Saturday, February 28, 2009

Police blotter - Lebanon Daily News

Assurance auto - Calais

Police blotter

Lebanon Daily News, PA

The most recent incident occurred overnight Feb. 17. The steers are each worth $2000 to $3000 and weigh between 600 and 800 pounds. INSURANCE FRAUD: A 35-year-old city woman has been charged with insurance fraud, county detectives said. ...

Berkshire Hathaway Reports Worst Year Ever - Wall Street Journal

Assurance auto - Calais

Washington Post

Berkshire Hathaway Reports Worst Year Ever

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Friday, February 27, 2009

Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills - MSNBC

Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills

MSNBC

Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has said 70 percent of young adults aged 19-34 in Oklahoma do not have health insurance. In addition to Steele's bill, the committee approved a separate measure by Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove, that would

The Savvy Consumer: Finding health insurance coverage - Fort Worth Star Telegram

SYS-CON Media

The Savvy Consumer: Finding health insurance coverage

Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX

Even a Texas law in place that extends healthcare group coverage, known as mini-COBRA protection, does not take effect if the group plan stops, said Ana Smith-Daley, deputy commissioner with the Texas Department of Insurance. If coverage under COBRA is ...

IRS Releases Information to Help Employers Claim COBRA Medical ...

Lawfuel (press release)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

SCOR implements the Paris Hub - CNNMoney.com

SCOR implements the Paris Hub

CNNMoney.com

Vincent Malige, 37, holds a post-graduate diploma in economic law from the University Panthéon-Sorbonne and has passed the French CAPA bar exam. He began his career as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris before working at a law firm specializing in ...

What type of life insurance to choose? - Ecommerce Journal

Ecommerce Journal

What type of life insurance to choose?

Ecommerce Journal, MA

Term life insurance can be divided into several groups. They are: Renewable term insurance is a policy that can be renewed at the end of the term without any evidence of insurability (which is a medical exam). For example, one-year renewable term ...

Monday, February 23, 2009

Don't be in a hurry to choose car cover - Economic Times

Don't be in a hurry to choose car cover

Economic Times, India

It’s better to opt for a financially sound insurance company with a good claims history. “Although customers look at getting an economical deal on car premiums, what’s even more important is the insurance company’s customer service. ...

Local Residents Irked About State Farm's Pullout From Fla. - The Ledger

Local Residents Irked About State Farm's Pullout From Fla.

The Ledger, FL

State Farm made the announcement last month after the state's insurance regulation office rejected a 47.1 percent average rate increase request from the company. State Farm Florida, based in Winter Haven, absorbed billions of dollars in losses in the ...

Saturday, February 21, 2009

State Farm Agents Are Worried - The Ledger

State Farm Agents Are Worried

The Ledger, FL

Holladay said he is a "typical" example of the 826 State Farm agents who employ about 4500 agency workers across the state. With State Farm's announcement it is leaving the property insurance market over the next two years, Holladay and his colleagues ...

State Farm update

ABC Action News

Encompass ending property insurance in Florida

Florida Times-Union

Statement from Northern Capital Insurance Group: Northern Capital ...

Business Wire (press release)

SmartBrief - Sun-Sentinel.com


Health care work still hot in Chandler - Arizona Republic

Health care work still hot in Chandler

Arizona Republic, AZ

Things are looking up for insurance agents, X-ray technicians and hospital administrators. Although many people have lost jobs throughout the Valley, many Chandler industries are stable and still hiring. "Health care is definitely the way to go," said ...

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Valiant Insurance Group Announces the Formation of Its Excess ... - MSNBC

Valiant Insurance Group Announces the Formation of Its Excess ...

MSNBC

NEW YORK, NY - Valiant Insurance Group, Inc. ("Valiant") announced today that it has established a new insurance vehicle, Valiant Specialty Insurance Company, a Delaware-licensed Property & Casualty insurance company rated A- (Excellent) by AMBest with ...

