| Murder-for-hire suspect waives bail | | Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:59:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | A San Antonio woman charged with hatching a plot to have her estranged husband killed to collect insurance money has decided to stay in jail. Heather Ann Souza, 29, waived her hearing for bail and probable cause on Tuesday, court records show. Souza is charged with use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder for hire. According to a criminal complaint affidavit, Souza on Jan. 22 offered an undisclosed person — who is now a confidential police witness — $10,000 to travel to California to kill her husband as "an insurance job." The affidavit said Souza gave the witness directions to her husband's residence, instructions on how Souza wanted him killed and $332 for travel expenses. The witness traveled to California on Jan.... | |
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| | | Travel Insurance - premiums are rising on 01 Feb 07. Renew NOW at ... | | Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 1:00:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | Our Premium policy will cover you, your parents, spouse, partner, children and travelling companions for unlimited trips under 90 days duration for a whole year. (Alternate policies are available to cover trips of more than 90 days). These policies cover persons up to the age of 76 years. These policies are underwritten by Allianz. These policies are only available to Interline Reservation Service members. You are advised that if you were to make a claim and not be a member of Interline Reservation Service, that the policy would be invalid. Please ensure that your membership is up to date. Interline Reservation Service and SureSave Travel Insurance offer the best value policies to industry members. The benefits are what counts! See below for the summary of the benefits and costs.... | |
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| | | Travel Insurance Web Site Wins Better Business Bureau Award | | Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 12:59:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | East Hartford, CT - East Hartford-based BC Group, LLC received the Connecticut Better Business Bureaus 2006 Excellence in Web Site Marketing Message Award for its travel insurance website, QuoteWright.com, at the Bureaus 78th Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet. BC Group represents all of the major travel insurance companies in the country, and its website, QuoteWright.com, provides consumers with the tools they need in order to make an informed choice when buying travel insurance for their trip, according to the comapany. The company claims that, through the website, consumers are provided with detailed information about all available travel insurance plans. The site also allows consumers to conduct side-by-side comparisons of various plans in order to choose the plan that best suits their individual needs.... | |
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| | | Lawsuit filed against Crossville travel firm | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:05:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | NASHVILLE - A lawsuit has been filed against a Crossville company accused of selling travel insurance without a license and routinely misleading its customers, especially senior citizens. Two attorneys filed the claim Monday in federal court in Southern California - where one of the three named plaintiffs lives - against Trip Assured Inc. .... | |
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| | | Travel Insurance - Benefits and Tips | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:58:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | Although insurance companies market different travel insurance schemes, these schemes usually offer similar cover. More often than not, travel insurance provided by diverse insurance companies usually differs by the amount of monetary cover provided. The benefits that may be purchased are usually contained in one package and consist of cover for the following: accidental death or bodily injury; cancellation and abandonment of journey; medical emergency and associated expenses; hospital benefits; loss or damage to luggage; personal belongings; personal money; loss of passport and visa; delayed and missed departure; liability to others. Most of the above benefits are self-explanatory. For this reason, this article will concentrate on some 'tips' which could assist you in understanding travel insurance.... | |
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| | | Greenlight in offing for companies to act as insurance agents | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:17:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | An Amendment to the Sri Lanka Insurance Board Act which would enable any company to act as insurance agent would be passed within the next few months, industry sources said. Full Story Lanka to be promoted as film locations destination Sri Lanka is to be promoted as a destination for film locations, Director Marketing Sri Lanka Tourist Board Malraj Kirielle said. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the world's second largest tourism event World Travel Market which began at London's largest exhibition venue Excel on Monday morning he said that promotions in this regard has been already launched in Bollywood, India. Full Story Budget Preview: Agriculture and irrigation get top priority Fertiliser subsidy: The Government has provided all types of fertiliser at Rs.... | |
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| | | Hibernian Direct links with VIVAS to offer health insurance | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:10:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | Insurance provider Hibernian Direct is to offer a health insurance plan to its customers in partnership with VIVAS Health, it was announced today. The insurance will be sold under the brand name Hibernian Health Plan will be available on a pilot basis from today for six months to customers in Hibernian branches. Hibernian Direct offers its customers an expanding range of products and services including home, motor, travel, mortgage, personal loans, life and pensions and is now pleased to offer an exciting and competitive health insurance product which will be underwritten by Vivas Health, said Hibernian Direct director Mary Cregan. Commenting on the initiative Oliver Tattan, Chief Executive, VIVAS Health said: This partnership with Hibernian Direct is another example of the innovative approach that VIVAS Health brings to the market.... | |
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| | | 4 men rearrested over murder in Philippines for insurance money | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:02:36 AM by Blog57 Team | | _ Four Japanese men were served fresh arrest warrants Monday on suspicion of murdering a Japanese businessman in July last year in the Philippines for insurance money, the police said. The four suspects are Makoto Yoshii, 50, a former president of a real estate company in Tokyo; Yoichi Muramatsu, 57, the company's former employee; Toshitaka Yamamoto, 55, another former company employee; and Koji Inagaki, 44, a former member of a gangster group affiliated with the Inagawa-kai crime syndicate, the police said. Of them, Yoshii alone denied the allegations, saying he has nothing to do with the incident, according to investigations. The police suspect the four conspired to kill Takaaki Yushina, 40. Yushina was covered by an overseas travel insurance policy worth 75 million yen when he died.... | |
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| | | E-air travel insurance hits market | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:09:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | Electronic air travel insurance policies are expected to take the place of traditional paper policies and be sold together with electronic air tickets. The E-policy has been launched by Air Union Insurance Brokers Co Ltd, Tianqin Insurance Brokers (Beijing) Co and International Air Transport Association in cooperation with over 20 domestic insurance companies. E-ticket buyers can make their own choices in insurance companies. It is noticeable that two of the initiators are professional insurance broker companies. Air Union Insurance Brokers was jointly established by 13 large State-owned enterprises such as China Airlines, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines in August 2004 and ranked among the top six insurance brokers nationwide by commission income in 2005. Tianqin (Beijing) is also a nationwide insurance broker founded in March 2004.... | |
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| | | Details of lobbyist disclosure, slots and insurance bills | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:59:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Details of three major bills approved by the state House and Senate: LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE - Requires lobbyists to register with the State Department once they are paid more than $2,500 in a financial quarter for lobbying activities. - Requires principals - corporations, trade groups and others that employ lobbyists - to register once they spend more than $2,500 in a financial quarter. - Requires reports to categorize how money was spent, taking into account salaries and benefits, travel and office expenses, as well as efforts to sway the general public, such as PR campaigns on billboards and radio and newspaper ads. - Requires reports to identify the general subject matter or issue for which they were lobbying. - Requires reports to identify state officials or employees who received gifts worth more than $250 in a year, or who received entertainment, meals, transportation and other forms of hospitality worth more than $650 in a year.... | |
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