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NASD Podcast Covers Variable Life Settlements (Compliance Reporter) NASD's latest


NASD Podcast Covers Variable Life Settlements (Compliance Reporter)
NASD's latest podcast discusses variable life settlements and presents an overview of the information presented in Notice to Members 06-38. Podcasts are short online audio recordings that highlight news, regulatory updates and other compliance topics.

For The Record: Quick News On Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Tom Morello, Snoop Dogg, Nick Lachey & More (MTV Music Television)
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were the latest guests to join Jay-Z on his Water for Life tour. The couple backed up Hov onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall, with Paltrow handling vocals on "Song Cry" at the venue's first hip-hop show.

Two get prison in Baptist Foundation collapse (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two top executives with the now-defunct Baptist Foundation of Arizona, which collapsed in 1999 in the largest nonprofit bankruptcy in U.S. history, were sentenced to prison terms on Friday for their convictions on fraud charges.

How much life insurance do you need? (Orange County Register)


How much life insurance do you need? (Orange County Register)
How much life insurance do you need?

Watami, Sony Life Insurance to Tie Up in Nursing-Care Business (RedNova)
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Sep. 28--TOKYO -- Pub restaurant chain operator Watami Co. and Sony Life Insurance Co. said Thursday they have reached a basic agreement to cooperate in the nursing-care business for the elderly.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(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.

Getting the right life insurance (Market Watch) NEW YORK (MarketWatch)


Getting the right life insurance (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- TV mob boss Tony Soprano of "The Sopranos" needs more life insurance coverage than all-American dad Mike Brady of "The Brady Bunch" -- at least according to a survey of 1,019 adult Americans conducted by the KRC Research firm.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Evening Times)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

How much life insurance do you need? (Orange County Register)
How much life insurance do you need?

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Harrisburg Daily Register)
(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.

For The Record: Quick News On Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris


For The Record: Quick News On Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Tom Morello, Snoop Dogg, Nick Lachey & More (MTV Music Television)
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were the latest guests to join Jay-Z on his Water for Life tour. The couple backed up Hov onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall, with Paltrow handling vocals on "Song Cry" at the venue's first hip-hop show.

An Israeli court sentenced a Jewish settler to four life sentences for murdering four Palestinian civilians in the (Al Jazeera)
Asher Weissgan snatched a rifle from a settlement security guard and shot dead four Palestinian employees at the Shilo industrial zone on August 17, 2005.

Town pays hefty price in lawsuits (Greenwich Time)
The town has paid out $4.6 million in judgments and settlements since 2000, legal records show.

Bada Bing! Life Insurance Needs Ain't So Easy to Figure


Bada Bing! Life Insurance Needs Ain't So Easy to Figure Out (Elite TV)
If someone will suffer financially when you die, you need life insurance. But figuring out how much you need is not always as straightforward.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(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.

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.

Getting the right life insurance (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- TV mob boss Tony Soprano of "The Sopranos" needs more life insurance coverage than all-American dad Mike Brady of "The Brady Bunch" -- at least according to a survey of 1,019 adult Americans conducted by the KRC Research firm.

Windfall cash-in at Standard Life (BBC News) Customers cashing in


Windfall cash-in at Standard Life (BBC News)
Customers cashing in their policies with Standard Life have hit the insurance group's half-year profits.

Nigeria: Insurance Vital to Survivors' Way of Life (AllAfrica.com)
Insurance agent Clif Rosenberry knows firsthand what can happen when a family's breadwinner dies without life insurance: His brother was killed at the age of 39 in a work accident, and he didn't have his own policy.

Life insurance through pension funds is cheaper by 30 percent (Haaretz Daily)
Pension funds beat "managers' insurance policies" hands down when it comes to life insurance prices, according to a study conducted for TheMarker. This is another reason why it is better to invest in a pension fund as opposed to the insurance policies.

