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IBM Grid Package Targets Insurance Industry (eWeek) Big Blue's Grid


IBM Grid Package Targets Insurance Industry (eWeek)
Big Blue's Grid and Grow offering, which inludes blade servers and Director management software, will help life insurance companies with actuarial calculations.

China No.3 life insurer head resigns before IPO (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - Wang Guoliang, chairman of the China Pacific Insurance group, the country's third-largest life insurer, has resigned unexpectedly ahead of the group's planned listing in Hong Kong later this year, industry sources said on Monday.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Harrisburg Daily Register)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Hope Star)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

North Coast Life Insurance Company Announces 2nd Quarter Financial Results


North Coast Life Insurance Company Announces 2nd Quarter Financial Results and Preferred Stock Dividend (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----July 28, 2006--North Coast Life Insurance Company's Board of Directors, at its regular quarterly meeting held July 28, 2006, declared the September 30, 2006 preferred stock dividend payment on its Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Great Eastern Life aims to grow market share to 25% (The Edge Daily)
Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Bhd is targeting to grow its life insurance premium market share to 25% by year-end from 23% in 2005 by enhancing agent productivity.

Your guide to buying your own health insurance (The Oregonian)
Kathy and Wayne Larrabee, fearful of losing coverage, stuck with their health insurance policy even as Mega Life and Health Insurance Co. raised premiums by 15 percent to 30 percent every six months, and by this year the Portland couple found themselves shelling out $1,600 a month.

Mideast film fests offer fresh views (San Jose Mercury News)


Mideast film fests offer fresh views (San Jose Mercury News)
Jewish and Muslim film festivals opened in the South Bay on Saturday, with movie-goers distraught over war in the Middle East and stressing the importance of independent filmmakers' voices making sense of the world.

The Big Bend (Sun Star)
NAMED for a deep sweep in the Rio Grande River that divides the United States and Mexico, the Big Bend country of West Texas is a land of striking beauty -- of vast desert expanses, craggy mountains forested with pine and aspen, topped with some of the bluest skies and clearest nights of any place in North America.

Profile | Bill Ritter (Denver Post)
Colorado's Democratic leaders were groaning. It was late 2005, and the prospect that Bill Ritter could become their gubernatorial nominee was looking very real.

Reflections of an archbishop (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly said the sex-abuse scandal involving priests in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, which peaked in 2003, was "his responsibility to address," so he stayed.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Ionia


Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Fitch Withdraws Dixie National Life Insurance Co.'s Q-IFS Rating (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----July 28, 2006--Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'BBq' quantitative insurer financial strength rating on Dixie National Life Insurance Company. The company no longer meets Fitch's criteria to be eligible to receive a Q-IFS rating.

IBM Grid Package Targets Insurance Industry (PC Magazine via Yahoo!


IBM Grid Package Targets Insurance Industry (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
Big Blue's Grid and Grow offering, which inludes blade servers and Director management software, will help life insurance companies with actuarial calculations.

Life-insurance firms push for removal of docu stamp tax (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Life-insurance companies, complaining of the heavy tax burden, have pushed for the abolition of documentary stamp taxes (DST) and premium taxes imposed on life insurance policies to spur further generation of long-term funds.

Fitch Withdraws Southern Security Life Insurance Co.'s Q-IFS Rating (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----July 28, 2006--Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its 'BBq' quantitative insurer financial strength rating on Southern Security Life Insurance Company. The company no longer meets Fitch's criteria to be eligible to receive a Q-IFS rating.

Sun Life Financial reports record quarterly earnings of $512 million


Sun Life Financial reports record quarterly earnings of $512 million (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sun Life Financial Inc. today announced record earnings of $512 million or $0.88 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Earnings per share were up 8.6% over the second quarter of 2005.

Forecast Today (North Adams Transcript)
MADISON, Wis. Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.

