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Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance (CNN.com)
Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:55:08 GMT

LV= Is in Advanced Talks to Acquire Highway Insurance, FT Says (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- LV=, a mutually owned U.K. insurer formerly called Liverpool Victoria Insurance, is in advanced talks to buy Highway Insurance Group Plc , a car insurer, for more than 100 million pounds ($184 million), the Financial Times reported, without saying where it got the information.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:01 GMT

British police officer nabbed in another UK scuba insurance scam (Cyber Diver News Network)
NORWICH, UK (26 August 2008) — A police officer with 13 years service has admitted defrauding an insurance company of more than £2,000.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:57:34 GMT

Plan cuts insurance rates for driving less (San Francisco Chronicle)
The less Californians drive, the less they might pay for auto insurance under regulations proposed Wednesday. State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said the plan will give drivers the option of paying for their automobile insurance based in part on how...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:43:54 GMT

Pa.: Insurance scam had cars hit buses (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Two staged bus accidents were part of a scheme that led to charges of insurance fraud against a former Philadelphia chiropractor, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett announced Monday.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:20:51 GMT