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In travelling - Winnipeg Sun
It’s prime vacation time for Canadians over the next few weeks. And even though gas prices are high and flights have been hit with gas and luggage surcharges, many of us are still heading south of the border for our summer vacations. In fact, my

Auto news in brief: Tacoma gets ‘good’ rating - Detroit Free Press
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Toyota Tacoma a “good” score Thursday for protecting passengers in a side-impact crash, saying four other midsize pickup models lagged behind. The group scored the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger, and

PRESS RELEASE: ING Closes Sale Of Mexican Non-Core Insurance Business - CNN Money
Para la version Espanola, pulse aqui Amsterdam , 22 July 2008 ING Group announced today that it has received all final regulatory approvals and completed the sale of part of its Mexican business, Seguros ING SA de CV and subsidiaries, to AXA. ING

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend - MSN MoneyCentral
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation IPCC announced today that it declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share of Infinity Property and Casualty Common Stock. The dividend is payable on

GMAC Insurance Reduces Rates in Georgia - Insurance News Net
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , July 23 /PRNewswire/ — GMAC Insurance today announced it is reducing its auto insurance rates in Georgia , effective immediately. Many drivers in the Peach State can expect to save an average of around seven percent when

Chat transcript: Pamela Yip on keeping your finances on track amid - Dallas Morning News
Pamela Yip: Life settlements, also known as viatical settlements, are pretty straightforward - someone with a terminal disease sell his or her life insurance policy for less than face value. The buyer then cashes in the full amount at the original

Allstate Second-Quarter Profit Falls on Tornadoes (Update2) - Bloomberg
July 23 (Bloomberg) — Allstate Corp ., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said profit fell for the fourth straight quarter on $1.2 billion in investment losses and a record number of tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest. Second-quarter

PRESS RELEASE: ING Closes Sale Of Mexican Non-Core Insurance Business - CNN Money
Para la version Espanola, pulse aqui Amsterdam , 22 July 2008 ING Group announced today that it has received all final regulatory approvals and completed the sale of part of its Mexican business, Seguros ING SA de CV and subsidiaries, to AXA. ING

ANALYSIS-U.S. shift to smaller cars raises safety questions - Forbes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An accelerating U.S. consumer shift from sport utility vehicles and pickups to more fuel-efficient cars should reduce rollover, but safety experts worry a lighter fleet poses serious risks despite air bags, anti-collision

Lakewood to take lead on car theft task force for Pierce County - Tacoma News Tribune
The state awarded the City of Lakewood more than a half-million dollars this week to establish a countywide automobile theft task force. Lakewood will be the lead agency, but Tacoma, Fife, Puyallup, the Pierce County Sheriff s Office, Washington

Fire billing triggers discussion - Villages Daily Sun
THE VILLAGES Residents had questions and concerns at Tuesday s commission meeting about the county s new policy to bill homeowner insurance policies for fire department responses. The county recently elected to bill those insurance policies

GMAC Insurance Reduces Rates in Georgia - Forbes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 23 /PRNewswire/ — GMAC Insurance today announced it is reducing its auto insurance rates in Georgia, effective immediately. Many drivers in the Peach State can expect to save an average of around seven percent when

PRESS RELEASE: ING Closes Sale Of Mexican Non-Core Insurance Business - CNN Money
Para la version Espanola, pulse aqui Amsterdam , 22 July 2008 ING Group announced today that it has received all final regulatory approvals and completed the sale of part of its Mexican business, Seguros ING SA de CV and subsidiaries, to AXA. ING

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Total U.S. New Light-Vehicle Sales - PR Newswire
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ — J.D. Power and Associates forecasts new light-vehicle sales to drop to 14.2 million units in 2008, marking a 12 percent decrease from 16.1 million units in 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin

RAC now sole owner of RAC Insurance - West Online
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia has bought back the 50 per cent of its insurance business that was previously owned by Suncorp-Metway for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will return full ownership of RAC Insurance, the state’s

State Farm Insurance Companies - CSR Wire
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm’s 17,000 agents and 68,000 employees serve over 76 million auto, fire, life and

Sierra Club May Force Automakers to Deepen Cuts in Fuel, Carbon - Bloomberg
July 23 (Bloomberg) — The Sierra Club is on the verge of forcing automakers to raise U.S. vehicle fuel economy 22 percent more than Congress ordered last December. California and 13 other states are set to impose the first U.S. limits on vehicle

Seoul: A Very Expensive City - Donga.com
Seoul turns out to be the world s second most expensive city out of 16 cities rated when it comes to initial settlement cost of foreigners. According to a report entitled Living Conditions in Major Global Cities released by the Korea Trade

NJM Insurance Group Deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter - Earthtimes
WEST TRENTON, N.J. & SAN MATEO, Calif. - (Business Wire) New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM), the largest automobile and workers compensation insurer in New Jersey, and Guidewire Software , a leading global provider of solutions

Andy Oram Reports - American Reporter
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Three issues recently highlighted in the news lay out privacy risks that modern Americans face on three fronts: from our own government, from faceless criminals, and from the companies we turn to for most of our purchases and

Fitch Issues Credit Analysis on State Farm Group - PR Inside
- In a new report, Fitch Ratings discusses the rating rationale for State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. Key rating issues covered in the report include: operating performance versus peers for both property/casualty and life insurance operations

China INSOnline Corp. Initiates a Nationwide Advertising Campaign to - MSN MoneyCentral
China INSOnline Corp. (NASDAQ: CHIO) (the “Company”), an integrated licensed insurance services provider operating a leading industry web portal www.soobao.cn in the People’s Republic of China, announced that it recently commenced a comprehensive

