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MetLife to Acquire SafeGuard
On 06-08-2007.
The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of MetLife and SafeGuard. SafeGuard provides dental and vision benefit products in California, Florida, Texas and Nevada through HMO subsidiaries in these states, as well as through an insurance subsidiary, SafeHealth Life Insurance Company. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2007, subject to regulatory approval. SafeGuard was ...
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All Rights Reserved
On 03-08-2007.
&8226; The Ocean County Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 (education), Aug. 16 (auction), Sept. 6 (education), Sept. 8 (annual show and exhibit at the Laurelton Fire House on Route 88 in Brick, 9-3 p.m.), Sept. 20 (auction) at the Ocean Fire House, Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach. All are invited. Free admission. one coin auction for juniors takes place before each meeting at 6:45 p.m. Details: (732) ...
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&39;No-fault&39; nearing dead end
On 30-07-2007.
No-fault set to expire in October. Unless rescued by lawmakers, the expiration of the state's no-fault auto insurance law offers motorists one premium savings. However, it also offers less coverage, one confusing mix of options and the prospect of large numbers of uninsured cars on Florida roads. FLORIDA TODAY illustration. ...
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Fire Chiefs&39; Association Asks Governor to Call Special Session to ...
On 26-07-2007.
In its resolution the group, comprising more than 2,370 fire chiefs and executive fire officers throughout the state, thanked the Governor for his efforts to protect Florida drivers and their passengers and expressed concern that fire and EMS departments could lose millions of dollars in emergency transport reimbursements if PIP is allowed to die. ...
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Study says Alabama tied for second in most uninsured motorists
On 22-07-2007.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - one 1999 law requiring Alabama drivers to have auto insurance seems to have had little effect on the number of uninsured drivers on state roads. ...
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National business briefs
On 18-07-2007.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (MCT) &8212; Executives of AirTran Airways made their case Monday to the directors of Midwest Air Group Inc. in hopes of acquiring the Milwaukee-based airline in one deal worth nearly $400 million.
one two-hour meeting was held in downtown Milwaukee with the board of Midwest Air, the holding company of Midwest Airlines, said Tad Hutcheson, an AirTran spokesman. Among the officers of AirTran Holdings ...
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