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Dear Mr. President ... (Cincinnati Enquirer) Among the topics President


Dear Mr. President ... (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Among the topics President Bush might address during his State of the Union address tonight are expanding health savings accounts and allowing businesses to pool health-insurance costs across state lines.

ID theft experts put spotlight on growing crime (Antelope Valley


ID theft experts put spotlight on growing crime (Antelope Valley Press)
This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. People can fend off identity thieves if armed with sufficient knowledge.

Ameritas Life Insurance Sets Higher Customer Service Standard With Calabrio


Ameritas Life Insurance Sets Higher Customer Service Standard With Calabrio (SYS-CON Media)
Calabrio, Inc., a leading provider of contact center workforce management (WFM) solutions, today announced immediate results from its second deployment with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., a UNIFI company. With Calabrio, the leading financial services organization is now able to deliver more consistent and higher levels of customer service through a more flexible, efficient and strategic use of

Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured


Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured an Additional $225 Million in Institutional Financing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 6, 2006--This new financing facility gives Peachtree the capacity to purchase an additional $400 million in net death benefits. This development will add to our ongoing presence as a pioneer in providing institutional financing for the life settlement/viatical market.

Sell unwanted Mortgage Notes, Trust Deeds, Business Notes or Structured


Sell unwanted Mortgage Notes, Trust Deeds, Business Notes or Structured Settlements (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Scarsdale, NY (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- Help has arrived in Westchester County, in the form of Consumer Market Service, a new trend setting company whose service is helping individuals and businesses who are holding unwanted cash flow notes such as, mortgages, trust deeds, business notes and structured settlements and virtually any other type of cash flow.

A test of family faith in tribal Africa (International Herald


A test of family faith in tribal Africa (International Herald Tribune)
Rick Maples, with a member of the Samburu tribe in Kurungu, a remote part of Kenya where he and his wife are pursuing their work as missionaries. They envision developing what they call a Samburu-style church.

Ex-insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud (The Indianapolis Star) A


Ex-insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud (The Indianapolis Star)
A former Fountain County insurance agent pleaded guilty Wednesday to what authorities said was the largest direct theft by an individual in Indiana's history.

Commercial International Life Insurance Company (Zawya) Life insurance products. Company


Commercial International Life Insurance Company (Zawya)
Life insurance products. Company information 2006 ABQ Zawya Ltd. Quote data provided by Reuters Limited. Click for Restrictions Site is optimised for viewing with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator v4 and above. Screen is optimised for viewing at 800 x 600.

The legislative hopper has a few good bills (The Star


The legislative hopper has a few good bills (The Star Press)
The deadline for filing bills passed last week at the Indiana General Assembly and while this legislative session is the short one, senators and representatives managed to throw at least 838 proposals into the hopper.

Graebel Companies, Inc. & Prosperity Partners, Inc. Added to Volume


Graebel Companies, Inc. & Prosperity Partners, Inc. Added to Volume Public Relations Expanding Client List (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DENVER----Jan. 23, 2006--Volume Public Relations announced today the addition of two clients to its growing business-to-business and consumer service practice. Graebel Companies, Inc. and Prosperity Partners, Inc. are two of the six new clients that have signed the agency for full-service public relations programs in 2005, representing more than 300 percent growth for the firm in the past year.

Full text of Brash's third Orewa speech (Stuff) The following


Full text of Brash's third Orewa speech (Stuff)
The following is a full transcript of National Party leader Don Brash's address to the Orewa Rotary Club tonight.

Ex-insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud (The Indianapolis Star) A


Ex-insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud (The Indianapolis Star)
A former Fountain County insurance agent pleaded guilty Wednesday to what authorities said was the largest direct theft by an individual in Indiana's history.

Making Your Way through Life's Transitions: Why -- and When


Making Your Way through Life's Transitions: Why -- and When -- You Need Life Insurance (Union Leader)
(ARA) - Having a baby and purchasing a house are two of the most significant, life-changing events any of us ever go through and they are also a couple of the biggest reasons people buy life insurance.

