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Thinking small, and winning big - Detroit Free Press
Many of those casting ballots Tuesday for Democratic House Speaker Andy Dillon, Republican MSU Board candidates Lisa Bouchard and Scott Romney, or nonpartisan Oakland County Circuit Court hopefuls Mary Ellen Brennan and Lisa Gorcyca won’t know or

HK stock index slides 2.5 pct after recent gains - Forbes
Hong Kong stocks fell Friday as investors took some money off the table after three days of spectacular gains. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index shed 361.18 points, or 2.5 percent, to 13,968.67. The benchmark has lost more than 48 percent this year

When term-life policy makes sense - Cincinnati.com
Last week, I had the opportunity to advise my married son on life insurance. And I told him to buy term insurance. After all these years promoting cash-value universal life (UL) in this column, why would I recommend term insurance to my own flesh and

Marriage Penalty - FoxBusiness.com
Sure, we know some of you are saying the term “marriage penalty” is redundant. In fact, of all the costs associated with getting married (have you seen the cost of a wedding cake lately?), the marriage penalty can be the worst. Here’s how it works

Three-year agreement ratified at Goldcorp - CNW Group
TIMMINS, ON, Oct. 31 /CNW/ - United Steelworkers’ (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser announced Friday that a new three-year contract has been ratified by the 276 USW members at the Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines. “This paves the way for

Cowlitz Bancorporation Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter - MSN MoneyCentral
LONGVIEW, Wash., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Flash Results Cowlitz Bancorporation CWLZ (Numbers in Thousands, Except Per Share Data) Three Months Ending Nine Months Ending September September September 30, June 30, 30, 30, 2008 2007 2008 2008

Market Report: Housebuilders gain on hopes of rate cut - The Independent
The outlook for interest rates and some positive broker comment boosted Bellway, the housebuilder, which gained more than 11 per cent, or 56p, to 542p yesterday. Its peer Persimmon was also strong, gaining 8.27 per cent, or 20.75p, to 271.75p, as

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate Insurance Group and Allstate - MSN MoneyCentral
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to aa- from aa of Allstate Insurance Group (Allstate) and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has

UPDATE 4-South Korean slowdown raises pressure for rate cuts - Reuters
SEOUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) - South Korean growth hit a four-year low and stocks ended their worst week on record on fears that a global recession will hit its export-dependent manufacturers, adding pressure on the central bank to prevent more damage by

Are You Paying Too Much For Health Insurance? - Forbes
It might be time to move to Hawaii . Sure, there’s sun and sand, but the state is also where singles, on average, contribute the least amount toward their employer-sponsored health insurance plans, paying just $335 annually,or 10% of the total cost

Best Buy Receives 2008 New Freedom Initiative Award - MSN MoneyCentral
Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY received the Secretary of Labor s 2008 New Freedom Initiative Award from the U.S. Department of Labor s Office of Disability Employment Policy in honor of outstanding efforts and commitment to improving the workplace

Rate cut hopes bolster FTSE - Financial Times
London equities dipped into negative territory shortly before rallying again to close higher on Thursday, paring gains made in early trading energised by hopes of a rate cut by the Bank of England. The FTSE 100 rose a further 49 points to 4,291.65, a

Murrieta man to face murder trial in wife’s death - San Diego Union-Tribune
MURRIETA A Murrieta man suspected of killing his wife for life insurance money must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled Thursday. Kelle Lee Jarka, 40, is accused of killing Isabelle Jarka, 40, whose body was found April 28 in the bedroom of the

Murrieta man took out new life insurance before wife’s death - Riverside Press Enterprise
New life insurance policy information was found during a search of a Murrieta man’s laptop, and had been sent to his family’s e-mail account 22 days before his wife was found bludgeoned to death, detectives testified Wednesday. Two welcome letters

Structured Annuities Explained By Structured Settlement Firm - EIN News
Given the current state of our economy, and specifically the recent troubles of large institutions, FORGE Consulting is releasing the following guidelines to address how these events impact settlement-planning issues. Most importantly, we want to

