Archive for September, 2010

Resolution Authority – Too Vague To Succeed – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Reuters Resolution Authority – Too Vague To SucceedWall Street Journal (blog)The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's new resolution authority can succeed only if all the stakeholders in the financial system believe it …FDIC loses closely watched Colonial Bank caseReutersFDIC Loses $909M Colonial Bank ClaimEmii.comFDIC List Slows, More Banks Go BustZacks.comThe City Wire -Mortgageorb -Consumer Affairsall 503 news articles »

Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fire – The Associated Press

Bakersfield Now Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fireThe Associated Press25 letter from State Farm Insurance Co. said. Or, in layman's terms, spontaneous combustion. Duncan, whose home is a few miles south of Paragould, …Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fireThe Associated PressInsurance investigator decides on cause of Ark. house fire: The dead plant did [...]

Tower Group, Inc. to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference – MarketWatch (press release)

Tower Group, Inc. to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance ConferenceMarketWatch (press release)Tower Group, Inc. offers diversified property and casualty insurance products and services through its operating subsidiaries. …American Equity to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance ConferenceMarketWatch (press release)Alterra Capital to Present at The Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance ConferenceMarketWatch (press release)The [...]

12 Things Worth As Much As Troy Polamalu’s Hair – MTV.com

Sydney Morning Herald 12 Things Worth As Much As Troy Polamalu's HairMTV.comOn Tuesday, Head & Shoulders took out a $1 million insurance policy on Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu's big mess of hair. …Troy Polamalu insured with big bucks for long locksDenver PostFootball star Troy Polamalu's hair insured for $1 millionReutersTroy Polamalu's Hair Now Worth [...]

A.M. Best Places Ratings of American Physicians Insurance Company Under Review … – MarketWatch (press release)

A.M. Best Places Ratings of American Physicians Insurance Company Under Review …MarketWatch (press release)The principal methodology used in determining these ratings is Best's Credit Rating Methodology — Global Life and Non-Life Insurance Edition, …Fitch Affirms ProAssurance's Ratings on Acquisition AnnouncementMarketWatch (press release)AM Best Affirms Ratings of Trust International Insurance & Reinsurance Company …Insurance News Net [...]

Insurance agent charged with scheming to defraud customers

NEW PORT RICHEY — He promised them a savings on their homeowners insurance but said they needed a wind mitigation inspection to get the deal as part of the discount program. But, Pasco deputies say, for a few …

China shares rise on optimistic economic outlook

on a news report of rosy sales volume in August. Ping An Insurance Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, rose 4.5 percent to 48.61 yuan on plans to merge its banking unit with mid-size lender Shenzhen Development Bank …

Pre-Existing Insurance Plan

The New York State Pre-existing Condition Insurance plan is accepting applications. The New York Bridge Plan, as it’s called, is available for people who are already ill and don’t have insurance. It will start …

NEWS BRIEFS

Wrightstown Insurance rating going up The Wrightstown Township Board of Supervisors and Lingohocken Fire Co. recently announced that the township’s Insurance Service Organization rating will improve to class six as …

Dog who ate beehive wins unusual pet insurance award

LOS ANGELES — A Labrador that ate a beehive containing pesticides and thousands of dead bees won an award on Monday that recognized the most unusual pet health insurance claim in the United States. Ellie …