A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Kentucky Growers Insurance Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Published - 03/18/2010 08:26 AM

OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- from A and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Kentucky Growers Insurance Company . The outlook for both ratings is stable. 

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company and Investors Heritage Capital Corporation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Published - 03/18/2010 02:00 PM

OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company . Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of “bb-” of its holding company, Investors Heritage Capital Corporation [IHRC.OB ]. 

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Ky. self-insurance group has surplus (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Published - 03/16/2010 01:12 AM

Kentucky's workers' compensation self-insurance group is running a $154million surplus and facing pressure to refund some of the money to policyholders. 

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Kentucky Worker's Compensation Surplus, Urged To Refund (WBKO Bowling Green)

Published - 03/15/2010 03:17 PM

Kentucky's Worker's Compensation self-insurance group is running a $154 million surplus and facing pressure to refund some of the money to policy holders. 

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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report [03/18/2010] (U.S. Department of Labor)

Published - 03/18/2010 08:11 AM

In the week ending March 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 457,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 462,000. The 4-week moving average was 471,250, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 475,500. 

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Former Carhartt workers may get extra benefits (Bowling Green Daily News)

Published - 03/18/2010 11:57 AM

Workers who were laid off by Carhartt Inc. in Glasgow might be eligible for extra unemployment benefits through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, according to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. 

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House backs colon cancer screening bill (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Published - 03/16/2010 06:27 PM

The Kentucky House passed a bill Tuesday to help Kentuckians who have no health insurance pay for colon cancer screenings. 

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Brewing tensions between the Tea Party and GOP (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Published - 03/18/2010 10:09 AM

Some Tea Partiers say they can pinpoint the precise moment when they made it clear to the Republican Party they had no intention of being its lapdog. 

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Key liberal congressman flips to 'yes' on health care vote (CNN)

Published - 03/18/2010 09:33 AM

Health care reform advocates inched closer to victory Wednesday as a high-profile liberal Democrat switched his position and announced his intention to vote for a sweeping $875 billion plan under consideration in the House of Representatives. 

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First-time jobless claims drop slightly (AP via Yahoo! News)

Published - 03/18/2010 09:20 AM

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting jobless benefits fell slightly last week for the third straight time. But initial claims remain above levels that would signal net job gains. 

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