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Insurance

  • Insurers Aim For India

    January 18, 2012

    Report examines the opportunities and frustrations that await foreign insurers in a growing market.

  • Middle Market Employers Eye Health Benefits Cuts in 2012

    December 22, 2011

    About 65% of respondents to an industry survey identified the cost of benefits most often as having the biggest impact on compensation decisions over the past year. The findings could present opportunities for financial planners and advisors who work with retirement plan sponsors.

  • Peace of Mind

    December 8, 2011

    Your clients can have homeowners' insurance that monitors for leaks or fires - and even file claims on their behalf.

  • Market Risk Weighing On Insurers

    December 5, 2011

    As a teetering Euro threatens more disruption in world financial markets, a new survey reveals widespread concern among those responsible for risk management at U.K.-based insurance companies.

  • Americans Need More Financial Protection: Survey

    December 1, 2011

    A majority of Americans are concerned about the “financial protection” of their families, according to a new survey by Ipsos Public Affairs, a global market-research company. The survey was sponsored by New York Life Insurance Company, which launched an index this month called the Personal Protection Index to help Americans measure their level of financial protection.

  • Starr Sues Over AIG Bailout

    November 22, 2011

    Former American International Group CEO Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg is seeking $25 billion in damages from the federal government for the manner in which it bailed out the insurance giant in 2008.

  • Towers Watson Expands Reinsurance Brokerage Business

    November 16, 2011

    In an attempt to expand its presence in the reinsurance market to better serve the Southeast, Towers Watson has announced it’s establishing a brokerage operation in the Burlington-Greensboro, N.C., area.

  • Bank-Owned Insurers Raked in Record Fees in First Half

    November 9, 2011

    Led by Citigroup Inc., insurance units of bank holding companies generated a record $7.9 billion in fees during the first half of this year, up 14% from the same period in 2010.

  • Grotts Takes S.F. Managing Director Post at Wells Fargo Insurance Services

    November 3, 2011

    Wells Fargo Insurance Services named John Grotts as the managing director for its San Francisco office where the 30-year insurance industry veteran will oversee client service, market relations, employee development and recruitment and sales.

  • CPAs Urged to Focus More on Financial Planning, Insurance

    October 31, 2011

    Accountants who offer financial planning services can provide their clients much-needed help from a trusted advisor.

  • Insurers Fail Trust Test

    October 19, 2011

    In the insurance industry, “trust” is more than a shared concept; it’s a goal tied to business development, strategy and execution. Yet, according to a recent study, only 48% of consumers in the U.S. and the UK trust their insurance provider.

  • FIO Seeks Insurance Comments

    October 18, 2011

    The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office has issued a formal notice and request for comment on its study, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, looking into how to modernize and improve the country’s insurance regulatory system.

  • SEC Wants Cyber Attack Reports

    October 17, 2011

    As insurers begin to digest the information released this week by the Financial Stability Oversight Council of the U.S. Treasury Dept. qualifying and clarifying systemic risk, the SEC issued guidelines that laid out the kind of information companies should disclose regarding cyber events that could lead to financial losses.

  • Kaiser: Employer-sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Rising

    September 29, 2011

    Employer-sponsored health insurance saw moderate growth this year, but according to experts, these increases may be temporary, and may slow up in 2012.

  • Insurance Licensing Renewal Notifications Possible Via Facebook, Mobile Phone

    September 28, 2011

    PCRM, a Web-based compliance management system for insurance carriers and agencies/brokers from Rhoads Online, is designed to offer insurance licensing renewal alerts via Facebook and all mobile phone service providers.