It Figures
2,000 Nearly 2,000 storm victims had been rescued in Galveston, Texas, in the course of nearly 500 missions as of Sept. 14, the day after Hurricane Ike struck the island and much of the rest of the Texas coast with …
Blogs Can Get Insurance Clients ‘SLAPP’ed
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondo Investments). Hollo …
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Why Agents Need to Know If Their Clients Blog
Getting ‘SLAPP’ed: Individuals Blog at Their Own Risk; Exposure of Business Clients Depends on Policy Endorsements Blog-related personal injury suits have produced judgments ranging between $7,500 and $11.3 million. A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed …
Arkansas AG Subpoenas Gas Retailers for Ike-Related Price Spikes
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has begun issuing subpoenas over spikes in fuel prices at 52 gas stations around the state as Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast. McDaniel said more than 1,450 people phoned his office with complaints and …
Ark., La. Commissioners Reassure Policyholders After AIG Bailout
Both Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman and Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon have issued statements seeking to reassure policyholders in the wake of the federal takeover of insurance giant American International Group (AIG). Bowman said she joined with …
At Resort Cut Off By Ike, Whole Neighborhoods Gone
More than 48 hours after Hurricane Ike swamped the U.S. Gulf Coast and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, rescuers flew for the first time Monday into areas cut off by the storm, evacuating survivors and finding …
Nearly 2,000 Brought to Safety in Texas
Rescuers searching the waterlogged streets and splintered houses left behind by Hurricane Ike in Galveston they had saved nearly 2,000 people – many of whom then boarded buses to shelters without knowing where they were going or when they could …
1 Dead in Ark. After Ike, More than 200K Lose Power
The remnants of Hurricane Ike knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in Arkansas and killed one person as storm bands passed through Saturday night and Sunday morning. The damage spanned a wide area across the state, including a …
Conf. Board Urges Tech Transfer to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses
In a new report the Conference Board, a non-profit, business research organization, has concluded “restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are not feasible without significant productivity growth and a transfer of technologies from advanced to emerging economies.” The analysis appears …
