Rand, JSE fall on bad day for markets  - Business Day South Africa

STOCKS worldwide slum-ped yesterday as the spectre of a deepening global recession weighed on markets and investors took profits from last week’s strong rally. The JSE fell 4,5% and the rand weakened to R10,40/$ as investors dumped riskier emerging ...

Blue Ridge Insurance Joins Optima Health - Daily News-Record

HARRISONBURG - Blue Ridge Insurance Services, a Harrisonburg-based agency, has joined Optima Health, a large insurance provider. Starting Jan. 1, BRIS will represent Optima as a general agent in the small-employer commercial market, expanding Optima ...

Union member oppose proposed health plan - Blue Springs Examiner

Union organizers representing city electrical workers and firefighters expressed general opposition Monday to a proposed ordinance that would change the eligibility criteria for the health insurance component of Independence’s retiree pension plan ...

New Auto Insurance Law Includes 'Opt-Out' Requirement - Denver Channel

DENVER -- If you are about to renew your automobile insurance you may want to look closely at your next bill. A new law goes into effect Jan. 1, that will require you to opt-out if you do not want extra coverage for medical care. "It was in response ...

Single Payer offers best approach to health care reform - San Francisco Examiner

The health care system in the U.S. is broken, and fixing it is one of President-Elect Barack Obama's top priorities. But what approach will Obama and his health and human services secretary, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, take to address ...