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Homeowner questions huge jump in home insurance premium
In the six months that have passed since Margaret Fulcher received her most recent homeowners insurance policy, she has moved on from being shocked to simply incensed.
The premium to fully insure her Baltimore rowhouse increased fourfold last year &#...Tags: Mortgages, Economy, Business and Finance, Natural Disasters, Transportation Industry, Finance
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This week in government
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday, June 19, 9 a.m. Agenda • 9:05 a.m.: Third quarter adjustments to Board of Education’s FY2012 General Fund Budget • 9:15 a.m.:...Tags: Services and Shopping, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment Opportunities, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington, DC
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Over 200 state laws to take effect Jan. 1
On January 1, 2012, more than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will go into effect.
Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson says some that might impact you the most include:
- Toll hike
- Electronics...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Defendants, Misdemeanors, Financial Aid, Punishment
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Consumers aren't alone when they've been wronged
Last week's column on a little-known state group that helps consumers with medical disputes generated emails from readers asking if organizations exist that can help them tackle other problems. Many agencies can help wronged consumers. The Federal...Tags: Business, Economy, Business and Finance, Satellite and Cable Service, Media Industry, Social Media
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Multiple sources help fund county fire, rescue operations
When it comes to a fire company fundraiser, you've probably heard about the carnivals. And the barbecues, the bingo and, perhaps, the door-to-door solicitations. But in today's world, the work of raising $450,000 for a new firetruck or $180,000 to...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, FEMA, Career and Workplace
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THIS WEEK IN GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday, June 14, 10:45 a.m. Agenda - 10:50 a.m.: Public hearing, proposed modification to landfill user fees - 11:05 a.m.: Water resources element...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Regional Authority, Office Equipment and Supplies, Washington (U.S. state), Contracts
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Toyota sued by insurance companies over alleged acceleration-related crashes
Money & CompanyInsurance companies sue Toyota to recover payouts for crashes blamed on sudden acceleration... -
Health Care Reform Raises the Stakes in Calif. Election
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia's elected insurance commissioner—one of the most powerful jobs of its kind in the nation—is likely to get even more authority over the next four years as President Obama's new health care law takes effect. The prospect of broad new...Tags: California, Crime, Law and Justice, Sacramento, San Francisco, Elections
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Company raises city's fire rating
City Manager Ken Frank announced Tuesday that Laguna Beach property owners may get a break on their insurance after an evaluation of the city's ability to protect its residents and businesses from fire. The Insurance Services Office Inc. elevated the...Tags: California, Management Change, Natural Resource Industry, Marketing, Disasters and Accidents
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Brad Thomas: "I worry about (the damage) all of the time."
South Florida Sun-SentinelThree contractors refused to fix the roof on Brad Thomas' West Palm Beach home after Hurricane Wilma. The damage was too extensive, he said he was told. The roof tiles aren't made any more and others won't fit, Thomas recalled the contractors saying....Tags: Lake Worth, Fidelity National Corporation, Insurance, Hurricane Damage, Health
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Insurers learn to pinpoint risks -- and avoid them
Times Staff WriterNEWARK, CALIF. — Hemant Shah is in the business of creating catastrophes. The computers at Shah's Silicon Valley company, Risk Management Solutions Inc., contain mathematical models of every U.S. disaster from the 1812 earthquake that toppled...Tags: Oakland (Orange, Florida), Mortgages, Death, California, Mining
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Here's why we're recommending Braynon
South Florida Sun-SentinelVoters in state House District 103 have a pair of solid Democratic candidates to choose from in Tuesday special election to fill a vacancy created when incumbent Wilbert "Tee" Holloway moved to the Miami-Dade County School Board.The district stretches...Tags: Public Officials, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Miramar, Miami-Dade County
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