Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
When it comes to travel insurance claims, Hannah Yun was about as sure as anyone that hers would be successful.She'd bought a gold-plated "cancel for any reason" policy for a trip to South Korea. When her boyfriend proposed and she decided to call off the trip to start planning her ...
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Just when you thought the whole city-county-fire-EMS-sheriff-consolidation thing couldn't get any more convoluted come this twist.Naples City Council member Doug Finlay believes the city could save as much as $1 million a year simply by getting its lines of communication straightened out with the Collier County sheriff's 911 dispatch center."To ...
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Major Japanese nonlife insurers are keen to boost their presence in the Chinese automobile coverage market following recent deregulatory action in the country.From this month, Beijing started allowing non-Chinese insurers to sell compulsory auto insurance policies.In the Chinese market, Japanese nonlife insurers' operations have so far been limited to sales ...
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
It is called employment insurance for a reason. Well, the employment part is a little hard to figure out. It used to be called unemployment insurance, meaning it insured you against unemployment. But at some point under the Liberals (you remember them) the name was changed to employment insurance. As ...
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI "A proposed plan to force coastal counties into a special windstorm insurance rate structure based on distance from the Gulf is meeting resistance from Coastal Bend lawmakers and business leaders who say the plan is the equivalent of taxation without representation.The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of ...
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Sunday, May 20th, 2012
WASHINGTON - Imagine a life without access to financial services: No deposit account, no ATM card to get cash when needed, no fire insurance, no college savings plan, no home mortgage.Life would be an incredibly stressful roller coaster, and most dreams would remain unfulfilled. The day you get paid for ...
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has upgraded the debt ratings of Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HFSG) as follows: --Long Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'BBB';--Senior debt to 'BBB' from 'BBB-';--Junior subordinated debentures to 'BB+' from 'BB'. Fitch Ratings has also affirmed all Insurer Financial Strength ...
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire -05/18/12)- Farmers Insurance , the sponsor of the PGA TOUR's Farmers Insurance Open, is proud to announce a partnership with the Golf Coaches Association of America as the presenting sponsor of the Academic Team Awards. The partnership builds upon the success of "University Day" at the Farmers ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
LISLE, IL--(Marketwire -05/15/12)- In an era of complex litigation, advice and counsel before a potential claim arises goes a long way towards mitigating risk. As part of its value-added services to lawyers' professional liability customers, AmerInst Professional Services, Ltd. and A. M. Best "A" rated insurance carrier United States Fire ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
The department got a 10, the lowest rating possible after an audit in 2008, but its most recent review brought the rating back to a 7.The rating, based on factors such as manpower, response times and training, is issued by Property Insurers Association of Louisiana and impacts how much property ...
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