Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters?Advocates of legislation to create a national insurance program say it's better to plan ahead than do a bailout after a natural disaster. Critics say it would amount to a subsidy for owners of coastal mansions and encourage people to live in places they shouldn't.Guidewire Wins Insurance Canada.ca's 'Best In Class Technology Provider - Insurer Solutions' AwardGuidewire Software, a leading provider of flexible core systems to property/casualty insurers, recently announced that it has won an Insurance Canada.ca Technology Award (ICTA)Unemployment Insurance ExtendedWashington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted to extend unemployment insurance and Cobra health benefits for one year.Ecclesiastical Insurance saves millions with e-procurementInsurance company Ecclesiastical Insurance has cut its procurement costs by £3m in a year following a £20,000...Hexaware Strengthens Insurance Capabilities; Forges Strategic Partnership With eBaoTechHexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT & BPO services and consulting, recently, announced a global partnership with eBaoTech, a leading provider of a complete suite of new generation core application software and services for life and general insurance industriesTaking insurance education onlineFarmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox Ltd. has created a Web-based portal within its corporate university--The Kaufman Institute--to deliver online education, training and development services to insurance professionals.Many Minnesotans say time has come to adopt private land program for huntersMINNEAPOLIS -- Bruce Petterson is a diehard pheasant hunter who trails after his two springer spaniels, Buck and Lucy, each fall in search of roosters. read moreSchool will look to bid food serviceFood service may be the next area for Steelville schools to save money. At Monday’s meeting, the school board gave Superintendent Nathan Holder authorization to seek bids for the school district’s food service.Slot machines at Running Aces would hurt Indian casinos, tribe saysDon’t look for slot machines at Running Aces Harness Park anytime soon. Racino legislation that would put 1500 slot machines...'Racino' bill is tabled by Senate committeeIn a surprise move, a Senate committee on Wednesday night tabled a bill to bolster state coffers by adding slot machines at the state's two race tracks, following a standing-room-only hearing lasting nearly two hours.Racino plan debated, then withdrawnState lawmakers listened to a proposal Wednesday evening that would bring racinos to Minnesota. Supporters say slot machines