Movie guide week beginning July 28 (Albuquerque Tribune)
THE ANT BULLY (B-) Another week, another animated movie with a scorchingly starry vocal cast. Meryl Streep! Julia Roberts! Nicolas Cage! There's not much new here.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Harrisburg Daily Register) (ARA)


Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Harrisburg Daily Register)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Tata AIG Life Insurance appoints Vivek Sood as CFO (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Jul 26: Tata group company, Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIG Life), has announced the appointment of Vivek Sood as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Life-insurance firms push for removal of docu stamp tax (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Life-insurance companies, complaining of the heavy tax burden, have pushed for the abolition of documentary stamp taxes (DST) and premium taxes imposed on life insurance policies to spur further generation of long-term funds.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Tata AIG Life Insurance appoints Vivek Sood as CFO (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Jul 26: Tata group company, Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited (Tata AIG Life), has announced the appointment of Vivek Sood as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.

Don t buy life insurance for your little rugrat (Juice)
QUESTION: We are interested in life insurance for our new baby. Do you recommend this?

Maple Life Financial Talks Life Settlements with Alexander Haig (PR


Maple Life Financial Talks Life Settlements with Alexander Haig (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Maple Life Financial recently participated in an industry discussion on World Business Review, a popular newsmagazine television show respected for its broadcasts of factual information about the latest topics, trends, and solutions to industry problems.

Aldermen want to end pension, legal fees for cop accused of abuse (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)
CHICAGO - Three Chicago aldermen introduced a resolution Wednesday calling on the city to stop paying the pension and legal fees of a former police lieutenant accused of torturing suspects in the 1970s and 1980s.

PanAfrica: The Horrors of Urban Life (AllAfrica.com)
IN THE 1960S AND WELL INTO the 1970s, the clarion call in Kenya was turudi mashambani (let's go back to the land).

Bharti plans to soft launch life insurance business in Aug


Bharti plans to soft launch life insurance business in Aug (New Kerala)
New Delhi: Bharti today said it plans to go for "soft" launch of its life insurance venture, in partnership with Axa Asia Pacific Holdings, next month.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Southwest Daily News)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Selling life insurance policy could earn owner a chunk of change (St. Petersburg Times)
Did you know that your life insurance policy may be worth much more than the cash or surrender value? In addition, if your term policy has conversion privileges, it could also be worth a considerable amount of money. There is now a market for life insurance policies. It is called life settlements.

Trust trumps tax on life insurance death benefit (Stamford Advocate)


Trust trumps tax on life insurance death benefit (Stamford Advocate)
Do you own your life insurance policy? Take a look at your life insurance contract to see who is listed as the "owner" of the policy. If you see your own name, you have a potential problem.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Banker Pleads Guilty in Executive Life Case (Los Angeles Times)
Jean-Francois Henin, former head of Credit Lyonnais' Altus Finance unit, pleaded guilty to causing the French bank to lie to U.S. regulators during the 1991 takeover of Los Angeles-based Executive Life Insurance Co.

Insurers to give Revenue details of 50,000 life policy holders


Insurers to give Revenue details of 50,000 life policy holders (Sunday Business Post)
23 July 2006 By Louise McBride About 50,000 holders of life assurance policies are to receive letters from their insurers warning them that their details are to be handed to the Revenue as part of its tax evasion probe into the financial products.

Michael Standaert: The Dinosaurs Roam the Earth ... (HuffingtonPost)
If there is anything that makes my brain hurt, cramp up, squirm wildly and otherwise want to fly out of my head to seek refuge under the nearest cool and heavy rock, it is the idea that what we are witnessing these days in Lebanon and Israel is the prelude to the "End Times"; a prerequisite to the Rapture; a preview of the Great Tribulation; a pre-party to the Second Coming. I've read the books

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything!


Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Evening Times)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Evening Times)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

North American Life Insurance Activity Off 5.4% in June, Reports


North American Life Insurance Activity Off 5.4% in June, Reports MIB Life Index (SYS-CON Media)
North American application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was off -5.4% in June year-over-year, the largest change in the last four consecutive years of June declines, according to the MIB Life Index(SM). June-over-June changes for the 2002-2006 period have averaged -3.3%. Year-to-date (YTD), U.S. and Canadian application activity was off -2.9% year-over-year, as compared

Trust trumps tax on life insurance death benefit (Stamford Advocate)
Do you own your life insurance policy? Take a look at your life insurance contract to see who is listed as the "owner" of the policy. If you see your own name, you have a potential problem.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Derby Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

NZ IDOL (The New Zealand Herald) After the first round


NZ IDOL (The New Zealand Herald)
After the first round of auditions uncovered the "talent" in Auckland, judges Frankie Stevens, Megan Alatini and Iain Stables check out wannabes in Wellington and Christchurch. This is your last chance to enjoy the less talented of the bunch before the competition is whittled down to the finalists.

