Archive for the ‘Insurance’ Category

Fresh Pain for the Uninsured

November 20th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in C, COF, Financial Services, GE, Health Care, Insurance, Personal Finance Loans, Science, USB, WB

As doctors and hospitals turn to GE, Citigroup, and smaller rivals to finance patient care, the sick pay much more

The U.S. Is Unhappy with Its Health Care

October 31st, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Health Care, Insurance, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology

A new survey shows the percentage of Americans who want wholesale system reform is higher than in six other industrialized countries

Cost of Corporate Default Insurance Soars

October 25th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AIG, Banking, C, DJ, Economics, Financial Services, GE, Insurance, Investing, Investment Banking, MER, RDN, TOL

The price of insuring even the safest corporate debt against default has shot up, on demand from big investors who fear serious housing and credit-related trouble

Rising Fears of Corporate Defaults

October 25th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in AIG, Banking, C, DJ, Economics, Financial Services, GE, Insurance, Investing, Investment Banking, MER, RDN, TOL

The price of insuring even the safest corporate debt against default has shot up, on demand from big investors who fear serious housing and credit-related trouble

California: Fire Costs Flare

October 23rd, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in ALL, Family & Home, Insurance, JBX, QCOM, Real Estate, SRE

As the flames in Southern California continue to spread, insurers predict this will be one of the most expensive blazes on record

Health Care for U.S. Kids Falls Short

October 10th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Family & Home, Health Care, Insurance, Science, Technology

A new study reveals surprising statistics concerning the quality of medical care for children. The shocker: Most of those studied had insurance

CDHPs: No Rx for Health Care

September 16th, 2007 by | No Comments | Filed in Family & Home, Health Care, Insurance, Science, Technology, Viewpoint

Consumer-directed health plans look good on paper, but the financial burden on plan members is too high and incentives for preventive care are sorely lacking

Q&A with Infosys’ CEO

January 17th, 2007 by | 36 Comments | Filed in ABN, Asia, Company News, Computers, GS, Global, INFY, Insurance, International, Investing, Management, Outsourcing, Retailing, Telecommunications

Nandan Nilekani discusses expansion plans for the Indian IT company, which aims to hire 30,000 workers and hit $3 billion in revenue in 2007