PA Insurance Commissioner Encourages Consumers to Evaluate Life Insurance Needs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today reminded consumers of the need to review and understand their personal or family life insurance needs.

Some Israelis Talk Reinstating West Bank Settlements (Free Internet Press)


Some Israelis Talk Reinstating West Bank Settlements (Free Internet Press)
The movement to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which only a few months ago appeared to be a divided, waning political force, is experiencing a revival after a summer of war that caused many Israelis to question the wisdom of abandoning more territory. Little more than a year ago, then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon withdrew all Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip.

The quartet softens its stance (Monday Morning)
US President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who support Abbas and met with him in New York last week, have voiced deep scepticism about the formation of a government joining his Fateh party and Hamas.

Don't buy life insurance for kids (Market Watch) NEW YORK


Don't buy life insurance for kids (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Losing a child is an unthinkable tragedy, and of course parents want to protect their children in every way. As a result, many insurance companies offer life insurance policies for children. But before you follow your heart and buy that policy, think about it with your head.

It's time to evaluate your life insurance situation (Sun-Sentinel)
Did you know September is Life Insurance Awareness Month?

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(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! (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!

Life Asset Advisors address insurance issues (BizJournals)
Joseph Pollina bought a universal life insurance policy right before he retired in 1992 as a truck driver.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY: THE COLOR OF MONEY: Life insurance buy isn't one size fits all (Contra Costa Times)
DID YOU KNOW September is Life Insurance Awareness Month? I know. These campaigns sound totally contrived. Still, this one, coordinated by the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE), can be used as a reminder to give yourself an insurance check-up.

Insurance Brokerage Agencies Poised for Growth (PR Newswire via Yahoo!


Insurance Brokerage Agencies Poised for Growth (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Maple Life Financial announces the release of "Making the Move to Life Settlements," a white paper for insurance brokerage agency executives.

Pageant brings history to life (The Wichita Eagle)
Abe Lincoln prepared Friday morning to give the Gettysburg Address. Schoolchildren and tourists were clamoring about him. He stood with a bugler by his side, in the midst of frontiersmen, Spanish royalty dancers, Colonial politicians and Indians on horseback.

Benlate's bitter legacy (St. Petersburg Times)
Farmer Carl Grooms won't let go. He keeps four cases of the "poison" he thinks ruined his strawberry fields in the early 1990s in the back seat of his first car, a 1969 Chevy Chevelle, parked in a dark shed.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Carmi Times)


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Carmi 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.

Life Insurance Has Two Basic Flavors (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
If your death would impose financial suffering on a loved one, you should have life insurance. The policy payoff can provide funds to make up for...

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


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!

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.

Life Insurance Has Two Basic Flavors (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
If your death would impose financial suffering on a loved one, you should have life insurance. The policy payoff can provide funds to make up for your lost income.

Insurance Expert Warns Senior Citizens: Don't Cash in Your Life


Insurance Expert Warns Senior Citizens: Don't Cash in Your Life Insurance Policy (PR Web)
An insurance expert explains why senior citizens should not cash in their life insurance policies for their current cash surrender value, when that policy can be sold through a life settlements brokerage to a buyer for more than 3 to 5 times the cash value of the policy. (PRWEB Sep 19, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U2luZy1DcmFzLVBpZ2ctWmV0YS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Insurance Expert Warns Senior Citizens: Don't Cash in Your Life Insurance Policy (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Memphis, TN (PRWEB) September 19, 2006 -- According to Daniel Katz, Vice President of Operations for Settlements for Life, senior citizens who are contemplating cashing in their life insurance policies could receive 5 times or more than the cash value of their policy by not cashing that policy in at its current cash surrender value.

MassMutual, YWCA to offer FREE life insurance (WIS News 10


MassMutual, YWCA to offer FREE life insurance (WIS News 10 Columbia)
(Columbia) September 21, 2006 - Parents, here's an opportunity for you to plan for your kids if something happens to you. MassMutual is partnering with the YWCA to offer free life insurance to working parents in South Carolina.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Stuttgart Daily Leader)
(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 Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Kewanee Star Courier)
(ARA) - Life insurance isn't a topic that is usually brought up at dinner time. No one likes to think about their death or the death of a family member. And no one thinks it could happen to them, but the reality is it could!

