Sentences with phrase «company hiking your rate»

A recent study shows some companies hike their rates as much as $ 400 a year for drivers without a college degree.

You won't need to worry about your home state issuing points or your insurance company hiking your rate!

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Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

Biogen is among companies that have been singled out for criticism in recent months; the Wall Street Journal called out the company for hiking the price of MS drug Avonex — 21 times, and at an annual average rate of 16 % — over the past decade.

And although interest rate hikes make borrowing more expensive, they might also make banks more interested in lending to small companies.

Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by news about potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese telecommunications companies, and after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed outlook for more rate hikes.

Cummings: The research has shown, first of all, that whenever [Congress] shine a light on prescription - drug companies with regard to price hikes automatically they have a tendency to slow down the rate of price hikes.

The recent popularity of junk goes counter to multiple warnings from Wall Street experts who believe the sector is in trouble due to looming interest rate hikes and declining earnings for companies particularly at the lower end of the credit spectrum.

A large company like Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) can ride out the ups and downs, and it also benefits from lower oil prices (people have more money in their accounts), an improving economy and an eventual interest rate hike.

Daniel Conover, founder and chief operating officer of Bitcoin mining company Hash the Planet, one such HDL customer, is uncertain of the company's future in Washington following the hike: «with the rate increase, we couldn't survive.»

It will also introduce a levy on companies with annual net income of more than 500,000 euros ($ 568,000) and hike the main corporate tax rate.

Debt - burdened American corporates (and, to a lesser extent, European companies) are sailing into headwinds from the US Federal Reserve, which finally started hiking interest rates last December.

Traders Look For Fourth Rate Hike Hint From Statement US futures are treading water ahead of the open on Wednesday, as investors await the monetary policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and earnings from 49 US companies.

Unlike certain «bond market proxies» — companies like consumer staples, utilities and REITs — they may be less affected by the gradual rate hikes the Fed seems to have in mind.

Netflix Q2 International Net Additions 1.52 mln vs 2.00 mln guidance; For Q3 NFLX expects addition of 2 mln, expectations were in the range of 2.70 - 2.85 mln; Q1 Adds was 4.51 — US Net additions only 160k — Churn due to higher rate on older subs that got rate hike — International lower than expected — Company beat on EPS by $ 0.07 (expectations of $ 0.02)-- guided lower than expectations — Company commentary about why they fell short was focused on the churn (they don't expect that to continue) and also spent a lot of time trying to show that it was not competition — STOCK DOWN 14 %

The CEO is very confident the company can refinance at a property level, and I think this is true, but I think the company ought to get worse interest rates going forward, given multiple hikes at the Fed, and the levered nature of the company.

I do have some concerns reg rising interest rate hikes and their likely impact on the company prices and portfolio value.

The minister heads the state oil company PDVSA, which is in desperate need of a hike in fuel revenues and favorable financial ratings to fund imports of consumer goods and medical supplies for its citizens and to keep the socialist government's public services afloat.

They have been upset for a long time and this rate hike will not help the company's reputation,» said Howie Hawkins, a local activist who has voiced support for publicly - owned power utilities.

The gas and electric company cited a $ 2.5 billion infrastructure project as one of the primary reasons for the rate hike.

Looks like another banner year for Obamacare rate hikes with many companies already looking for double digit increases AGAIN.

The Federation of Small Businesses did welcome the move to reduce the small companies tax rate to 20 per cent, but warned the VAT hike will hit small businesses.

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- A Democratic congresswoman is calling on credit card companies to stop hiking interest rates before President Obama's credit card bill goes into effect next year.

The New York state Public Service Commission held its final public hearing last night on a proposed rate hike from a water company that serves customers in Orange and Rockland Counties.

In February he introduced the «No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008» (H.R. 5449), which would bar insurance companies from hiking rates or denying coverage for preexisting medical conditions.

Unlike certain «bond market proxies» — companies like consumer staples, utilities and REITs — they may be less affected by the gradual rate hikes the Fed seems to have in mind.

According to Alexi Maravel, associate director at Cerulli, the way a particular insurance company is reacting to a likely interest rate hike depends on its business line: «Life insurance companies, which control the largest amount of insurance general account assets and have to match long - duration liabilities with long - duration assets, are making investment adjustments to their surplus assets, while, on the other end of the spectrum, we find health insurers are raising liquidity.»

But companies are still free to hike interest rates on future purchases, impose all kinds of fees and close accounts or lower credit limits without warning.

For example, have you ever been surprised by a fee or interest rate hike issued by your credit card company?

This Credit Card Act was signed into law in 2009 by President Barrack Obama to prevent card companies from charging or hiking the interest rates unduly with just a notice of 15 days.

He highlighted dividend growers, which are quality companies that have strong balance sheets and are better positioned to withstand the headwinds of rate hikes.

This loophole allowed credit card companies to hike interest rates before the law, which eliminates or reduces certain fees, became effective.

«Some companies will hike up your rate after one accident, others won't change your rate until you've had two.»

The CARD Act limits the ways a credit card company can hike the interest rate on your credit card.

Many of these companies hike their payout rate every year, which when added back to the growth of the company, turns out to be a decent investment.

Worse, if you fall behind 60 days or more, the credit card company can hike your interest rate to the «penalty rate,» which increases the amount of interest you owe.

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On March 18, 2009, the Ohio PUC approved rate increases for two AEP companies, but the hikes are only about half of of what the utility had requested.

Concerning AEP's statement that costs could not be passed along, West Virginia journalist Ken Ward noted: «It's not exactly true that utility commissions aren't allowing companies to pass costs of projects like this on to consumers... The West Virginia PSC allowed AEP rate hikes to cover our state's share of the costs.

On taxing carbon: His climate change plan called for a carbon tax that will «tax polluters causing the climate crisis, and return billions of dollars to working families to ensure the fossil fuel companies don't subject us to unfair rate hikes.»

If at any point in time your insurance company tries to hike up your rates you should talk to a personal injury lawyer to see if they did this illegally.

If you keep getting in car accidents then insurance companies can most definitely hike up your rates, but if they do it for no reason than they might just be trying to squeeze out a little bit more money from you.

Unfortunately, not all insurance companies are equal, and low insurance rates can turn into a big future hike if you do not know what to look for or what to avoid.

In many states, car insurance companies are not allowed to raise your rates for more than three years if that hike is the result of an accident and you have not been involved in another accident since.

If the judge or jury finds that you're not at fault in the accident, you can use this as leverage to convince your company not to hike your rates.

With recent news of rate hikes for some of the biggest auto insurance companies, shopping around for the best price...

Your role may include inherent job risks which have caused some life insurance companies to turn you away, or drastically hike your rates.

With recent news of rate hikes for some of the biggest auto insurance companies, shopping around for the best price for your car insurance policy has never been more important.

But after you've bought a policy from a shady dealer like this, more often than not, you'll face an exorbitant rate hike after the first month, or worse: when you file a claim, it turns out the company doesn't exist at all!

State Farm, for example, averaged only a 1.20 x rate hike across the states we studied while GEICO had an average hike of 2.18 x. Essentially, when it comes to accidents, the damage they can do to your rates is heavily dependent on which state you come from and which company you hold your policy with.