Valiant Insurance Forms Excess & Surplus Lines Company

Insurance Journal

Stanford Lured Clients With ‘No Worry’ Promise, Rates - Bloomberg

Telegraph.co.uk

Stanford Lured Clients With ‘No Worry’ Promise, Rates

Bloomberg

Promotional materials then began invoking the image of

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Husband cleared of murdering wife tried to claim her life insurance - Telegraph.co.uk

BBC News

Husband cleared of murdering wife tried to claim her life insurance

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -

7 hours ago

Martin Hale, a husband cleared of murdering his unfaithful wife, tried to claim her £100000 life insurance policy after beginning a relationship with a ...

Millionaire businessman cleared of killing wife had secret gay ...

Daily Mail

Cleared: husband who made list of how to dispose of wife

This is London

China Life collects $5.4 bln premiums in Jan - Reuters

China Life collects $5.4 bln premiums in Jan

Reuters -

22 hours ago

BEIJING, Feb 16 (Reuters) - China Life Insurance Co Ltd (601628.SS), the world's largest life insurer by market value, reported 36.6 billion yuan ($5.4 ...

China Life's January premium income rises 19%

MarketWatch

China Life Gained CNY36.6bn Premium Revenue in Jan.

Trading Markets (press release)

China Pacific Insurance premium income down 15% in Jan

China Knowledge Online

Reuters - Reuters


Sunday, February 15, 2009

The recovery plan: A national jolt to economy - The Associated Press

The Associated Press

The recovery plan: A national jolt to economy

The Associated Press -

14 hours ago

Others call it "Rooseveltian" or "generational theft" in reference to the debt passed on to the future. They might envision murals glorifying little more ...

Identity theft and homeowners insurance - KTNV Las Vegas

Identity theft and homeowners insurance

KTNV Las Vegas, NV -

Feb 13, 2009

A number of homeowners insurance companies cover identity theft as a part of their insurance policy, either as a separate policy or an endorsement. ...

Car thieves turn out to be more patriotic than car buyers

Sydney Morning Herald

Friday, February 13, 2009

Yadonia Group Web Development and Design Company to Design the ... - PR Web (press release)

Yadonia Group Web Development and Design Company to Design the ...

PR Web (press release), WA -

Feb 12, 2009

(PRWEB) February 12, 2009 -- The Arab Union International Insurance Company, a nine million dollar leading insurance company in Jordan and the Middle East, ...

AIG Said to Select Three Bidders for Philippine Unit - Bloomberg

AIG Said to Select Three Bidders for Philippine Unit

Bloomberg -

7 hours ago

In December, AIG agreed to sell its Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. unit to Munich Re for $742 million, about a third less than the company ...

Bank of China to throw water on AIG asset sale?

The Daily Deal (subscription)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

US Sen Dodd Planning To Hold AIG-Specific Hearing - CNNMoney.com

US Sen Dodd Planning To Hold AIG-Specific Hearing

CNNMoney.com -

12 hours ago

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- US Senate lawmakers are planning to hold a specific hearing on the collapse of American International Group Inc. (AIG), ...

AIG May Sell 21st Century Auto-Insurer Unit to Zurich - Bloomberg

AIG May Sell 21st Century Auto-Insurer Unit to Zurich

Bloomberg -

52 minutes ago

The sale of 21st Century Insurance, which one person said would be valued at about $2 billion, would be AIG’s biggest divestiture since its bailout in ...

AIG may sell car insurance unit to Zurich -- WSJ

MarketWatch

AIG in talks to sell auto unit to Zurich-source

Reuters

AIG Could Sell Auto Insurance Unit: Reports

TheStreet.com

RTT News - Reuters


Sunday, February 8, 2009

Independent Insurance Agents Staying Busy - Tampa Tribune

Independent Insurance Agents Staying Busy

Tampa Tribune, FL -

21 hours ago

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. wants to continue to offer auto, life and health insurance. State Farm's decision is a "big concern" for Leal ...

'Good neighbor' wants to move out of state

Hometown News

Property insurance: Take a hard look at the market

Florida Times-Union

Wood wants to keep State Farm as a 'good neighbor'

News Chief

Looking for savings? check your insurance policies - Newsday

Looking for savings? check your insurance policies

Newsday, NY -

6 hours ago

That makes insurance low-hanging fruit for savings. This is especially true for term life insurance, which involves little or no service during the life of ...