Interstate health insurance failsA bill giving Washington consumers an opportunity to buy health insurance from other states died in the Legislature this year under pressure from advocates for mental health equality, massage therapists and others.Va. General Assembly votes to ban mandatory health insurance coverageRICHMOND -- Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage.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)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.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 industriesEcclesiastical Insurance saves millions with e-procurementInsurance company Ecclesiastical Insurance has cut its procurement costs by £3m in a year following a £20,000...Historians buy Cricket TheatreThe trustees of the Collinsville Historical Association voted this week to buy the Cricket Theatre in downtown Collinsville.Trooper's lawyers: Dismiss charges in sister's deaths; police don't have to obey speed limitsLawyers for the Illinois State Police trooper accused of causing a crash that killed two Collinsville sisters argued Thursday that the judge in the case must use reason and not emotion when deciding whether prosecutors can pursue reckless homicide and reckless driving charges.Roadwork planned for Interstate 55 in CollinsvilleLanes in both directions of Interstate 55 near Collinsville will be intermittently restricted starting Thursday for pavement coring operations related to future roadway improvements.Collinsville officer uses Taser on man with a knife and crucifixA Collinsville police officer used his Taser Wednesday afternoon to disarm a man holding a crucifix in one hand and a knife to his throat.Acres Of Lawn Mowers Parked Outside Of Collinsville BusinessCollinsville's Jim Rainwater has been fixing small engines and accumulating riding lawnmowers for more than 27 years. One way or another, riding lawnmowers make their way to his property.
