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1 hr ago | Star Tribune

Inside the new W.Va. mine safety lab _ fire, flood, roof falls help miners train for disaster

Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Natural Disasters, Flood, Annuity and Life Re Holdings, US News

1 hr ago | Bellingham Herald

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

The Running Right Leadership Academy is a place where crises can be created but controlled in a 96,000-square-foot model coal mine, giving workers realistic preparation for the day they hope will never come.

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Related Topix: Annuity and Life Re Holdings

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Seeking Alpha

Sears Holdings Valuation: Between Berkshire Hathaway And Bankruptcy

After releasing its earnings results on May 23, Sears Holdings Corporation showed investors an initial glimpse of its financial performance under CEO Eddie Lampert during his first quarter in charge of business operations.

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Related Topix: Sears Holdings Corporation, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Empire Group, Investment Services, Retail, Sears

KTVN Reno

Aetna to stop selling individual plans in Calif.

Aetna Inc. has notified state regulators that it will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms.

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Related Topix: Aetna, Health Insurance, Health, California Government, California

The Capital-Journal

No school insurance for teachers with guns

Allowing teachers and other employees to carry guns under a new state law would cost most school districts their insurance.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., EMC Insurance Group, Wichita, KS

WHO-TV Des Moines

Track Tickets: Students Get Free Admission

Fans will be traveling from across the country to cheer on their favorite athletes, but Iowa kids are getting a chance to see the action live for free.

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Related Topix: Principal Financial Group, Financial Services, Investment Services, Des Moines, IA

Iol.co.za

No money, no treatment for poor

The was the harsh diagnosis presented by Professor Hoosen Coovadia, emeritus professor of paediatrics and child health, to the Discovery Volunteer Forum in uMhlanga.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, National Health Insurance

AmericanBankingNews.com

RSA Insurance Group Upgraded by Credit Suisse to Outperform

The firm currently has a GBX 138 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of GBX 125 .

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Related Topix: Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group

Daily Political

RSA Insurance Group Rating Increased to Outperform at Credit Suisse

The firm currently has a GBX 138 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of GBX 125 .

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Related Topix: Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group

TheStreet.com

Moody's Disagrees on MetLife 'Shadow Insurance' Risk

Moody's, a top ratings agency, appears to disagree. The apparent difference of opinion centers on an alleged $48 billion of claims life insurers such as Metlife, Lincoln National Life Insurance , Genworth hold off their balance sheets in captive reinsurance subsidiaries and the perceived costs firms would incur to make those claims more transparent ... (more)

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Related Topix: MetLife, Andrew Cuomo, US Governors

Mon Jun 17, 2013

680News

Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets

B2Gold Corp. . Up 22 cents, or 9.82 per cent, at $2.46 on 11.92 million shares. The gold sector was up 0.27 per cent at 190.87 points.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Bombardier, Manulife Financial

Bloomberg

Directors Refuse to Go Naked for Chinese IPOs

The 59-year-old former banker, a Mandarin-speaking American, sits on the boards of five U.S.-listed Chinese companies, including JinkoSolar Holding Co.

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Related Topix: US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services, Willis Group Holdings, World News, China

Journal and Courier

John Menard tried to 'extort' sex from Stephen Hilbert's wife, lawsuit says

Hardware chain owner John Menard Jr. has been sued by Tomisue Hilbert, the wife of Carmel businessman Stephen Hilbert, who charges that Menard is trying to "crush" the Hilberts because she resisted his repeated requests to have sex with him.

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Related Topix: Retail, Household Products, Menards, Conseco

Nooga.com

Chattanooga Fire Department receives teddy bear donation to comfort child victims of fires, wrecks

Gezzetta Campbell, Bettye Stein and Trecia Smith, all with Unum, and Deputy Chief Chris Adams and Capt.

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Related Topix: Chattanooga, TN, Colonial Group, Provident Life and Accident Insurance, Energy, UnumProvident, Oil & Gas

Seeking Alpha

Construction, Mining And Agriculture: Which Industry Can Make You Rich?

In this article, the unique combination of companies under discussion includes three in the construction, mining and agricultural industries.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Caterpillar, Manufacturing, Construction

The Financial Mirror

ILFC Exercises Options to Purchase 50 In ...

International Lease Finance Corporation , a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. , announced today that it has exercised options to purchase 50 incremental A320neo Family aircraft from Airbus that were part of the agreement signed in April 2011 for 100 firm A320neo Family aircraft.

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Related Topix: International Lease Finance, Leasing, Aerospace-Defense, American International Group

Sun Jun 16, 2013

PR-inside.com

Now Available: The Insurance Industry in Andorra, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017

Tourism and banking sectors are the backbone of the Andorran economy and the country is susceptible to the economic developments of Spain and France, which account for almost all of its tourists.

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Bloomberg

Newcrest Facing Questions About June 7 Disclosure of Writedown

Newcrest Mining Ltd. , Australia 's largest gold producer, is facing scrutiny from regulators about its disclosure of a possible A$6 billion writedown after bullion slid into a bear market.

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Related Topix: Newcrest Mining, Mining, Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, Credit Suisse Group, Real Estate, Freeport

ABA Banking Journal

Rebuilding bank exec comp means more than compliance

By Brian Dunn, president, McLagan, a subsidiary of Aon Corp. He is also the CEO of Global Compensation for Aon Consulting.

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Related Topix: AON

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Aetna Leaving California's Individual Insurance Market

On Saturday, Aetna announced its plans to stop providing health insurance to individuals by the end of this year.

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Related Topix: Medicity, Aetna, Health Insurance, Health

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