Sentences with phrase «high claims costs»

examine cost - containment strategies and benefit levels in other provinces to determine which could be applied in Ontario to control this province's relatively high claims costs and premiums.

While LAWPRO anticipates growing pressure on premiums from continued high claims costs and regulatory changes, those pressures do not yet warrant an increase to the base premium.

Net income of $ 8.7 million is above budget of $ 5.5 million; higher claims costs, offset by stable investment returns and lower - than - budgeted expenses contributed to this result.

The WSIB now has experience rating programs that impose extra fees (surcharges) on employers who perform worse (have higher claims costs) than other employers in the same class of industry or occupation.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In 2008, Express Scripts paid $ 9.3 million to settle a suit by New York and 28 other states that claimed it deceptively inflated costs for state employees, in part by secretly switching to higher - cost drugs, and that it allegedly pocketed millions in manufacturer rebates.

In the real world: Pembina claims actual reclamation costs could be 24 times higher than the funds available in the EPSF — leaving Albertan taxpayers «vulnerable to major financial risks.»

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The United States Chamber of Commerce has also objected to his Buy American stance, claiming that whenever the government has enacted domestic sourcing rules in the past, «the resulting experience has been higher overall construction costs, increased compliance burdens, reduced competition, and disruption of supply chains without significant American job creation.»

It usually requires an explanation on the order of infinite retention («yes, our sales and marketing costs are really high and our annual profit margins per user are thin, but we're going to keep the customer forever»), a massive reduction in costs («we're going to replace all our human labor with robots»), a claim that eventually the company can stop buying users («we acquire users for more than they're worth for now just to get the flywheel spinning»), or something even less plausible.

* ESURE: British insurer esure Group Plc on Thursday said claims related to a spell of extreme winter weather resulted in higher - than - expected costs in its home insurance business in the first - quarter.

Christopher M. Sulyma filed a lawsuit on behalf of two proposed classes of participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution Plan, claiming that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments through custom - built target - date funds.

The lawsuit claimed the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments through custom - built target - date funds.

Higher costs from the lawsuits this year would be reflected in rates for reinsurance — which is insurance that insurance companies must buy to ensure they can pay claims after a catastrophe — by June 1 of next year, he said.

Plaintiff Christopher M. Sulyma, on behalf of two proposed classes of participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution Plan, claims that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments.

Keep in mind, if your work passes your claiming age, your benefits may be adjusted for an even higher amount, so will the cost of inflation adjustment, but the government will make that decision.

Canadians deserve a finance minister who will challenge economic myths propagated by financial elites who claim no alternatives exist to their high - cost lending.

Dealing with a congested network and increasingly higher transfer costs, Bitcoin has decided to drop its claims for fast transactions at low fees.

One possible channel people have mentioned is that of higher wage claims, pursued as a result of the pick - up in CPI inflation, which then add to costs and prices, and so on.

My best guess it that the Fraser Institute expects no one to read the report behind their newest sensationalist press release, in which they claim that the cost of immigrants to Canada is staggeringly high.

What I am saying is we need to reevaluate the system that allows Big Pharma to keep reapplying for patent extensions for dubious claims on additional properties of their products, resulting in higher costs.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

But there are limits beyond which a higher allegiance claims him: he must be loyal at all cost to his faith, and prepared to endure persecution with inflexible determination and fortitude.

Even though a Segway polo player claimed the game is «one of the fastest growing sports in the world», obviously it has some high barriers of entry, considering a Segway cost about $ 7,000.

To justify this high cost, these «extra virgin» coconut oils started making claims that newer methods of producing coconut oil, that supposedly did not use heat in the process, produced a higher quality coconut oil.

They documented that the persistently high rates of emergency transport undermines patient safety and satisfaction, the raison d'etre of planned home birth, and that a comprehensive analysis undermines claims about the cost - effectiveness of planned home birth.

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Every now and then, an article will appear somewhere touting a «school food miracle worker» who is able to serve what appears to be healthier, higher quality food than what is typically found in school lunch programs, and sometimes the claim is made that the meals cost no more than what a typical school district spends on a less healthy meal.

