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...Rushing through national insurance cuts for January has prompted talk of a general election in May....
...A different type of mess is now surrounding Lincoln National Corp, the Radnor, Pennsylvania-based insurance company that lends the stadium its name....
...Holdings of UK-listed companies by British pension and insurance funds have plunged from about half of their portfolios to 4 per cent over the past two decades, according to data from Ondra....
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...“It’s better to know, in life,” he told me. “It’s better to know, as a general principle.”...
...Pungmo, a very traditional village where religion is sewn into daily life, already abides by strict environmental controls....
...For a cash-strapped theatre company they can represent a vital revenue stream....
...A huge chunk of that — Rs205bn — came from the sale of a 3.5 per cent stake in state-run Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in May through a long-delayed initial public offering....
...She’s from Detroit, Michigan, spent her whole life there, and she works for Ford Motors in finance management....
...Charlie loves his business and trucking life. He hopes to expand to five lorries. But you should hear him on France and the Gendarmerie. Henry V would blush....
...The responses point to higher fuel and utility bills, rising National Insurance and business taxes, supply chain disruption and the combination of higher wages and labour shortages....
...Lloyds Bank recently made voluntary payments of £13.5m to 350,000 insurance customers who were told they would have a discount when they renewed their policies, but none was applied....
...They are looking for a long-term, not temporary solution to their unsatisfactory life in China.”...
...Collins, the Dáil’s minister for finance, at 31 already a national hero, pleaded with him to change his mind. De Valera was adamant....
...Well, big companies want cheap corn. So they lobby the government, which provides subsidies to farmers, in part via preferential crop insurance....
...In a nod to its importance, the National Trust for Historic Preservation declared the neighbourhood a “National Treasure” in 2017....
...The national insurance rise had already gone through. It had been passed as a health and social care levy, which people broadly bought into at the time....
...While theatre owners and companies welcomed the extra money ploughed into the sector, the Budget announcement did not address the lack of Covid-related insurance for big productions....
...We could follow the life-preserving precedent of the ban on tobacco advertising and stop advertising high carbon products and lifestyles, from the fossil fuel companies themselves to gas-guzzling SUVs and...
...(FT) Volunteering, such as at a vaccination centre, can make one happier, healthier and more satisfied with life. Purpose-seeking companies should take note, writes Pilita Clark....
...In the news Apollo to merge with Athene Apollo Global Management is to merge with Athene Holding, the life insurance company it created at the height of the financial crisis, transforming the alternative...
...Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has said the insurance policies at the heart of the Greensill Capital collapse may not have been valid, as investors pressed the company to detail its exposure to the lender...
...Each year, however, Axa, the large French insurance company, tries to explore this question further....
...Lincoln National is down 30 per cent. Michael Falcon, chief executive of Jackson, said that the two deals with Athene “further strengthen our capital position and enhance our ability to grow”....
...the government is likely to “run the economy hot” to protect companies....
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