Emerging Med-Mal Strategy: 'I'm Sorry' (Law.com)
Doctors' apologies for medical mistakes may not be a cure-all for litigation, but explaining unforeseen outcomes and making early settlement offers have proven effective, say lawyers who have participated in the process in the last decade.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Herkimer Evening


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Herkimer Evening Telegram)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Herkimer Evening Telegram)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Life Insurance You Can Do Without (Kiplinger.com)
A couple of years ago, my wife and I purchased variable life insurance policies with the understanding they would serve as life insurance, as well as provide money to help pay for college or retirement. Is there a better way to invest our money to accomplish our goals?

Life Insurance You Can Do Without (Kiplinger.com) A couple of


Life Insurance You Can Do Without (Kiplinger.com)
A couple of years ago, my wife and I purchased variable life insurance policies with the understanding they would serve as life insurance, as well as provide money to help pay for college or retirement. Is there a better way to invest our money to accomplish our goals?

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Hope Star) (ARA) -


Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Hope Star)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Mylan Calls for End to Abusive Practices That Delay Access


Mylan Calls for End to Abusive Practices That Delay Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mylan Laboratories Inc. testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today concerning potential solutions for authorized generics, citizen petitions and other issues that delay generic pharmaceutical approvals and put at risk billions of dollars of consumer healthcare savings.

Ten eyes for an eye, ten teeth for a tooth (The Malta Financial & Business Times)
While blaming Hizbollah for provoking Israel s wrath former President Prof. GUIDO DE MARCO considers the Israeli reaction as lacking a sense of proportion.

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Funds Life Safety Resource Kits for


Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Funds Life Safety Resource Kits for 30,000 U.S. Fire Departments (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NOVATO, Calif.----July 19, 2006--Firefighter Life Safety Resource Kits produced by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation are being distributed to over 30,000 U.S. fire departments as a result of a $329,000 grant from Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to establish the NFFF "Everyone Goes Home" campaign.

Bharti AXA Life Insurance gets IRDA approval (The Hindu)
CHENNAI: Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company, the joint venture between Sunil Mittal's Bharti Group and global insurance major AXA, has received the final life insurance licence approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ...

Senate OKs insurance bill shielding US troops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to protect U.S. soldiers and sailors from abusive and misleading life insurance sales that have cost service members thousands of dollars.

Term Life Insurance -- As Easy As A-B-C (Bastrop Daily


Term Life Insurance -- As Easy As A-B-C (Bastrop Daily Enterprise)
(ARA) - There are some things in life that will always be confusing. Like why the same meals prepared at your children's friends' houses always taste better. Why you can run out of gas when the gauge still shows one-eighth full.

Health insurance offered to those in chamber (The Arizona Republic)
Eight North and West Valley chambers of commerce have partnered with Humana to offer its members health, dental and life insurance plans designed for small businesses.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Carmi Times)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Evening Times)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Domestic Bliss (Scoop.co.nz) Life in the domestic sphere is the


Domestic Bliss (Scoop.co.nz)
Life in the domestic sphere is the theme of a new exhibition by a group of Wairarapa women, opening at Reform Gallery on Saturday 5 August. Also during the exhibition will be a one-act play by New Zealand actress Helen Moulder, a talk by author, columnist ...

Web Site Launches to Help Seniors Realize Cash From Their Existing Life Insurance Policies (PR Web)
Most seniors are not aware of the growing secondary market that allows them to potentially sell their existing life insurance policy instead of taking pennies on the dollar for their whole policy, or, in the case of a term policy, getting nothing by letting the policy lapse or turning it back to their insurance company. In fact, 93% of American s let their policies lapse and get nothing for their

Intrepid Photographic Experience in Thailand (Scoop.co.nz)
Following the sell-out success of Intrepid's Photographic Experience in India with Steve Davey, Intrepid Travel is thrilled to announce Thailand Through The Lens, a very special Photographic Experience that explores northern Thailand with experienced travel photographer Steve Davey.

