Saturday, February 28, 2009

Micrel Showcases Industry's Coolest, Low-Power Green Power ... - Market Wire (press release)

Micrel Showcases Industry's Coolest, Low-Power Green Power ...

Market Wire (press release)

... and Ethernet solutions, today announced that, as part of the Company's corporate wide 'green product initiative,' it will be showcasing the industry's newest and most innovative green power IC solutions at the annual 2009 IIC China trade show. ...

STMicroelectronics Promotes Green Power for Electronics

PR Newswire (press release)

Assurance auto - Antibes

IIC may enlist Pakistanis as members - Pakistan Observer

IIC may enlist Pakistanis as members

Pakistan Observer, Pakistan

New Delhiâ€"The capital based India Islamic Centre(IIC) will admit non Muslims too. After winning the election of President of IIC second time in a row, Sirajudin Qureshi announces that he will not make any discrimination while making new members of the ...

Assurance auto - Antibes

Friday, February 27, 2009

CORRECTED - S&P cuts 10 life insurers on higher loss assumptions - Reuters

CORRECTED - S&P cuts 10 life insurers on higher loss assumptions

Reuters

N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY. For the full release, see [ID:nWNA7616]. Symetra Financial Corp retained its rating, but its outlook was changed to negative from stable, while Americo Life Inc was placed on a ...

S&P downgrades life insurers

MarketWatch

MetLife Downgraded, Among 10 Life Insurers Cut by S&P

Bloomberg

S&P Lowers Insurers Ratings, What About Banks' $400B CMBS Losses?

Seeking Alpha

Breakingviews.com Spreading Pain in AIG’s Bailout - New York Times

Boston Globe

Breakingviews.com Spreading Pain in AIG’s Bailout

New York Times, United States

AIG has already sold assets for $2.2 billion â€" including its private bank, its life insurance business in Canada, the HSB Group, Unibanco and some other units. MetLife made a preliminary offer of $11.2 billion for the American Life Insurance Company, ...

China Life Takes Flyer On AIG Asia Unit

Forbes

China Regulator: AIG,China Life In Talks On AIA Sale

CNNMoney.com

AIG Said to Get Bids From MetLife, Axa for Life Unit

Bloomberg

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Crash Course On Auto Insurance - MainStreet

Crash Course On Auto Insurance

MainStreet, NY

Start your search at BankingMyWay.com's Insurance Center to find quotes from industry leaders, such as Allstate (Stock Quote: ALL), Progressive (Stock Quote: PGR) and Nationwide (Stock Quote: NFS). By getting as many rate quotes as possible, ...

Health Insurance Tips for Recent College Graduates - U.S. News & World Report

Health Insurance Tips for Recent College Graduates

U.S. News & World Report, DC

And if you get into a car accident, it's a lot easier to borrow $2000 or $5000 to help you cover your deductible than it is to borrow $20000 to cover the whole bill! Believe it or not, health insurance rates vary across much of the country. ...

The Value of 'Cheap' Health Insurance

U.S. News & World Report

Monday, February 23, 2009

Term life Insurance services from Termlifeinsurance.org.uk - BigNews.biz (press release)

Term life Insurance services from Termlifeinsurance.org.uk

BigNews.biz (press release), MA

Virgin money is one of the leading term life insurance providers. They offer cheap 17p per day premium. You can apply online for an affordable protection, and then you can get immediate cover. With the Direct line term life insurance policy , you can ...

Like a good neighbor? - Ocala

Like a good neighbor?

Ocala, FL

However, when consumers cancel an auto insurance policy, the insurer can keep up to 10 percent of the unearned premium, and there are substantial penalties for early cancellation of certain annuities and life insurance policies, too. ...

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Hedge funds switch shorts, but losing firepower - Reuters

Hedge funds switch shorts, but losing firepower

Reuters

Many funds are closing their UK bank shorts and moving to sectors such as insurance, which outperformed banks in 2008 -- the FTSE 350 Life Insurance sector .FTNMX8570 fell 43 percent while the FT350 Banks sector .FTNMX8350 fell 57 percent. ...

UK's Prudential sells Taiwan insurance business - Reuters

stv.tv

UK's Prudential sells Taiwan insurance business

Reuters

L) local insurance business, with the UK firm taking around a 10 percent stake in China Life, valued at T$2.18 billion ($64 million), the companies said. The sale by the UK's No.2 insurer comes as global financial giants look to raise cash to shore up ...

Prudential +11% On New Business Sales, Insur Deal

CNNMoney.com

UK’s Prudential strikes a deal with Taiwan’s China Life for its ...

