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Chile quake, tsunami damage put at nearly 30 billion dollars
The massive earthquake that struck central Chile last month, triggering a local tsunami, caused nearly 30 billion dollars in damage, the finance ministry said...
Ten US states to file suit against health care reform
Ten US states plan to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care reform as soon as President Barack Obama signs it into...
Chaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth
Some 100,000 people were left without power Tuesday after a freak storm battered the Australian city of Perth, hurling golf ball-sized hailstones and causing...
Obama health plan war shifts to US Senate
President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Senate prepared Monday to wage political war on the last piece of his historic health care...
British Airways strike: flights cancelled, passengers remain covered
A cabin crew strike, the first in 13 years, cancelled some flights of the British company. The company confirmed the three days strike (March...
Health reform vote answered call of history : Obama
US President Barack Obama said Sunday that Americans had answered the call of history, after Congress sent him a sweeping health reform bill he...
Obama’s hails weekend’s ‘historic’ health vote
President Barack Obama Friday hailed this weekend's "historic" congressional vote on his health plan as the culmination of a century of struggle, at a...
Aon Consulting to acquire J.P. Morgan Compensation and Benefit Strategies
Aon Consulting, the global benefits and human capital consulting business of Aon Corporation, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire J.P....
Swiss insurer Baloise reports profit rise
Swiss insurance group Baloise on Thursday announced an 8.9 percent increase in annual net profit in 2009, just below analysts' expectations despite strong business...
Obama wins critic over to health overhaul
A fierce Democratic foe of the White House's historic health care overhaul said Wednesday he would vote for the bill, citing a fear that...
UniCredit reports halved profit on bad loan charges
UniCredit bank, heavily involved in lending in eastern Europe, reported on Wednesday a halving of net profit for 2009, because of loan payment problems...
Axa UK to launch a 10M£ campaign to promote new online offer for car insurance
The campaign, realized by the advertising agency UK MWO, shows the arrival of Axa in online insurance market in United Kingdom.
Axa UK will target...
Chilean earthquake to be the most expensive insured event in Latin American history
Following the recent earthquake in Chile and with continuing aftershocks, Stephen Jackson, Managing Director Latin America, Cooper Gay, comments today on the likely impact...
Air France insurer to appeal Brazil crash ruling
Air France's insurance company Axa on Friday said it will appeal a Brazilian court ruling ordering the French carrier to pay compensation to the...
White House says Obama’s health care fix will pass this week
Top aides to President Barack Obama confidently predicted Sunday that his signature health care overhaul would finally pass through Congress this week, after a...
World Trade Center attacks : 657 million dollars deal for Ground Zero workers
More than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totaling 657 million dollars...
The best practices to protect you from credit card fraud
Many of the best credit cards are becoming those that provide greater customer service, fraud prevention and plain-English terms and conditions.
It appears that the...
Groupama introduces a new Eco-friendly Appliance Replacement Plan
To promote energy savings in the home, Groupama is introducing an innovative new “Eco-friendly” Appliance Replacement Plan. All non-reparable faulty appliances will be systematically...
Video : Aviva insurer is changing its name
Aviva's commercial featuring Bruce Willis, Elle McPherson, Alice Cooper and Ringo Starr
Rear-end accidents cost the insurance industry over £500 million a year
Rear-end accidents are by far the most common type of accident on British roads. Car insurance Admiral has calculated there are over 420,000 rear-end bumps in the UK each year*, and they account for one in four of all road accidents.
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