Fitch Affs Liberty Life Insurance (formerly Business Men's Assurance Company


Fitch Affs Liberty Life Insurance (formerly Business Men's Assurance Company of America) at 'A+' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----July 17, 2006--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A+' insurer financial strength rating of Liberty Life Insurance Company , formerly named Business Men's Assurance Company of America .

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Southwest Daily News)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Daily Clay County Advocate-Press)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Interest renewed in GE's life insurance unit - newspaper (Insurance


Interest renewed in GE's life insurance unit - newspaper (Insurance Business Review)
General Electrics (GE) sale of its UK life insurance group could be back on following interest from Swiss Re and XL Capital, the Daily Telegraph has reported.

Allianz Life Pursues STP Insurer streamlines new business processing with NaviSys Front Office. By Maria Woehr (Finance Technology Network)
As part of its strategy to support projected sales growth, Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ($13.8 billion in gross earned premium) selected NaviSys' (Edison, N.J.) Front Office to automate new business processing.

Web Site Launches to Help Seniors Realize Cash From Their Existing Life Insurance Policies (PR Web)
Most seniors are not aware of the growing secondary market that allows them to potentially sell their existing life insurance policy instead of taking pennies on the dollar for their whole policy, or, in the case of a term policy, getting nothing by letting the policy lapse or turning it back to their insurance company. In fact, 93% of American s let their policies lapse and get nothing for their

Settlements in 1996 Olympic Bombings in Atlanta (New York Times)


Settlements in 1996 Olympic Bombings in Atlanta (New York Times)
Thirty-nine people who accused the organizer of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta of inadequate security the night a deadly bomb exploded have settled their lawsuits. One plaintiff resolved her claims last year, while the others resolved their suits more recently, Jay Sadd, a lawyer, said.

Business Respect - CSR Dispatches No 99 - 16 Jul 2006 (Mallenbaker.net)
An email newsletter with news and discussion focusing on corporate social responsibility globally, looking at the companies in the news and the emerging issues.

Greece puzzles over how to protect its scattered archaeological sites (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Inhabited for thousands of years, the environs of Athens and other Greek cities are dotted with an archaeological wealth that rarely appears in even the best of guide-books.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now


Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Derby Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now


Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Evening


Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Evening Times)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Life Insurance Corporation (International) B.S.C. (C) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----July 13, 2006--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ and the issuer credit rating of "bbb-" of Life Insurance Corporation B.S.C. . The outlook for both ratings remains stable.

Deanna Mulligan Re-Joins New York Life Insurance Company as Senior Vice President for Life and Annuity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----July 13, 2006--New York Life Insurance Company today announced that Deanna Mulligan has re-joined the company as senior vice president for Life and Annuity, its largest business operation.

Israel seals Gaza settlements, evacuations loom (Tiscali) KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel


Israel seals Gaza settlements, evacuations loom (Tiscali)
KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel (Reuters) - Israel set its Gaza pullout into motion on Monday, blocking access to Jewish settlements in the occupied territory and giving settlers a 48-hour deadline to leave or be removed.

On tracks, 45 accidents, 1 suicide, 18 natural deaths this year (Yahoo! India News)
Accidents on railway lines on the rise, says Government Railway Police AT LEAST one person loses his life on the tracks everyday in Pune railway division and going by the statistics compiled by the Pune Government Railway Police (GRP) there is a sharp increase in the number of railway accidents on this stretch in last three years. The division comprises 147 km on Lonavla- Neera (towards

Deanna Mulligan Re-Joins New York Life Insurance Company as Senior


Deanna Mulligan Re-Joins New York Life Insurance Company as Senior Vice President for Life and Annuity (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----July 13, 2006--New York Life Insurance Company today announced that Deanna Mulligan has re-joined the company as senior vice president for Life and Annuity, its largest business operation.

