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Term Life Insurance Prices Drop by Half (NPR) With economic


Term Life Insurance Prices Drop by Half (NPR)
With economic inflation, most prices tend to go up, not down. But there are always exceptions, including term life insurance. It now costs 50 percent less than it did 10 years ago.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Southwest Daily 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.

Oxford Life Insurance Company Upgraded by A.M. Best (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RENO, Nev., Nov. 29, 2006 -- AMERCO announced today that its subsidiary, Oxford Life Insurance Company has been upgraded by A.M. Best, the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source, to B++ from B+ .

Oxford Life Insurance Company Upgraded by A.M. Best (PrimeNewswire via


Oxford Life Insurance Company Upgraded by A.M. Best (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RENO, Nev., Nov. 29, 2006 -- AMERCO announced today that its subsidiary, Oxford Life Insurance Company has been upgraded by A.M. Best, the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source, to B++ from B+ .

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!

Life Insurance Settlement Association Supports Disclosure in New Settlement Model Acts (SYS-CON Media)
The Life Insurance Settlement Association willmeet in conference in New York from November 29 to December 1. This willbe the twelfth consecutive year for this conference, and it will occur inNew York City at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Times Square. As in previousyears, LISA will continue to provide leadership for the industry and toconfront the challenges of the day. Industry leaders have shown

Life Insurance Settlement Association Supports Disclosure in New Settlement Model Acts (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Life Insurance Settlement Association will meet in conference in New York from November 29 to December 1. This will be the twelfth consecutive year for this conference, and it will occur in New York City at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Times Square. As in previous years, LISA will continue to provide leadership for the industry and to confront the challenges of the day.

Just do it (Haaretz Daily) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's latest


Just do it (Haaretz Daily)
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's latest spin is better than its predecessors. It is good that the prime minister of Israel is extending a hand in peace. It is good that the prime minister of Israel is reiterating the principle of commitment to evacuating territory and settlements.

GLOWING GEM (New York Press)
Like many mining settlements in the American West, the small Australian mining town of Coober Pedy has produced great stories along with the fortunes it has or hasn t yielded or not.

Serb leader boycotts war crimes trial (AP via Yahoo! News)
The court-appointed lawyer of a firebrand Serb nationalist appealed to his client Tuesday to end the boycott of his war crimes trial, where he stands accused of unleashing a murderous campaign of ethnic cleansing in parts of the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.

ITES-2S protest settlements reached (FCW.com)
The Army has settled with five companies that successfully protested the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services (ITES-2S) contract awards. The Army will allow the previously excluded companies to join the contract, Army officials said today. ITES-2S is a $20 billion, nine-year contract vehicle meant to be the cornerstone of the service s IT procurement for the next decade. It is

UK consumers turn a blind eye to life insurance tax


UK consumers turn a blind eye to life insurance tax relief, survey shows (Insurance Business Review)
Just 21% of UK adults with some form of traditional life insurance would consider a switch to pension term assurance, according to a survey commissioned by the price comparison website moneysupermarket.com.

MIB Solutions' Claims Activity Index Potentially Saves Life Insurance Carriers Millions by Helping to Prevent Claims (SYS-CON Media)
MIB Solutions, Inc. presented a seminar on its Claims Activity Index (CAI), the first industry-wide database to help prevent life insurance claims fraud, to the delegates of the 97th annual meeting of the International Claim Association in Seattle last month. Featured speakers, Douglas M. Mertz, MIB Solutions' vice president of sales, Blake Cole, Mutual of Omaha's manager of special

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.

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.

SBI Life launches Bancassurance Online (The Hindu)
CHENNAI: SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. announced on Monday the launch of `Bancassurance Online' with its promoter State Bank of India. O. P. Bhatt, Chairman of SBI formally inaugurated the portal. Bancassurance Online imports e-training on life ...

Applying for Life Insurance? Be Sure to Tell Them Everything! (Hope Star)
(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!

Olmert, in dramatic policy shift, urges Palestinians to return to


Olmert, in dramatic policy shift, urges Palestinians to return to negotiating table (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Pope off to Turkey Associated Press Turkish women, supporters of the pro-Islamic Felicity Party, display signatures collected to demand that the Haghia Sophia be declared a mosque and opened to worship, during a demonstration in front of the Haghia Sophia museum in Istanbul, Turke. Pope Benedict sets off on one of the most delicate trips by a Pontiff, visiting Turkey, where resentment is seething

Serb fails to appear at war crimes trial (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Serbian ultranationalist accused of unleashing a murderous campaign of terror as Yugoslavia crumbled boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday.

