Tag Archives: AIA

Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

HGTV Smart Home? 2013 Giveaway Now Open for Entries

Leave a comment

By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

Filed under:

HGTV Smart Home℠ 2013 Giveaway Now Open for Entries

The custom-built, eco-friendly home in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. is waiting for its new homeowner

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The first HGTV Smart Home is move-in ready and viewers can now enter for a grand prize package that includes the fully furnished home, a 2013 GMC® Terrain® Denali® and $100,000, courtesy of Quicken Loans. The grand prize package is valued at more than $900,000.

The design of HGTV Smart Home 2013 is inspired by shingle-style vacation homes constructed in Atlantic, Neptune and Jacksonville Beach communities during the early 1900s. HGTV, HGTV Smart Home, and HGTV Smart Home Giveaway are trademarks of Scripps Networks, LLC. Used with permission; all rights reserved. Photo(c) 2013 Scripps Networks, LLC.

This press release has an accompanying Smart Marketing Page providing further details about the organization, products and services introduced below. You can access the Smart Marketing Page via the following link: http://smp.businesswire.com/pages/hgtv-smart-home-2013-giveaway-now-open-entries

During the giveaway period, which runs April 11, 2013 at 9 a.m. through May 31, 2013 at 5 p.m. Eastern time, viewers can enter twice online per day: once at HGTV.com and once at HGTVRemodels.com. HGTV Facebook and Twitter fans can elect to receive ongoing updates and new details. Odds of winning the sweepstakes depend on the number of entries. Official rules can be found at hgtv.com/smarthome.

Nestled in the beach community of Paradise Key South Beach in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., the home boasts the latest developments in home technology and green living. Viewers can check out all the unique home details through a virtual tour at hgtv.com/smarthome.

Viewers can learn more about the home during HGTV‘s one-hour HGTV Smart Home 2013 special April 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Designed by architect Mike Stauffer, AIA, and constructed by Glenn Layton Homes, the HGTV Smart Home 2013 measures approximately 2,400 square feet and features more than 1,000 square feet of covered porches, decks and pool. Smart home technology connects many of the home’s appliances and devices, and allows occupants to monitor energy use and control home systems such as security, interior climate, lighting and other electronics. The HGTV Smart Home 2013 is built to meet the Consumer Electronics Association’s TechHome Rating specifications for technology infrastructure.

“The features and functionality of this

From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/11/hgtv-smart-home-2013-giveaway-now-open-for-entries/

Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

HGTV Smart Home? 2013 Giveaway Opens for Entries April 11

Leave a comment

By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

Filed under:

HGTV Smart Home℠ 2013 Giveaway Opens for Entries April 11

A virtual tour of this custom-built, eco-friendly home in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. available at HGTV.com

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The first HGTV Smart Home is move-in ready for one lucky, new owner, and viewers can now check out all the unique home details through a virtual tour at hgtv.com/smarthome. Nestled in the beach community of Paradise Key South Beach in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., the home boasts the latest developments in home technology and green living.

The design of HGTV Smart Home 2013 is inspired by shingle-style vacation homes constructed in Atlantic, Neptune and Jacksonville Beach communities during the early 1900s. HGTV, HGTV Smart Home, and HGTV Smart Home Giveaway are trademarks of Scripps Networks, LLC. Used with permission; all rights reserved. Photo(c) 2013 Scripps Networks, LLC.

This press release has an accompanying Smart Marketing Page providing further details about the organization, products and services introduced below. You can access the Smart Marketing Page via the following link: http://smp.businesswire.com/pages/hgtv-smart-home-2013-giveaway-opens-entries-april-11

The HGTV Smart Home 2013 Giveaway will be accepting entries starting this month for a grand prize package that includes the fully furnished home, a 2013 GMC® Terrain® Denali® and $100,000, courtesy of Quicken Loans. The grand prize package is valued at more than $900,000. Odds of winning the sweepstakes depend on the number of entries. Official rules can be found at hgtv.com/smarthome.

