Report: COBRA cost outweighs Florida jobless benefit - Tampa Bay Business Journal

Florida is one of nine states in which the average premium for COBRA, providing health care coverage for laid-off workers and their families, equals or exceeds the average unemployment benefits, according to a study by Families USA . The report ...

UT announces '09 ticket prices - Nashville Tennessean

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee football season ticket prices will cost the same per game as they did last year, but the cost of the package will go up because of an additional home game, the university announced Wednesday. Prices for standard seats in 2009 ...

Big Three Auto Makers Tackling Overstock - Barron's Online

AT THE END OF DECEMBER, we find Big 3 dealer stocks to be about 31% above normal, which is about where they ended November. The truck mix headed higher again in December, and combined with weak industry sales to leave cars about 75% overstocked ...

Unemployed squeezed on health insurance - Biloxi Sun Herald

WASHINGTON -- Newly unemployed Americans will have to spend about 30 percent of their jobless benefits on average to pay for health insurance through their former employer, according to a new report. And if they want coverage for their families, the ...

Pet health insurance can help save cash, but plans have restrictions ... - Los Angeles Times

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a common remark for those devoted to their pooches: "I spend more on my dog's health care than I do on my own!" Dog owners can expect to pay a few hundred dollars a year for routine veterinary care, but a serious illness could ...