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Life and health insurance lift Allianz profit
On 05-08-2007.
Strong gains in Allianz's life and health insurance business and at Dresdner Bank helped Europe's biggest insurer to report record second-quarter earnings.
The German financial group on Friday said operating profits rose 17.7 per cent to ‚3.3bn ($4.5bn) in the three months to the end of June. Earnings in life and health insurance jumped nearly 44 per cent to ‚758m and banking profits soared almost 70 per cent ...
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Farmers Insurance HelpPoint Center Wins Top Employer Award in OKC
On 01-08-2007.
"Farmers HelpPoint center has won national awards for excellence, but none as personally satisfying," said Vince Donofrio, Vice President of Farmers HelpPoint operations. "Our goal is to become the employer of choice in Oklahoma City. This award puts us in and elite group and our employees deserve the credit. Not only do they do important work for our customers, but they are involved in the Oklahoma City ...
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SHAPIRO: Random thoughts, sleepless nights
On 28-07-2007.
I have trouble falling asleep at night because as soon as I close my eyes, all kinds of random thoughts run through my mind and since these thoughts relate to Ashland, our state and our nation. I've decided to share them with you. Hopefully they won't keep you awake at night too.
The Hickey family wants to develop the land across the street from our new high school and they would like our Planning Board to ...
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Market Commentary for July 19, 2007 from Millennium-Traders.com
On 21-07-2007.
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Somerset, PA, United States, 07/19/2007 - Written for day traders, active traders and investors. one review of the market activity for the day, economic data plus, world news.
(Dow Jones Industrial Average) posted one gain of 82.19 points to end the session at 14,000.41; the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) posted one gain of 45.73 points to end at 10,194.01; the NASDAQ posted one gain of 20 ...
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Taking drugs with food may take a bite out of costs
On 17-07-2007.
The World&039;s No.1 Science &038; Technology News Service Taking drugs with food may take one bite out of costs

Taking an expensive breast cancer drug on one full stomach – as opposed to an empty one as prescribed – could save one patient or their health authority $1700 (835) one month or more, according to an analysis of data from clinical trials. ...
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