Life Insurance Company News
- Exceptional Risk Advisors Debuts at #45 Position on the Inc. 500 List Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:18PMExceptional Risk Advisors debuts at the 45th position on Inc. Magazine's prestigious Inc. 500 list. Founded in 2006, Exceptional Risk Advisors specializes in developing, underwriting, and distributing specialty insurance products for advisors with prosperous clients including entertainers, athletes, corporate executives and professionals.
- 33rd District primary candidates address their constituents Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:09PMRepublicans Harold Peterman and Steven Rust will face each other in the Sept. 14 Republican primary. Read about them and why they feel they should represent the people of the 33rd District in the General Assembly.
- Will MetLife's Dividends Last? Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:04PMEvaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.
- A.M. Best Places Ratings of Liberty Life Insurance Company Under Review With Negative Implications Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:55PMOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Liberty Life Insurance Company (Greenville, SC). Liberty Life represents the U.S. life insurance and annuity operations of its ultimate parent, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and ...
- Russell Global Indexes: Canada Outperforms G8 Countries Year-to-Date Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:48PMTACOMA, WA--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - The Russell Canada Index has outperformed all of the G8 countries year-to-date, reflecting a 5.6% gain through September 3, 2010.
- South Africa's Discovery could target India Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:49PMJOHANNESBURG, Sep 2 (Reuters) South African health insurer Discovery could target fast-growing India eventually as it explores opportunities in Asia, its chief executive told Reuters.
- Networking in a flash Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:24PMThe West St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce “Speed Dating for Business” breakfast held Aug. 20 was called “very worthwhile” and “a great way to make business contacts.”
- Worker's 50ft fall to death Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:48PMA DEPRESSED insurance worker falls 50ft to his death in front of horrified colleagues
- Dementi Mystery Photo Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:10PMRichmond's Dementi Studio has been photographing the River City for about 100 years, but many of their historic photos are a mystery. They hope someone out there can help them identify details about these photos.
- Edna F. Hluszti Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:09AMEdna F. Hluszti (nee Johnson), 85, of Elyria, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at Wooster Community Hospital, following a long illness. She was born March 27, 1925 in Seawright, Pennsylvania. She was an Elyria resident for most of her life. Edna worked as a secretary at the Somers Insurance Agency in Elyria for 40 years, retiring [...]
- What's on: Sat's picks Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:04AMEvents listing for Sat, Aug 28
- Connectyx Technologies expands relationship with MASA for healthcare program Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:48AMConnectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has expanded its relationship with MASA Assist, one of the country's leading Medical Evacuation Companies with over 500,000 members.
- Fair board ends deal with fire department Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:27PMThe Stark County Fair Board has decided to no longer contract with the city for fire and emergency medical services during the fair. Reasons include cost savings. However, the fair board president says the safety coverage is adequate. But the city’s fire union president has safety concerns.
- The 7 best places to put your savings Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:13PMBuying or Selling a Home? Money that is considered savings is often put into a low risk , interest-earning account, rather than into higher risk investments.
- China Life first-half profit up 7.4 per cent as premium growth offsets weak stock market Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:07PMBEIJING, China - China Life Insurance Co., the country's biggest life insurer, said Thursday its first-half profit rose 7.4 per cent as premium
- How to get value from private health insurance Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:53PMThere are some good reasons for having private health cover but it can be costly and some funds restrict certain benefits
- Motorist Who Hit, Injured Pedestrian Not Cited Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:41PMWhen there is a crime committed in a private parking lot police will investigate. But what if there's a crash, one that leaves someone injured? An Omaha man has learned a difficult lesson, that the person behind the wheel will not even be issued a traffic ticket.
- Regal, Jupiter get respite from Insurance, Pensions Commission Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:46PMTHE Insurance and Pensions Commission has reregistered Regal and Jupiter insurance firms whose licences were cancelled after a dispute erupted between the two companies and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
- Settlement awards $1M to 'dismissed' Moline Public Library worker Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:37PMA former Moline Public Library worker is getting a $1million-plus legal settlement from a lawsuit in which she claimed aretired library director fired her in retaliation for complaintsshe made against the director.
- AMP first-half profit rises 17% to & #36;425m Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:15PMShares in AMP slipped 4.5 per cent to the lowest in more than a year after the wealth manager increased first-half profit 17 per cent.
- Negative company results handicap ASX Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:06PMTHE Australian stock market opened marginally higher today, with a string of negative company profit results dragging the market down.
- AMP stock slumps on outlook news Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:03PMThe wealth manager's stock falls to a year-long low after it expressed caution about the global economic outlook and ongoing market volatility.
- Ameritas Group Launches Social Media Sites Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:50AMThe life insurer has launched a a microsite, blog, Facebook fan page, Twitter feed and LinkedIn page.
- Wednesday preview: Standard Life, Thomas Cook, UK unemployment Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:46AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - Standard Life resumes the results season for insurers after a two-day lull at the start of the week.
- A.M. Best Removes Ratings of Oman Insurance Company (PSC) From Under Review; Assigns Negative Outlook Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:40AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Oman Insurance Company (PSC) (OIC) (United Arab Emirates). The ratings have been assigned a negative outlook. The ratings reflect OIC’s excellent underwriting performance and leading business position in the ...
