Posted by Alexander Murphy on Jan 08, 2011
Many of us know of a few obvious ways to reduce our auto insurance rates. You can increase your deductible, or for an older vehicle, you can trim down your policy to include just liability coverage. However, there are a few other ways you can decrease rates that many people don’t take advantage of. Here are seven cost-cutting measures many people overlook.
1. Drive less
One way you can reduce your auto insurance premiums is to drive your car less. It seems fairly obvious, but few people may be willing to change their driving habits in order to get a break on their insurance premiums. According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), some car insurance companies give discounts to people who drive less than a certain number of miles annually.
If it’s available in your state, you might also consider a pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) policy. The
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Tags: Auto Insurance, Auto Insurance Rates, Insurance Rates, Rates
Posted by Ryan Rogers on Jan 07, 2011
Responding to media calls, Patrick M. Liedtke, Secretary General and Managing Director of leading international insurance think tank, The Geneva Association, today outlined key issues for the insurance industry in 2011. He selected two near-term issues, regulation and financial stability, and two longer term issues, climate change and demographics, from the set of issues that the Association is working on. His comments were as follows:
Regulation
“The direction of international insurance regulation is going to be critical for the industry this year. Major regional projects such as Solvency II, which have gained reference status even beyond Europe, and global projects such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) reforms and several International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) initiatives will see key decisions in 2011. W
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Posted by Jeffrey Nelson on Jan 04, 2011
PROVIDENCE – The building of an artificial ovary by researchers from Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital made it into Time magazine’s Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2010.
At No. 9, an artificial ovary that can fully mature human eggs in a lab ranks is one of the most important discoveries of the year, said Time.
“Most immediately, the structure could help in vitro fertilization technicians improve success rates,” said the magazine. “By allowing technicians to mature these eggs in the lab, researchers might be able to help each IVF cycle become more efficient in leading to a pregnancy and eventual life birth. In addition, the artificial ovary could help women with ovarian disease, who are unable to produce mature eggs, take advantage of IVF to have children of their own.”
The publication included the ranking among its year-end Top 10 Everything of 2010, 50 “wide-ranging lists” encompassing the top campaign ads, top crime scenes, and even the Top 10 tweets.
The N
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Tags: Artificial Ovary, Medical, Medical Breakthrough
Posted by Jeffrey Nelson on Dec 23, 2010
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News is seeking candidates for its first Chief Financial Officers awards program.
Applicants must be a top financial executive of their company or divisional office – CFO, comptroller/controller, vice president of finance, treasurer, etc. – in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass. Self-nominations are accepted; deadline for applications is Feb. 24.
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Tags: Awards, Business News, Providence Business, Providence Business News
Posted by Ryan Rogers on Dec 21, 2010
Each company would want to give the best to its customers. The relationship between companies and customers are sometimes not well maintained. Sometimes companies also do not know whether they have provided excellent service or not. The level of service can affect the quality of a firm. The better the company is providing service, and then the quality will get better too. What about the companies you own? Are your customers satisfied with the services provided by your company?
There are many ways to measure the level of satisfaction from a customer. You can conduct customer satisfaction surveys that recently undertaken by many companies. This should be done so that you know the weaknesses and strengths of your company. You also can find out criticism from your customers. Also you can find out the strength of your company services.
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Posted by Nicholas Adams on Dec 20, 2010
Outright sexism is obviously still a part of the workplace today, but it’s also vastly reduced. The pay gap between men and women of identical qualifications, experience, work hours and career choice has shrunk greatly in the last few decades. Some researchers believe it is now close to zero — not zero, though not far from it.
But a big overall pay gap still exists, in large part because men and women do not have identical amounts of experience, work the same number of hours or make identical career choices. Most of the work of family life — parenting and the like — continues to be done by women. As a result, the economic cost of motherhood remains enormous. (And I hope it goes without saying, the noneconomic benefits of motherhood and fatherhood are also enormous.)
A new research paper looks at this issue in more detail and finds that the cost of motherhood varies significantly across skill levels. Women w
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Posted by Jeffrey Nelson on Dec 17, 2010
Sometimes the hardest thing for small business is the strategy. We see the day to day need, intimately, and we dive in with our products, services and solutions. And because we hustle diligently, and bustle consistently (hustle and bustle? Can you feel the holiday message on the way?), we survive.
But long term, business is about more than just survival. If we intend to thrive and create things for our children’s children to build on, then marketing (and systems) remains a linchpin to our businesses.
What better time than the holiday season to give ourselves the gift of strategy?
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Tags: Marketing Solutions, Solutions