TopNews United States

UK?s Prudential Takes Taiwan Stake as Worldwide Sales Increase

Trading Markets (press release)

Reuters - CNNMoney.com


Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Automotive X Prize deadline draws near - Los Angeles Times

Automotive X Prize deadline draws near

Los Angeles Times, CA -

5 hours ago

... Insurance â€" will be split 50-50 between the winners in the two main categories: Mainstream, which encompasses your basic four-wheel, four-passenger car; ...

X-Prize offers $10 MILLION to developers of super-efficient vehicle

Examiner.com

X PRIZE Foundation Teams With Consumer Reports

socalTech.com

Consumer Reports to Partner With X PRIZE Foundation on Automotive ...

Market Wire (press release)

CanadianDriver


Bill to revamp auto-insurance system hits a wall - Bizjournals.com

Bill to revamp auto-insurance system hits a wall

Bizjournals.com, NC -

7 hours ago

Auto insurers warned that returning to a no-fault system would cause car insurance rates to skyrocket. A study commissioned by Gov. ...

Monday, February 16, 2009

Compare Auto Insurance Rates at SuperCheapQuotes.com - PR-USA.net (press release)

Compare Auto Insurance Rates at SuperCheapQuotes.com

PR-USA.net (press release), Bulgaria -

10 hours ago

SuperCheapQuotes.com), the leader in online auto insurance quote comparisons, offers a quick and easy way to save hundreds of dollars on car insurance by ...

Cheap Online Travel Insurance: The Most Convenient To Buy - Search By Headlines (press release)

Cheap Online Travel Insurance: The Most Convenient To Buy

Search By Headlines (press release), NV -

17 hours ago

You will get innumerable quotes for cheap travel insurance online and so then it will provide you the wide range of choice for selection. ...

GoHealth Insurance Consumer Report: Demand Increasing for ...

Earthtimes (press release)

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Insurance director issues warning on auto coverage - Fremont News Messenger

Insurance director issues warning on auto coverage

Fremont News Messenger, OH -

13 hours ago

In these tough economic times, many people may be tempted to reduce the amount of auto insurance coverage they have or drop their auto insurance altogether ...

Insurance director advises homeowners to look for ice-snow damage

Suburbanite

Health care reform bills sail through first hurdle - Salt Lake Tribune

Thursday, February 12, 2009

AM Best Affirms Midwest Medical Insurance Company’s “A” Rating - SYS-CON Media

AM Best Affirms Midwest Medical Insurance Company’s “A” Rating

SYS-CON Media, NJ -

Feb 11, 2009

AM Best Company is a full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial services industries, including the banking and insurance ...

Insurers Seek Relaxed Capital Rules That Hartford Won - CNNMoney.com

Insurers Seek Relaxed Capital Rules That Hartford Won

CNNMoney.com -

3 hours ago

"It is the crux of everything an insurance company does." Other life insurers that have asked their regulators for permission to make the changes are the ...

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Insurance department slaps National Home Protection with cease and ... - Bizjournals.com

Insurance department slaps National Home Protection with cease and ...

Bizjournals.com, NC -

4 hours ago

National Home has not responded to DOI’s subpoena, said Erin Klug, spokeswoman for the state insurance department, which has jurisdiction over auto and home ...

NC auto insurers seek rate increase The Business Journal of the ... - Bizjournals.com

WWAY NewsChannel 3

NC auto insurers seek rate increase The Business Journal of the ...

Bizjournals.com, NC -

10 hours ago

The NC Rate Bureau, which represents insurers in the state, has asked the NC Department of Insurance for an average 1.4 percent rate hike this year. ...

Insurers ask state for auto rate hike

FayObserver.com

Insurance Industry Wants To Raise Rates

North Carolina News Network

State Farm reducing auto insurance rates

Charleston Post Courier

Crain's Chicago Business - WRAL.com


Sunday, February 8, 2009

Unemployed use time for health, hobbies and family - The Associated Press

The Associated Press

Unemployed use time for health, hobbies and family

The Associated Press -

3 hours ago

An idled auto worker in Wisconsin cherishes extra time with his kids, and his guitar. A former communications worker in Virginia finds time for hiking as a ...

Drivers without insurance add to hazards of road - Jackson Sun

Drivers without insurance add to hazards of road

Jackson Sun, TN -

Feb 7, 2009

The group examined data from nine insurance companies, representing about 50 percent of the US private passenger auto insurance market. The Travelers Cos. ...