BRIEFCASE.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Health Net to add more members WOODLAND HILLS - Health Net Inc. said Thursday that it will add more than 100,000 members to its California coverage by acquiring the health plan assets of UniversalCare Inc. Terms were not announced, but the deal will bring in 75,000 commercial members, 20,000 Medi-Cal and Healthy Families members, and 5,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to Health Net of California's 700,000 current members. Additionally, Health Net will have the opportunity to enroll an additional 20,000 Medi-Cal and Healthy Families beneficiaries in Orange County. The deal should close in the first half of this year. 30-year mortgage rates drop slightly WASHINGTON - Rates on 30-year mortgages dipped this week, although it was a mixed bag for rates on other home loans. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac Freddie Mac: see Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. reported Thursday in its weekly survey that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dropped to 6.21 percent for the week ending today. That was down slightly from last week's average rate of 6.22 percent and was the lowest since late October. Rates on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular choice for refinancing a home mortgage, averaged 5.76 percent this week, unchanged from last week. One-year adjustable-rate mortgages, however, edged up to 5.16 percent this week, compared with 5.15 percent last week. VW, Chrysler team to make minivan DETROIT - Volkswagen AG Volkswagen AG (VW) Major German automobile manufacturer. It was founded in 1937 to mass-produce a low-priced “people's car” (Volkswagen). After World War II the company was rebuilt with Allied help, and within a decade it was producing half of West Germany's said Thursday that it will collaborate with DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on a Volkswagen minivan for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market that will start production in 2008. VW Chairman Wolfgang Bernhard told German-language reporters at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Auto Show An auto show, or motor show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year. that Chrysler will build the minivans either at a plant in Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located directly south of Detroit and is separated from that city by the Detroit River. The city has views of the Detroit skyline. , or a plant near St. Louis. The minivan will be based on the next-generation Dodge and Chrysler minivan platform, but VW will design the interior and exterior. Bernhard predicted sales of around 10,000 minivans annually once the vehicle hits the market, a fairly conservative estimate. VW sold 18,050 Touareg sport utility vehicles This page lists sports utility vehicles currently in production (as of April 2007), as well as past models. The list includes crossover SUVs, Mini SUVs, Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles. , its largest current vehicle, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 2005. DirecTV to offer early downloads LAS VEGAS - In a further erosion of the decades-old model for distributing TV shows, DirecTV subscribers will be able to pay to download some Fox Entertainment Group programs to their digital video recorders up to two days before traditional broadcasts. Under a deal announced Thursday, fans of the FX series ``The Shield,'' ``Rescue Me,'' ``It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' and ``30 Days'' will be able to pay $2.99 for early, on-demand access, provided they have DirecTV's latest DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. . In addition, News Corp.-owned Fox will make available several of its broadcast network's series, including ``24'' and ``Prison Break,'' available for 99 cents for up to a week after the national broadcast. The on-demand programming will be available starting in March, the companies said at the International Consumer Electronics Show. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion