The News Review:
- Health insurance mess
- Farmers Insurance Awards New BMW to Lucky Winner of the “Are You …
- Macquarie Gets Bond Insurance License in New York (Update3)
- Farmers Insurance and Minnesota Restaurant Association Form …
Health insurance mess
Salt Lake Tribune, United States
What about John McCain, offering a tax cut to Americans so they can buy health insurance? Does McCain not understand that half of all bankruptcies come from medical costs, and 74 percent of those people had health insurance at the time of filing? Why don’t we solve the problems instead of adding to them? Coverage doesn’t result in care unless the insurance companies approve treatment. A tax cut doesn’t translate into affordability when insurance premiums, co-pays and deductibles are rising this quickly, while the actual “care” that is paid for by insurance companies has been consistently dropping for the past 10 years. Why does America keep buying into this system? Are these candidates only finding ways to give insurance companies more money so that the insurance companies can turn around and make a donation to the candidates? Erica Abbott Logan Advertisement.
Farmers Insurance Awards New BMW to Lucky Winner of the “Are You …
MarketWatch
22, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Oct 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Tia Fishback of Los Angeles won a new BMW series 128 after registering
in the “Are You The 1?”
sweepstakes, as a part of the Farmers Insurance Group Angel City
Classic. The Classic is a football game tradition which features two
historically black college and university powerhouses. Fishback will be presented the new BMW on October 22, 2008 at 10 A. at
Long Beach BMW, 2998 Cherry Ave, Signal Hill, CA 90755.
Macquarie Gets Bond Insurance License in New York (Update3)
Bloomberg
Original Model The use of bond insurance by municipalities dropped almost60 percent in the first nine months of the year, according todata provided by Thomson Reuters. Cities, states and schooldistricts bought insurance for $65 billion of bonds during theperiod compared with $157 billion of insured bonds in the sametime in 2007, according to Thomson Reuters. “In today's turbulent credit market, any option that helpsmunicipalities throughout New York and the nation save taxpayersmoney is welcome,'' New York Insurance Superintendent.
Related: Hungary cancels 3-yr bond auction due to insufficient demand
Farmers Insurance and Minnesota Restaurant Association Form …
MarketWatch
22, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R), an
active member of the National Restaurant Association, has teamed up with
The Minnesota Restaurant Association to strengthen its member’s
benefits. “The new Business Insurance Program offers all
Minnesota Restaurant Association Members an up front discount and
reduced rates on their insurance, regardless of the company size,”
explains Maryann Vitkievicz, Farmers Commercial Association Manager. Types of businesses eligible for this program are: Restaurants, Fine
Dining, Fast Food Restaurants, Doughnut Shops, Delis, Coffee Shops, &
Bakeries. “These
costs savings and benefits can have an immediate effect on the ‘bottom
line’ of running a restaurant. ”
“We are excited to be among the first in the
country to offer an innovative program to our members,”
said David Siegel, Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Restaurant
Association.