Conseco Reports Preliminary Third Quarter Results - MSN MoneyCentral
CARMEL, Ind. , Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Conseco, Inc. CNO today announced preliminary third quarter results. Income (loss) before net realized investment losses, corporate interest and taxes (”EBIT”) (1) is expected to be in the range of $95

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Adds Senior Manager of TV Placement - Earthtimes
BOCA RATON, Fla. - (Business Wire) Imperial Finance and Trading, LLC , a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements , has brought on Debra Botwinick as Senior Manager of TV Placement & Planning

Greenspan denies blame for crisis, admits ‘flaw’ - Seattle Post Intelligencer
WASHINGTON — Badgered by lawmakers, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan denied the nation’s economic crisis was his fault on Thursday but conceded the meltdown had revealed a flaw in a lifetime of economic thinking and left him in a

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate Insurance Group and Allstate - MSN MoneyCentral
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to aa- from aa of Allstate Insurance Group (Allstate) and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Allstate Insurance Group and Allstate - MSN MoneyCentral
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to aa- from aa of Allstate Insurance Group (Allstate) and its members. Additionally, A.M. Best has

My So-Called Life Span: Expectancy Calculators Fail - Wall Street Journal
John McCain’s candidacy has prompted speculation in the press about the Arizona senator’s remaining life span and the possibility of a Sarah Palin presidency, since Sen. McCain would be the oldest first-term president if he won. This line of

Lufthansa takes ailing BMI under its wing in 400m deal - The Independent
Lufthansa is buying BMI for 400m ( 314m) and Virgin Atlantic is pitching for a partnership with the newly expanded group as consolidation in Europe’s battered aviation sector continues apace. Alongside yesterday’s trading statement reporting a 75

The Hartford Will Cut Jobs And Expenses - Hartford Courant
The Hartford said Wednesday that it will slash expenses, cut jobs and retool prices and terms of variable annuity products after reporting a $2.63 billion quarterly net loss from investment troubles and hurricanes. The Hartford Financial Services

Hoping the worst is over for insurers - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A trio of major insurance companies will announce their third quarter financial results after the closing bell Wednesday and investors are bracing for poor results. But now, Wall Street is waiting to see if the worst is

Securian, too, says it doesn’t need insurance bailout but sees itself - Minnpost.com
Travelers Cos, the big insurance company that used to be known as St. Paul Cos. before the 2004 merger, already has said it has no interest in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program. The program’s target is banks, shoring them up and getting

Lincoln Financial 3Q profit drops 55 percent - MSN MoneyCentral
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Insurance and investment management firm Lincoln Financial Group said late Tuesday that its third-quarter profit dropped 55 percent, weighed down by losses on investments due to volatile equity market conditions. Shares plunged $2

Protective Life Insurance Company Renews Qualification in IMSA - Market Wire
BETHESDA, MD–(Marketwire - October 29, 2008) - Protective Life Insurance Company has qualified to renew its membership in the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA), the premier standards-setting organization for the life insurance

Guardian Provides National Access to In-Network Medical Benefits - PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ — The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), a leading provider of employee and voluntary benefits for small and mid-sized companies, announced the introduction of the national Extended Access “travel

From the Editor : - Cricket365.com
As Trinidad and Tobago celebrate their US$280,000 winnings and Middlesex lick their wounds and pocket a mere US$100,000, England continue to gear up for their fat-cash clash with the Stanford Superstars on Saturday. Going out on a typically English

Ulip holders begin to shift to equity - Economic Times
BANGALORE: The holders of unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs) are shifting allocation from debt to equity, even as the stock market indices post sharp declines, according to SBI Life Insurance. ULIPs were only recently introduced by the insurance

GLANCE EU mergers and takeovers (Oct 29) - CNBC
BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The following are proposed mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures under review by the European Commission, and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS: None NEW LISTINGS: –Austria’s IT

