Insurance Industry
On one of the many snow-free days at the Summit at Snoqualmie, public relations director Jon Pret... Ski resorts hope pineapple
On one of the many snow-free days at the Summit at Snoqualmie, public relations director Jon Pretty saw two snowboarders blowing up a pineapple with fireworks.
Another time, he saw a skier backing over pineapples with a truck. And on yet another occasion he saw a man mutilating a pineapple with a butcher knife.
"Everybody was frustrated with the Pineapple Express," Pretty said.
<...WASHINGTON - A battle over cuts to popular federal programs like Medicaid and food stamps promise... Budget-Cutting Action Movi
WASHINGTON - A battle over cuts to popular federal programs like Medicaid and food stamps promises to intensify next week in the House despite relatively smooth sailing in the Senate.
A measure the Senate passed Thursday calls for mild cuts in the health care programs for the elderly, poor and disabled, while leaving the food stamp program untouched.
A House plan approved by a key c...
A BREAST cancer survivor who was shocked to find she was not covered by her health insurance has ... Victim's vow after can
A BREAST cancer survivor who was shocked to find she was not covered by her health insurance has vowed to fight for a better deal for patients.
Edinburgh woman Carolyn MacDougall believes it is unfair insurance companies will not pay out to women who have a particular type of breast cancer as they do not view it as a critical illness.
The mother-of-two has just returned from Westmi...
STEVE CARDOWNIE'S defection to the SNP has been justified by some of the worst spin and hype I h... He's spinning, city'
STEVE CARDOWNIE'S defection to the SNP has been justified by some of the worst spin and hype I have ever seen. His central criticism of the Labour Party is his claim that we have failed to deliver. This cannot go unchallenged.
More than any part of the UK, Edinburgh has flourished with the success and investment our Labour Government has brought. In addition, the Leith area where he is a...
I recently accompanied my frail, elderly 92-year-old mother to a senior community meeting outlini... Letters: Medicare drug ben
I recently accompanied my frail, elderly 92-year-old mother to a senior community meeting outlining the Medicare Part D drug benefit program. I was not prepared for what I heard during the two and one half hour presentation.
Our Wisconsin county of over 100,000 has one sole senior benefits officer employed in the Sheboygan County Office on Aging.
At the meeting, she was charged with...
They were ill winds but they blew the insurance industry a load of good. The devastation wrought ... The Investment Column: Fib
They were ill winds but they blew the insurance industry a load of good. The devastation wrought by the US hurricane season has been one big advert for insurance, and premiums for catastrophe reinsurance are expected to rise 23 per cent next year, and for oil rig insurance by 46 per cent.
For the second time in as many days, a Lloyd's of London-based insurer announced a rights issue yest...
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PLANTATION -- This hurricane season is projected to be the most expensive ever for insurers. And ... Storms' Surge To Push
PLANTATION -- This hurricane season is projected to be the most expensive ever for insurers. And when losses pile up for insurance companies, bad news for homeowners in storm-prone areas isn't far behind: premium increases.
Hard-hit places like Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi are likely to see steep increases on top of previous ones after Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma pum...
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Expanding in the domestic market by getting into additional segments (launching new products and services), and/or increasing market share in existing ones Increasing investments for capacity expansion and improving technology, processes, people and infrastructure Increasing acquisitions to fuel growth and acquire new capabilities
Apart from catering to the growing domestic market, Fortun...