Swiss Re research predicts growth period for life insurance (Insurance Business Review)
In 2005, the worldwide insurance industry wrote premiums to the tune of $3,426 billion according to a Swiss Re study. Last year, life insurance grew by 3.9% and non-life by 0.6%. The 2003/04 trend towards improved capitalization and profitability continued in 2005 in both life and non-life insurance, the company says.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Evening Times)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Swiss Re research predicts growth period for life insurance (Insurance


Swiss Re research predicts growth period for life insurance (Insurance Business Review)
In 2005, the worldwide insurance industry wrote premiums to the tune of $3,426 billion according to a Swiss Re study. Last year, life insurance grew by 3.9% and non-life by 0.6%. The 2003/04 trend towards improved capitalization and profitability continued in 2005 in both life and non-life insurance, the company says.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Carmi Times)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Southwest Daily News)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Lawsuits - Only Weapon Available Against Giant Big Pharma Pushers


Lawsuits - Only Weapon Available Against Giant Big Pharma Pushers (Sierra Times)
Over the past several years, new studies have shown the new generation of psychiatric drugs to be not only extremely dangerous but also ineffective, and the majority of these medications in fact now carry black box warnings about a number of life-threatening side effects associated with their use.

Fred Schulte on his malpractice series (Baltimore Sun)
Reporter answers readers' questions about disclosure of claims, settlements Patricia Helfrich, Baltimore: Why are they [the state Board of Physicians] permitted to operate in secrecy? If they are so far behind, get some more people or get some people who can get it done. Pain, suffering and life is involved. Why don't they have statutory deadlines?

Israel seals Gaza settlements, evacuations loom (Tiscali)
KISSUFIM CROSSING, Israel (Reuters) - Israel set its Gaza pullout into motion on Monday, blocking access to Jewish settlements in the occupied territory and giving settlers a 48-hour deadline to leave or be removed.

A lawyer who battled the church takes on the Orthodox establishment (Miami New Times)
Zipping around his Aventura office on a recent afternoon, Jeffrey Herman doesn't look much like someone who regularly hears real-life horror stories. The young-looking 44-year-old lawyer wears a white Kiss T-shirt with yellow sleeves and answers his cell phone every few seconds. He is ...

Life Insurance (Smart Money) ARE YOU IN THE MARKET for


Life Insurance (Smart Money)
ARE YOU IN THE MARKET for life insurance? Before you start wrangling with a slick salesperson, you need to educate yourself.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Lapsed policies impact earnings of life insurance companies: KPMG study (EARTHtimes.org)
The life insurance and pensions industry in the U.K. is losing billions of pounds in profits because of increasing number of cancellation of policies, according to a study by accounting firm KPMG LLP.

Allianz Life contracts Investigo to integrate financial and insurance data


Allianz Life contracts Investigo to integrate financial and insurance data (Finextra)
Investigo - provider of the financial services industry's most advanced practice management system - announced today that it has formalized an agreement with Allianz Life Insurance Company ...

HUGIN NEWS/IDBI, Federal Bank and Fortis Sign MoU on life insurance joint venture in India (FinanzNachrichten)
IDBI, Federal Bank and Fortis ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) jointly announced that they have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding on the formation of a Life Insurance Company in India.

Leaders of Israel and Hamas Sound Far From Deal (New


Leaders of Israel and Hamas Sound Far From Deal (New York Times)
However, there were hints that behind-the-scenes package deals could be in the making that may involve the release of Palestinian prisoners at a later stage.

No Cinderella Ending For a Mess Created by Fairy-Tale Behavior (Los Angeles Times)
Dear Liz: After 25 years as a homemaker and mother, I was divorced. I had to find work, create an income and begin life over. I am now 65 and in very good health, with loving children and a small business. But I am in debt and have no savings for the future.

Standard Life investors to see instant profits (Scotland on Sunday)
STANDARD Life shares are expected to rally when trading begins tomorrow morning, providing a welcome boost for hard-pressed policyholders and reducing the chances of an early takeover bid from a rival.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter) (ARA)


Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Life Insurance sector grows by 119 pc till May (New Kerala)
New Delhi, July 9: The life insurance sector logged a growth of over 100 per cent, as country's largest insurer LIC, ICICI Prudential and Bajaj Allianz recorded an increase in their premium collections in the first two months of the current fiscal.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Southwest Daily News)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now


Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Southwest Daily News)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Aviva in talks to buy AmerUs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


Aviva in talks to buy AmerUs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Britain's biggest insurer, Aviva Plc, is in talks to buy U.S. life insurer AmerUs Group Co, valued at about $2.3 billion, in a deal that would boost Aviva's undersized presence in the booming U.S. market.

