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$10 million A picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a smile? News reports say that the smile of actress America Ferrara, who plays the lead on the popular television show, “Ugly Betty,” is insured with Lloyds of …
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50% Associated Press reported that a judge in Little Rock found that none of the committees at Wal-Mart’s various hiring sites had a majority of African Americans and some had no blacks. U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr. therefore …
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9.6% Proposed amount of increase the Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford, part of the Hartford Insurance Group, wants to raise private passenger automobile rates in Nevada, according to the state Department of Insurance. The rate increase proposal is …
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25% The percentage of the District of Columbia’s fire hydrants that the District’s fire chief says need replacement or urgent repairs. $11.4 million The damage award for two victims as ordered by a Mineola, N.Y., jury in finding the Diocese …
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50% Under rules in place at Arkansas-based retailing giant Wal-Mart, panels that screen applicants for driver positions should be racially diverse by at least 50 percent. However, the Associated Press reported that a judge in Little Rock found that none …
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9.6% Proposed amount of increase the Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford, part of the Hartford Insurance Group, wants to raise private passenger automobile rates in Nevada, according to the state Department of Insurance. The rate increase proposal is …
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$10 million The insurance limit of the Lloyd’s of London policy covering the smile of America Ferrara, star of the TV show “Ugly Betty.” 79.97% The independent agency system’s commercial lines market share in 2005, according the annual report from …
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37 The number of new homeowners insurance companies entering Texas since 2003, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. In addition, the state has gained 28 new auto insurance providers during that time. The ICT said Texas Department of Insurance …
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11 deaths Major flooding was produced by drenching thunderstorms in early May across the Plains states. The thunderstorms devastated Greensburg, Kan. In addition to 11 tornado deaths, two drowning deaths were blamed on the storms, one each in Oklahoma and …
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$46 The fine paid by New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine for violating state law by not wearing a seat belt during the trip in which a car accident almost killed him. $2 million Boston Herald won by a Superior …
