February 15, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Länsförsäkringar":
National: 26 Apr 11
With forecasts indicating a continued bout of warm, dry weather in much of Sweden, authorities have urged caution following reports of a number of grass fires over the Easter weekend.
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Business & Money: 24 Nov 10
Cooperation between Swedish banks and police to stop the purchase of child pornography images over the internet has proved effective, the national banking association announced on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 26 May 10
Nearly one in four households, or 22 percent, would have difficulty dealing with an unforeseen cost of 5,000 kronor, according to a study by Länsförsäkringar.
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Society: 19 Oct 09
Only one in ten mortgage holders in Sweden is taking special measures to prepare for any upcoming interest rate hike, a new study shows.
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Business & Money: 6 Jul 09
One fifth of Swedes are buying less as a result of the financial crisis. Among low income earners, close to a third have reduced their spending in the wake of economic turmoil, according to a new study.
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Business & Money: 27 Aug 08
The sum of all new mortgages in Sweden has dropped for the first time since 2000, with the total value of new originations down 6 percent from 2007.
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Business & Money: 15 Aug 08
Yet another Swedish report proves that Swedish women draw the short straw when it comes to pensions.
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Business & Money: 5 Aug 08
Despite higher interest rates, rising prices, and signs of slowing economy, Swedes have yet to curb their borrowing habits, according to new statistics.
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National: 24 May 08
An insurance company is seeking 32 million kronor ($5.4 million) in damages from a 16-year-old girl who burned down a swimming pool complex near Östersund in June 2007.
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Travel: 25 Feb 08
Once the bills are paid, more Swedes elect vacations over savings.
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Business & Money: 28 Jan 08
Fierce storms in the past decade have cost insurance companies 5.2 billion kronor - and the cost is being passed on to consumers.
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Science & Technology: 3 Dec 07
Men in Sweden are becoming more aware of environmental issues, according to a new survey.
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National: 3 Oct 07
A girl who lived with her violent and abusive father for six years and whose case was ignored by the local social services in Vetlanda is to sue the council for 1.5 million kronor.
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Business & Money: 15 Jan 07
The Swedish economy has reached boiling point but there is little risk that it will boil over, say experts.
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Business & Money: 11 Dec 06
Money's too tight to mention for a lot of Swedes. A third of the population would have to leave their current homes if their costs increased by 2,000 kronor a month.
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National: 10 Oct 06
Police suspect arsonists were responsible for a fire at a nursery school in Skövde on Monday night - the sixth fire at a Skövde pre-school since August.
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National: 22 Sep 06
Three people have been arrested in Skövde over a spate of arson attacks on pre-schools in the town. At least one of those arrested was a teenage boy, according to reports.
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Society: 26 Jul 06
Artwork, including work by Picasso, was stolen on Tuesday night from a house in Malmö. The thieves knew what they were looking for, insurers say.
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Society: 9 Jun 06
Rising global temperatures will make flooding more likely in western Sweden, but other parts of the country could see the risk of floods drop, according to new research.
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Business & Money: 23 Mar 05
A group of banks and mobile operators, including Handelsbanken, SkandiaBanken, TeliaSonera Sweden, and Ericsson, have for the first time agreed on a common standard for secure electronic identification (e-ID) on mobile phones.
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Business & Money: 22 Mar 05
Women risk having considerably lower pensions than men. The reason, according to a study by the alliance of insurance companies, Länsförsäkringar is quite simple: they're not saving enough.
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Society: 18 Mar 05
In stark contrast to the government's attempts to deal with the imminent pensions crisis by encouraging people to work well beyond the statutory retriement age, over 60% of Swedes say they want to retire by the time they're 61.
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National: 8 Mar 05
Fourteen apartments in a hundred year old building near the centre of Kristianstad are destroyed by fire, while the stock in a number of shops is wiped out. The cost will be many millions of kronor.
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Society: 2 Jul 04
...are all the rage in Sweden - if the conclusions of three new reports can be merged into one headline.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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