Frank objected to the settlement, and asked in open court for the redemption rate on coupons in a similar settlement the lawyers negotiated against Edward D.

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The settlement requires QBE to file a premium rate in New York with a permissible loss ratio of 62 percent, reflecting the portion of premiums paid in claims, with annual reporting and rates refiled every three years.

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The Welsh government can choose to modify the settlement for Arriva Trains Wales - its 2012 rate increase is still to be set.

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Swiss bank UBS is reportedly near a settlement with American and British regulators over interest-rate rigging.

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The Swiss bank is said to be nearing a settlement with American and British regulators over interest-rate rigging.

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Sustaining such a pace is unaffordable and the new spending settlement to be announced in October is likely to halve that growth rate.

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They want money from the settlement to be restricted to tobacco-related issues, such as lowering the rate of teen smoking.

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