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P950M dividends for GSIS members - The Journal Group Online
The Government Service Insurance System declared P950 million in cash dividends for its members after it posted a surplus in revenues derived from its Social Insurance Fund. The amount represents a six-percent increase from the P900 million allotted

BCAA Insurance launches “Green House” program - CNW Group
BURNABY, BC, Jan. 26 /CNW/ - A fire-blackened home can turn shades of green under a new insurance program being introduced by BCAA Insurance. BCAA’s “Green House” program offers two separate incentives to encourage homeowners to build, re-build or

National Life Insurance Company Unveils New Variable Universal Life - Insurance News Net
Montpelier, VT - January 20, 2009 - National Life Insurance Company, a member of National Life Group, recently launched Investor Select, a new variable universal life product. With more riders and new funds, this VUL product offers more flexibility

Strong interest in insuring pension liabilities - Financial Times
Corporate interest in shifting the risk of retirees benefits to insurance companies remains strong, in spite of a sharp rise in costs following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September, according to a report from actuaries Lane Clark & Peacock

GSIS declares dividends - Business World
STATE PENSION fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has declared P950 million in cash dividends due to a surplus in its Social Insurance Fund. In a statement, GSIS yesterday said the figure is 6% higher than the P900 million allotted for

Tata AIG Life launches Ulip with guaranteed bonus - Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Tata AIG Life Insurance Company on Tuesday announced the launch of Tata AIG Life InvestAssure Insta, an easy-to-understand and customer-friendly unit-linked insurance plan. The plan is designed to help the policyholder obtain protection

First Equity Benefits of America Solidly Positioned for Continued - Earthtimes
NEW YORK - (Business Wire) First Equity Benefits of America, Inc. (FEBA), a Life Settlement Company that purchases existing life insurance policies owned by individuals and corporations, announced today that it continues to maintain a strong presence

Life Insurance for Less - Washington Post
Resize Count life insurance among the many products and services that are on sale. A 40-year-old male nonsmoker can buy a $500,000, 20-year term-life policy for as little as $345 per year if he’s in perfect health, or $455 if he’s slightly overweight

Senate Tackles Previously Vetoed Children’s Health Bill - Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA - A children’s health care bill that set congressional Democrats against the Bush administration last year now appears headed for passage but with Florida’s two senators splitting their votes. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson expects to vote for

P.E.I. man launches fairness campaign to extend EI - Edmonton Sun
A self-employed small businessman in Prince Edward Island has launched a national campaign to become eligible for Employment Insurance, arguing that with the downturn in the economy people like him need a financial safety net. Chris Hopkins said it

Health cover options - Business Standard
Mediclaim, a health insurance brand of the general insurance companies, is a reimbursement plan whereas critical illness insurance is a benefit plan that both life and non-life insurance companies offer. For instance, both Bajaj Allianz General

Some adversaries ready to give Obama chance - MSNBC
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama signaled conciliation to America’s foes by using the metaphor of an outstretched hand to an unclenched fist. Already, there are signs that some of those foes were listening, sensing an opening for

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Services available for veterans and their dependents - Maui News
The nomination and confirmation of retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki as secretary of veterans affairs has piqued interest in services available to veterans of America’s armed forces. In Maui County, services are available from nonprofit agencies

Obama breaks from Bush, avoids divisive stands - Times and Democrat
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama opened his presidency by breaking sharply from George W. Bush’s unpopular administration, but he mostly avoided divisive partisan and ideological stands. He focused instead on fixing the economy, repairing a battered world

Insurance industry is the backbone of other sectors Oshadiya - Punch
It is unfortunate that people are not aware of the kind of services that insurance provides, but I will also say it is not the entire fault of the insurance practitioners; it is also something that has to do with the economy in general. You know, in

Health cover options - Business Standard
Mediclaim, a health insurance brand of the general insurance companies, is a reimbursement plan whereas critical illness insurance is a benefit plan that both life and non-life insurance companies offer. For instance, both Bajaj Allianz General

Herenton touch: Midas or minus for Downtown? - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mayor Willie Herenton built a name on Downtown redevelopment, expanding the trolley loop, leveling acres of eyesore public housing and raising FedExForum. That was only a start. For months now, aides have been mapping out Triangle Noir, a still

State Bank of India and ICICI Bank register rise in quarterly earnings - Business24-7
India’s two largest banks saw rises in quarterly profit in results yesterday, showing them holding up better than lenders in developed markets despite a steady rise in bad loans. State Bank of India, the country’s top lender, met forecast with a 37

Costs and Tighter Rules Thwart Refinancings - Star News Online
As mortgage rates hit new lows every week, the number of homeowners seeking to refinance their homes has spiked to its highest level in five years. Click to enlarge Rose Doyle and Jim Cope have been unable to refinance their home in Canton, Ga., even

GSIS assets rise to P480 billion in 2008 - Philippine Star Online
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said yesterday it has increased its total assets to P480 billion in 2008 from P441 billion the previous year despite the challenging environment. GSIS president and general manager Winston

Health myth buster may save your life - Detroit News
This is an emergency book review. Before you do anything else, make a note to read “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care” by Sally C. Pipes. It might literally save your life by checking the political stampede toward a government-controlled

On jobs, we near a grim threshold - Herald Tribune
CHARLOTTE COUNTY - The unemployment rate has risen to 9.9 percent here, according to figures released Friday, putting Charlotte County on the cusp of the kind of double-digit joblessness economists predict will become widespread in 2009. Florida’s

