Latest News in Home Insurance – April 20, 2009
Think twice before cutting your insurance – Miami Herald
19 Apr 2009 at 11:55pm
NEW YORK — Insurance coverage is an expense that many small business owners might be tempted to cut back on or even forgo as they try to cut costs during the recession. They’re making a bet that they won’t need the coverage, but it’s a bet they …
Making auto insurance economically viable for consumers – Businessday Online
20 Apr 2009 at 12:38am
With increasing technology in service delivery and the growing consciousness of insurance consumers, only police with exceptional value addition will appeal to the market and buoy up the performance of service providers. This singular demand on …
Petrobras seeks Korean firms for oil projects – Korea Herald
20 Apr 2009 at 1:14am
Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras expects South Korean shipbuilders to actively participate in its $177.4 billion investment projects over the next six years, senior executives of the company said in Seoul yesterday. During a seminar on local …
Men with power tools: Nightmares in home improvement – Boerne Star
19 Apr 2009 at 8:27pm
I caught my breath and checked again, looking both ways down the store aisle. Gone. Although I wanted to run, I walked deliberately to the center of the store where I could see up and down each aisle and continued across, searching. A clerk …
Giving tax breaks to gain jobs is scrutinized – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
20 Apr 2009 at 1:28am
The time-honored swap of millions of dollars in tax breaks for the promise of thousands of jobs is under more scrutiny as states slash spending to shore up their budgets. Missouri lawmakers pushing for caps on state tax credits to businesses are …
ACE USA Launches Green-Specific Contractors Insurance Program – Businesswire.com
13 Apr 2009 at 3:12pm
PHILADELPHIA–( BUSINESS WIRE )–ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced the launch of ACE Green CPL SM , a Contractors Pollution Liability program, which addresses the growing risks and …
Business Right Now – KESQ News
20 Apr 2009 at 12:38am
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street has had a good run lately and will look to continue that momentum this week, as corporate earnings news continues. The Dow has risen for six straight weeks, its longest streak since May 2007. The index has surged nearly 23 …
Survey: economy declining, but recession abating – Buffalo News
19 Apr 2009 at 9:18pm
The economy is still in decline but results from a new economic survey show evidence the recession is abating as more companies see rising demand for their products, taper plans for job cuts and report profit margins on the uptick. The latest …
A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Lyndon Property Insurance … – Bu…
13 Apr 2009 at 1:04pm
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Lyndon Property Insurance Company (Lyndon …
Costly High-Risk Car Insurance Resists Change in Md. – Washington Post
19 Apr 2009 at 10:01pm
Accident-prone drivers and those with no record on the road always pay more for insurance. But in Maryland, the price of being a bad risk is especially steep — as much as 30 percent higher than in other states. That’s because of interest and fees …
