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Florida's Big Insurance Problem
When Hurricane Ike took a left on Sept. 8, heading away from Florida, locals breathed a sigh of relief. Not only are their homes on the line with each burst of violent weather but their pocketbooks are increasingly at risk, too. Over the past four years, Florida taxpayers' vulnerability to a major weather catastrophe has grown.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-11-13
Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg
As a senior director for insurer Health Care Service (HCSC) in Dallas, Steve Thompson is used to learning from his company mentor. But on a Tuesday morning in June, standing on a hill in eastern Pennsylvania, he heard from a new business adviser: General John Buford, a Union cavalry officer in the U.S. Civil War.
People:Williams Shakespeare Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-07-29
Google has best reputation in U.S., airlines fall: survey
BOSTON (Reuters) - Google Inc's famous employee perks -- from providing "nap pods" for a quick break during the day to allowing engineers to spend 20 percent of their work time on side projects that may spark new ideas -- have given the Internet leader the best reputation in corporate America, according to a study released on Monday.
Nations:Venezuela
2008-06-23
Judge rejects fraud claim against State Farm in Katrina suit
A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud in a key Hurricane Katrina lawsuit that accused State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of using different engineering reports to deny a couple's insurance policy after the storm.
Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2008-04-21
Katrina floods not covered by insurance: court
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that three major insurers are not responsible for flood damages in New Orleans -- even if "negligence" caused flooding that inundated the city during 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-08-02
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