BusiLinx.com Launches New Informational Site (PR Web) BusiLinx.com offers more


BusiLinx.com Launches New Informational Site (PR Web)
BusiLinx.com offers more than 15,000 articles on over 150 topics, including live updating RSS feeds. [PRWEB Jan 20, 2006]

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (SYS-CON Media) ChoicePoint


ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (SYS-CON Media)
ChoicePoint Inc. today reported record total revenue of $1.1 billion for 2005, a 15 percent increase over total revenue in 2004. Full year 2005 Earnings Per Share ('EPS') from continuing operations was $1.53, which included a $0.24 per share dilutive effect of specific expenses related to the previously disclosed fraudulent data access, a probable settlement with the Federal Trade Commission

Business (Daily Dispatch) JOBS FOCUS Find hidden money and investigate


Business (Daily Dispatch)
JOBS FOCUS Find hidden money and investigate the culprits - become a forensic accountant Interrogating fraudsters, tracing hidden money and fighting graft is all in a day's work for a fraud investigator IN RECENT history the global business fraternity was c...

Ameritas Life Insurance Sets Higher Customer Service Standard With Calabrio


Ameritas Life Insurance Sets Higher Customer Service Standard With Calabrio (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Calabrio, Inc., a leading provider of contact center workforce management solutions, today announced immediate results from its second deployment with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., a UNIFI company.

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination


U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court (Washington Post)
JANUARY 12, 2005

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

Newsmakers (Detroit News) At the Sundance Film Festival in Park


Newsmakers (Detroit News)
At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, teen-queen-in-transition Julia Stiles talked about her first true femme fatale role.

The verdict is in (Long Island Business News) With a


The verdict is in (Long Island Business News)
With a few exceptions, 2005 was not a year for super-sized verdicts, at least not relatively speaking. Taken as a whole, the top 10 verdicts in 2004 were nearly twice the size of last year s batch of the largest verdicts to individual plaintiffs.

Country s first Badhu Bima Lunches By Homeland Life insurance Company


Country s first Badhu Bima Lunches By Homeland Life insurance Company Ltd (News From Bangladesh)
Homeland Life Insurance Company Limited lunches country s first BADHU BIMA Project.

Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight


Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight Loss Competition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 20, 2006--Peachtree Settlement Funding employees in Peachtree's Structured Settlements Division will join forces to see who can become the "Biggest Loser." Inspired by the popular NBC television show, "The Biggest Loser", employees have teamed together to lose weight.

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (PR Newswire via


ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ChoicePoint Inc. today reported record total revenue of $1.1 billion for 2005, a 15 percent increase over total revenue in 2004.

Plane found, pilot charged (Sydney Morning Herald) A PILOT who


Plane found, pilot charged (Sydney Morning Herald)
A PILOT who claimed to have lost his plane when he had to ditch it in the sea has been charged with insurance fraud after it was found hidden in a shipping container. -

Life insurers see bright outlook; PLIA bares program thrusts (Manila


Life insurers see bright outlook; PLIA bares program thrusts (Manila Bulletin)
The outlook for the life insurance industry in 2006 is bright, according to Peter G. Coyiuto, newly-elected president of the Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA), the umbrella organization of 35 life insurance companies in the country.

Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight


Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight Loss Competition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 20, 2006--Peachtree Settlement Funding employees in Peachtree's Structured Settlements Division will join forces to see who can become the "Biggest Loser." Inspired by the popular NBC television show, "The Biggest Loser", employees have teamed together to lose weight.

Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business


Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WACO, Texas----Jan. 17, 2006--Life Partners Holdings, Inc. today announced net income of $323,470, or $0.03 per share on revenues of $6.9 million, for the three months ended November 30, 2005 compared to $563,278 or $0.06 per share on revenues of $3.8 million, reported for the same period last year.

City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten) CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan.


City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten)
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City Holding Company, ( Nachrichten ) "the Company" , a $2.5 billion bank holding company headquartered in Charleston, today announced net income for the fourth quarter of $13.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.72 compared to $11.1 million, or $0.66 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 9.1% increase.

Report: Long took his life by drinking antifreeze (The State)


Report: Long took his life by drinking antifreeze (The State)
Former Eau Claire High and Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Terry Long took his own life by drinking antifreeze, according to a revised death certificate filed by a Pennsylvania coroner in October of last year.

SBI Life ties up with Federal Bank for home loan


SBI Life ties up with Federal Bank for home loan insurance (Kaumundi Online)
KOCHI : SBI Life Insurance, a joint venture between State Bank of India and Cardif SA of France, today signed a strategic tie-up with private sector Federal Bank Limited (FBL) to provide home loan insurance scheme for FBL customers.