WebINS.com Introduces Two New Educational Websites About Impaired Risk Life And Health Insurance Issues, and Assists (PR Web)
WebINS.com provides insurance solutions for individuals, who have been declined by the standard insurance companies because of past or current health conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes. Keith Ouellette, ChFC, CLU, a specialist in the impaired risk life and health markets for over 15 years, has formed a new insurance consulting firm, WebINS Market Strategies, to

Congress OKs insurance bill shielding troops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


Congress OKs insurance bill shielding troops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Legislation to protect U.S. military personnel from abusive sales of overpriced life insurance and investments was given final approval by Congress on Thursday and sent to President Bush for signing into law.

In Words and Pictures, Consumers Tell LIMRA Their Deepest Feelings About Life Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WINDSOR, Conn.----Sept. 21, 2006--The terms "art" and "life insurance" aren't usually spoken in the same breath but by asking consumers to express their feelings creatively, research organization LIMRA International revealed the typical American's "love-hate" relationship with life insurance.

Asbestos defendant Herron dies (Fort Morgan Times) The last defendant


Asbestos defendant Herron dies (Fort Morgan Times)
The last defendant in a series of cases coming out of an asbestos crisis at Fort Morgan High School has died. Steve Herron was injured in a Sept. 10 motorcycle accident and taken to a Longmont hospital, where he died Thursday after being taken off life support.

Insurance Expert Warns Senior Citizens: Don't Cash in Your Life Insurance Policy (PR Web)
An insurance expert explains why senior citizens should not cash in their life insurance policies for their current cash surrender value, when that policy can be sold through a life settlements brokerage to a buyer for more than 3 to 5 times the cash value of the policy. (PRWEB Sep 19, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U2luZy1DcmFzLVBpZ2ctWmV0YS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Market Insight: B-shares shrug off their image as relics and spring to life (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Until this week they were forgotten relics dating back to the establishment, in the early 1990s, of China's modern-day stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Videos Premiere on Popular Insurance


Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Videos Premiere on Popular Insurance Sites (SYS-CON Media)
The industry leading life insurance site, http://www.lifeinsure.com/ and the disability insurance site, http://www.protectyourincome.com/ have been completely redesigned and now include a series of informative videos explaining these subjects in easy to understand format.

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!

CELIC Signs with Insuresoft to Develop a Life Insurance Administration


CELIC Signs with Insuresoft to Develop a Life Insurance Administration System (SYS-CON Media)
Insuresoft, a leading provider of insurance policy administration software, today announced that Cincinnati-based Cincinnati Equitable Life Insurance Company has entered into an agreement to develop a policy and claims administration system to support a new life insurance product offering. The web-based system will provide policy administration, claims, billing, system administration and

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald)
(ARA) - Life insurance isn't a topic that is usually brought up at dinner time. No one likes to think about their death or the death of a family member. And no one thinks it could happen to them, but the reality is it could!

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


Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Daily Clay County Advocate-Press)
(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!

Insurance.com Reports Drivers Should Compare Auto Insurance Rates During Life Events (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Insurance.com, the nation's largest online auto insurance agency, reports that the best time for drivers to compare auto insurance rates is during major life events such as getting married or purchasing a new home.

Parents Of Brain-Damaged Boy Reportedly Reach Settlement (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via


Parents Of Brain-Damaged Boy Reportedly Reach Settlement (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The family of a 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has been awarded a multi-million dollar medical malpractice settlement.

The Search Industrial Complex (Forbes)
How Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft get big by thinking small.

