Insurance News 12/2008 (Page 7)
Sompo Japan Insurance May Become Holding Company, Nikkei Says (Bloomberg)
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. may change its corporate structure to a holding company as early as 2010 to expand its life insurance and asset management businesses, Nikkei English News reported, without citing anyone.
(Dec 31, 2008)
Holidaymakers hit by poor insurance-selling tactics (Independent)
Holidaymakers have fallen foul of poor insurance-selling tactics by travel agents, according to a poll today.
(Dec 31, 2008)
Obesity not only insurance issue (Montgomery Advertiser)
Of course encouraging healthy lifestyles is a positive move and should be commended. However, requiring state employees who are overweight and/or obese to pay higher health insurance premiums is based on the incorrect assumption that they all became that way through laziness and overeating.
(Dec 31, 2008)
Insurance Quagmires Top List of Health Concerns (The Lakeland Ledger)
LAKELAND | Since having a stroke three years ago, Kathleen Artlip has struggled to get affordable, comprehensive health insurance.She had coverage through the county's Polk HealthCare Plan for uninsured county residents. But cutbacks in the tax-funded program made her ineligible.
(Dec 31, 2008)
Advisen Predicts Hardening of Commercial Insurance in Late 2009 (Insurance Journal)
The commercial insurance market cycle is close to its bottom and general commercial insurance prices will begin increasing by the fourth quarter of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010, according to ...
(Dec 31, 2008)
Securities Department Seeks Greenbrier Insurance Agent (Arkansas Business)
The Arkansas Securities Department is looking for Terry Mitchell, a Greenbrier insurance agent who allegedly lured investors into a Malaysian Ponzi scheme and other fraudulent investments.
(Dec 31, 2008)
Rates Fall for Mine Subsidence Insurance in Pennsylvania (Insurance Journal)
Staring tomorrow, homeowners and commercial building owners in Pennsylvania can take advantage of substantially lower rates for mine subsidence insurance, making it more affordable to protect ...
(Dec 31, 2008)
Insurance Industry Floundered In 2008 (CBS News)
Storms weren't the only thing that battered insurance companies in 2008, and the new year could be just as tough.
(Dec 31, 2008)
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