- New life for old hotel Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:40AMMOUNT VERNON — The building manager of the President’s Hotel downtown has a laundry list of problems he deals with every day. Plumbing tops the list. Residents in the subsidized…
- Natchez Transit System to be featured on PBS Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:13AMThe Natchez Transit System and its future regional intermodal transit facility is now the focus of a PBS ...
- Group fights for recognition of veterans resting at abandoned cemetery Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:08AMThe scraggly footpath into the woods didn’t seem to lead anywhere as Mike Gregory stared at it, waiting for the grocery store workers to finish loading his truck. There’s a cemetery back there, one of the workers mentioned, and the former Marine decided to check it out. First, as he came around the bend, Gregory was struck by the condition of the Moncrief Road site, with beer cans, old tires and ...
- Daw: Do you really have a pension? Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:08AMThe musical score I would choose to accompany the new advice book Pensionize Your Nest Egg would surely be The 1812 Overture.
- RESOURCE Named One Of “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:01AMFor the second year in a row the recruiting and learning solutions company, RESOURCE, has been honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association as one of “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.”
- MCIS Zurich targets Johor Baru market Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:49AMJOHOR BARU: MCIS Zurich Insurance Berhad yesterday formalised the consolidation of its life and general insurance operations in Johor Baru with the opening of a new branch office offering composite insurance solutions under one roof.
- MCIS Zurich targets Johor Baru market Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:39AMTuesday, August 10th, 2010 13:51:00 JOHOR BARU: MCIS Zurich Insurance Berhad yesterday formalised the consolidation of its life and general insurance operations in Johor Baru with the opening of a new branch office offering composite insurance solutions under one roof.
- 'Pop' put kids 1st; Hawks soared Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:36AMNathan "Pop" Johnson loved kids. He worked as a science teacher and pastor.
- The week ahead: Prudential profits poised for growth Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 1:13PMThe spotlight will fall on Prudential once again this week as Britain's largest insurance group, headed by Tidjane Thiam, updates investors on its performance during the first half of the year.
- West Virginians Offer Helping Hand to Honeybees Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:30PMExperts say as much as 30 percent of the nation's honeybee population has died out, but hobbyists in West Virginia are doing their part to keep colonies alive.
- Divided Montco board hires same insurance consultant Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 2:31AMA health insurance consultant who has had a virtual monopoly on professional services in Montgomery County for more than a decade got the nod again from two commissioners for a two-year contract beginning next year.
- Fire officials fight a lack of volunteers Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 2:30AMTony Di Domizio UPPER GWYNEDD — On a recent Thursday evening, eight representatives from area fire departments and medical service corps sat around a table in a second-floor office of the Upper Gwynedd Fire Department and discussed a common flare-up of a problem that they can't seem to extinguish.
- Volunteer Central annual gala honors volunteers Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 2:29AMWhen she was in elementary school, Evelyn Gutierrez remembers when the 'bigger kids' would come to help her and her classmates with homework.
- State says insurance firm overcharged customers Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 2:15AMThe Colorado Division of Insurance's announced Monday that American Underwriters Life Insurance Co. of Kansas overcharged Colorado consumers nearly $655,000 plus interest.
- Lessons from a home fire: Are you and your family prepared? Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:06AMSeparate the good advice from what anyone out to make a buck tells you
- Qatar Insurance Co to launch life and health arm Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:04AMLNG exporter's largest underwriter to launch subsidiaries before year end.
- Insurer looks to nix $4M 'suicide hit' Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:49AMThe life-insurance company of a Long Island motivational speaker slain in a suicidal murder-for-hire plot is trying to block his wife from collecting on his $4 million policy. Principal Group Life Insurance claims in a lawsuit filed yesterday in Brooklyn federal court that Jeffrey Locker, 52, lied about his income...
- NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:33AMNEW YORK (AP) -- State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die.
- Suspect in Panama slayings eluded police in U.S. Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:26AMGet FREE Daily Headlines by email! RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man accused of killing two Americans in Panama was married with three kids, living a successful life with a lucrative landscaping business and a beautiful mountain home.
- There's always something to volunteer with Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:03AM"I like to talk about Hampton." That's the motto of Karen Bamesberger, a booster of small towns everywhere and especially Hampton.
- Bond held at $1M for murder suspect Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:02AMMEDINA — A judge refused Friday to lower the $1 million bond set for a Medina man accused of poisoning and killing his wife in February 2009. Dennis Auerswald, 60, was the subject of a 1½-year investigation into the death of his wife, Maureen Auerswald, who was 60 when she died. Dennis Auerswald was arrested June [...]
- Obituaries reported in the July 15, 2010, Advocate Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:44AMThe folowing obituaries were reported in the July 15, 2010, Advocate: Alvin "Pete" Back, Dean O. Cook, Everett Dean Cushing, Edna Louise Leseberg, Waneta McMillan, Virgil LeRoy Slifer, LaFern Zentz.
- World News Quick Take Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:03AMA Japanese rescue helicopter with seven people aboard crashed yesterday on a mountain in Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, police said. “Police could not immediately confirm the state of the seven,” a local police spokesman said.
- Ex-Irvine Co. CEO starts new venture Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:15AMLaguna Beach – Mike McKee has been a priest, a cop and a lawyer. Then, this chameleon man changed colors one more time, transforming himself into a real estate exec. Not just any exec, either, but eventually rising to the No. 2 spot at the Irvine...
- Liberty National moves headquarters to Hoover Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:27AM Liberty National was a downtown staple for eight decades.