Sentences with phrase «in claim rates»

Similar before / after comparisons of Volvos and Fords also yielded reductions in claim rates — a 49 percent reduction in the Volvos with WHIPs, compared with earlier models without WHIPS, and an 18 percent reduction for the Fords with improved restraint geometry.

Saab's active head restraint design produced a 55 percent reduction in claim rates for women, compared with a 31 percent reduction for men.

HLDI first reported on reductions in claim rates for Volvo's low - speed autobrake system, City Safety, in 2011 and began noting benefits for higher - speed systems in 2012 (see «Volvo's City Safety prevents low - speed crashes and cuts insurance costs,» July 19, 2011, and Status Report special issue: crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).

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.

The Emeryville, California - based company claims a 10 - year annual growth rate of 18 percent and has a market presence in 17 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia, according to Clif Bar.

Instead of keeping the money it doesn't need pay in claims, the company takes a fixed rate of its customers» premiums and donates any unclaimed money to charity at the end of the year.

He made a crucial claim, new at the time, which today is taken for granted: That low unemployment spurs wage rises, those wage rises in turn spur inflation, and that inflation then spurs further wage rises down the line, for as long as the rate of inflation continues to grow.

a downgrade in the Company's claims - paying and financial strength ratings could adversely impact the Company's business volumes, adversely impact the Company's ability to access the capital markets and increase the Company's borrowing costs;

Popular social - review site Yelp is making headlines after angry small - business owners are once again accusing the company of manipulating user ratings in order to sell ads, a strategy they claim equals extortion.

In arguing that the 4 percent rule is broken, that commentator made the claim that today's low interest rates make it outmoded.

Back in 1994 a financial planner named Bill Bengen read an article in a popular financial magazine claiming that the «safe withdrawal rate» for a retiree was 6 percent.

But his claims about having the lowest unemployment rate in 17 years is not true.

The first allows those claiming Employment Insurance to earn extra income on top of their benefits, and the other inflates benefits for claimants in regions with high jobless rates.

SecondMarket is the largest centralized marketplace and auction platform for illiquid assets, such as asset - backed securities, auction - rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, private company stock, residential and commercial mortgage - backed securities, restricted securities and block trades in public companies, and whole loans.

It also coincides with what Amazon claims is a tripling in the growth rate of Kindle e-reader sales, thanks to new lower price points and the rollout of a third - generation version of the device.

«Beginning in November 2014 and continuing until his arrest in March 2016, CASPERSEN engaged in a Ponzi - like scheme to defraud investors, including his close friends, family members, and college classmates, by falsely claiming that their funds would be used to make secured loans to private equity firms and would thereby earn an annual rate of return of 15 to 20 percent.

While many viewers complain about NBC's tape - delay tradition, the network maintains that the practice is better for ratings as NBC claims female viewers (who actually make up the bulk of the Olympics» audience) watch sports differently than men do, with women investing more in coverage showing athletes» journeys to the games than in the actual results.

In October, the company announced a partnership with Hertz that will provide very short - term car rentals to Lyft drivers at rates it claims are low enough that they can still make money after they pay the fees.

In fact, just 9 percent of students studying business claim they received such support, which is half the rate of kids who took up the arts and humanities.

The expenses of a personal car or truck used for business can be deducted in one of two ways: claiming actual costs or relying on an IRS standard mileage rate.

Meanwhile, Microsoft (msft) claimed big gains in its cloud business, with CEO Satya Nadella boasting to analysts that the company has an annualized revenue run rate of $ 20.4 billion that is extrapolated from one recent month's sales multiplied by 12.

Earlier this spring, Donovan claims, she suspected there might be a mistake in the projections for the company's burn rate.

The «Full Frontal» host criticized Fallon and NBC bosses for continuing to promote Trump on their entertainment programs in an apparent exchange for ratings - especially after the network claimed it would end its relationship with Trump following his disparaging comments about immigrants last year.

The four - week average of continuing claims decreased 13,000 between the March and April household survey weeks, suggesting little change in the unemployment rate.

