In my 17 years here, we've had the highest payout in every year but one.

The highest recorded payout for such a policy was $250,000 during the 1992 Interserie.

Its financial statements show that losses in 2001 rose by $2.2 million, largely because of higher payouts and the need to increase reserves.

Shareholders in Japan who want higher payouts simply do not have the power to demand them.

Las Vegas casinos usually offer the highest average payouts of all - better than 95 percent.

The insurance industry, which fears both higher payouts and an increase in uninsured motorists, led the opposition.

The report said 351 companies announced higher payouts in the quarter, an increase of 47 from the corresponding period of 1991.

Longer odds (like 50-1) meant a higher payout but a lower chance of winning.

Don't expect to get both a higher payout and a bigger deduction if interest rates rise, however.

The company, based in Zurich, said the higher payout would keep it from meeting its goal of 10 percent earnings growth this year.