Insurance can be vital to survivors' way of life (Seattle


Insurance can be vital to survivors' way of life (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The insurance industry sponsors National Life Insurance Awareness Month each September to encourage Americans to take a hard look at life coverage.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Ridgecrest Daily Independent)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

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.

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.

Decision not to buy life insurance can be devastating (WHOI)
A young Florida woman says she had to drop out of college after her father's sudden death. He had no life insurance, and she had to pay his expenses and her college tuition.

Met Life Insurance Company Plans To Move Back To Manhattan (NY1 News)
There's word insurance giant Met Life will soon move many employees back to Manhattan, five years after it announced it was relocating them to Queens.

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!

'Mom' walks bears to freedom (The Times of India) In


'Mom' walks bears to freedom (The Times of India)
In a novel initiative, the CBRC in Arunachal Pradesh is using a surrogate mom to give two five-month-old cubs a few lessons about life in the wild.

Ex-priest Kimball, convicted in sex abuse, found dead (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Donald W. Kimball, the charismatic Catholic youth minister convicted of molesting a 13-year-old girl, was found dead at a Windsor town house early Friday, police said.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Derby


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.

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!

SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. Appoints David Liz rraga to Advisory Board (HispanicBusiness.com)
New York, NY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--September 14, 2006--SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc., a financial services company dedicated to building long-term relationships with its customers and empowering them through financial education, today announced changes to its advisory board.

The best way to determine your life insurance needs (NorthJersey.com)
Insurance agent Clif Rosenberry knows firsthand what can happen when a family's breadwinner dies without life insurance: His brother was killed at the age of 39 in a work accident, and he didn't have his own policy.

Massive Tax Relief Savings To Be Made On Life Insurance


Massive Tax Relief Savings To Be Made On Life Insurance Premiums, Advises Moneynet (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -- Consumers can save up to 40 per cent on monthly life insurance premiums with a Pension Term Assurance policy, according to online data comparison service Moneynet.

Guardian Announces ``Gold Standard'' of Life Insurance Better Designed to Keep Pace Through All Life's Stages (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Sept. 14, 2006--The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America today introduced a new generation of life insurance for three generations of people to address the needs of Americans who are living later and want to prepare for their futures earlier.

The best way to determine your life insurance needs (NorthJersey.com)
Insurance agent Clif Rosenberry knows firsthand what can happen when a family's breadwinner dies without life insurance: His brother was killed at the age of 39 in a work accident, and he didn't have his own policy.

Warming Climate May Put Chill On Arctic Polar Bear Population


Warming Climate May Put Chill On Arctic Polar Bear Population (Science Daily)
According to scientists from NASA and the Canadian Wildlife Service, increased Arctic polar bear sightings are probably related to retreating sea ice triggered by climate warming and not due to population increases. The new research suggests that progressively earlier breakup of the Arctic sea ice, stimulated by climate warming, shortens the spring hunting season for female polar bears in Western

The Clock Is Ticking (Jewish Week)
With campaign season approaching, Iran, Palestinian-aid bills stall.

See no evil (Colorado Springs Independent)
Last month, two news stories broke the same day, one meaty, one junky. In Detroit, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled that the Bush administration's warrantless National Security Agency surveillance program was unconstitutional and must end.

New IPod Details Revealed (Wired News)
Steve Jobs unveils the new Apple iPods -- turns out they're a lot like the old iPods, with a few nifty refinements such as gapless playback (finally), longer battery life and new color options. In Listening Post.

State Insurance Regulators Offer 'Facts of Life' Tips for Consumers


State Insurance Regulators Offer 'Facts of Life' Tips for Consumers (HispanicBusiness.com)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Although consumers widely recognize the importance of life insurance in financially protecting their families, most need significant help in determining the type and amount of coverage appropriate at different life stages, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Acknowledging September as "Life Insurance Awareness Month,"

State Insurance Regulators Offer 'Facts of Life' Tips for Consumers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Although consumers widely recognize the importance of life insurance in financially protecting their families, most need significant help in determining the type and amount of coverage appropriate at different life stages, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners .

