11.   Bao said the company will pay the premium rate insurers offered before the February explosion.

12.   Bao declined to disclose the premium rate.

13.   A small group of policyholders, before the hearing, set fire to their automobile policies to protest the system many insurance companies use to set premium rates.

14.   But Democrats and industry experts say the House plan will not do enough to keep insurance premium rates down in the same way the Senate plan might.

15.   But the insurers say it is expensive to reach the small groups and premium rates are often too costly for little companies and their employees.

16.   But those that remain have loyal listeners and premium advertising rates.

17.   Currently, the insurance premium tax rate in North Carolina is less than half the Georgia rate.

18.   Dow Jones expects its big clients will keep paying premium rates for somebody else to do the searching.

19.   Finally, businesses are staring at substantial increases in their health- insurance premium rates.

20.   Funds earn these credits by directing their trades to full-service brokers who charge premium commission rates but, unlike discount brokers, provide detailed securities research to clients.