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Russia needs mandatory insurance after fires-Kremlin
Source: Reuters VORONEZH, Russia, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Russia should think about reintroducing mandatory fire insurance for homes after the say had to spend millions of dollars rebuilding houses destroyed by wildfires, …
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Insurance agent to refund K Miss. farmers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney states his office has reached an agreement with an agent to refund ,5000 in policy fees to poultry farmers.
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Growth in health insurance costs is slowing, but employers are still shifting them to workers
Good news! Health insurance premiums only went up by 3 percent on average during the first five months of 2010–the lowest rate of growth in ten years. You’d think that would mean people are finally getting relief from rising health care costs. Well, that is where the bad news comes in. Employers are rapidly shifting costs [... ]
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