Allianz 'offers cheap life insurance' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
German insurer Allianz has dramatically undercut the local life insurance market with a direct-to-customer, online offering that it says is cheap.

Woman charged in insurance fraud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
A local health care worker has been indicted on 20 federal wire fraud charges for allegedly billing for more than $242,000 in life insurance screening exams that she never conducted.

Thai Life opens mall to promote family ties (Bangkok Post)
Thai Life Insurance, the country's second largest life insurer, yesterday opened Thai Life entertainment mall at The Esplanade on Ratchadaphisek Road to promote family relationships and customer relations among its policyholders.

HSBC in talks about buying stake in SKorea's Hana Life Insurance - report (FinanzNachrichten)
SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - The UK's HSBC Holdings ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) is negotiating the acquisition of 49 percent of Hana Life Insurance from Hana Financial Group Inc in a bid to gain a foothold in South Korea's insurance market, the Chosun Ilbo reported.