Everybody knows that freezing weather is hard on equipment, manpower and the bottom line. But somebody has finally put a price tag on the cold. "The cost of weather-related delays to trucking companies in the U.S. is as much as $3.5 ...
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HRP-2 robots learn kitchen chores at the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab. Google has recently been in the news for its buying spree of robotics companies. Many people are excited about this and believe that this will greatly ...
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It may not be too late for those who have canceled health insurance and had trouble accessing the federal health insurance online marketplace, officials say. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
The federal online marketplace provides guidance for those who have newly purchased health insurance and are asking, "Now what?" U.S. officials say. Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said healthcare.gov can ...
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Nearly 6 million people are newly insured -- 2.1 million privately insured and 4 million in government insurance plans -- U.S. health officials said Tuesday. "The most recent data indicate more than 2.1 million people have enrolled in a ...
The increase has ranged from 30 percent to 40 percent, reports ABC News. In California, an estimated 50,000 people picked a health plan in the first week of December. News outlets also reported on the latest developments in Maryland, Oregon ...
With the website functioning for most, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reminds those with no health insurance they must enroll by Dec. 23. Federal health officials said Wednesday those who are not provided with health ...
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New BlackBerry CEO John Chen has sent an open letter to the company's customers telling them that BlackBerry is "very much alive, thank you". The letter to customers is intended to reassure them that the investments that they have made in ...
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Sumitomo Life Insurance of Japan has reached an agreement to acquire 40% stake in PT Bank Negara Indonesia's life insurance business for nearly JPY36.2bn ($354m). Sumitomo Life said in a statement that the partnership with BNI and BNI ...
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Governor Rick Perry joined GEICO Chairman Tony Nicely today to announce the company is opening a new claims operation in Katy, Texas. GEICO expects the office to grow to 400 associates by 2015 and up to 1,000 associates in the next three ...
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Valen Analytics, a provider of proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling to help insurance carriers manage and drive underwriting profitability, announced a new customer engagement with FHM Insurance Company (FHM), a property and ...
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Seoul-based LIG Group is planning to divest all shares of its nonlife insurance division, as part of its strategy to gather the required funds to compensate investors for losses from a financial fraud scandal in 2011. Unveiling its ...
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The Missouri Department of Insurance and New York Life have reached a settlement following an examination into the firm’s life insurance and annuity benefits handling. Missouri will receive $179,916 from New York Life, under a ...
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Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has unveiled the Signature 7 Annuity, which offers accumulation potential and access to savings after seven years. Exclusively available to financial professionals working with the Allianz ...
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In today’s economic environment, many individuals seek life insurance protection that can offer greater cash accumulation potential than traditional universal life products, but also have less risk than variable life insurance. The ...
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