BusiLinx.com Launches New Informational Site (PR Web) BusiLinx.com offers more


BusiLinx.com Launches New Informational Site (PR Web)
BusiLinx.com offers more than 15,000 articles on over 150 topics, including live updating RSS feeds. [PRWEB Jan 20, 2006]

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

Ford Motor Company Reports 2005 Net Income of $2 Billion,


Ford Motor Company Reports 2005 Net Income of $2 Billion, Profitable for Third Consecutive Year (The Auto Channel)
- Third consecutive year of profitability. Full-year net income of $2 billion, or $1.04 per share. - Full-year earnings from continuing operations of $1.28 per share or $2.5 billion after tax, excluding special items.

Sell unwanted Mortgage Notes, Trust Deeds, Business Notes or Structured


Sell unwanted Mortgage Notes, Trust Deeds, Business Notes or Structured Settlements (PR Web)
Immediate money for cash flows [PRWEB Jan 16, 2006]

Timeline: Equitable Life scandal (BBC News) How did the world's


Timeline: Equitable Life scandal (BBC News)
How did the world's oldest life assurer fall so dramatically from grace? BBC News Online charts the major events.

Life Insurance on the Internet (Union Leader) (ARA) - Purchasing


Life Insurance on the Internet (Union Leader)
(ARA) - Purchasing a life insurance policy is serious business. Just considering life insurance says that you are growing up (and older), becoming more responsible, and thinking about the value of your life and those who depend on you financially.

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

Jailed ex-chiropractor targeted in insurance fraud investigation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Markell


Jailed ex-chiropractor targeted in insurance fraud investigation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Markell D. Boulis made national news in the 1990s when he paid $200,000 for his freedom in an Atlanta cocaine case so controversial that it prompted Georgia to change its sentencing rules.

City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten) CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan.


City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten)
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City Holding Company, ( Nachrichten ) "the Company" , a $2.5 billion bank holding company headquartered in Charleston, today announced net income for the fourth quarter of $13.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.72 compared to $11.1 million, or $0.66 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 9.1% increase.

The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English) More than 1.3


The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English)
More than 1.3 billion kilometers away from Earth, the Cassini space probe is beaming back sensational images of Saturn and its moons. Two women have been particularly crucial to the mission's success: one is controlling the craft and the other is taking pictures.

Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance


Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance policies (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has ruled that Dow Chemical Co. cannot get a refund for $22.2 million in back taxes the company paid after claiming deductions on life insurance policies it took out on more than 21,000 employees.

Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured


Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured an Additional $225 Million in Institutional Financing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 6, 2006--This new financing facility gives Peachtree the capacity to purchase an additional $400 million in net death benefits. This development will add to our ongoing presence as a pioneer in providing institutional financing for the life settlement/viatical market.

Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance


Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance policies (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has ruled that Dow Chemical Co. cannot get a refund for $22.2 million in back taxes the company paid after claiming deductions on life insurance policies it took out on more than 21,000 employees.

Jailed ex-chiropractor targeted in insurance fraud investigation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Markell


Jailed ex-chiropractor targeted in insurance fraud investigation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Markell D. Boulis made national news in the 1990s when he paid $200,000 for his freedom in an Atlanta cocaine case so controversial that it prompted Georgia to change its sentencing rules.

BD Announces Results For First Fiscal Quarter (PR Newswire via


BD Announces Results For First Fiscal Quarter (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BD today reported record quarterly revenues of $1.414 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005, representing an increase of 10 percent over the prior year period.

Graebel Companies, Inc. & Prosperity Partners, Inc. Added to Volume


Graebel Companies, Inc. & Prosperity Partners, Inc. Added to Volume Public Relations Expanding Client List (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DENVER----Jan. 23, 2006--Volume Public Relations announced today the addition of two clients to its growing business-to-business and consumer service practice. Graebel Companies, Inc. and Prosperity Partners, Inc. are two of the six new clients that have signed the agency for full-service public relations programs in 2005, representing more than 300 percent growth for the firm in the past year.

Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured


Peachtree Life Settlements is Pleased to Announce it has Secured an Additional $225 Million in Institutional Financing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 6, 2006--This new financing facility gives Peachtree the capacity to purchase an additional $400 million in net death benefits. This development will add to our ongoing presence as a pioneer in providing institutional financing for the life settlement/viatical market.

