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The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Mauritania, and urges extreme caution for those who chose to travel to Mauritania due to increased activities by the terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM continues to demonstrate its intent and ability to conduct attacks against foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mauritania, issued on March 11, 2011, to update information on security incidents and remind travelers of security concerns.

As noted in the Department of State’s Worldwide Caution dated July 26, 2011, AQIM has been designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European Union.

As a result of perceived Western involvement in counterterrorism efforts, AQIM has declared its intention to attack Western targets. I

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A new survey from Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City found that three out of four parents think that insurance should cover obesity treatment. With more and more children falling into the obese category, the study wanted to investigate how obesity ranks among parents’ concerns. They found that about half of parents feel overweight children should undergo medical care while 81% feel the same about diabetes symptoms, 80% about asthma and 74% about a learning disability.

The study also asked parents if they would seek medical attention for a condition that would limit their child’s life expectancy and 94% said yes. The s

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Empire Life’s insurance options fit nearly any situation. Photo by alex de carvalho

Empire Life offers renewable and convertible Term policies as well as Non-Participating Whole Life policies and Universal Life plans.

Empire life’s Term 10 and Term 20 policies are convertible to age 75 and renewable to age 100. Both of these features are unique to the industry because most insurance companies offer conversion options to age 65 on their Term 10 and Term 20 policies.

In addition, Empire’s Term plan can be converted without a medical to their Term 100, 20-Pay Whole Life or Universal Life plans up to age 75. E

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A new study has found that U.S. workers’ health insurancepremiums rose 63 percent from 2003 to 2010 as an increasing number of employers shifted the burden of rising medical costs to their employees. The study was conducted by Commonwealth Fund, which analyzed annual government surveys of companies.

Health Insurance a Growing Burden for Employers and Workers

The Commonwealth Fund study has revealed that health insurance  is increasingly becoming a burden for both employers and their workers. Th

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