National Briefing | South Mississippi: Gulfport Mayor’s Plea
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- National Briefing | South Mississippi: Gulfport Mayor’s Plea
- Arch Capital increases hurricane loss estimate
- Dramatic end finally good for Hurricane
- Retired supervisor hit again by tornado
- Small High-End Insurer Courts Coastal Homeowners
- Hurricane Hannemann
National Briefing | South Mississippi: Gulfport Mayor’s Plea
New York Times United States
css); National Briefing – South – Mississippi – Gulfport Mayor’s Plea – NYTimes. The mayor Brent Warr and his wife Laura pleaded not guilty to charges in a 16-count indictment. Warr said that the charges had nothing to do with his role as mayor and that he would continue to run Gulfport a coastal city of about 73000 people. The Warrs are accused of seeking a grant for a storm-damaged beachfront home they owned but did not live in.
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Arch Capital increases hurricane loss estimate
MarketWatch
said Thursday that it expects to report after-tax operating income available for common shareholders in the range of $75 million to $90 million for the 2008 fourth quarter. The forecast reflects an increase of approximately $160 million in its net loss estimate for Hurricane Ike. Arch Capital also said that it expects that the aggregate pre-tax net unrealized and realized losses on its investment portfolio and equity in net losses of investment funds accounted for using the equity method will be in the range of $150 million to $160 million excluding the effects of net foreign exchange losses.
Dramatic end finally good for Hurricane
Tulsa World K
leadp { font-size:14px; color:#626466; }TULSA HAS SUFFERED a few disappointing finishes this season. Facing a must-win game the Golden Hurricane finally got on the right side of a dramatic finish. “It’s nice to win a close one at home” said Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik. Jerome Jordan saved TU with a short jumper in the lane at the buzzer as the Golden Hurricane stayed alive in Conference USA with a 75-74 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center.
Retired supervisor hit again by tornado
MSNBC
For the second time in six years property owned by Hansen was hit by a tornado. Hansen’s latest blow was Saturday when a tornado struck a small farm he leases out at 7969 County Road 62 a few miles northwest of Princeton. Story continues below ?advertisement |.
Small High-End Insurer Courts Coastal Homeowners
Wall Street Journal
MCQUEENAs large mass-market homeowner-insurance companies continue withdrawing from coastal areas because of the hurricane threat a small high-end insurer is making a push for the wealthy among these customers. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange a company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale and White Plains N. recently received licenses to sell policies in New York Connecticut New Jersey and the District of Columbia. Founded in Florida in 2006 the company also sells policies there and in South Carolina and has applications pending with regulators in seven eastern states.
Hurricane Hannemann
Joliet Herald News IL
Xavier past USFBy Bill ScheibeBSCHEIBE@scn1. com JLIET — Truth be told Saint Xavier University’s Erin Hannemann never considered St. Francis in her recruiting search. But the junior forward from Homer Glen and Providence Catholic High School sure loves to call the Saints’ Pat Quigley Court her home away from home. suburbanchicagonews.