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Super Bowl to generate $150 million for Indianapolis area
The league, sponsors, Giants/Patriots fans, media, and other visitors are expected to generate $150 million in direct spending for the Indianapolis area
Category: Sports
The Dominion becomes the title sponsor of TSN curling skins event
Beginning January 2013, The Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game features the top men’s curlers in Canada as voted by the fans and competing for $100,000 in prize money live on TSN
Todd Bertuzzi drops third-party lawsuit against former coach
Marc Crawford no longer liable for any damages in Steve Moore’s lawsuit
Insurer for Sandusky charity argues over legal expenses
New Jersey-based Federal Insurance Co., a subsidiary of The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, says that any illegal acts committed by Sandusky were not committed in his capacity as an official of Second Mile
Global sports market expected to reach $145 billion in revenue
“North America will remain the largest market throughout our forecasts to 2015″ PwC
The viability of a CFL team in more Canadian cities
Conference Board of Canada says six cities have the economic market conditions to make a CFL team potentially viable
Winnipeg Jets licence plates coming to Manitoba hockey fans
Specialty licence plates will be available through Autopac agents starting on December 12
New technology pre-screens for dementia/post-concussion syndrome
View the video here on your mobile device. Narrator: With the baby boomer population hitting the age of retirement, more and more families will have to deal with a parent of loved suffering with dementia. Often, in the early stages, diagnosing dementia can be a long, stressful process with multiple visits to a family physician. [...]
Insuring Professional Athletes
Football and hockey are the most expensive and then basketball and then baseball, and golf would be pretty inexpensive.
Rider Pride extends to Saskatchewan license plates
More than 22,000 football fans have bought Saskatchewan Roughrider license plates in the last year
Sun Life sponsorship to help kids play hockey
As title sponsor for the Sun Life Financial Kids In Gear program, the company will support efforts to collect and buy hockey equipment for kids who need financial support in Kitchener-Waterloo Region
London prepares for 2012 Olympics
“The London 2012 Olympics will be the greenest, most accessible, legacy driven games in history.” Organizing committee
MetLife buys naming rights to NFL stadium
The former New Meadowlands stadium, home to the NFL’s New York Jets and New York Giants, to be renamed MetLife Stadium after insurer signs 25-year naming agreement
When golfing with the boss, know your course etiquette
Whether in the office or on the golf course, exercise proper etiquette
Chipping away at career advancement
Can learning golf help advance your career?
Hit the golf ball further and further your career
Twenty-five percent of insurance professionals in Canada believe golf can help advance their career
UFC expands insurance for fighters
Insurance policy will cover nearly 350 Mixed Martial Artists for training injuries and other injuries sustained outside of the octagon
Blue Bomber license plates coming to Manitoba
Limited-edition specialty license plates roll out in June; will be administered by Manitoba Public Insurance
