Republican billionaire Meg Whitman, who once headed the Internet company eBay, has spent more than $70 million of her own money in the race for governor, battling the state's insurance commissioner,Steve Poizner.

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James Donelon, Louisiana's commissioner of insurance, calls Allstate's cutback plan illegal and vows to fight it in court if necessary.

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"An insurer could contend that a subscription to 'Hang Gliding Monthly' is predictive of highly dangerous behavior, but I'm not buying that theory: The consumer may be getting the magazine for the pictures, " says Thomas Considine, New Jersey's commissioner of banking and insurance.

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Bush and the head of the Florida Republican Party, Al Cardenas, met with Gallagher earlier in the week to urge him to switch after the Republican candidate for insurance commissioner dropped out of the race.

CNN: Florida Republican drops Senate bid, clearing way for McCollum