Is usage-based insurance the way of the future? - Collision Repair Magazine

Is usage-based insurance the way of the future?
Collision Repair Magazine
However, a simple calculation of the distance driven is not the only way for a usage-based insurance model to function. Bern Grush is the principle of Bern Grush Associates, a transportation consultancy company based in Toronto.

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Insurer Outsourcing Still Seen as a Viable Tech Strategy - Insurance Networking News

Insurer Outsourcing Still Seen as a Viable Tech Strategy
Insurance Networking News
Such is but one of the findings of a new report issued by New York-based research and consulting firm Novarica. In its recent survey of its Technology Research Council, Novarica found that 85 percent of insurers are outsourcing at least some work ...

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Progressive reports 14% drop in quarterly profit - MarketWatch

Progressive reports 14% drop in quarterly profit
MarketWatch
By Tess Stynes The leader in online auto-insurance and its rivals have continued to battle for customers. Progressive last year established a lead in what is being called usage-based insurance with its device that measures policyholders' driving habits ...

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Different Anti-Poverty Programs, Same Single-Mother Poverty - Dollars & Sense

Different Anti-Poverty Programs, Same Single-Mother Poverty
Dollars & Sense
In addition to the low pay, these jobs typically lack benefits such as paid sick or vacation days and health insurance. Many low-wage jobs that mothers find in retail and hospitality have very irregular work hours, providing the employers with lots of ...

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SolarWinds Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results - MarketWatch (press release)

SolarWinds Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Information about SolarWinds' use of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." "The SolarWinds team had a very strong performance in the fourth quarter, driving solid results across the board and a great ...

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Aetna's 4Q Earnings Up 73% On Light Health Usage - Wall Street Journal


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Aetna's 4Q Earnings Up 73% On Light Health Usage
Wall Street Journal
Analysts expect issues such as the upcoming US presidential election and Supreme Court ruling on the US health-care overhaul law could be more influential drivers for health-insurance stocks this year. The industry has generally taken a cautious ...
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Sun shines on solar - MarketWatch

Sun shines on solar
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Spano, who struck out on his own after working with other wealth management firms, began his career as an insurance agent for companies that included Bankers Life and Casualty and John Hancock before becoming an independent insurance agent and founding ...

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