During the campaign, Trump claimed that the Fed was working with the Obama administration in order to keep interest rates artificially low to benefit Obama and Trump's Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.

If aboriginal people in this region are ever to progress at the rate expected by politicians and others it is essential that they have the ability to be both economocally and culturally «independent» of those who claim to know best how to address the issues but really have no prolonged on the ground experience.

According to its annual report, last year it earned $ 1.1 billion in premiums from homebuyers and paid out $ 51 million in claims — a payout rate of less than 5 %.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

According to The Manila Times, Nix claimed that his company had seen a «100 % success rate» in election campaigns around the world, including Asia, Africa, and Europe.

In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court March 12, the owner of a 17 - year - old San Francisco business called Renaissance Furniture Restoration claimed Yelp deleted his business's positive ratings after he declined to buy advertisinIn a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court March 12, the owner of a 17 - year - old San Francisco business called Renaissance Furniture Restoration claimed Yelp deleted his business's positive ratings after he declined to buy advertisinin San Francisco Superior Court March 12, the owner of a 17 - year - old San Francisco business called Renaissance Furniture Restoration claimed Yelp deleted his business's positive ratings after he declined to buy advertising.

«A stress test that claims that if the Dow falls by 60 %, the unemployment rate rises to 12 %, housing prices decline substantially more than they did during the 2008 recession, GDP declines by 6 - 7 % — and that all of that can happen and no bank will be in serious financial trouble or have any problem of being undercapitalized or illiquid — I kind of think says more about itself than it says about the health of the banking system.»

Dignity is in dispute with Beyond, a British comparison site, which last year claimed it was charging customers far more than the market rate.

ADP says 192,000 private jobs were added to payrolls in January but unemployment claims jumped and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.

(Sec. 13403) This section allows employers to claim a general business credit equal to 12.5 % of wages paid to employees during any period in which such employees are on family and medical leave if the rate of payment under the program is 50 % of the wages normally paid to an employee.

«Canada would benefit from closing the tax loophole that allows executives to pay half the income tax rate on proceeds from cashing in stock options by claiming that revenue as capital gains,» says Mackenzie.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks...

The company claims to have overcome this and said it will achieve a production run - rate of 5,000 vehicles per week even before it installs a new automated line in Germany.

The claim surprised me because 2 million new jobs, on top of current projected job growth, would likely drive the unemployment rate below 3 percent — a level not seen in a half century and would be inconsistent with the claims of BRT Chairman Jamie Dimon that businesses can't now fill all their job vacancies.

Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, have partnered with Democrats on bills that would reel in rate hikes by resuming reimbursements for insurers who pick up low - income customers costs on the Obamacare exchanges and freeing up billions for a «reinsurance» program that blunts the cost of customers with big claims, so others don't have to pay more.

There is probably truth in both of those, but I do think it is important, in considering claims of irrational exuberance, to note that the earnings price ratio - interest rate relationship is in a very difference place than it has been in past peaks.

This set of monetary policies affects financial asset prices in a different way compared to changes in short - term interest rates, and we should be humble about what we claim about understanding the importance of this distinction.

But conservatives are claiming that a lower corporate tax rate caused the (slight) increase in corporate tax revenues in 2009 - 10.

Oil giant ExxonMobil has been hit with a tax claim by the Australian Tax Office in relation to interest rates on intra-company loans.

At any rate as far as I can understand, most analysts claim that if growth in China fell much below 6 %, we would be likely to suffer the following:

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.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

The Fed also claims that the effects of its monetary policies lag behind the reported data, making the current rate hikes necessary to prevent problems in the future.

Kudlow and Moore have been pitching a plan they call «Three Easy Pieces,» which would — for 10 years — cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent, double the standardized deduction that millions of Americans claim in their taxes, and allow companies to bring money back from overseas without a significant tax penalty.»

Milan, in March 2012, settled its civil claims on interest rate swaps against Deutsche Bank, UBS, and JPMorgan Chase for 455 million Euros.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.