<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/">
	<channel>
		<title>Surety Bond Forums | Lets Talk Surety Bonds</title>
		<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum</link>
		<description>Surety Bond Forum Discussion forum for Surety Bonds Surety realted products post questions</description>
		<language>en</language>
		<lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:37:51 GMT</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>vBulletin</generator>
		<ttl>60</ttl>
		<image>
			<url>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/images/misc/rss.jpg</url>
			<title>Surety Bond Forums | Lets Talk Surety Bonds</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum</link>
		</image>
		<item>
			<title>Group Urges N.Y. to Overhaul Regulation of Force-Placed Insurance</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2475-group-urges-n-y-overhaul-regulation-force-placed-insurance.html</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group, today called on New York regulators to become a national...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group, today called on New York regulators to become a national leader in overhauling regulation of force-placed insurance (FPI) for homeowners. In his testimony before the New York Financial &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/17/247988.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2475-group-urges-n-y-overhaul-regulation-force-placed-insurance.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Demand High in Joplin Region for Storm Shelters</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2474-demand-high-joplin-region-storm-shelters.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:53:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Carter Henson uses an overhead crane to position a bucket containing one yard of cement over a metal form that, when removed, will create a new safe...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Carter Henson uses an overhead crane to position a bucket containing one yard of cement over a metal form that, when removed, will create a new safe room. With the release of a lever, the cement pours from the bucket &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/16/247686.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2474-demand-high-joplin-region-storm-shelters.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Social Media Postings Lead to Firing of Texas Executive</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2473-social-media-postings-lead-firing-texas-executive.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Houston-based Francesca&#8217;s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Houston-based Francesca&#8217;s Holdings Corp. reported it has fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. But the women&#8217;s clothing retailer also raised its fiscal first-quarter earnings estimate, citing better than expected sales. Its &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/15/247637.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2473-social-media-postings-lead-firing-texas-executive.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Healthcare Costs for Insured American Family Top $20K in 2012: Milliman</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2472-healthcare-costs-insured-american-family-top-%2420k-2012-milliman.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The average cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four in an employer- sponsored health plan in 2012 is $20,728. That is a 6.9 percent...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The average cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four in an employer- sponsored health plan in 2012 is $20,728. That is a 6.9 percent increase over the 2011 total but the lowest rate of increase in the &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/05/15/247598.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2472-healthcare-costs-insured-american-family-top-%2420k-2012-milliman.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>SIAA Adds 10 New Agency Members in Northeast</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2471-siaa-adds-10-new-agency-members-northeast.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies, said it added 10 new agency members...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies, said it added 10 new agency members in the Northeast region in April The new members are: Sutton &#038; Tarantino Insurance of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/05/14/247512.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2471-siaa-adds-10-new-agency-members-northeast.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>DWI Checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish Results in 5 Arrests</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2470-dwi-checkpoint-louisiana%92s-calcasieu-parish-results-5-arrests.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A Mother’s Day checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish ended in five arrests for driving while intoxicated. Law enforcement officers also issued...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>A Mother’s Day checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish ended in five arrests for driving while intoxicated. Law enforcement officers also issued multiple citations for other offenses. Louisiana State Police Troop D, with assistance from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, conducted &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/14/247488.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2470-dwi-checkpoint-louisiana%92s-calcasieu-parish-results-5-arrests.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Court Dismisses Schwab Bid to Halt Regulatory Discipline Over Right to Sue</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2469-court-dismisses-schwab-bid-halt-regulatory-discipline-over-right-sue.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A federal court judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Charles Schwab Corp. that sought to stop its regulator from bringing a disciplinary case...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>A federal court judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by Charles Schwab Corp. that sought to stop its regulator from bringing a disciplinary case against the company for trying to take away customers&#8217; rights to sue it in class-action &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/05/13/247361.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2469-court-dismisses-schwab-bid-halt-regulatory-discipline-over-right-sue.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Ark. Farm Bureau Ratings Lowered; Louisiana Farm Bureau Affirmed</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2468-ark-farm-bureau-ratings-lowered%3B-louisiana-farm-bureau-affirmed.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:19:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “a-” of Farm...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “a-” of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas Inc. (Arkansas Farm Bureau) in Little Rock, Ark. The &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/05/11/247303.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2468-ark-farm-bureau-ratings-lowered%3B-louisiana-farm-bureau-affirmed.html</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Correction: SIAA Signs 4,000th Agency</title>
			<link>http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2467-correction-siaa-signs-4-000th-agency.html</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed its 4,000th member agency, the Thomas Insurance Group of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Recruited by master...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance has signed its 4,000th member agency, the Thomas Insurance Group of Cape Girardeau, Mo. Recruited by master agency Valley Insurance Agency Alliance of Clayton, Mo., Thomas Insurance Group has been servicing the insurance needs of &#8230;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/05/10/247173.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></div>

]]></content:encoded>
			<category domain="http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/">Commercial Insurance</category>
			<dc:creator>Commercial Insurance</dc:creator>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://bond007.net/surety-bond-forum/commercial-insurance/2467-correction-siaa-signs-4-000th-agency.html</guid>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

