As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to protect their communities.
FEMA strongly encourages all East Coast residents to take steps now to prepare for severe weather in the coming days.
Governors in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts have declared states of emergency.
The August Health Tracking Poll finds that support for health reform fell over the course of August, dipping from a 50 percent favorability rating in July to 43 percent, while 45 percent of the public reported unfavorable views. The dip in favorability returned public opinion on the new law to the even split last seen in May before a modest uptick in support in June and July.Americans’ views of how reform will affect them personally have changed little over the summer, with 29 percent saying in August that they and their family will be better off under the law, 30 percent saying they expect to be worse off and 36 percent saying it won’t make much difference. But Full Post…
Honest UK motorists are paying £1.25 billion a year to support the activities of dishonest drivers.
According to research from Co-operative Insurance, the average car insurance premium carries a £50 penalty to cover costs incurred by uninsured and fraudulent road users.
Launching a joint initiative with road safety charity, Brake, Co-operative Financial Services chief operating officer, Tim Franklin, said: “Millions of people are deliberately flouting the law by not insuring their cars at massive cost to honest road users and the wider insurance industry, posing an unnecessary and unjustified risk.”
He added: “Whilst work is continuing to highlight the dangers of uninsured drivers – and keep them off the UK’s public highways – by the police, road safety groups and the insurance industry, there is clearly more to be done.”
Last month The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) identified the UK’s uninsured driving hotspots, placing Barkerend in Bradford (BD3) at the top of the list.
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In the last week, a major airline announced that it would be adding yet another fee to specific seats on its planes. This represents just the latest additional fee that travelers have been faced with in the last few years. In a time when travelers continuously fall victim to the airlines’ need to find new revenue sources, it is good to know that you can still save money with international health insurance.
American Airlines just announced fees on coach class seats. A few specific rows will now have a surcharge and be considered to be a tier of premium seating, despite the fact they are not first class. Full Post…
Foremost Insurance Group announced it has re-branded Bristol West Auto Insurance to the Foremost brand to support the company’s market strategy.
Both Foremost and Bristol West were acquired by Farmers Insurance Group — Foremost in 2000 and Bristol West in 2007. As a part of the decision to place all independent agency business under the Foremost name, the Bristol West brand will be transitioned to Foremost in all states by year end.
“Moving to a single brand for independent insurance agencies and our customers will strengthen recognition in the industry,” says Bob Sadler, vice president of independent agency operations.