S.C. Attorney General's Investigators Launch Insurance Fraud Crackdown (Insurance Journal)


S.C. Attorney General's Investigators Launch Insurance Fraud Crackdown (Insurance Journal)
South Carolinians are seeing a larger portion of their paychecks go to rising insurance costs according to Trey Walker, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, where the budget has been boosted

Abuse cases end quietly for diocese (The Arizona Republic) The


Abuse cases end quietly for diocese (The Arizona Republic)
The Phoenix Diocese quietly has settled five sex-abuse lawsuits filed in Maricopa County, for a total of $375,000. It also has donated $200,000 to settle four more cases naming the diocese that are involved in the bankruptcy of the neighboring Tucson Diocese. The cases are far from finished: 17 cases remain to be settled both here and in California courts.* Special report: Arizona's priest

Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight


Peachtree Settlement Funding Employees to Engage in ``Biggest Loser'' Weight Loss Competition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Jan. 20, 2006--Peachtree Settlement Funding employees in Peachtree's Structured Settlements Division will join forces to see who can become the "Biggest Loser." Inspired by the popular NBC television show, "The Biggest Loser", employees have teamed together to lose weight.

Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business


Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WACO, Texas----Jan. 17, 2006--Life Partners Holdings, Inc. today announced net income of $323,470, or $0.03 per share on revenues of $6.9 million, for the three months ended November 30, 2005 compared to $563,278 or $0.06 per share on revenues of $3.8 million, reported for the same period last year.

Genworth Financial Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings (PR Newswire via


Genworth Financial Reports Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Genworth Financial, Inc. today reported net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2005 of $307 million, or $0.64 per diluted share. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $346 million, or $0.70 per diluted share.

Coalition Dishonors Year's Worst Insurance Scams (PR Newswire via Yahoo!


Coalition Dishonors Year's Worst Insurance Scams (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Scalpel-wielding surgeons, klutzy grave robbers, a pretend princess and murderous arsonist were among the eight worst insurance swindlers of 2005, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud announced.

ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (SYS-CON Media) ChoicePoint


ChoicePoint(R) Revenues Exceed $1 Billion in 2005 (SYS-CON Media)
ChoicePoint Inc. today reported record total revenue of $1.1 billion for 2005, a 15 percent increase over total revenue in 2004. Full year 2005 Earnings Per Share ('EPS') from continuing operations was $1.53, which included a $0.24 per share dilutive effect of specific expenses related to the previously disclosed fraudulent data access, a probable settlement with the Federal Trade Commission

The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English) More than 1.3


The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English)
More than 1.3 billion kilometers away from Earth, the Cassini space probe is beaming back sensational images of Saturn and its moons. Two women have been particularly crucial to the mission's success: one is controlling the craft and the other is taking pictures.

Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance


Court rules Dow can't get tax refund for life insurance policies (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has ruled that Dow Chemical Co. cannot get a refund for $22.2 million in back taxes the company paid after claiming deductions on life insurance policies it took out on more than 21,000 employees.

Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business


Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WACO, Texas----Jan. 17, 2006--Life Partners Holdings, Inc. today announced net income of $323,470, or $0.03 per share on revenues of $6.9 million, for the three months ended November 30, 2005 compared to $563,278 or $0.06 per share on revenues of $3.8 million, reported for the same period last year.

South Carolina cracks down on insurance fraud (The Greenville News)


South Carolina cracks down on insurance fraud (The Greenville News)
It could be a false claim, an overstatement of damages and injuries from an accident or not reporting accurate medical history when applying for health insurance.

City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten) CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan.


City Holding Company Announces Record Earnings (FinanzNachrichten)
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City Holding Company, ( Nachrichten ) "the Company" , a $2.5 billion bank holding company headquartered in Charleston, today announced net income for the fourth quarter of $13.1 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.72 compared to $11.1 million, or $0.66 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2004, a 9.1% increase.

The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English) More than 1.3


The Women of Saturn (Spiegel Online English)
More than 1.3 billion kilometers away from Earth, the Cassini space probe is beaming back sensational images of Saturn and its moons. Two women have been particularly crucial to the mission's success: one is controlling the craft and the other is taking pictures.

iPipeline and MassMutual Sign Agreement To Electronically Distribute Life Insurance


iPipeline and MassMutual Sign Agreement To Electronically Distribute Life Insurance Forms (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
iPipeline is pleased to announce Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has contracted with iPipeline to syndicate their life forms directly onto their distribution partners' websites.

How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash


How to Sell Your Unwanted Life Insurance Policy for Cash (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Quotesmith.com, Inc., (Nasdaq: QUOT - News;

Country s first Badhu Bima Lunches By Homeland Life insurance Company


Country s first Badhu Bima Lunches By Homeland Life insurance Company Ltd (News From Bangladesh)
Homeland Life Insurance Company Limited lunches country s first BADHU BIMA Project.

 


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