Some Tattoo Bearers Are Marked With Regret - Tampa Bay Online
Gracie DeJesus regrets the tattoo (inset) she got as a teenager. Despite having it removed, she can still see traces of it on her skin. TAMPA - Johnny Gazel had regrets before the ink set on the tattoo on his thigh. “I knew it was a mistake the

Herb use in ailing economy - Asbury Park Press
CHICAGO The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation’s financial woes. The Calistoga, Calif., couple

The national hero dividing Germans - BBC News
If you are getting off a train while on your way to meet a contact in an historic part of Stuttgart, it is a good idea not to graze your right hand against a door hinge so hard that you lose most of the skin from your middle knuckle. I know, because

Low interest rates entice would-be refinancers - Lexington Herald-Leader
As mortgage rates hit new lows every week, the number of homeowners seeking to refinance their homes has spiked to its highest level in five years. But many have been unable to win approval for their applications. And even some of the homeowners who

More Accurate FEMA Flood Maps Could Help Avoid Significant Damages And - Terra Daily
Significant loss of life, destroyed property and businesses, and repairs to infrastructure could be avoided by replacing Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps with ones that contain high-accuracy and high-resolution land surface elevation

One person is dead and another in critical condition after a six - Morning Call
Conshohocken curve. Police say a car was pinned under a tractor trailer and three other vehicles and an SUV were struck after that. Police say one of the two occupants of the car died at the scene. He was identified as 49-year-old David Schreffler

A jobs program that fails - Toronto Star
After Carlos Avil s maimed his hand fixing a machine for his boss, the provincial agency responsible for his rehabilitation came up with a bizarre scheme. The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board decided Avil s would need months of costly but basic

Budget crunch limits reach of new consumer advocate - Des Moines Register
Budget woes aren’t helping the formation of Iowa’s first Consumer Advocate Bureau. Iowa’s consumer advocate for insurance made her report to the Legislature last week outlining her vision for the staff needed for the newly established bureau, but the

Aflac Responds to Ratings Change by Standard & Poor’s - PR Newswire
COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today announced that it had been notified by Standard & Poor’s this afternoon that the rating agency had lowered Aflac’s financial strength rating from AA to AA- and the

Aflac Comments on Strong Capital Position, Sees 2008 Risk-Based - MSN MoneyCentral
COLUMBUS, Ga. , Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aflac Incorporated AFL today has offered comments on its capital position following the sharp drop in its share price that resulted from an investment firm’s research report. Aflac Chairman and CEO

European Shares End Mixed On Friday - News Room America
National benchmark indexes fell in 12 of 18 western European markets on Friday as figures came out confirming Britain is officially in recession, with the UK economy shrinking at its fastest rate since 1980. Shares in Britain’s second-largest life

More Arizonans seek benefits as jobless rate climbs - KTAR.com
As more and more Arizonans lose their jobs, they turn to the state for help. To qualify for unemployment benefits, you must have lost your job through no fault of your own, be actively searching for another job and also have earned at a certain level

Fitch Affirms Penn Mutual 1996-PML; Assigns Outlooks - PR Inside
Fitch Ratings affirms and assigns Outlooks to the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company’s (Penn Mutual) commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1996-PML, as follows: –Interest-only class X-1 at ‘AAA’; Outlook Stable –Interest-only class

Stock & fund quotes - ninemsn
Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) suffered an acceleration of outflows in its funds under management (FUM) during the December quarter as institutional funds managers exited cash funds. A heavy outflow of short-term cash mandates as well as the

SIA Group Names Sales Executive Pete Schwartz Joins Local Insurance - dBusinessNews.com
RALEIGH, N.C. Don Mills, president of SIA Group ( www.siagroup.net ), a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Pete Schwartz has been named a sales executive at the branch office in Raleigh

Government accepts blame on Equitable Life ‘distress’ - MyFinances.co.uk
Equitable Life victims could now be in line to receive compensation after the government today admitted part responsibility for the failures of regulators. “It is clear that people have been affected, and have experienced significant distress due to

South African Insurance Site Now Offers Car Insurance - WebWire
Mendham, New Jersey, USA (January 2009) A web site dedicated to offering competitive insurance rates in South Africa has launched a section on car insurance. Car Insurance123 ( http://car.insurance123.co.za ) allows users to fill out a simple

Now it’s Obama’s time to shine - The Washington Times
As he asked Americans to channel their hopes into his candidacy, Barack Obama declared, “This is our moment, this is our time.” Now it’s his moment. Mr. Obama spent more than 21 months with that message, insisting in a booming voice from Seattle to

RPT-Ex-CEO Greenberg protests AIG sale of “crown jewel” - Forbes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former AIG (nyse: AIG - news - people ) Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said in a letter Thursday the insurer should halt asset sales until the new administration in Washington can assess what is best for the now

Equitable Life payout ‘an insult’ - Scotsman.com
EQUITABLE Life policyholders have reacted with fury at the Government’s offer of compensation after their eight-year battle for justice following the collapse of the UK’s most reputable insurance company. They are delighted that the Government has

Citizens, Inc. Reports Acquisition of Integrity Capital - PR Newswire
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Citizens, Inc. (NYSE: CIA) announced a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Integrity Capital Corporation (”Integrity Capital”) in exchange for shares of Citizens, Inc. Class A