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, submitted his resignation Monday, an agency spokesman said. Grimstad will leave the agency on June 30, said Maj. Tim Crowe of the Department of Military Affairs. It is not clear whether Grimstad’s resignation is related to a workplace assessment conducted after a 2012 study found distrust and ...

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