‘Disaster’ unless Ottawa offers pension relief - Globe and Mail
Gordon Murray from Canada writes: Shortly after Xmas, some kids are forced to part with some of their toys. Some of them just disappear. Some of them are optional discards. ‘But that was the BEST ONE, DAD! You can’t take that one!’ Somehow fate

Stay-at-home mums are offered pensions lifeline - Times Online
Thousands of women who stayed at home to look after their children will be able to receive a full state pension under a top-up payment scheme, the Government announced today. Around half a million people who failed to pay enough National Insurance

Detroit residents and firemen denounce social decay in fire deaths - World Socialist Web Site
Residents and firemen in Highland Park and Detroit, Michigan have denounced the social conditions that led to a tragic house fire in the early morning hours of October 22. Orlando “Dewey” Glover, 11, Zeryha Dale, 9, and Melvin “Petey” Turner, 5, died

Calif. man accused of driving stolen SUV to court - Newsweek
(SAN ANSELMO, Calif.) Police have charged a man with stealing a Lexus SUV he drove to court the day a jury was to decide whether to convict him in a separate auto theft case. The man, a 37-year-old San Francisco hairstylist, was arraigned Monday on

RPT-Bajaj Finserv reports net loss in July-Sept qtr - Reuters India
MUMBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Financial services firm Bajaj Finserv Ltd (BJFS.BO: Quote , Profile , Research ) on Wednesday reported a loss for the quarter to September, hit by its life insurance business. “Yes, we are seeing a slowdown in the sector

Parents press for autism insurance coverage - CNN
POTOMAC FALLS, Virginia (CNN) — Parents of children with autism often say it’s like being on a roller coaster 24 hours a day. And the ticket for the ride is jaw-droppingly expensive. The monthly cost of Ethan Nunez’s autism therapies is more than

Chinese insurers unveil disappointing results - Financial Times
HONG KONG, Oct 27 China s biggest life insurers posted disappointing quarterly results on Monday, hurt mainly by investment income which took a hit from plunging stock markets across the region. China Life , the country s largest life insurer

It s Very Unhealthy To Go Out Naked - Newsweek
Retirement planning usually focuses on “the number” how much money you’ll need to support the kind of life you want. For early retirees, there’s a second question, potentially even more important: will you have health insurance to carry you to 65

Are Annuities at Risk Now? Some Answers - Wall Street Journal
Many owners of variable annuities have endured a double whammy lately: Their investment-account balances have taken a hit, as have the financial-strength ratings on the insurers that issued their annuities. Agents and brokers say they’ve received a

Hybrid cars for sharing to be unveiled in St. Paul - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A clean-fuel car-sharing option is unveiled today in the Twin Cities. Late this morning on Selby Avenue in St. Paul, Mayor Chris Coleman and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announce and display solar-powered recharging stations for plug-in hybrid

What happens if your insurance company goes bust - Caspar Star-Tribune
The ripple effect of uncertainty among consumers in the wake of AIG’s problems — once the world’s largest insurer — runs deep and wide. More than two-thirds of Americans own life insurance policies. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have health

Aviva reassures shareholders - MyFinances.co.uk
Aviva has insisted its capital position is strong in an interim statement, sending its shares soaring. The UK’s largest insurance firm said it has direct access to 1.6 billion of liquid assets and 2.2 billion of credit available should it need

The five-point insurance guide - Economic Times
Whether it is for protection, retirement savings or to bequeath some capital, a large section of the working population today owns an insurance policy. To make the best out of this investment, there are some factors that should be kept in mind while

Schwab Charitable Offers Eight Smart Tips to Stretch Charitable - MSN MoneyCentral
With turmoil on Wall Street causing many to wonder how they can continue to support their favorite charities, Schwab Charitable released today a series of tips to help donors stretch their charitable budgets even in tough economic times. Past

Many Kids Lack Insurance, Despite Having Insured Parents - Forbes
TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) — Insured parents don’t necessarily mean insured kids. So say researchers who found that more than 3 percent of U.S. children and adolescents are uninsured or underinsured at some point during any given year