HGTV viewers can enter for a chance to win the home beginning April 11, 2013 at 9 a.m. Eastern time through May 31, 2013 at 5 p.m. Eastern time. During the giveaway period, viewers can enter twice online per day: once at HGTV.com and once at HGTVRemodels.com. HGTV Facebook and Twitter fans can elect to receive ongoing updates and new details.

Viewers can learn more about the construction process when Behind the Build: HGTV Smart Home airs on DIY Network April 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. HGTV will air a one-hour HGTV Smart Home 2013 special April 12 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Designed by architect Mike Stauffer, AIA, and constructed by Glenn Layton Homes, the HGTV Smart Home 2013 measures approximately 2,400 square feet and features more than 1,000 square feet of covered porches, decks and pool. Smart home technology connects many of the home’s appliances and devices, and allows occupants to monitor energy use and control …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance

News, Politics, Government

UK regulator fine Prudential

Leave a comment

Britain’s financial services regulator has fined insurer Prudential 30 million pounds (45.5 million) and censured its CEO over its handling of a failed bid to acquire rival AIA in 2010.

The Financial Services Authority fine concerned Prudential’s plans to acquire AIA, the Asian subsidiary of AIG. The bid eventually collapsed after both parties failed to agree on a price. The FSA says Prudential did not inform it of the deal — even though they held a detailed meeting only weeks before news of the deal emerged. The FSA also censured CEO Tidjane Thiam, for playing a significant part in the decision not to contact the regulator.

The FSA says the deal’s size would have been the biggest in the UK and could have affected confidence in the country’s financial system.

…read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Fox World News

Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

What Made AIG Great Before It Collapsed

Leave a comment

By Morgan Housel, The Motley Fool

Filed under:

For many, the history of AIG starts in September, 2008, when it collapsed and was bailed out by the U.S. government.

That’s unfortunate, because the company has a deep history spanning nearly a century. Long before it was bailed out, and long before it bet heavily on risky mortgage derivatives, it was the one of the most successful and admired insurance companies in the world.

I recently interviewed former AIG chairman and CEO Hank Greenberg, who ran the company for almost 50 years before retiring in 2005. I asked him a simple question: What made AIG great during its heyday? Here’s what he had to say (transcript follows):

Morgan Housel: What I liked about the book is that it spent most of the time on the early days and the growth of AIG during its heyday. I think what’s unfortunate is that for a lot of Americans, the history of AIG begins in September 2008.

Hank Greenberg: That’s exactly right.

Morgan Housel: What was AIG‘s key to success during its heyday?

Hank: Many things. First of all, we had a culture that was quite unique, and I think a lot of it was also when we started. Starr died in 1968. I became the head of the company in 67, and the people around us then, most of us at the very senior level were veterans, had been officers of the military, so there was a separate culture that was just unique, almost a military-like culture of discipline.

We attracted the best and the brightest, people who could live with a very high-powered environment. We were totally committed to building a great company, and we did. It was the largest insurance company in history. The largest in history, in 130-odd countries; it didn’t happen by accident. The planning and the execution were great.

Morgan Housel: You talk a lot about the culture of success. What other publicly traded companies today do you admire, that are doing things right?

Hank Greenberg: I think one of the companies now public was a part of AIG called AIA, in Hong Kong. Its market value today is almost that of AIG. It was wholly owned by AIG. I just had lunch with the guy running it, the CEO, yesterday. The company is a replica of what AIG was. 

For more on AIG
At the end of last year, AIG was the favorite stock among hedge fund managers. Have they identified the next big multi-bagger, or are the risks facing the insurance giant still too great? In The Motley Fool’s premium report on AIG, Financials Bureau Chief Matt Koppenheffer breaks down the key issues that you need to know about if you want to successfully invest in this stock. Simply click here now to claim your copy, and you’ll also receive a full year of key updates and expert analysis as news continues to develop.

…read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance