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‘Staycations’ Proving Popular with UK Holidaymakers

By ⋅ November 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Post Office Travel Insurance advises stay-at-home holidaymakers to take out travel insurance
London UK (PRWeb UK) November 27, 2009 — Post Office Travel Insurance research has revealed that two-thirds of UK residents were expected to have holidayed in the UK this August and September , following the popular “staycation” trend.
Post Office Travel Insurance is reminding anyone [...]

Ken Rubinetti, Sr., Named LeTip International Senior Ambassador, Long Island Region

By ⋅ November 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Business networking professional to support Long Island’s growing membership.
(Vocus) November 28, 2009 — LeTip International, Inc., the premier B2B networking organization, has announced the appointment of Ken Rubinetti, Sr., to the position of Senior Ambassador for Long Island, NY.
Rubinetti joined LeTip in 1997 as a member of Suffolk East Chapter. He has held many Board [...]

The Post Office Underlines the Value of Life Insurance Cover as Funeral Costs Rise

By ⋅ November 29, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

The Post Office offers Over 50s life insurance
London, UK (PRWeb UK) November 27, 2009 — Research by The National Association of Funeral Directors states that the cost of a funeral in the UK has risen by 33 per cent over the past five years. In light of these rising costs, the Post Office [...]

Christmas Shoppers seek out gift bargains overseas

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Post Office Travel Insurance warns shoppers to check their travel insurance policy before going abroad for Christmas shopping trips
London, UK (PRWeb UK) November 27, 2009 — According to new research from Post Office Travel Services, overseas trips for Christmas shopping may help UK shoppers’ pounds stretch further. With sterling edging up in value against [...]

Affordable Healthcare - Proposed Reforms and Public Options Fall Short

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Campbell-Graves’ latest report, Privileged Healthcare - the Uniquely American Solution, explains how healthcare reform proposals ignore economic factors and burden the middle-class.
Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) November 29, 2009 — With the Senate moving to debate healthcare reform, middle-income families need to ask whether the proposals, including those for a public option, are capable of delivering [...]

US needs health care reform that covers all

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(GREEN RIVER STAR) - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act and debate will start next week on the Senate bill America’s Healthy Futures Act of 2009. The House bill is H.R. 3200 and the Senate bill is S.1796. These bills can be read online at http://thomas.loc.gov.
The need [...]

Former AIG chief settles legal wrangle with insurance group

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(ALTER NET) - Insurance giant AIG said Wednesday it reached a settlement of all legal disputes involving the company and former chairman and chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and his top financial officer.
The settlement call for the parties to release each other from all legal claims, including any claims by Greenberg and former chief finance [...]

Employers may get break on jobless insurance increase

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(BOSTON HERALD) - The Patrick administration is hoping to soften the blow of a planned unemployment-insurance rate increase, in exchange for boosting employers’ contributions to a nearly bankrupt health-care fund.
The state’s unemployment insurance system, which is almost broke due the high number of jobless people seeking claims, is scheduled to automatically jack up rates by [...]

Broward School Board members remove themselves from health insurance committee

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

(SOUTH FLORIDA) - Broward School Board members took themselves off a once-coveted health insurance advisory committee this week following criticism over climbing health insurance rates and ongoing scrutiny over how the district does business.
The board unanimously agreed with Superintendent Jim Notter to eliminate the committee’s three board member positions. The committee makes recommendations to Notter, [...]

Project Management Office (PMO) Outsourcing or a virtual PMO and Project Management Services outsourcing - A new trend?

By ⋅ November 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Aside from BPO, ITO, and KPO outsourcking, businesses and their executives are provided with a new choice in outsourcing (PMO outsourcing and Project Management outsourcing), some say it is the answer to issues related managing the oustsouring efforts itself, and has a potential for considerable cost savings, if the relationship is setup properly.
(PRWEB) November [...]

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