Life Insurance

BOLD: Pillagers take countertops, bathtubs and even kitchen sinks.

Anchorage builders talk with anger and frustration about a construction site crime wave that has flared up again in recent weeks -- and with amazement at the sheer industriousness of thieves who pillage unfinished houses.

The thieves take toilets, kitchen cabinets, countertops, pipes, bathtubs. They cut carpet out of...

RESTORATION: Ron Maas repurchases the Alaskan after it falls into disrepair.

JUNEAU -- With 40 gallons an hour pumping through its twin GMC diesel engines, Ron Maas' 54-foot boat, the Alaskan, was clocked at a sizzling 22.65 miles an hour during its trial run in June 1968 on New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain.

The boat, with its quarter-inch steel hull that seated 24 and slept eight,...

ALTON -- Jamie Ziegler was passionate Monday about the nine months she lived in a nursing home, particularly how she lost her privacy, dignity and identity in order to receive disability benefits.

"I used to never cry until I lived in a nursing home," said the 51-year-old Belleville woman, who once had been a nursing home administrator and teacher. "I thought I could adjust. I found out I...

Millions of Americans are going through tough economic times right now. Because of setbacks, they are forced to retreat to survival tactics that worked for a long time in the past.

Because of shrinking pensions, rising costs of medical care and insurance, and the fear of outliving their money, many wage-earners are choosing to work longer.

Now, there's a time-tested idea from the p...

Thank you for inviting me to address the conference today.

I would like to begin by placing on record the Labour Party's deep appreciation to the CTU and its affiliates for your support in so many ways for the re-election of a Labour-led government

Together we achieved that result in the face of what was, I have little doubt, the most expensive campaign ever run by our opponents. W...

Citigroup Inc., the nation's largest financial services firm, on Monday reported third-quarter earnings rose 35 percent, including a hefty $2.12 billion gain from the sale of life insurance and annuities.

Citigroup said third quarter income grew to $7.14 billion, or $1.38 per share. Last year, Citigroup reported net income of $5.31 billion, or $1.02 per share. Earnings from continuing op...

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By Clive Bernath: British Boxing Board of Control secretary Simon Block has denied claims made by promoter Frank Warren that they allowed an unlicensed boxing show to go ahead within their area of jurisdiction.

In his News of the World on Sunday (Oct 16) Warren stated that the upcoming Ricky Hatton vs Carlo Maussa IBF/W...

NEW YORK Oct 17, 2005 - Citigroup Inc., the nation's largest financial services firm, on Monday reported third-quarter earnings rose 35 percent, including a hefty $2.12 billion gain from the sale of life insurance and annuities.

Citigroup said third quarter income grew to $7.14 billion, or $1.38 per share. Last year, Citigroup reported net income of $5.31 billion, or $1.02 per share. Ear...

WASHINGTON – While Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers presided over a major Texas law firm, the company was forced to pay more than $30 million to settle claims with investors cheated out of millions by two clients and came under federal scrutiny for its role in a tax-shelter case.

While Miers' record of managing Locke Liddell & Sapp LLC has been praised by President Bush as one...

Flood claims swamp FEMABy Kathy Chu, USA TODAYA record number of flood-insurance claims from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could raise policyholders' rates and force regulators to rethink who is required to buy the government-backed coverage.

Home and business owners affected by the hurricanes had filed 199,850 flood-insurance claims by the end of last week, more than four times the total ...