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Mortgage lenders encourage all borrowers to take out life insurance, but it's only necessary if ... FOOL SCHOOL...
Mortgage lenders encourage all borrowers to take out life insurance, but it's only necessary if you have a partner and/or children. After all, if you're young, free and single, who stands to lose out if you kick the bucket? At the very worst, your mortgage lender will sell your house to pay off your home loan, which is no big deal! Why not consider Income Protection Insurance instead, which p...
LONDON (Reuters) - Reinsurer Alea Group Holdings (ALEAq.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Mond... Alea sees 2005 loss...
LONDON (Reuters) - Reinsurer Alea Group Holdings (ALEAq.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it expected to post a net loss for 2005, but said it remained in sale talks with potential bidders for all or parts of its business.
The firm, which dropped plans for a $210-million fundraising in September after its financial strength rating was cut by agency A.M. Best, upped its pretax lo...
Alea sees FY net loss as estimate of Katrina hit widens UPDATE LONDON (AFX) - Specialty in... Alea sees FY net loss as estimat
Alea sees FY net loss as estimate of Katrina hit widens UPDATE
LONDON (AFX) - Specialty insurer Alea Group Holdings Ltd warned it expects to make a loss for the full year as it raised its estimate of the hit from Hurricane Katrina to 55-70 mln usd, from a previous estimate of 20-30 mln.
The group added that it expects a further insured loss of 5-10 mln usd as a result of Hurricane ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has put its life insu... JPMorgan's insurance b
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has put its life insurance and annuity operations up for sale, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday, in the latest move by the No. 3 U.S. bank to shed a smaller noncore business.
JPMorgan, which last year bought Chicago-based rival Bank One Corp. for $58 billion, owns a U.S. life insurance and annuit...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has put its life insu... JPMorgan puts life insuran
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has put its life insurance and annuity operations up for sale, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday, in the latest move by the No. 3 U.S. bank to shed a smaller noncore business.
JPMorgan, which last year bought Chicago-based rival Bank One Corp. for $58 billion (33 billion pounds), owns a U.S. life ...
The company will acquire 67 percent of the shares of the Antiguan company, said spokeswoman Maure... Digicel to buy majority st
The company will acquire 67 percent of the shares of the Antiguan company, said spokeswoman Maureen Rabbitt. She declined to say how much Digicel paid for the buyout.
Rabbitt said a memorandum of understanding was agreed between Digicel and state-owned APUA PCS in late September. The agreement is pending approval from Antigua's cabinet.
"Digicel now looks forward to partnering with...
Indian River County hurricane-debris contractor draws Katrina workers' ire But commissione... Indian River County hurricane-deb
Indian River County hurricane-debris contractor draws Katrina workers' ire
But commissioners are not worried since the hurricane-debris collector took out a bond on the county contract.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - The county's hurricane-debris contractor, which is also cleaning up after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, has been accused of arbitrarily docking its subcontractors' pay th...
HOLIDAY COOKBOOK The Eagle's annual Holiday Cookbook will be available Nov. 9 -- 50 cents in our... Health savings accounts cat
HOLIDAY COOKBOOK The Eagle's annual Holiday Cookbook will be available Nov. 9 -- 50 cents in our lobby, or $2 by mail.
An alternative to traditional health insurance is slowly gaining ground in Wichita as employers and individuals seek relief from soaring premiums.
While a still-skeptical public has been slow to embrace health savings accounts -- or HSAs -- a lot of hope is being p...
"The message from the membership is they absolutely want to support the retirees," UAW Local 1853... Saturn votes to shoulder h
"The message from the membership is they absolutely want to support the retirees," UAW Local 1853 President Michael O'Rourke said after the vote.
Voting among UAW locals at GM plants began last week and will wrap up on Thursday, a UAW spokesman said. A majority of the votes among UAW members at GM plants is required for the new contract to take effect.
The vote affects more than 50...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, P... Berkshire profit falls 48
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the investment company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Friday said quarterly profit fell 48 percent to the lowest level since 2001, hurt by nearly $3 billion of losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The company also reduced its stake in foreign currency contracts to...