Latest News in Home Insurance – May 04, 2009
Travel insurance ‘may exclude swine flu’ – West Online
3 May 2009 at 11:38pm
Travellers bound for overseas could be left with hefty medical bills as their insurance policies may not cover them for swine flu, a financial research firm says. Canstar Cannex head of risk insurance Stephen Mitchell said insurance companies used …
Give Everyone Healthcare By Shutting Insurance Companies – OpEdNews.com
3 May 2009 at 10:41pm
Our nation has more money than any other, more weapons than all the others combined, and a majority of its citizens believing it is, in some undefined sense, superior. But the people who live in the United States trail many other nations in basic …
Microsoft, Cisco Help Tech Sector’s Early Rally: John Dorfman – Bloomberg
4 May 2009 at 12:29am
May 4 (Bloomberg) — Remember the good old days of the late 1990s, when the stock market was buoyant and big technology companies like Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. led the way? Those days are here again — at least for a while. There is a …
Before challenging boss, do research – Herald Tribune
3 May 2009 at 9:58pm
Q:I work for a small successful company. I have to drive there and back because there is no public transportation. On my way home, I drive a few miles out of the way to take the mail and packages to the nearest mailbox. My boss will not reimburse me …
Avoid financial potholes to keep credit score high – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
3 May 2009 at 11:53pm
A FICO score is your credit rating. It ranges from 300 to 850, with higher numbers being better. The median score in the U.S. is 723. A FICO score is calculated based on your credit rating in five general categories. The formula is: As the recession …
Buffett and Munger share lessons of turmoil – Associated Press
3 May 2009 at 5:26pm
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said Sunday the most important lessons of the recent financial turmoil are that companies should borrow less and build a system that imposes severe disincentives for failure …
Buffett attacks bank tests, eyes flu pandemic – Reuters
4 May 2009 at 12:29am
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Warren Buffett attacked the government’s stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks, saying they failed to properly assess the industry’s health, and that he would buy more shares in three big banks Berkshire Hathaway Inc already …
BestWeek Asia/Pacific : Singapore Defies Odds as Insurance Market … – Busi…
27 Apr 2009 at 1:08pm
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Singapore’s insurance market is defying the odds and growing amid a worldwide economic slowdown, thanks to a high savings rate and an aging population. BestWeek Asia/Pacific examines Singapore’s high growth rate …
Recession due in part to lack of moral consideration – Missoulian
3 May 2009 at 10:48pm
A lot of people have recession stories. I would like to share mine. First of all, I get it, I really get it. I understand how this all came about. Last March I went to a local auto dealership and told the salesman exactly what I could afford. He sold …
Adultery business booming in recession – Express India
4 May 2009 at 12:14am
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