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Idaho workers' compensation insurance rates will be increasing an average of 3.7 percent in 2011, according to the state Department of Insurance. The average rate increase is based on National … View full post on Insurance Journal

People with breathing problems that disrupt their sleep were less tired after three weeks of treatment with a breathing device compared to those treated with a placebo, U.S. researchers said on Saturday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

People with a family history of alcoholism may be turning to high-calorie treats instead of booze to satisfy their addiction, U.S. researchers say, a change that could be fueling the obesity epidemic. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a" to Catlin Re Switzerland Ltd, the newly formed … View full post on Insurance Journal

Women who eat a lot of red meat may be putting themselves at increased risk of stroke, a new study in more than 30,000 Swedish women hints. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

MileMeter’s Chris Gray reports that the company is expecting to create a huge change in the auto insurance industry. The company is now ready to launch the pay-by-mile auto insurance system which does not use any tracking device. Most auto insurance companies use a device that is usually plugged into a car’s on-board diagnostic port [...]

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a-" of Meadowbrook Insurance Group and its pooled members. Best also affirmed … View full post on Insurance Journal

The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the center of the shattered city by the thin light of a waning crescent moon. Th… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana lawmakers preparing to craft the state's next two-year budget are eyeing an obscure bank insurance fund as a possible revenue source to close anticipated budget … View full post on Insurance Journal

In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world’s breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. View full post on Yahoo! Health News