Boy is awarded $43.1 million (Kansas City Star)
In what is thought to be one of the largest such settlements ever, a quadriplegic boy has been awarded $43.1 million under a government vaccine injury program.

Aviva mulls $2.3B AmerUs buy (CNN Money)
Move would boost U.K. insurer's presence in the U.S. market. LONDON (Reuters) -- Britain's biggest insurer, Aviva Plc, is in talks to buy U.S. life insurer AmerUs Group Co, valued at about $2.3 billion, in a deal that would boost Aviva's undersized presence in the booming U.S. market.

Term Life Insurance -- As Easy As A-B-C (Evening Times)


Term Life Insurance -- As Easy As A-B-C (Evening Times)
(ARA) - There are some things in life that will always be confusing. Like why the same meals prepared at your children's friends' houses always taste better. Why you can run out of gas when the gauge still shows one-eighth full.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

UK Life Insurance Outlook Challenging >FP.LN (New Ratings)
0855 GMT [Dow Jones] The outlook for UK life insurance companies remains challenging, says Credit Suisse. Believes the expected demutalisation of Standard Life on July 10 will add to competitive pressures in the market.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Evening Times)
(ARA) - Are you one of those people who always gets nervous at test time? If so, you may be intrigued by the prospect of buying a life insurance policy that doesn't require a physical exam, but you could be making a huge financial mistake.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter) (ARA)


Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Standard Life prices IPO at 230 pence per share (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Standard Life said it had set its initial public offering at 230 pence a share, valuing the British insurer at about 4.8 billion pounds (6.9 billion euros, 8.9 billion dollars) ahead of Monday's stock market debut.

Free PDA Quoting Software for Life Insurance Companies (PR Web)
Compulife Software, Inc. is offering free PDA life insurance quoting software to life insurance companies. The software works on both Palm and Windows Mobile devices. (PRWEB Jul 7, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U2luZy1FbXB0LUxvdmUtUGlnZy1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything!


Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

Cruz del Sur life insurer seeks to grow through acquisitions - Chile (Business News Americas)
Chilean life insurer Cruz del Sur is seeking purchase opportunities to grow in the local market, CEO Mikel Uriarte told BNamericas. After closing the sale of the P&C insurer of the same name - Chile's second largest - to UK insurance giant Royal & SunAlliance (NYSE: RSA), Uriarte says Cruz del Sur is ready to grow in the life insurance business way above the market this year.

Israel Approves Response to Hamas Rocket (New York Times) The


Israel Approves Response to Hamas Rocket (New York Times)
The military was ordered to expand its operations against Hamas in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Clues to a bird's life in island treasure (International Herald Tribune)
Everyone knows about the death of the dodo, but no one knows much about its life.

Israel tanks forge deeper into Gaza as crisis spirals (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli tanks moved deeper into the northern Gaza Strip after Islamist militants launched a second rocket attack on the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon.

Israel retakes northern Gaza as Mideast crisis soars (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israeli tanks and troops ploughed back into the northern Gaza Strip, spearheading their biggest offensive to stop Palestinian rocket attacks since withdrawing from the territory 10 months ago.

Liberty Life Insurance changes name to RBC (The State) GREENVILLE


Liberty Life Insurance changes name to RBC (The State)
GREENVILLE Royal Bank of Canada, owner of Greenville-based Liberty Life Insurance Co., is consolidating its lines of insurance under a single name.

Have a Family History of Cancer? Get Life Insurance Now (Ridgecrest Daily Independent)
(ARA) - When Steve Curtis, 44, a salesman from Evergreen, Colo., started shopping around for life insurance, he braced himself for some big numbers. "My mother died of cancer when she was in her late 40s, and I was expecting the insurance companies to hold that against me," he says.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Hope Star)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Protective Life closes on acquisition of JPMorgan Chase insurance companies


Protective Life closes on acquisition of JPMorgan Chase insurance companies (Birmingham Business Journal)
Protective Life Corp. announced Monday that its principal subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance Co., has completed its purchase of the Chase Insurance Group from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The acquisition included the stock of five life insurance companies and four related non-insurance companies.

