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- Technology Simplifies Life...and Porn-Viewing at Work
- The porn-at-work issue is coming back to the forefront of employers’ thoughts now that a lot of workers are using wireless devices -- which are difficult to monitor through special software. Even though 65 percent of US companies are running such software, 16 percent of men and eight percent of...
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- E*TRADE Financial Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Mike Vinciquerra of BMO Capital Markets. Michael Vinciquerra - BMO Capital Markets Thank you, good afternoon guys. One question for you just on the balance sheet itself the interest earning assets; it looks like you're putting a...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-27
- Brave New World (Part 1)
- For starters, as professional project managers one would now face personal liability for their actions, their advice and their projects. If the projects were found to fail, one could - and likely would - be held personally and professionally accountable for the implications of that failure. While some might argue...
- White papers 2005-02-02
- Long-Term Liabilities, Financial Assurance and Potential Opportunities
- Many mining districts have long histories of operating mines. When looking at these operations it is often difficult to conceive of the mining activities ever ending and the community having to rely on a different economic base. This situation can be found all over the world and is not applicable...
- White papers 2003-04-04
- Asbestos Reserves Pose Re Challenges
- While asbestos litigation continues to be in the spotlight, projections of the ultimate asbestos liabilities for individual defendants, insurers and reinsurers are difficult to make. Many benchmarks are used to measure asbestos exposures, but the best way to evaluate an insurer's or reinsurer's potential liabilities is to review the ground-up...
- White papers 2002-09-03
- 2005 Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis
- This article presents a comprehensive analysis, which involves examining more than 200,000 hospital bed equivalents and representing approximately 10 percent of the hospital professional liability market and 15 percent of the alternative segment of the market. This analysis is the largest of its kind and an invaluable tool for health...
- White papers
- The Uncertain Future of Longevity
- More than ever before, pension fund and life insurance liabilities are sensitive to changes in mortality. In the UK, annuity and deferred annuity liabilities of pension schemes and insurers amount to over ú1 trillion. Historically much attention has been paid to investment risks but increasingly recognition is being given to...
- White papers 2005-10-19
- U.S. Medical Liability Trend Showing Strong Signs of Improvement
- The U.S. health care industry has been in an escalating state of crisis. The cause of this negative and costly situation is a culmination of increased litigation, lack of affordable medical malpractice insurance and a deficiency in consumer understanding of the medical process. However, many steps have been taken by...
- White papers 2005-10-17
- The Need for Comprehensive Federal Liability Reform
- Medical group practices have encountered substantial medical liability premium increases in recent years. Studies show that the liability crisis threatens patient access to care, increases the cost of health care, and causes physicians to practice defensive medicine. This paper believes that federal reform of the medical liability system is necessary...
- White papers 2005-06-16
- Schedule OF Liabilities
- This is a template for schedule of liabilities.
- Tools & templates 2005-08-01
- Risk Management For Rental Properties: How Landlords Can Protect Themselves Legally When Renting
- Most property owners and landlords appreciate fully the risks and potential liabilities that can occur when they operate campgrounds, conference centers, and other facilities open to the public on their property. These same owners and landlords, however, often fail to understand that these risks and potential liabilities still exist when...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Managing Your Mortgage
- For most of us, a home mortgage represents the single biggest liability on our personal net worth statement (your net worth equals your assets, or what you own, minus your liabilities, or what you owe). But mortgage debt shouldn't necessarily be viewed strictly as a liability. You might also think...
- White papers 2008-01-23
- Accounting - Basic Accounting Balance Sheets
- A balance sheet is a snapshot of a business financial condition at a specific moment in time, usually at the close of an accounting period. A balance sheet comprises assets, liabilities, and owners' or stockholders' equity. Assets and liabilities are divided into short- and long-term obligations including cash accounts such...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Securing The Promise: Is Liability Driven Investment The Answer To The Growing Challenge
- The fundamental question that is giving a lot of sponsoring companies the most concern is whether Liability-Driven Investing LDI represents the global panacea for all fund deficits, or whether it is a specialist technique that only has a very narrow application. LDI is far from revolutionary. Pension fund managers have...
- White papers 2006-09-12
- Corporate And Personal Liability For Fake Consultants
- Too many companies have not considered the potential legal liability to shareholders or other company stakeholders for having "Fake" consultants at involved in their company IT projects. This can be applied personally or coporately for the fake IT "Professionals" that vendors and placement firms bring to company projects. By not...
- White papers 2009-11-20
- MBIA Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Greg Diamond Now we'll begin the Q&A session. We're going to start with the questions that have been submitted to us in writing and then we'll open up the phone lines to take your questions. Our first question comes from [Chris Valley]. What was the fair value...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-12
- BBDO Backs Off "Sequential Liability" for Media Outlets
- BBDO is backing off a plan to impose "sequential liability" on media outlets, according to Joe Mandese at MediaPost. BNET first noted that agencies of BBDO-parent Omnicom were attempting to delay payments to vendors until clients had paid its agencies back in March. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- The Liability of Board Membership | BTalk Australia
- (Episode 306: 15 minutes 45) Back in April, the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that directors of James Hardie had breached the corporations law by allowing false or misleading statements to be made to the ASX. Kerryn Newton, managing director of Directors Australia says this...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Chevron, Exxon, Shell Sidestep Long-Term CO2 Storage Liability in Gorgon Deal
- Chevron is no stranger to liability. The super major energy company faces a $27 billion lawsuit over allegations of environmental pollution in Ecuador's Amazon. Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell also have grappled with a number of costly lawsuits over the years. It's safe to...
- Blog posts 2009-09-17
- What Discount Rate Should Be Used to Valued Defined Benefit Pension Liabilities?
- In defined benefit pension plans, the primary function of the actuarial valuation is to determine appropriate contribution rates from the plan sponsor. For this reason, the valuation discount rate is based on the expected return on the assets of the pension fund and the definition of the actuarial liability can...
- White papers 2004-01-01
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