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"We achieved our fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth as we experienced strong consumer in... InsWeb Reports Third Quart
"We achieved our fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth as we experienced strong consumer interest in our auto insurance marketplace, steady performance within our term life offering and continued traction in our agent network program," said Hussein Enan, chairman and CEO of InsWeb. "Last month we successfully launched our unique bid-based agent lead generation program, AgentInsider(TM). O...
"It's time to change the mind-set that natural disasters are inevitable," said Gordon McBean, au... Science group urges better
"It's time to change the mind-set that natural disasters are inevitable," said Gordon McBean, author of a recent report by the council on natural disaster prevention.
"We can't actually stop hurricanes or tsunamis or other extremes of nature. But ... we can avoid a lot of unnecessary human and economic losses," said McBean, policy chair of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction a...
European Stocks Rise, Led by SAP, Nestle; Paladin, Total Climb Listen Oct. 20 (Bloomberg)... European Stocks Rise, Led by SAP
European Stocks Rise, Led by SAP, Nestle; Paladin, Total Climb Listen
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rallied, rebounding from their worst tumble since the London terrorist bombings in July, as SAP AG and Schneider Electric AG raised earnings forecasts and Nestle SA's sales exceeded analysts' estimates.
``We'll have a good reporting season,'' said Anders...
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Governments need to stop assuming that death and destruction from natural ... Science group urges better
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Governments need to stop assuming that death and destruction from natural disasters are inevitable and work more closely with scientists on ways to minimize the damage, a leading scientific group said Thursday.
Governments focus too much on response rather than prevention, while the number of known disasters has risen from about 100 per decade before 1940 to nearly ...
Albertans will have to wait a little longer to see Premier Ralph Klein's so-called Third Way of ... No way for 'Third Way&#
Albertans will have to wait a little longer to see Premier Ralph Klein's so-called Third Way of health reform.
The legislation, which was slated to be introduced during the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature, has once again been put on the back-burner.
Klein said yesterday that not all of the legislation that would be required to create private insurance for non-emergency proc...
Pretoria - There were mixed feelings from commuters and motorists alike in Pretoria on Thursday r... Mixed feelings on Car Free
Pretoria - There were mixed feelings from commuters and motorists alike in Pretoria on Thursday regarding Car Free Day.
"This campaign doesn't mean much to me. I take the taxi to town everyday from Mamelodi," said Andile Sithole who works for an insurance company in the city.
Dave Smit, who drives from Silverton, said the campaign was a waste of time and government money.
Insurance giant Legal & General has claimed a greater slice of the UK life and pensions market as... Sales at Legal & Gener
Insurance giant Legal & General has claimed a greater slice of the UK life and pensions market as it said third quarter sales jumped 31 per cent to pounds 327 million.
Strong demand for pensions, unit-linked bonds and unit trust sales drove the improvement, while L&G said it had seen signs that sales of mortgage protection products were picking up as the housing market recovered.
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The Washington Town Council approved a tap fee of $5,000 for new water tap connections at their ... Council plays Taps for che
The Washington Town Council approved a tap fee of $5,000 for new water tap connections at their October meeting. The new fee is an interim measure, designed to be applied to in-town tap requests only until the town planning commission recommends a permanent fee for adoption by the town council.
"It will cover us in the interim," said Washington Mayor Eugene Leggett.
The fee for a ...
Ideal role for a software engineer with around 2 years experience to develop Embedded software fo... Train in GPS Tracking - Em
Ideal role for a software engineer with around 2 years experience to develop Embedded software for tracking products incorporating GPS, GPRS and other tracking technologies. The role will involve research and development along with lab work as part of a team of engineers. You’ll also be involved in rapid prototyping, Software/hardware testing, validation and hardware modifications.
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Third quarter net income at SterlingSouth Bank & Trust (OTCBB: SSBT) was $348 thousand or $0.27 p... SterlingSouth Bank Reports
Third quarter net income at SterlingSouth Bank & Trust (OTCBB: SSBT) was $348 thousand or $0.27 per share compared with $103 thousand or $0.08 per share for the third quarter of 2004. Income for the first nine months of 2005 was $902 thousand, or $0.71 per share compared with $134 thousand, or $0.12 per share for the first nine months of 2004.
Total assets were $148 million as of Septembe...
WOULD you know your ASPC from your CFP? Your IMC from your MAPC? As with any profession, financia... When Financial Advice Spel
WOULD you know your ASPC from your CFP? Your IMC from your MAPC? As with any profession, financial advisers will often list an alpabetti spaghetti string of letters after their name. At first glance, these letters will tell you little - and chances are you will still doubt their value.
But, as the number of investment, mortgage, pension and insurance products multiply and financial decisi...
A teachers' strike -- the first in the Pennsbury School District in nearly 30 years -- seemed ce... Strike looms in Pennsbury;
A teachers' strike -- the first in the Pennsbury School District in nearly 30 years -- seemed certain and could possibly begin as soon as Monday (October 24) after contract negotiations between the teachers' union and the school board's representatives ended in an apparent standoff earlier this week.
"The chances of it (a strike) being avoided are very slim at this time," said Nyla Ho...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The name may be strange, but Oxy Sky Aviation Services Sdn Bhd ... Oxysky Offers Special Char
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The name may be strange, but Oxy Sky Aviation Services Sdn Bhd is offering special Hari Raya chartered flights especially for those who want to go back to Kelantan during the coming festive season.
Oxysky Aviation General Manager Mohd Zaini Abdul Ghani told Bernama that the special chartered flight service was being offered to allow Malaysians who wanted ...
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Travis County Hospital District officials are pledging to find ways to get more needy people cove... Hospital board puts emphas
Travis County Hospital District officials are pledging to find ways to get more needy people covered by health insurance and to play a bigger role in helping pay for psychiatric emergency services and inpatient beds for mentally ill patients.
Those were among the priorities the board set during a five-hour retreat Friday to map out goals for the year.
Board Chairman Clarke Heidrick ...
The disbursal of 20 per cent bonus and ex-gratia to the State government employees has already be... Disbursal of bonus to govt
The disbursal of 20 per cent bonus and ex-gratia to the State government employees has already begun as has been announced, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said
In a statement here today, the Chief Minister said that as per her announcement made in the Secretariat recently, the bonus and ex-gratia were being given from 20 October to the staff of Tamilnadu Transport Corporations, Electri...
Two mountain climbers from Connecticut were stranded for more than 6 hours in the Adirondacks Sat... 10-24 Regional News Update
Two mountain climbers from Connecticut were stranded for more than 6 hours in the Adirondacks Saturday night before rescue teams were able to reach them.
According to WIRY in Plattsburgh, the 2 men were stranded 300 feet from the bottom of Mount Pokomoonshine in Keeseville, located between the Adirondack mountains and Lake Champlain.
New York State Forest Rangers had difficulty resc...