Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Earnings Trends Highlights: American International Group, Citigroup - Zacks.com

Earnings Trends Highlights: American International Group, Citigroup

Zacks.com, IL

Mostly as a result of the expected rebound in the Financials (let us prey that there are no more massive losses like Citigroup (C) and American International Group, Inc. (AIG) posted in 2008) the total net income for the S&P 500 is only expected to ...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Insure.com Celebrates 25th Anniversary - FOXBusiness

Insure.com Celebrates 25th Anniversary

FOXBusiness

Insure.com's comprehensive array of comparative insurance quotes allows consumers to comparison shop with ease. -- Each Insure.com term life quote shows the latest independent ratings from AM Best, Fitch, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and TheStreet.com ...

Friday, March 27, 2009

China Life Eyes Overseas M&A, To Diversify Local Operations - CNNMoney.com

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China Life Eyes Overseas M&A, To Diversify Local Operations

CNNMoney.com

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Life Insurance Co. (LFC) said Thursday it will continue to look for overseas merger-and-acquisition opportunities, diversify its domestic business and remain conservative in capital markets investment this year. ...

China Life conservative in 2009 investment strategy

Reuters

China Life likely to invest in property market

China Knowledge Online

China Life Takes A More Cautious Tack

Forbes

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Insure.com Celebrates 25th Anniversary - FOXBusiness

Insure.com Celebrates 25th Anniversary

FOXBusiness

Insure.com's comprehensive array of comparative insurance quotes allows consumers to comparison shop with ease. -- Each Insure.com term life quote shows the latest independent ratings from AM Best, Fitch, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and TheStreet.com ...

Monday, March 23, 2009

Churchill takes stand in his civil case - Denver Post

Churchill takes stand in his civil case

Denver Post, CO

By Felisa Cardona and Kevin Vaughan Ward Churchill talks with attorney Qusair Mohamedbhai during a break in his civil suit at Denver's City and County Building. (Mark Leffingwell, Daily Camera ) Churchill is putting the meaning of his 9-11 essay in ...

CHURCHILL TRIAL BLOG: Trial begins third week, Churchill expected ...

Colorado Daily

Controversy involves Indian issues in a professor’s firing appeal

Indian Country Today

Churchill To Take Stand In Attempt To Reclaim Job

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Denver Post


Saturday, March 21, 2009

Protesters visit AIG officials' lavish Conn. homes - The Associated Press

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Protesters visit AIG officials' lavish Conn. homes

The Associated Press

(AP) â€" A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid visits Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group executives to protest the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded by the struggling insurance ...

For AIG Executives, Here Comes the Tour Bus

New York Times

Connecticut AG Says AIG Paid $218 Million In Bonuses - Report

CNNMoney.com

Conn. AG says AIG paid $218M in bonuses

Cape Cod Times

Reuters - MarketWatch


Thursday, March 19, 2009

US Treasury unveils $5 billion aid for auto suppliers - The Detroit News

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US Treasury unveils $5 billion aid for auto suppliers

The Detroit News, MI

A credit-insurance program run through General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC will

Allianz calls truce in German car insurance war - Reuters

Allianz calls truce in German car insurance war

Reuters

"The price war in motor insurance once again clearly intensified compared with a year earlier," Rupprecht said. However, the German government's car purchase incentive scheme was boosting demand for automobile insurance this year. Continued...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

International Water Summit to Be Broadcast Live on Rainbird.com - FOXBusiness

International Water Summit to Be Broadcast Live on Rainbird.com

FOXBusiness

Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes. Market Data provided by Interactive Data (Terms & Conditions). Powered and implemented by Interactive Data Managed Solutions. Company fundamental data provided by Hemscott. Earnings estimates data provided by Zacks. ...

Abandoning the term 'enemy combatant' entails no significant ... - Examiner.com

The Week Magazine

Abandoning the term 'enemy combatant' entails no significant ...

Examiner.com

In a roundup of quotes posted on the Miami-Herald online, Human Rights Watch stated, "The Obama administration’s newly issued position on Guantánamo detainees is a disappointment. Rather than rejecting the Bush administration’s ill-conceived notion of ...

The Centrist President

The New Ledger

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Sick and the Well, Part II: Perspective - New West

The Sick and the Well, Part II: Perspective

New West, MT

Obama has promised to “make health insurance affordable and accessible to

Democrats, GOP draw battle lines on healthcare plan - Boston Globe

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Democrats, GOP draw battle lines on healthcare plan

Boston Globe, United States

Insurers would design new products, tailored to the government's criteria, and compete for customers, who would have stable and affordable insurance no matter where they lived. But many public-plan proponents say the Massachusetts law enriches insurers ...

Healthcare’s Tiptoe Through the Meadow Muffins

Blogger News Network

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Plymouth Rock Enhances Make Your Life Easier Services(SM) - MSNBC

Plymouth Rock Enhances Make Your Life Easier Services(SM)

MSNBC

Committed to reducing emissions and helping customers find new ways to save on their insurance policies, Plymouth Rock has lowered rates for customers who drive fewer miles than the average drivers in their geographic area. Headquartered in Boston ...

ND House rejects rental car insurance change - MSNBC

ND House rejects rental car insurance change

MSNBC

Representatives voted down a proposal to put the driver's insurance policy on the hook for damages. The vote was 53-40 against. Minot Representative Dan Ruby said the bill would make rental car insurance less expensive without affecting the cost of ...

