The independent state agency, established in 1986, collects and analyzes health-care quality and cost data, with the goals of stimulating competition among health-care providers and helping consumers and business be better purchasers of health-care services.
PHC4’s future came in doubt when legislation authorizing the agency’s continued operation became ensnared in the ongoing battle between Rendell and [...]
The funds are also available as designated investment options for Transamerica’s recently upgraded Retirement Income Choice living benefit rider, and the Double Enhanced Death Benefit. The four funds are: AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio, Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund, Transamerica Efficient Markets VP, and Huntington VA Balanced Fund.
“These additions to our popular investment [...]
Gross written premiums, its primary source of revenue, increased during the just-ended third quarter, the company said in a release. But the premium revenue was affected by a decrease in policies written in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, and an increase in policies written in other parts of Florida that have lower average written [...]
The European Union has introduced regulations designed to increase safety by improving the standards of drivers mirrors.
Directive 2007/38/EC requires certain vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to be retrofitted with proper devices in order to improve the drivers field of vision.
The deadline for the retrofit of mirrors or other devices is the 31st March 2009 and [...]
Wayne Rooney committed a common motorist error when he filled up his wife Coleen’s with petrol instead of diesel.
The Manchester United striker had to be rescued from the Burtonwood M62 service station in Cheshire when his Overfinch-tweaked luxury SUV ground to a halt between Junctions 9 and 10 at Warrington.
Rooney was spotted talking to [...]
An expanded “wildlife wonderland” was just one feature that may have led TV botanist David Bellamy to award a North Wales park with a gold conservation award for the sixth year running.
Tree Tops Park increased their wild areas and planted wild flowers this year, to attract a spectrum of butterflies, insects and birds, [...]
has revealed a fourth model in its commercial vehicle line-up with the debut of an all-new Pickup concept.
Intended for the one-tonne pickup class, the new model will go into production at the end of 2009 and be introduced initially to markets in Europe, South America, South Africa and Australia.
The Pickup is all-new in the [...]
A Sussex man, Alan Harwood, feels lucky to be alive after his crashed through a fence and overturned in a swollen river recently. He managed to get out through a rear door and unsurprisingly called it ‘the scariest experience of his life’.
Alan had swerved to avoid two moped riders who were not wearing helmets [...]
has picked up the Best Compact SUV and Best Premium SUV awards at the recent 2008 Auto Express New Car Honours.
The -Class to win Best Premium SUV.
Auto Express road test editor, Chris Thorp, said: “Here is the proof that when it comes to building compact sports utility vehicles, is as refined as some [...]
Even Top Gear hasn’t been there in a trick across a Staffordshire lake with the help of a sail, rudder and small motor. But even Captain Slow – and the BBC’s insurers - knows his marine limitations!
What might be beyond a team of television entertainers was definitely not beyond Steve Burgess and his made-to-measure [...]