The Benefits of Life Insurance (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Insurance agent Clif Rosenberry knows firsthand what can happen when a family's breadwinner dies without life insurance: His brother was killed at the age of 39 in a work accident, and he didn't have his own policy.

The benefits of life insurance (Sharewatch)
\"He had a wife, two kids, a brand new house ... and not one speck of life insurance,\" Rosenberry said. \"The family wound up having to sell the house, having to move. It was an absolute mess.\"

AIA plans to expand life insurance (The Star Online) KOTA


AIA plans to expand life insurance (The Star Online)
KOTA BARU : American International Assurance Co Ltd (AIA) wants to further expand its life insurance segment where it sees tremendous growth potential since only 39% of the country's population has such insurance coverage.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Benton Evening News)
(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.

Life insurance industry grows by 177 pc in April-July (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Sept 12: Robust growth by country's largest insurer LIC and private players led by ICICI Prudential pushed the life insurance sector growth to 177 per cent during April-July this fiscal.

Second Time's a Charm? (The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News)


Second Time's a Charm? (The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News)
It was a warm weekend day in mid-July when, Republican senator George Voinovich of Ohio says, "it came to me.

Kenya: Slum Residents to Hold Parallel Africities Summit (AllAfrica.com)
Catholic parishes serving Nairobi's informal settlements have organized a parallel summit alongside the upcoming pan-African summit on improving life in urban areas.

Gaza worse off a year after Israeli withdrawal (Middle East Times)
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories -- On September 12, 2005, the Israeli army, after 38 years of occupation, withdrew from the Gaza Strip, taking along with it almost 5,000 Jewish settlers who lived in 21 settlements scattered across the coastal strip.

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.

Life insurance industry grows by 177 pc in April-July (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Sept 12: Robust growth by country's largest insurer LIC and private players led by ICICI Prudential pushed the life insurance sector growth to 177 per cent during April-July this fiscal.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Evening Times) (ARA) -


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.

Banner Life Insurance Company Completes Second Capital Markets Financing of Regulation XXX Reserve Requirements with a (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----Sept. 8, 2006--Banner Life Insurance Company , the principal operating subsidiary of Legal & General America and a member of Legal & General Group Plc, announced today the closing of a $450 million capital markets offering underwritten by Lehman Brothers Inc.

Say Aloha to Long Life (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely, based not on how much you earn or how good your health insurance is, but on where you live. A new study by Harvard University researchers found a gap of more than 35 years between the longest-lived group of Americans -- Asian American women in Bergen County, N.J., with an average life expectancy of 91 years -- and the shortest, Native Americans in a

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.

Silicosis attorneys accused of 'double dipping' (Houston Chronicle) When Roger


Silicosis attorneys accused of 'double dipping' (Houston Chronicle)
When Roger Redditt died of lung cancer in 2002, there seemed no great mystery as to why. Though only 50, he had smoked all of his adult life two packs a day for most of it, cutting down to a single pack over the final five years.

Likely burial sites sold (The State)
ROCK HILL York County museum leaders sold land containing Catawba Indian relics and likely burial grounds to a developer, despite pleas from at least five archaeologists that the property first be thoroughly surveyed.

Banner Life Insurance Company Completes Second Capital Markets Financing of


Banner Life Insurance Company Completes Second Capital Markets Financing of Regulation XXX Reserve Requirements with a (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----Sept. 8, 2006--Banner Life Insurance Company , the principal operating subsidiary of Legal & General America and a member of Legal & General Group Plc, announced today the closing of a $450 million capital markets offering underwritten by Lehman Brothers Inc.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(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.

Term Life Insurance -- As Easy As A-B-C (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)
(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.

Doha Bank signs deal with Indian insurance firm (Zawya)
10 September 2006 Doha - Doha Bank has signed an agreement with Aviva Life Insurance of India which facilitates the subscription of personal financial products for Non-resident Indians (NRIs) in Qatar.

