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September 30, 2007

John Stossel: How we get health insurance makes no sense

Almost daily, we're bombarded with apocalyptic warnings about the 47 million Americans who have no health insurance. Sen. Hillary Clinton wants to require everyone to have it, big companies to pay for it and government to buy it for the

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Posted by Stephen at 05:55 PM

Rubio asks Crist to add property tax, no-fault to special

Miami Herald - House Speaker Marco Rubio on Friday asked Gov. Charlie Crist to add property tax relief and auto insurance to the Legislature's special session on budget-cutting next week after Senate President Ken Pruitt turned him down. Crist, though, declined to ...

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Posted by Murray at 05:20 PM

Cut State Budget, Then

The Ledger - Among the controversial matters that some top lawmakers want to address: the looming expiration of the state's "no-fault" auto insurance requirement and the sudden demise of a January referendum on the state's property tax system. House Speaker Marco ...

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Posted by Sean at 02:15 PM

Names of children hit by car released

RAPID CITY -- The Rapid City woman who is accused of hitting four children with her car while intoxicated Sunday had a blood-alcohol level that was more than three times the legal limit that constitutes drunken driving when the accident occurred, according to a news release from the Rapid City Police

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Posted by Perry at 02:02 PM

'Average' Sox fan goes to

Boston Globe - Before motorists complain about the high cost of insurance, they should keep a few points in mind ("Mass. 4th most expensive for auto insurance in '05," Sept. 25). One, our terrible driving habits give us an accident frequency that is twice the ...

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Posted by Lorren at 01:16 PM

Expansion of health care for kids unwise

Chicago Sun-Times - Employers increasingly are looking for ways to get out from under the costs of health-care insurance. Witness General Motors' new agreement with the United Auto Workers that allows GM to unload its retiree health-care liabilities onto an independent ...

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Posted by Chris at 10:52 AM

Insurance product life cycle management An

Sri Lanka Sunday Times - Maybe the idea is to develop a unique auto insurance product keyed to an unusual mix of age and driving experience, vehicle combinations, garage and work locations, and specific credit requirements. A central data repository for insurance products is ...

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Posted by Rob at 10:01 AM

Car-impound law back on table

CARPENTERSVILLE -- The village board is expected at its meeting Tuesday to discuss with its insurance representatives what to do about the $30 million discrimination lawsuit filed against it last week -- and decide whether to proceed with a car impoundment proposal that has drawn criticism from some Latino rights groups.

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Posted by Tom at 09:47 AM