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Interest rate risk in medical malpractice insurance portfolios

A medical malpractice insurer has one asset, a $100 million 5-year zero coupon bond, and one liability, a $90 million claim that is to be paid in 5 years. Assume the claim payment will not be affected by changes in interest rates.

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Comparing the professional and social impacts of LinkedIn and Facebook

In comparing the advantages and disadvantages of social networks, LinkedIn and Facebook have been selected due to their significantly different approaches to creating and sustaining online relationships.

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Lincoln Electric's human resources philosophy and competitive advantage

Lincoln Electric has a human resources philosophy that emphasizes independence and communication. This philosophy leads to a degree of self-actualization among employees as they feel like they are an important part of the Lincoln Electric team.

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Texas campaign finance laws and electoral participation barriers

As each election rolls around, the media reminds people that elections are both representative ceremonies democracy and key technical workings of the current political institutions. In Texas, apprehensions about voting and elections are tinted by political alterations in modern years.

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The fountain lady incident: negligence, privacy, and moral duty

In the following pages I will be discussing the possible connections between the "fountain lady" and the ways in which we define, find, establish or change "value." The lady who fell in the fountain in the mall manifested her intentions to sue the mall, while her lawyer declared they wanted to…

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Funding, autonomy, and admissions differences between public and private schools

The difference involving public and private schools is no longer as clear-cut as it once was. It may well be that the local public school is an enhanced educational match for a child than an elite private school with a national standing and a price tag to match.

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Wal-Mart's inconsistent online and in-store customer experiences

The three different sources of information about Wal-Mart are not entirely consistent. The interview with the store manager is more or less consistent with the in-store experience.

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Competitive strategy and market repositioning in the computer industry

In the early going, we were a successful organization. We started second in market share to Continental, but by the fifth quarter we were the market share leaders. To us, not only did we start fast but during that start we made the right moves and it showed.

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The Book of Genesis and the Book of Documents compared

Of all the documents, the Book of Genesis is the most comparable to the Book of Documents. The Book of Songs is quite different as it deals with songs that address the questions of courtship, love, marriage, ordinary people, and other family affairs.

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Supreme Court ruling on fetal-protection policies and sex discrimination

International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc. In 1991, the United States Supreme Court handed down the opinion in United Auto Workers v. Johnson Controls.

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