Crikey Counterpoint: the Australian property market (Crikey)
April 30th, 2009
Australia’s residential property market delivered resilient performance during the first quarter of 2009 with the RP Data-Rismark National Dwelling Value Index rising a robust 1.6 per cent, writes Christopher Joye . Poppycock, says Adam Schwab .
Thai Life Insurance lands ‘Trusted|Brands’ award for sixth consecutive year (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)
April 30th, 2009
Thai Life Insurance has won a Trusted Brands gold award for the sixth year in a row, which shows that it is the most trusted brand among consumers.
Ind. house, senate approve unemployment insurance plan (Louisville Courier-Journal)
April 30th, 2009
The House and Senate approved a plan tonight to fix the state’s bankrupt unemployment insurance program by phasing in higher premiums for companies and cracking down on abusers of the system.
N.C. judge allows sharp homeowners insurance changes (The Virginian-Pilot)
April 30th, 2009
BY EMERY P. DALESIO RALEIGH, N.C. A Wake County judge has cleared the way for homeowners insurance rates to drop in nearly three dozen western North Carolina counties and soar along the coast starting Friday.
Insurance Agent, 71, Admits Robbing Bank (FOX 5 New York)
April 30th, 2009
A 71-year-old insurance agent has admitted he stole $5,900 from a suburban New York bank. Police say he wore Groucho Marx-style glasses as a disguise.
Superbug ’scapegoat’ loses court compensation battle (Guardian Unlimited)
April 29th, 2009
High court has rejected the former NHS chief’s claim to a £175,000 pay-off, saying the trust that offered her the severance payment was acting outside its powers An NHS chief executive who was made to carry the can for Britain’s worst case of hospital superbug infection lost a case in the high court today against [...]
Health insurance eating more of family budget (Deseret Morning News)
April 29th, 2009
A new report on family health care spending shows that having insurance coverage doesn’t protect the household budget from…
Personal Finance Daily: You get paid for good grades in personal finance (Market Watch)
April 29th, 2009
When it comes to personal finances, Americans don’t know very much. But they do know that they don’t know, and that they would probably be better off if they did know a little more.
Finance Committee recommends school contracts (Billerica Minuteman)
April 29th, 2009
The Finance Committee passed a recommendation for articles concerning the three-year contracts for the teacher’s union, school nurses and paraprofessionals with no pay increases in the first year, despite no clear dollar figure.
Md. college savings plan is downgraded (Baltimore Sun)
April 29th, 2009
Eileen Ambrose — Personal Finance F or the past couple of years, Maryland’s college savings plan has been ranked among the five best in the country in Morningstar’s annual study of 81 plans.