Police: Life insurance motive for murder (Aspen Daily News) Socialite


Police: Life insurance motive for murder (Aspen Daily News)
Socialite Pamela Phillips hired her business associate and one-time lover to kill her ex-husband in Arizona so she could collect his $2 million life insurance policy, according to a police affidavit released Thursday.

Woman Admits Taking Money From Life Insurance Policies (22WSBT South Bend)
(AP) A Huron County woman has admitted she took nearly $1 million from senior citizens life insurance accounts.

Insurance aids more than health (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
FRESNO - Children from low-income families with government-sponsored health insurance not only are healthier but also enjoy a better quality of life, according to a newly released study.

E-Board renews Ruckus contract (Rensselaer Polytechnic) For about a year


E-Board renews Ruckus contract (Rensselaer Polytechnic)
For about a year now, Rensselaer students have been using Ruckus, especially after the hefty settlements imposed on students last year. Ruckus is a legal downloading service for RPI students. I believe Ruckus had made a great turnaround in avoiding illegal downloading and sharing.

4 lakes: Let's not forget our surrounding waters (Wisconsin State Journal)
Happy birthday to Madison's lakes! This year not only marks the City of Madison's sesquicentennial, our lakes are 150 years old, too. Well, not the lakes themselves, of course. But in 1856 the names for Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa and Kegonsa appeared on maps for the first time.

Before and after the dam: Life here was forever changed by construction of Lake of the Ozarks (Lake Sun Leader)
LAKE OF THE OZARKS - The Ozark Mountains have stood the test of time as one of the oldest geological formations in North America. Part of the Ozark Plateau, the area was left untouched by the glaciers of the great Ice Age.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily Reporter) (ARA) -


Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

Life Insurers Less Vulnerable to Spreads (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
While life insurance stocks have historically weakened in climates of rising short-term interest rates and flat yield curves, life insurers today are more resilient and less vulnerable to tight credit spreads, analysts say.

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


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.

Woman Admits Taking Money From Life Insurance Policies (22WSBT South Bend)
(AP) A Huron County woman has admitted she took nearly $1 million from senior citizens life insurance accounts.

SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc. Elects Joseph Mancino to Board of Directors Chairman and Evelyn Murphy to (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc., a financial services company dedicated to building long-term relationships with its customers and empowering them through financial education, today announced changes to its Board of Directors.

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!

AUDIO from Medialink: Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life


AUDIO from Medialink: Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
------Most people don't like to think about their mortality, but avoiding it could result in financial hardship for your loved ones. September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, and Bill Glavin, executive vice president of MassMutual, says it's an ideal time to assess your needs.

Sector movers: Gains for Life Insurance (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Life Insurance was just ahead today after zombie fund specialist Chesnara upped first half profits by a quarter, although it conceded it is getting harder to find acquisitions to maintain its momentum.

Out Island women in early Bahamian society (The Nassau Guardian)


Out Island women in early Bahamian society (The Nassau Guardian)
Women living in Out Island settlements had more limited opportunities than those in Nassau. Poverty, isolation, poor communications and sheer neglect by the Nassau mercantile elite, caused great hardships on the Out Islands.

Colleges grapple with student suicides (Boston Globe)
A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.

Colleges Grapple With Student Suicides (San Francisco Chronicle)
A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal. The lock had been changed. She was being expelled from the...

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Southwest Daily


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Southwest Daily News)
(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.

Richard Lindsay to Lead Symetra's Individual Life Insurance & Annuities Business (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Symetra Financial today named Richard J. Lindsay as the company's new senior vice president of the Life & Annuities division. As a member of the Symetra senior management team, Lindsay will drive performance and oversee operations for the division, which encompasses retirement services, annuities and individual life insurance products.

Life Insurance - The Essentials? (Fool.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
How important is life insurance? Well, do you have a family that depends on you?