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Derby Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Select an Edition: (AlertNet) JOHANNESBURG, 4 July (IRIN) - Hope


Select an Edition: (AlertNet)
JOHANNESBURG, 4 July (IRIN) - Hope that post-apartheid economic growth will translate into a better life for the poor is dying in the expanding squatter camps that ring Johannesburg, South Africa's bustling business centre.

Give'm hell, Governor Corzine (NorthJersey.com)
The calendar says June 30, but there are fireworks aplenty. At midnight, if state legislators have not passed Gov. Jon S. Corzine's proposed budget, the state of New Jersey goes into fiscal limbo. No budget could mean no state services. No casinos. No parks. No money.

'Pinchpenny philanthropist' (Chicago Tribune)
When Sebastian Spering Kresge died in 1966, at age 99, Time magazine noted the passing of a "pinchpenny philanthropist." One of the wealthier men of his time and a generous supporter of charities, Kresge could never overcome the habit of thrift developed as a child on a poor Pennsylvania farm.

Protective Life closes on acquisition of JPMorgan Chase insurance companies


Protective Life closes on acquisition of JPMorgan Chase insurance companies (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Protective Life Corp. announced Monday that its principal subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance Co., has completed its purchase of the Chase Insurance Group from JPMorgan Chase & Co. .

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Kewanee Star Courier)
(ARA) - The last time you filled out a job application, did you maybe stretch the truth a little about your responsibilities? A lot of people do it to make a better impression on a potential employer, but you better not do it on an application for life insurance!

Protective Life closes on acquisition of JPMorgan Chase insurance companies (Birmingham Business Journal)
Protective Life Corp. announced Monday that its principal subsidiary, Protective Life Insurance Co., has completed its purchase of the Chase Insurance Group from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The acquisition included the stock of five life insurance companies and four related non-insurance companies.

RBC Insurance Merges Liberty Life Insurance Company and Business Men's Assurance Company of America (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RBC Insurance has merged Liberty Life Insurance Company and Business Men's Assurance Company of America , its core U.S. insurance businesses, and consolidated its marketing brands. The move strengthens RBC's position as a nationwide life insurance carrier, providing capital leverage and increased market visibility as the company pursues its U.S. growth strategy.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Sleepy Eye


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - If you have a full time job, you may also be fortunate enough to have a free term life insurance policy through your employer. For most people, it's the equivalent of a year's salary. If you're lucky, it might even be as high as three times your annual salary.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - Purchasing life insurance online is one of the easiest decisions you'll ever make when it comes to protecting your family's financial future.

China Life eyeing stake of Agricultural Bank (People's Daily)
China Life Insurance Company Limited, the nation's biggest life insurer, is seeking a stake of Agricultural Bank of China, chairman of the company said.

China Pacific Insurance sells 2 bln yuan sub-bond (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI, July 3 (Reuters) - China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., the country's second-largest general insurer, has issued 2 billion yuan ($250 million) in subordinated bonds in preparation for a Hong Kong listing, industry sources said on Monday.

Uri Avnery: Agatha In The Rain (Scoop.co.nz) "ISRAEL HAS declared


Uri Avnery: Agatha In The Rain (Scoop.co.nz)
"ISRAEL HAS declared war on the Palestinian people! The Palestinian people will answer in kind! The Palestinian rebellion will go on! The Palestinian fighters are steadfast in the service of the nation! Down with the Nazi-Zionist occupation!

Six months on from stroke, Sharon legacy keenly felt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israel marks six months since prime minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke, his towering legacy still keenly felt as the new government grapples with the worst Middle East crisis in months.

Shriram Life Insurance eyes improved management of investment operations (Computer


Shriram Life Insurance eyes improved management of investment operations (Computer Business Review)
India-based software firm Credence Analytics is to provide Shiram Life Insurance with an investments management application named Ideal. The system will be implemented at the companys investments department in Hyderabad, and is expected to go live in three months.

Belgium's KBC to merge Hungarian general and life insurance firms underK&H Insurance name (Interfax)
BUDAPEST. JUNE 30. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Belgium's KBC Bank announced Friday that as of June 30 it has merged its separate life and general insurance units in Hungary, which will continue under the name K&H Insurance.

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