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What's wrong?

The UK has many of the same health problems as other European countries. It has a different kind of health insurance to Germany, however. We look at two types of problems: health problems in Britain’s population and with the service.

One hell of a ride

As the global financial crisis worsens, the reports get more dramatic. Would you be able to use the right kind of language to describe what's happening now? Take our short test to find out.

Bad language

BRITAIN: Thirty years ago, Chrissie Maher started the Plain English Campaign. The aim of the group is to reduce the amount of financial and bureaucratic jargon. Maher says the need is now greater than ever.

klar, einfach

Fachsprache, Fachchinesisch

Friends and thieves

INTERNET: Are you going on holiday soon? Most likely, you’ve told your "friends“ on Facebook or Twitter all about your plans — where you’re going and how long you’ll be away. That information is very interesting to thieves, too.

Diebe, Diebinnen

EFA (17): Moral hazard

Managing an economy means trying to avoid many hazards, such as high inflation and high unemployment. But there is a special type of hazard that has received a lot of attention recently: moral hazard. Economics for amateurs, part 17.

Risiken

Risiko unehrlichen oder fahrlässigen Verhaltens

Volkswirtschaft(slehre)

Thirty years to go

This week, I received the yearly notification about a life insurance policy that I took out via my employer some years ago. A close look shows that the company expects me to live for another 30.5 years. Nice to know — I'll start planning my life.

Benachrichtigung

Lebensversicherungspolice

abschließen

Quiz: "coop" or "recoup"?

"The US government now hopes to ___ some of the bonuses that were paid to AIG executives."

Führungskräfte

No risk, no fun?

It was only after eight years of living dangerously in Germany that I realized how important it was to take out this insurance policy. I am now very happy with my Haftplichtversicherung.

eine Versicherung abschließen

Insurance basics

Do you know the different types of insurance? We test your knowledge in this short test.

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