41. In a variable repo, the Bundesbank sets the rate according to bids from the banks themselves. 42. In fixed-rate auctions, the Bundesbank sets one rate for all bids. 43. In Massachusetts, however, all rates are set by state regulators and the only pricing variable is the size of good-driver or group discounts. 44. In auto insurance, for example, rates could be set by likelihood of accidents. 45. In return it lets the Masters set advertising rates for Travelers and Cadillac, the only sponsors, thank you. 46. In setting rates, Greenspan and his colleagues look at more than unemployment levels. 47. In setting rates, insurers said, they never contemplated the loss of four airliners in a single day. 48. Instead, Bomer takes those profits and losses into account when setting future rates. 49. Insurance companies say they have good reason for considering geography when setting rates. 50. It also includes the November sweeps, which local broadcast stations use to set advertising rates. |