Archive for October, 2008

ADAG eyes AIG's Asian life insurance business – Economic Times

ADAG eyes AIG's Asian life insurance businessEconomic Times, India - 8 hours agoNEW DELHI: Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) is looking to buy out the Asian insurance business of AIG. If it goes through, the deal — which would …Infusing life into customer relationships Business Standardall 4 news articles

Vienna Insurance Group Selects IBM for IT Services Pact – Trading Markets (press release)

Vienna Insurance Group Selects IBM for IT Services PactTrading Markets (press release), CA - 3 hours agoIn recent years, Vienna Insurance Group has grown beyond Austrian borders and has become an international insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe …

ING to get Dutch central bank capital injection

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Banking and insurance company ING Groep NV said Sunday it will receive a capital injection from the Netherlands’ central bank. ING chief executive Michel Tilmant will make the size and structure of the deal known at a news …

Regulating Insurance – New York Times

Daily Nation Regulating InsuranceNew York Times, United States - 6 hours agoRe “Both Sides of the Aisle See More Regulation, and Not Just of Banks” (news article, Oct. 14): The entire insurance industry does not believe that the …Banks sell policies for insurance firms Daily Nationall 2 news articles

AIG asset sale gets little traction – Reuters

Boston Globe AIG asset sale gets little tractionReuters - 20 hours agoAIG plans to keep its US property and casualty, foreign general insurance businesses, and an ownership interest in its foreign life operations, …AIG May Tap US Commercial Paper Program for Cash (Update4) BloombergCongress Wants Data from AIG New York TimesAIG appoints comptroller David Herzog as [...]

AIG to claw back executive payments, reform ways

AIG drew fire last month when news emerged it had picked up the tab for a $440,000 weeklong retreat at a luxurious California resort for top-performing insurance agents. AIG, once one of the world’s most powerful financial services companies, nearly …

Bush: Measures to help economy will take time

Before he spoke, there was more grim news: Home builders cut back sharply, dropping new-home construction to its slowest … At the same time of the Treasury announcement, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it would temporarily guarantee new …

If your insurance company goes bust – Pike County Courier

If your insurance company goes bustPike County Courier - 9 hours agoOne of the ways that many people manage potential financial risk in their life is through insurance. Life, health, and auto insurance are among the most …CONFIDENCE BOOST FOR BANKS Atlanta Journal ConstitutionBush acts to ease public concerns CCTVGovernment must reveal plan's details Lompoc Recordall [...]

PEMCO Insurance Sponsors Shredding Event to Benefit Camp Fire USA … – MarketWatch

PEMCO Insurance Sponsors Shredding Event to Benefit Camp Fire USA …MarketWatch - 9 hours agoSEATTLE, Oct 16, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — PEMCO Insurance will sponsor a shredding event Oct. 25 in Everett to support Camp Fire USA Snohomish County …

Oregon’s insurance regulator resigns – Bizjournals.com

Oregon’s insurance regulator resignsBizjournals.com, NC - 14 hours agoOregon’s top insurance industry regulator, Scott Kipper, will step down from his post at the end of October after less than one year on the job. …