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WWW.VIDARAPIDA.COM Now Offers Hispanic Consumers the Best in Online Term Life…
10 Mar 2010 at 10:56am
LITTLETON, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–?Hispanic and Spanish-speaking consumers now have the same access to fast, accurate and competitive online term life insurance quotes as English-speaking consumers,? announced Hal Schwartz, CEO of DMG Financial. ?The Quick Life Center has completed a
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Atlanta Life Insurance Company; Places … – …
9 Mar 2010 at 1:35pm
Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers.
AIG raises US$15.5 billion in sale of Alico insurance unit, to use … – MSN …
8 Mar 2010 at 5:15am
NEW YORK (AP) – American International Group is selling an overseas life and health insurance unit for US$15.5 billion … cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, to Britain’s Prudential PLC in a government-approved US$35.5 …
AIG ?Money in Door? Deals Reap $3.2 Billion Bond Gain (Update1) – BusinessWeek
10 Mar 2010 at 5:12am
March 10 (Bloomberg) — American International Group Inc. bondholders reaped at least $3.2 billion after the bailed-out company announced deals to sell its two largest non-U.S. life insurance divisions for $51 billion. AIG?s $78 billion of bonds …
Fitch Amends Various Jackson National Life Insurance Co. Subsidiary … – dBu…
9 Mar 2010 at 1:42pm
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MetLife to Acquire American Life Insurance Company from American … – PR Inside
8 Mar 2010 at 4:32am
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire one of American International Group, Inc.?s (AIG) international subsidiaries, American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), for approximately $15.5 billion. The consideration …
AccuQuote Explores the Pros and Cons of Quick Issue Term Life … – PRLog (fr…
10 Mar 2010 at 4:44am
PR Log (Press Release) ? Mar 10, 2010 ? Wheeling, IL ? AccuQuote, a leader in providing term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, explores the pros and cons of ?quick issue? term life insurance. Quick issue term life …
AccuQuote Explains When to Replace an Existing Term Life Insurance … – PRLo…
10 Mar 2010 at 4:58am
PR Log (Press Release) ? Mar 10, 2010 ? Wheeling, IL ? AccuQuote, a leader in providing term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, explains when to replace an existing term life insurance policy. The multi-carrier life …
WWW.VIDARAPIDA.COM Now Offers Hispanic Consumers the Best in Online … – Yah…
10 Mar 2010 at 10:56am
LITTLETON, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–?Hispanic and Spanish-speaking consumers now have the same access to fast, accurate and competitive online term life insurance quotes as English-speaking consumers,? announced Hal Schwartz, CEO of DMG Financial …
Personal Finance News from Financial Times
FSA backs down on “tough” PPI rules
9 Mar 2010 at 10:26am
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revised plans to introduce “tough” reforms to the payment protection insurance (PPI) market after receiving “highly critical” feedback from the industry.
Deal of the Week – Oxfam comparison service
5 Mar 2010 at 11:27am
CompareForGood.co.uk is a financial comparison website that will give at least two-thirds of the commission and other revenues it earns to Oxfam, the development charity
With-profits bonuses disappoint savers
5 Mar 2010 at 9:58am
With-profits providers have come under fire for handing out “disappointing” annual bonuses to millions of policyholders, even as some of their investment funds reported double digit growth.
Risk & Insurance Magazine News
Captive Owners Cite Collateral Issues as Top Concern for 2010
Collateral issues made No. 1 concern in CICA’s survey, as insurers try to avoid being overexposed to certain banks. Chartis tops the list of fronting carriers.
Can aging nuclear reactors be safe? (Scientific American)
Nuke power is in. New nuclear power plants are in the works, and existing facilities are now being allowed to run past their previous license periods … sometimes 20 years past it. The author here wonders if this is a good thing, considering some recent mishaps at U.S. nuclear plants.
FBI nab cyber-extortionist who sought $3 million from NY insurance firm (ZDNet)
Wow, here we were thinking that cybercriminals were super sophisticated, high-tech masterminds. Then along comes this fella with a scheme to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from a New York (unnamed) insurance company. Check out the highlights of his “ransom” note, with such lines as, “My demand is now for $198,303.88. This amount is NOT negotiable, you had your chance to make me an offer, now I call the shots.”