Israeli PM Offers Palestinians Concessions (KGO-TV Bay Area)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered Monday to reduce checkpoints, release frozen funds, and free prisoners in exchange for a serious push for peace by the Palestinians.

All-purpose vs vortex public figures (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
The principal reason why the First Gentleman claims he is a private individual in that "slew" of libel cases he s filed against journalists is to avoid a heavy burden of proof he would have to bear were he to be deemed a public official or a public figure.

China Life Insurance in talks to acquire stake in Huishang


China Life Insurance in talks to acquire stake in Huishang Bank (Banking Business Review)
Chinese life underwriter China Life Insurance is apparently in final-stage talks to purchase a 10% stake in Huishang Bank, according to Reuters.

Insurance survey conclusions (Times of Malta)
Insurances today cover almost all aspects of individual and business activities, but individuals normally restrict the purchase of private insurance to five major areas - car, house, travel life and health.

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.

Best places to find insurance deals (Deseret Morning News)
The editors of Kiplinger's magazine pooled their collective wisdom to come up with a list of the best places to shop for insurance, no matter what kind of coverage you need. Read on and shop successfully.

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.

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: China Life Insurance Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Paul Cheung, who discusses China Life Insurance Company .

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!

LIC eyes insurance for other nationals (Gulf Times)
MANAGING director and Chief Executive Officer of India s Life Insurance Corporation (International) S Roy Chowdhary has expressed the hope that the company would soon grow into a billion-dollar establishment.

Dujail Pays for Saddam Verdict (Institute for War and Peace


Dujail Pays for Saddam Verdict (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Residents of Dujail say Sunnis are out to get them, following Saddam s conviction. Saddam Hussein may have been sentenced to death, but the people of Dujail are not at peace.

Photography exhibit honors Jewish female athletes (Pioneer Press)
ST. PAUL A photography exhibit chronicling Jewish women's sporting achievements, titled "Jewish + Female = Athlete: Portraits of Strength from Around the World," will be on display at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center starting Sunday. This free exhibit, a two-year project by the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, celebrates the contributions of Jewish women athletes from the 19th century to the

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!

China Life Insurance in talks to acquire stake in Huishang Bank (Banking Business Review)
Chinese life underwriter China Life Insurance is apparently in final-stage talks to purchase a 10% stake in Huishang Bank, according to Reuters.

Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: China Life Insurance Company (Business Wire


Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: China Life Insurance Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Paul Cheung, who discusses China Life Insurance Company .

Fortis to set up life insurance JV in India (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to set up a life insurance joint venture in India.

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!


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!

Fortis to set up life insurance JV in India (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to set up a life insurance joint venture in India.

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.

Lost Jews arrive in Israel to start new life (Gulf


Lost Jews arrive in Israel to start new life (Gulf Times)
TEL AVIV: Members of a group who profess Jewish ancestry arrived in Israel from India yesterday to begin a new life, after rabbinical leaders accepted them as descendants of one of Judaism s lost biblical tribes.

Music, computers redeeming lives in Rio's slums / Youth caught in crossfire of police and gang violence turn despair (San Francisco Chronicle)
When soldiers charged into Rio's oldest slum this year searching for gangsters who had raided an army weapons cache, they fired without warning onto a playing field, residents say, accidentally killing a girl in the firefight. When the dust cleared,...

AIG to Webcast Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services Presentation


AIG to Webcast Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services Presentation on December 4 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----American International Group, Inc. will present an overview of its Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations at 8:30 a.m. EST on Monday, December 4, 2006.

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!

ACE International Life Appoints Anton Kushner CEO and General Director of ACE Life Insurance, Russia (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----ACE International Life announced today the appointment of Anton Kushner as CEO and General Director of ACE Life Insurance, Russia. Mr. Kushner will be located in Moscow and have responsibility for the overall strategic direction of ACE Life in Russia.

AIG to Webcast Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services Presentation


AIG to Webcast Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services Presentation on December 4 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----American International Group, Inc. will present an overview of its Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations at 8:30 a.m. EST on Monday, December 4, 2006.

Kapil Dev to play the consistency game for Birla Sun Life Insurance (Agencyfaqs!)
agencyfaqs! News Bureau MUMBAI, November 21 Kapil Dev will now be acting as corporate brand ambassador for Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI). Dev will play the key role in the brand, product marketing and promotional activities.

A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (Japan) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ and assigned an issuer credit rating of "aa-" to Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. . The outlook on both ratings is stable.