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Southwest Daily


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Southwest Daily News)
(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! (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!

In Emerging Markets, Russia Now a 'Haven' (The Moscow Times)


In Emerging Markets, Russia Now a 'Haven' (The Moscow Times)
For the first time this year, investors put more money into Russia funds last week than into funds focusing on Brazil, India or China. >> A revolution is under way in the hospitality industry, as old properties are transformed from economy to elite.

Eviction of depressed students a tricky issue for U.S. colleges (Boston Globe)
A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.

Bugti killing; opp demands judicial commission be set up (Kaumundi Online)
ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of mounting protests against the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, Pakistan's opposition alliances have asked the Chief Justice to set up a judicial commission to inquire into the incident.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Benton Evening News) (ARA) -


Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Carmi 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.

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!

Rich Filipinos stash away $50-$100B; splurge in foreign insurance coverage (Malaya)
Rich Filipinos stash away an estimated $50-$100 billion in bonds, real estate and deposits abroad. Most recently the money is seeping into life insurance sold by foreign companies.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Carmi


Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Carmi 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.

Regional life insurance firm on list of 50 top performers (Canton Daily Ledger)
Paul Tornatore, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Pekin Insurance, which has been affiliated with Sanders-Hasty Insurance Agency of Canton for 75 years, has announced that Pekin Life Insurance Company has been named to the 2006 Ward's 50 group of top performing companies.

High insurance puts life's dream farther from reach (St. Petersburg Times)
I'm not going back. We don't own winter coats or a snow shovel. I want to keep my Florida home and my dream of a retirement spent in the sunshine. But we are facing a real quandary as we look at our resources. Can we afford to live our dream?

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!

College Policies on Suicidal Students Under Legal Attack (Fox News)


College Policies on Suicidal Students Under Legal Attack (Fox News)
Policies barring suicidal students from campus have popped up across the country as colleges try to prevent suicides; but just as quickly, those rules have come under attack as discrimination against the mentally ill.

Livedoor trial reflects changes in Japan (AP via Yahoo! News)
When the trial of Japan's most famous dot-com entrepreneur opens Monday, a much wider issue will also be before the court: this nation's tenuous shift to a more freewheeling market economy.

Cricket tournament to honour Asvat (Sunday Times)
SundayTimes.co.za, the top South African online news web site

Burning Man: It's a way of life for some (East Valley Tribune)
The Labor Day weekend offers all kinds of recreational possibilities for hard-working Arizonans. You could take a boat to the lake. You could go camping in the mountains. You could watch a D-Backs game, or have a pleasant backyard barbecue.

A.M. Best Places Ratings of PennCorp Life Insurance Company Under


A.M. Best Places Ratings of PennCorp Life Insurance Company Under Review (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----Aug. 31, 2006--A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of B++ and the issuer credit rating of "bbb" of PennCorp Life Insurance Company under review with developing implications.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Carmi 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.

Regional life insurance firm on list of 50 top performers


Regional life insurance firm on list of 50 top performers (Canton Daily Ledger)
Paul Tornatore, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Pekin Insurance, which has been affiliated with Sanders-Hasty Insurance Agency of Canton for 75 years, has announced that Pekin Life Insurance Company has been named to the 2006 Ward's 50 group of top performing companies.

Simplify Your Life ... Insurance Online (Ridgecrest Daily Independent)
(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.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - If you've been putting off shopping for life insurance because you're a smoker, or think you are paying exorbitant premiums because of your habit, it's time to start shopping around.

Universal American Agrees to Sell Its Canadian Subsidiary PennCorp Life Insurance Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RYE BROOK, N.Y.----Aug. 31, 2006--Universal American Financial Corp. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell UAFC Inc., including the Company's Canadian insurance subsidiary PennCorp Life Insurance Company , for approximately $131 million in cash to a venture 70% owned by La Capitale Civil Service Insurer Inc., a subsidiary of La Capitale Financial Group Inc., and

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