Sadiq Khan's mayoral campaign ran into trouble this week when it was reported that Transport for London (TfL) estimated the cost of the Labour candidate's transport fares scheme to be much higher than he claims.

Here's Sen. Eric Schneiderman's brief appearance last week on «Countdown With Keith Olbermann» during which he discussed the passage of what's come to be known as «Ian's Law» — a bill that blocks insurance companies from dropping high - claims patients under the auspices of keeping costs lower for the majority of policy holders.

Goldsmith repeatedly raised the recent intervention by Transport for London, in which they claimed that Khan's fares freeze would actually cost # 1.9 billion, a much higher figure than that estimated by Khan.

Tribunal fees are paid, by definition, by those who have either left their jobs or are in a workplace which they find difficult to work in; therefore the fact that the costs of these tribunals is so high means it is even more difficult for mistreated employees to take action because they are likely to be claiming jobseekers» allowance.

This need became even more urgent following the March discount rate change when it dropped to its lowest in history and immediately doubled the cost of some high value claims.

A report published by the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 2000, entitled «The Price of Justice», criticised the framework of the existing protection, suggesting the high costs involved in pursuing claims of discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities effectively blocked access to justice in some cases, and called for a review of the way these claims are brought.

Higher business costs include one national supermarket whose personal injury claims costs is the equivalent of the annual turnover of five of its stores.

The growth in spurious and exaggerated personal injury claims and excessive legal costs has resulted in higher costs for consumers, local authorities and the NHS, as well as making it harder for genuine claimants to get compensation.

Citi News gathered earlier this week that, at least 200 liters of premix fuel had been diverted by Oil Marketing Marketing Companies that claimed to supply the product outside Accra, but ended up supplying mostly within Accra for industrial purposes at a higher cost to make more profit.

A fight over disability pension benefits escalated on Friday, with the de Blasio administration defending its proposal and police and fire unions and members of the City Council claiming it short - changes uniformed workers, forcing them to choose between a better line - of - duty pension or a higher cost - of - living increase after retirement.

Cheshire County Council leader Paul Findlow, who attempted High Court legal action against the proposal, claimed that splitting Cheshire would only disrupt excellent services while increasing living costs for all.

The Lib Dem former member of the coalition cabinet said the # 18bn plan to build Hinkley Point C represented a good deal, and claimed the cost would have been higher without his involvement.

The high electricity tariffs were a major part of the NPP's campaign ahead of the 2016 elections, with many of the party's communicators claiming that electricity cost more than rent.

«The cause of injury resulting in the most numerous claims may not result in the highest costs,» Widman explained.

Byrne claims that the WHO's overheads and stationery costs are too high and that USAID's directly funded programmes are run more cheaply.

«I'm not ready to claim victory yet, but [this paper] lays out a roadmap that is very different than what's been done before, which will enable us to achieve very high performance at low cost.

Results of the study, which earlier this year won first prize in the inaugural «PAN Challenge» for research on improving access to critical medications for Americans with chronic and rare diseases, showed that patients in the latter, high - cost group were significantly less likely (45.3 percent vs. 66.9 percent) to have a Part D claim for a TKI prescription within six months of their CML diagnosis, compared to the subsidized, low cost - sharing group.

The Beacon Hill Institute publishes a study (using discredited analysis) claiming that a state's renewable standards lead to higher energy costs, as it did in states like Maine and Ohio and Wisconsin and Arizona.

Anti-doping rules cloud the issues of what is «natural» and what isn't, pharmaceutical - type labeling on herbal remedies and wild claims regarding performance enhancement or fat loss (rightly) turn most consumers into skeptics, and massive price tags on tubs of sugar with trace amounts of «popular» compounds give a warped sense of the cost of high performance.

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The plaintiffs rely on a handful of studies claiming to prove the high cost of accountability, but presumably those studies could be refuted by other studies that would be at least equally convincing.