The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has imposed a monetary penalty of $100,000 on Republic Mortgage Insurance Corporation (RMIC) for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. In a ...
Tags: Insurance, Kickbacks Practices
With BMW public relations staff wearing t-shirts imprinted BMW X5 – The Boss, the third-generation premium large SUV is getting more than a humble introduction to the local market. The outgoing six-year-old BMW X5 continues to ...
Tags: BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz ML-Class
Vodafone has failed to meet its obligation to deliver 3G coverage to 90 per cent of the UK's population, according to an assessment by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom found that rival networks EE, Three and O2 had hit the target but ...
Tags: 3G, Computer Products, software
On 5 November 2013, the US-American International Trade Commission (ITC) decided unanimously against the introduction of permanent dumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood imports from China. The ITC considers that the ...
Tags: plywood, wood, wood industry, wood import
Research from carbon advisory firm RepuTex indicates that few companies are expected to face a penalty under the government's Direct Action Plan, with analysis revealing that while many companies will increase their emissions under the ...
Judging by the designer shoes this young Chinese entrepreneur is sporting, his business, a cozy Italian restaurant in an upscale Shanghai neighborhood, must be doing rather well. The new car parked outside reinforces that observation. On ...
Tags: Bank Loans, Innovation
Reversing the trend of recent years, the Americas region is the king of the luxury goods spending hill, estimated to grow at four percent in 2013 versus 2012, surpassing the estimated 2.5 percent growth rate for China, as luxury spending in ...
Tags: Luxury Goods, luxury market
Consumers and small businesses will be allowed to cancel their mobile, broadband and landline contracts if they are subjected to price increases on a fixed-term contract, under new guidance set out by communications regulator Ofcom. Ofcom ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Anti-tobacco activists in Ireland have condemned as inadequate the latest tobacco duty rise of 10 cents, according to a story in Northern Ireland's Belfast Telegraph. The Irish Cancer Society accused the government of applying a ...
Tags: Tobacco Tax, E Cigarette, E-Cigarette
A total of 515 investors have filed lawsuits against Foshan Electrical Lighting (FSL). Guangzhou Municipal Court will begin court hearings on October 22, 2013. The company will be represented by lawyers Wang Zhibin and Wu Lijun in court. ...
Tags: Lawsuits, Court Hearings
The specifications for three upcoming BMW 2 Series models have been leaked online by one of the car maker’s international websites. Pricing and specification information for the new 220d, 220i and M235i coupes was accidentally ...
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eHealth, an online private health insurance exchange, has selected and inked a contract to integrate Intuit’s TurboTax (INTU), with its online health insurance comparison and enrollment tools. Following completion of the ...
Tags: Health Insurance, Service
Kansas Insurance Department has imposed a monetary penalty of $9,000 against an Ohio-licensed insurance marketing firm, Lead Generating Systems, for its unlawful insurance marketing practices. While issuing a cease and desist order, ...
Online illegal and fake ads for medicines will be the next major target for the authorities as they seek to establish a long-term mechanism to curb such ads in the wake of a three-month crackdown. Authorities have started to draft ...
Tags: Chemicals
Mesh offers breathable comfort for long days at the office The often-imitated Herman Miller Aeron (Est. $630) remains a familiar, formidable entry in the office chair market, nearly 20 years after being introduced. Reviewers say the ...
Tags: Mesh Office Chairs, Furniture, Furnishing