State Farm’s Statement on Price Hike - WOKV.com
Read State Farm’s statement on the proposed price increase. State Farm Florida Insurance Company, a Florida-only property insurance company, (State Farm Florida), will be working with the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) in a cooperative and

Insurance discount program launched nearly two years ago isn’t drawing - MLive.com
FLINT, Michigan — Nearly two years after a much-hyped discount program launched to help lower auto and homeowners insurance rates in urban areas such a Flint, results maybe aren’t as stellar as what officials and lawmakers had hoped. The plan, which

GEICO Receives Accolades for Outstanding Financial Results - Forbes
While GEICO remains the nation’s fastest growing auto insurer, it continues to ensure its policyholders receive the very best care and protect its financial base at the same time. The insurance company was named to the exclusive Ward’s 50 Benchmark

Sidelined by insurance law changes, consumer lawyer faces pink slip - Austin American-Statesman
Rod Bordelon, director of the Office of Public Insurance Counsel, used to have his fingers in almost every pocketbook in Texas. As the head of a state agency charged with representing insurance consumers in the regulatory process, Bordelon often

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - SWOT Analysis - PR Inside
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary

5 ways to stash a little cash - Charlotte.com
Everywhere you turn, it seems there’s another pinch in the pocketbook. From gas to groceries, everyone’s getting hit by higher prices. If you’re dealing with separate companies and separate bills for your cable TV, phone and Internet service, think

MAPFRE opens assistance office in Dubai - Insurance Business Review
MAPFRE Asistencia will reportedly help the company to launch new products and services in the region. It will serve the insurance, finance and automobile sectors in Dubai. According to the news agency, MAPFRE Asistencia already has its presence in 43

New Bay State auto insurer forges into market - Boston Globe
Julissa Vera is one of the first 10,000 Massachusetts customers to buy a Progressive Insurance automobile policy. Vera, a program representative at the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership who recently moved to Somerville from Pawtucket, R.I

William F. McMurry - Lead Class Counsel Obtains $16.4 Million - Forbes
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 17 /PRNewswire/ — William F. McMurry, a Nationally Board Certified Specialist in Medical Malpractice and Legal Malpractice, obtained today final Court approval of a settlement in the first nationwide class action suit ever

Brooklyn Medical Practitioners, Physician Arrested - wnbc.com
NEW YORK — Calling it a “medical fraud mill,” prosecutors charged the owners and operators of a Brooklyn medical clinic Wednesday with federal healthcare fraud and mail fraud charges, U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia said. FBI agents arrested Samuel

State Farm seeks increase - Herald Tribune
Six weeks into the 2008 hurricane season, State Farm Florida is asking to raise homeowners insurance rates by an average of 47.1 percent. The company, which stopped writing new homeowners policies in Florida earlier this year, hopes to impose the

Seniors get life in L.A. insurance murders scheme - USA Today
So called ‘Black Widows’ Helen Golay, left, 77, and Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, were convicted of the murders of two homeless men in 1999 and 2005. LOS ANGELES (AP) Two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for

Company Profile For Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc - Reuters UK
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company is active in two core business segments through its subsidiaries and associated companies. The Banking segment offers services, such as deposits, loans, securities

AMB Generali Holding - SWOT Analysis - www.companiesandmarkets.com - PR Inside
AMB Generali Holding - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of

N.C. banks in good shape despite economic downturn, officials say - Star News Online
Rick Willetts, the chairman and CEO of Cooperative Bancshares said Fed rate cuts contributed substantially to a 64 percent drop in first-quarter earnings compared with a year earlier. He said Cooperative will release second-quarter earnings in the

Nationwide Insurance and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum Celebrate - Who Won
COLUMBUS, Ohio — July is Women s Motorcycle Month, and Nationwide Insurance has teamed with the AMA s Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum to salute female riders and support all women who enjoy the open road on two wheels. There are more than 4.3

Today is Deadline for New Auto Insurance Pricing System Based on - Forbes
SANTA MONICA, C alif. , July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today is the deadline for every auto insurer in the state to submit new plans to the Insurance Commissioner detailing a new rate setting system that complies with the rules of the landmark

Michigan consumer advocate wants fairer premiums - MSN MoneyCentral
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate says state laws favor insurance companies over consumers when it comes to setting rates. State law requires that insurance rates not be “excessive, inadequate, or unfairly

The 15-minute tip: Who’s watching? - Marketwatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Sure, the better your credit score the easier (and cheaper) it is to borrow. But more than ever, your credit score is becoming your life’s little report card. Thinking of refinancing your house, buying a car or signing up

Consumers Pay Up to 60% Less for Ensurall’s Discounted Extended - Market Wire
Editors Note: A photo for this release will be available on the CP picture wire via Marketwire. With high gas prices and the increasing cost of owning a vehicle, many Canadians are looking for ways to save money — whether they’re buying a new car, a

Allstate Survey Offers Surprises, Insight into Who’s Behind the Helmet - StreetInsider.com
Virtually all hardcore riders answered they would give up their spouse or significant other before their motorcycle, according to the recent results of a consumer study commissioned by Allstate Insurance Company. Also, riders across all

Subprime Krugman - Slate
But here’s the thing: Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do with the explosion of high-risk lending a few years ago , an explosion that dwarfed the S.& L. fiasco. In fact, Fannie and Freddie, after growing rapidly in the 1990s, largely faded from the

Krugman’s Damage Control - Slate
Help! I’m A Snob Like Obama! Greg Mitchell ridicules Bill Kristol for insinuating that Barack Obama was a Marxist for saying that residents of economically depressed small towns “cling to guns or religion as a way to explain their [economic