Inside Insurance: Hurricanes' indecision complicates preparation (Savannah Morning News)

Published - 10/06/2008 06:38 AM

��Mad magazine had it right. Alfred E. Newman seems to be alive and well in every disaster area of the country. "What, me worry?" 

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State Workers Face Bleak Budget Picture (Kansas City InfoZine)

Published - 10/06/2008 05:15 AM

By Pauline Vu - John D'Errico Jr. had been a probation officer in Rhode Island's sex offender program for more than 34 years, with plans to work for several more, when a move earlier this year by the General Assembly blindsided him. 

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Georgia Insurance Going Green (WRBL Columbus)

Published - 10/01/2008 06:13 AM

Georgia residents who make their houses environmentally friendly can now get special homeowners insurance designed for "green" houses. State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine approved the first ever green homeowners insurance policies in Georgia. 

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Fund trauma care with extra fees on insurance? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Published - 09/29/2008 07:53 PM

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine on Monday said he is considering the addition of fees on car and other forms of insurance to support trauma care services for car accident victims and others. He said trauma cases often arise from incidents such as car crashes and work accidents, so it makes sense that the fees would apply to these forms of insurance. Some industry advocates, however, ... 

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Former insurance agent pleads guilty to identify theft, fraud (The Florida Times-Union)

Published - 10/02/2008 11:45 PM

A former Glynn County insurance agent admitted Thursday in federal court to stealing about $93,000 in commissions through an elaborate identity theft and auto insurance fraud scheme spanning 14 months. 

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Gas shortage will fade slowly (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Published - 10/01/2008 01:56 PM

Another 900,000 barrels of crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve are headed toward Gulf Coast refineries that help supply Atlanta's gasoline. But don't expect it to help cut lines at filling stations this week. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday it had released the oil in a letter sent to Gov. Sonny Perdue. Perdue had requested more oil be released from the reserve, ... 

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Callahan Woman Dies In Georgia House Fire (WJXT Jacksonville)

Published - 09/30/2008 12:10 PM

A 39-year-old Callahan, Fla., woman died in a Sunday morning fire that consumed a mobile home in Blackshear, Ga. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said Teresa Thompson Crews died in the fire, which started about 5:30 a.m. in the home on Blue Lake Road. 

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Callahan Woman Dies In Georgia House Fire (WJXT Jacksonville)

Published - 09/30/2008 11:40 AM

A 39-year-old Callahan, Fla., woman died on Sunday in a Sunday morning fire of a mobile home in Blackshear, Ga. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said Teresa Thompson Crews died in the fire, which started about 5:30 a.m. in the home on Blue Lake Road. 

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Mom dies in predawn fire, kids survive (The Florida Times-Union)

Published - 09/29/2008 11:45 PM

A Nassau County woman was killed in a predawn fire Sunday at the Blackshear home where she and her children had been visiting. 

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LAW and DISORDER: Boating accidents kill 2 over weekend (The Florida Times-Union)

Published - 09/29/2008 11:54 PM

Two people died in separate boating accidents in Flagler and Volusia counties during the weekend. 

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