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The Hanover Insurance Group Prepares To Help Policyholders Impacted By Gustav
the hanover insurance group, inc., a leading writer of auto, home and business insurance, today announced it is prepared to respond to claims that may result from tropical storm gustav, which is expected to enter the gulf of mexico over the weekend as a hurricane.
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Insurance Is A Gamble, But Disasters Can Cost Dearly
small business owners dealing with damage caused by tropical storm fay -- or this summer's midwest flooding or california wildfires -- are likely feeling some regret because they didn't have adequate insurance coverage.
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Finger Lakes Partners Insurance And The Hanover To Offer 'extreme Makeover: Home Edition' Hill Family Advice And ...
finger lakes partners insurance and the hanover insurance group today announced that they will work together to offer insurance advice and one-year of homeowners insurance coverage to the hill family of geneva, new york which recently received the thrilling news that it will be granted a home makeover by "extreme makeover: home edition."
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America’s Health Insurance Plans Launches Education Campaign
america’s health insurance plans launched a new national education campaign to better inform people about risks of needing long-term care and the financial protection long-term care insurance provides.
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Business Briefs: Fort Worth Lawyer Appointed To Insurance Post
gov. rick perry appointed deeia beck of fort worth to serve as the public counsel/executive director for the office of public insurance counsel. the office represents the interest of insurance consumers in regulatory matters relating to insurance rates, rules and forms.
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Best's Review: Examines Which States Spend The Most -and The Least- On Insurance Regulation
the 50 u.s. states, puerto rico and the district of columbia are projected to spend more than $1.54 billion in 2009 on the regulation of insurance, reports best's review magazine. its september cover story, "the cost of regulation," takes a close look at the regulatory budgets as reported to the national association of insurance commissioners. regulatory spending varies widely state to state, ...
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Insurance Department Extends Deadline For Comments On Highmark/independence Merger
the state department of insurance has extended the deadline for written comments on the proposed merger of highmark inc. and independence blue cross until sept. 30, the department announced today.
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Business Notes
kentucky mcdonald, rankin named to churchill downs board churchill downs inc. named two new board members on wednesday. james mcdonald, chairman, president and ceo of cable system provider scientific atlanta inc., and insurance broker and horseman alex rankin were named to a new position and to one vacated by the june resignation of claiborne farm's seth hancock. mcdonald is also ...
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Farmers Insurance Prepared For Hurricane Gustav's Arrival
as hurricane gustav churns in the gulf and heads for the gulf coast, farmers insurance group of companies has deployed two mobile catastrophe claims buses and 10 customer care claims vehicles to the hurricane's targeted areas. (prweb aug 29, 2008) read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/hurricane_gustav/farmers_insurance/prweb1266664.htm
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Farmers Insurance Prepared For Hurricane Gustav's Arrival
as hurricane gustav churns in the gulf and heads for the gulf coast, farmers insurance group of companies has deployed two mobile catastrophe claims buses and 10 customer care claims vehicles to the hurricane's targeted areas.
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Movers: Aig, Lehman, Healthways, Ldk Solar, Noven Pharma - Businessweek
fitch ratings has placed its ratings of american international group ( aig ) and its insurance and financial services subsidiaries on rating watch negative. previously, fitch had a negative rating outlook on aig and the majority of its insurance ...
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Insurance Companies "on-call," Prepare For Gustav - Businessweek
as tropical storm gustav spun toward the gulf of mexico thursday, insurance companies were ready to send adjusters and appraisers to assess damage from the storm if it does make landfall in the united states. they were also prepared financially ...
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Geico Poster Contest Aims To Boost Safety Belt Use - Forbes
break out those markers and dust off your paint brushes, it's time to enter geico's annual safety belt poster contest! the national geico competition (http://www.geico.com/about/in-the-community/poster-contest/) kicks off sept. 1 for students age 6 ...
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U.s. Stocks Rally As Economic Growth Tops Estimates; Banks Gain - Bloomberg
aug. 28 (bloomberg) -- u.s. stocks climbed the most in three weeks, led by manufacturers and financial companies, after growth in exports helped the economy expand faster than estimated in the second quarter. american international group inc ...
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Mbia Rises Most In 7 Months On Reinsurance Agreement (update3) - Bloomberg
aug. 28 (bloomberg) -- mbia inc. rose the most in seven months after the company agreed to reinsure $184 billion in municipal bonds for financial guaranty insurance co. , winning new business after losing its top aaa rating. mbia, the world's largest ...
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Experts: Coastal Insurance Market Has Improved In The Past Two Years - Island Packet Online
the coastal insurance market has loosened up in the past two years as more companies write policies here and prices on some coverage has fallen, insurance experts told a crowd of homebuilders and real estate professionals on hilton head island ...
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Oil Cos, Speculators Buy Gustav-linked Derivatives - Reuters
new york, aug 28 (reuters) - a swift business is being done in gustav-linked derivatives as energy companies and insurers scramble to cover themselves and others speculate the tropical storm will become a hurricane and wind its way into the gulf of ...
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Capital Ideas - Cfo.com
reeling from billions of dollars of loan losses, banks have started to sell assets and rein in lending to keep their capital from eroding. this may be individually rational, but collectively it is imposing a vicious cycle of tightening credit ...
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Us Thrifts 2q Loss Of $5.4b Is Second Largest Ever - Miami Herald
washington u.s. thrifts lost $5.4 billion in the second quarter and set aside a record amount to cover losses from bad mortgages and other loans. data from the u.s. office of thrift supervision released wednesday show federally-insured savings and ...
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With Crayons And Computers At The Ready, Geico's Safety Belt Poster ... - Forbes
break out those markers and dust off your paint brushes, it's time to enter the geico safety belt poster contest! as students jump back into the swing of the school season, geico hopes they'll keep an important message in mind while on the bus and in ...
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