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...necessarily. Last year the global�insurance industry paid out a record $49 billion in claims, including $23 billion for U.S. hurricane damage, according to the reinsurance firm Swiss Re. There is plenty of money sloshing around the global- insurance pool to handle Katrina claims, and the Federal Government will pick up the tab for flood damage. One concern for consumers is that many insurers, facing hurricane-related claims, may pull out of the state, setting off a homeowner scramble for new policies. Only a month after state regulators approved a 21% rate hike, Nationwide Insurance announced that it wouldn...
...outstanding job” in her present post. “We did a national search for this position, interviewed a number of outside applicants, and were delighted to find that we had the best person right here,” he added. The search committee whittled down a pool of 144 applicants to just six semi-finalists, who were all invited to spend a day at Harvard. The final two candidates gave a town-hall-style presentation to a group of representatives from different groups involved in women’s issues. The ultimate choice of Marine...
...room with marine plywood, while director Glen Goei appointed another in red silk in homage to Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's period drama Raise the Red Lantern. The hotel's modern Cantonese restaurant is just as characterful, with glass windows on the ceiling looking straight into the swimming pool above?not that Loh needs any more help when it comes to making a splash. Rates from $150 a night...
...open granite showers, private balconies and widescreen views of the Alps. Public areas are appointed in muted tones and the only real nod to traditional Alpine gem?tlichkeit is a classy, glass-enclosed fireplace. But if decor isn't a draw, the restorative qualities of the Mavida's indoor swimming pool and spa should prove a near irresistible lure to day-trippers and holidaymakers flocking to the area for its year-round skiing. There are two Finnish saunas, a dampfbad (steam bath) and a whole host of esoteric treatments on offer, including sea-salt peels, lymphatic drainage and meditation coaching. There...
Minutes before the Adams Pool Theater doors were scheduled to open for the inaugural performance of the ribald sex farce “Maude and Harold a Musical Love Story ‘on ice’” co-producers and co-writer Patrick D. Swieskowski ’06 issued a stern warning to the house managers: “Don’t let any kids in.” A potboiler warning reading “not suitable for children” appeared prominently on the production’s playbills, but Swieskowski wasn?...