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Norwich Union advises giving up smoking could lower life insurance ... - Money High Street

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Norwich Union advises giving up smoking could lower life insurance ...

Money High Street, UK

As an example, using Norwich Union life insurance prices as at 9 March 2009, a joint policy for a non-smoker female and male, both 30 next birthday would pay £23.62 for 30 year level term assurance, sum assured £125000, with reviewable critical illness ...

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Fair Investment Company

Giving up smoking means cheaper life insurance deals

CompareAndSave.com

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L&G reports on critical illness insurance deals - CompareAndSave.com

CompareAndSave.com

L&G reports on critical illness insurance deals

CompareAndSave.com, UK

"Our claims history demonstrates that the measures taken to reduce declined critical illness claims are working." The company achieved an even higher rate of payouts in its life insurance business, with 98% of claims successful in 2008.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Car insurance customers who don't compare are overpaying by £1billion - Fair Investment Company

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Car insurance customers who don't compare are overpaying by £1billion

Fair Investment Company, UK

While they realise that car insurance quotes can vary from one provider to another, 27 per cent of respondents said that they do not compare their renewal quote with other providers because theirs was the cheapest quote last year so they assume it will ...

Auto Insurance Rates Rise as Unemployment Numbers Climb - Insurance News Net (press release)

Monday, March 9, 2009

Pegasystems Announces Record Revenues of $212 Million for 2008 and ... - Trading Markets (press release)

Pegasystems Announces Record Revenues of $212 Million for 2008 and ...

Trading Markets (press release), CA

"2008 yielded significant client successes across many business operations including banking, credit cards, lending, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, health payers, care providers, telecom, manufacturing, hospitality, government, ...

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Q. and A.: Obama’s Housing Rescue Plan and You - New York Times

ABC News

Q. and A.: Obama’s Housing Rescue Plan and You

New York Times, United States

It reminds me of the people after Katrina trying to reach their home insurance companies. Not a good scene. As I understand the published reports, the Obama plan covers only those homes covered by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Is this correct? ...

Video: Obama's Housing Plan: Just the Facts

The Associated Press

Housing rescue plan may not help thousands in RI

Providence Journal

Meltdown 101: Will Obama's housing plan help me?

The Associated Press

FOXBusiness - Bloomberg


AIG, Where Taxpayers’ Dollars Go to Die - New York Times

AIG, Where Taxpayers’ Dollars Go to Die

New York Times, United States

Back to Mr. Buffett’s recent shareholder letter: when Berkshire acquired the insurance company General Re in 1998, he wrote, General Re had 23218 derivatives contracts that it had struck with 884 counterparties. Mr. Buffett wanted out from under the ...

Thursday, March 5, 2009

InsuranceAgents.com Discusses Expectations for Homeowners ... - PR Leap (press release)

InsuranceAgents.com Discusses Expectations for Homeowners ...

PR Leap (press release), CA

The victims of these insurance agents have been robbed. It means securing financial safety to find the best homeowners insurance agent, to make sure a similar disaster doesn’t happen. Find a homeowners insurance agent who not only is honest and loyal ...

Ascension Insurance, Inc. Acquires Fort Lauderdale-based Dennis ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Ascension Insurance, Inc. Acquires Fort Lauderdale-based Dennis ...

PR Newswire (press release), NY

Ascension's corporate mission is to create a premier group of insurance agencies that offer superior risk management and benefits consulting services while providing a rewarding professional environment that preserves the expertise and culture that ...

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Finding COBRA Alternatives: GoHealthInsurance.com Launches COBRA ... - MSNBC

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ABC News

Finding COBRA Alternatives: GoHealthInsurance.com Launches COBRA ...

MSNBC

CHICAGO, IL - Online health insurance portal GoHealth Insurance recently launched a COBRA information center to help educate Americans who have lost their employer-sponsored group health insurance about their health insurance options. ...

Patient Money Advice to the Jobless on Getting Health Coverage

New York Times

Feds will help with COBRA payment

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New Survey Reveals Best and Worst Health Insurance Companies - MarketWatch (press release)

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New Survey Reveals Best and Worst Health Insurance Companies

MarketWatch (press release)

The breakdown occurs between the hospital's view of UnitedHealthcare and employers' relatively high level of satisfaction with UnitedHealthcare and other health plans. The complete survey results are available online at www. ...

Monday, March 2, 2009

Marsh & McLennan's Guy Carpenter To Acquire John B. Collins - CNNMoney.com

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Marsh & McLennan's Guy Carpenter To Acquire John B. Collins

CNNMoney.com

The unit has been a bright spot for Marsh & McLennan as insurance brokers are hit by the economic recession on top of a bruising policy price war tied to below-average catastrophe rates. Fitch Ratings last month has projected flat to modestly weaker ...

Guy Carpenter to buy John B. Collins

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Brokers optimistic in spite of SME claims sharing stalemate - Health Insurance and Protection Magazine

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Brokers optimistic in spite of SME claims sharing stalemate

Health Insurance and Protection Magazine, UK

A recent meeting saw representatives from the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) and insurers gather to thrash out a solution to the situation which means that some small companies ...