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Deducting Sales Tax, Insurance Premiums - Baltimore Sun
baltimoresun.com's tax-advice column features three experts from the hunt valley accounting firm sc&h group answering questions about preparing your return every monday until april 16. tony, baltimore: if you itemize, is it legal to deduct the taxes ...
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Small Business Owners Unfamiliar With Risks Involved In Workers' Compensation Insurance From Self-insured Groups
small business owners are not fully aware of the financial risks involved in obtaining workers' compensation insurance through self-insured groups, according to the results of the most recent small business opinion poll conducted by opinion research corporation (orc) of princeton, n.j.
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Business Cool Toward Mccain?s Health Coverage Plan
business leaders fear that john mccain?s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance.
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Axa Gulf Signs Deal To Expand Marine Insurance Business - Menafn
(menafn - the peninsula) axa insurance gulf, which has offices at the qatar financial centre here, has signed an agreement with axa corporate solutions to help it grow significantly in the marine and large risks insurance and risk management sectors ...
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Greenberg May Blame Sullivan For Aig Downfall In U.s. Testimony - Bloomberg
oct. 7 (bloomberg) -- maurice ``hank'' greenberg , former chief executive officer of american international group inc ., may submit testimony that his successors' actions led to record losses that forced the insurer into an $85 billion u.s. bailout ...
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A.m. Best Reaffirms Delos Insurance Group's Rating
new york----delos insurance company , a leader in program business, today announced that a.m. best company, the credit rating organization, has reaffirmed lightyear delos group and its member companies’ financial strength rating of a- with a stable outlook, expressing the company’s confidence in delos’ solid risk-adjusted capital position, adequate operating performance and excellent liquidity.
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Fema: Texans Need To Contact Insurance Companies
many texans, who suffered losses due to hurricane ike, are covered by their insurance. even the best coverage may not cover every need, which is why state, federal and non-profit programs are made available.
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Wachovia, Suitors Agree To Truce Fed Urges Banks To Resolve Legal ... - Washington Post
wachovia , wells fargo and citigroup have suspended their courtroom squabbles until noon tomorrow to try to negotiate a settlement of wachovia's future. the sides agreed to the truce under pressure from the federal reserve , which is eager for wells ...
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Insurance: The Hartford Replaces Chief Investment Officer - Hartford Courant
the hartford financial services group , buffeted by soured investments, named greg mcgreevey as an executive vice president and its new chief investment officer monday, replacing dave znamierowski, who is leaving the company. mcgreevey joined a ...
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Acxiom(r) Brings Big Business Marketing Solutions To Growing Companies
acxiom(r) corporation (nasdaq: acxm) is opening new doors for companies in a broad range of industries to address marketing challenges through a cost-effective customer and prospect database solution, acxiom marketedge-x(tm) (www.marketedgex.com).
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Aig To Sell 3 Japanese Life Insurance Companies
embattled insurer american international group inc. said it will sell three of its japanese life insurance businesses. as part of its effort to pay off a massive u.s. government loan, aig has decid
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Lehman's Fuld: Where Was Our U.s. Bailout? - Reuters India
washington (reuters) - richard fuld, the disgraced head of lehman brothers, said he would wonder "until they put me in the ground" why the u.s. government did not rescue the 158-year-old wall street firm and claimed regulators knew the full scale of ...
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Wachovia, Suitors Agree To Truce - Washington Post
wachovia , wells fargo and citigroup have suspended their courtroom squabbles until noon tomorrow to try to negotiate a settlement of wachovia's future. the sides agreed to the truce under pressure from the federal reserve , which is eager for wells ...
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Insurance Chief Says Aig Bailout Was Unavoidable
washington policy-makers had no choice but to rescue american international group inc after a dramatic investor crisis left the giant insurer starved for cash, new york insurance chief eric dinallo told lawmakers on tuesday.
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Maryland Insurance Administration Orders Refunds For Premium Loan Charges
at least nine maryland premium loan companies charged maryland automobile insurance fund policyholders more interest than allowed by state law, insurance regulators said monday.
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Banks Agree To Standstill - Boston Globe
new york - wachovia , citigroup , and wells fargo yesterday agreed to a standstill of all formal litigation activity - a sign that the banks and the federal reserve are working feverishly to reach an agreement over the fate of wachovia. the ...
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Frank Looks Ahead To The Next Step - Boston Globe
newton - us representative barney frank yesterday staked out the next battlefront in the economic crisis gripping the world: more regulation of hedge funds, investment banks, and other financial institutions. frank, who heads the house financial ...
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Insurance / Perspectives
despite the strong need for health insurance in latin america, where most of the population pays out of their own pockets for health services, health insurance remains one of the most unexplored lines of business in the region.
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Wyoming Considers Cab Regs Requiring Proof Of Insurance
the cheyenne, wyo., city council is considering more regulations for taxi companies doing business in the city. six cab companies are licensed to do business in cheyenne. right now, those cabs aren
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Collins Snags Small-business Endorsement - Bangor Daily News
brewer, maine — calling her re-election “critical to the small business owners” in maine, the national federation of independent business on monday endorsed susan collins over her challenger, tom allen, in maine’s u.s. senate race. in a brief ...
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