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House fires draw repair offers, even before smoke clears
Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the...
Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Dania Beach, Lauderhill, Orlando
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Insight: Dimon has big say over who serves on JPMorgan board
Reuters(Reuters) - For years, JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives have hand-picked new directors, in a practice that is now unusual for a major U.S. bank. The JPMorgan board's governance committee, responsible for hiring new...Tags: Board of Directors, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Bank of America Corp., Tampa
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Weak Zurich earnings cap European shares near 5-year high
Reuters* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.1 percent * Zurich Insurance falls 1.2 percent after Q1 miss * Richemont surges after proposing dividend hike By David Brett LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Weak earnings from Zurich Insurance Group kept a lid on European shares...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Earnings, Earnings Forecasts
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House farm bill moves ahead with big cut in food stamps
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the poor in a generation and a potentially expensive expansion of federally subsidized crop insurance. The...Tags: Steve King, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics, Science and Technology, James P. McGovern
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State insurance fund going strong for 2013 hurricane season
TALLAHASSEE – Florida is heading into the 2013 hurricane season in good financial shape. A draft report released Wednesday showed that a state-created fund that would help insurers pay off claims in the event of a massive hurricane like Andrew or...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Natural Disasters
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Jockeys call for increased disability insurance
Jerry Bailey can look back on a Hall of Fame jockey career that featured 5,892 victories but also the searing memory of 17 fractures, including a broken back, jaw and collarbone, and several busted ribs. Yet Bailey considers himself lucky. He never...
Tags: Health Insurance, Triple Crown, John R. Velazquez, The Jockey Club Incorporated, West Virginia Mountaineers
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Genetics, Human Interest, Chemotherapy, Judaism, Health Treatments
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Sales boost Powerball jackpot to $360 million
A surge in Powerball lottery tickets sales has boosted the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing by another $10 million to a $360 million annuity prize, according to Pennsylvania Lottery. The jackpot, which has a $229.2 million cash value, surpasses the...
Tags: Lotteries, Powerball Lottery, Mega Millions Lottery, Bucks County, Lifestyle and Leisure
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U.S. proposes rule on Medicaid payment cuts for hospitals
Reuters(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday issued a proposed rule for cutting payments to hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of the poor, including a $500 million reduction in fiscal 2014, as part of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform...Tags: Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Children's Health, Government Health Care, Medicaid
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Liability Claims From Dog Bites Are Increasingly Costly For Insurers
Liability claims related to dog bites are getting more expensive, according to an analysis of claims data released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm. The number of dog-bite claims fell by 1.4 percent last year to 16,459 from...Tags: Allstate Corp., Chubb Corporation
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Report: No retaliation found in Citizens' firings
The firing of four members of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s Office of Corporate Integrity last fall was not retaliatory, according to the final report issued Monday by Gov. Rick Scott's chief inspector general investigating the incident. Six months...Tags: Rick Scott, Politics, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Government, Executive Branch
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UBS Americas hires in-house experts to spur life insurance sales
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - After years of urging its financial advisers to sell more life insurance, UBS Wealth Management Americas is bringing in full-time experts and offering financial incentives to prod its tradition-bound sales force outside its comfort...Tags: Politics, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Financial Planning, Raymond James Financial Incorporated, Bank of America Corp.
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