Life Insurance Finance Association Conference to Feature Diverse Panel of Speakers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Myths and realities surrounding the life insurance premium finance industry will be clarified Nov. 29 by industry experts, including state regulators, attorneys, producers, agents and lenders, who will make up the panel of speakers at the first Life Insurance Finance Association conference.

India's "lost" Jews return to biblical homeland (Yahoo! India News)


India's "lost" Jews return to biblical homeland (Yahoo! India News)
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Members of a group who profess Jewish ancestry arrived in Israel from India on Tuesday to begin a new life, after rabbinical leaders accepted them as descendants of one of Judaism's lost biblical tribes.

Kenya: Let's Aim At Eliminating Slums Instead of Glorifying Them (AllAfrica.com)
Slums have become an acceptable feature of Kenya's urban areas. From small towns such as Meru and Kericho to major towns like Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu, and even the capital city, Nairobi, slums have acquired a life of their own.

Taipei's historic military villages face extinction (The Christian Science Monitor)
Symbols of former mainlanders' past, the villages are being plowed under to accommodate urban growth.

Kapil Dev to play the consistency game for Birla Sun


Kapil Dev to play the consistency game for Birla Sun Life Insurance (Agencyfaqs!)
agencyfaqs! News Bureau MUMBAI, November 21 Kapil Dev will now be acting as corporate brand ambassador for Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI). Dev will play the key role in the brand, product marketing and promotional activities.

MassMutual's Emerald Financial Resources Reaches $2 Billion in Life Insurance Coverage in Force (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Emerald Financial Resources, a Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company general agency based in Bridgewater, NJ, announced today it has reached a key milestone in its business -- $2 billion of life insurance coverage in force issued by MassMutual and its affiliates.

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.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance


Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Southwest Daily News)
(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!

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(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.

Woman accused of insurance fraud -- again (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
TAMPA - A woman who went to jail for insurance fraud has been accused of doing it again. Jean Fontalvo went to jail for two years after she was caught scamming $15,000 for her husband s life insurance policy.

Marcos widow launches 'Imelda collection' (AFP via Yahoo! News) Imelda


Marcos widow launches 'Imelda collection' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Imelda Marcos, widow of the late deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, launched the "Imelda Collection" of clothes and jewelry, calling it her contribution to lifting the country's spirits.

Life Settlement Firm Announces Its Full-Disclosure Initiative (PropertyandCasualty.com)
Milestone Providers, a Pennsylvania-based life settlement provider, has announced the launch of its Full-Disclosure Initiative for life settlement transactions

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


Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Ridgecrest Daily Independent)
(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 Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(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.

Meiji Yasuda to raise guaranteed yield on endowment life insurance (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Thursday it will raise a guaranteed yield to 1.5 percent from 1.1 percent on single-premium endowment life insurance policies to be purchased from Jan. 2 and on.

Life insurance becoming affordable (Telegraph) The next time your party


Life insurance becoming affordable (Telegraph)
The next time your party guests linger past your bedtime, ask them how they feel about life insurance. Watch that they don't trip over your cat as they sprint to the door.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(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 (Kewanee Star Courier)
(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.

Guinea: Country Finds Hope in Alumina Refinery (AllAfrica.com) Tami Hultman


Guinea: Country Finds Hope in Alumina Refinery (AllAfrica.com)
Tami Hultman Washington, D.C. In the dry season, a pervasive red dust wafts from the crushers at the bauxite operations that have dominated economic activity for over three decades in Guinea home to a third of the world s known supply of the raw material for aluminum.

Leading Life Expectancy Underwriter Joins Life-Exchange (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MIAMI----In its continual push to provide the life settlement industry with the most comprehensive set of services available, Life-Exchange, Inc. , the leader in electronic trading for the life settlement industry, announced today that ISC Services, one of the life settlement industry's leading underwriters, has joined Life-Exchange.

Jury awards $3 million to potter's widow in asbestos case (phillyburbs.com)
NEWARK, N.J. - A jury on Thursday awarded $3 million to a woman who claimed her husband, a potter, died because he contracted a fatal disease from asbestos fibers inhaled while working with a material he used for glazes.

Viewpoints: Remembering Milton Friedman (International Herald Tribune)
The death this week of Milton Friedman, the conservative economist and recipient of a Nobel in 1976, sparked a wave of reminiscence and reflection at the University of Chicago, where Friedman spent much of his intellectual life.

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


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 insurance becoming affordable (Telegraph)
The next time your party guests linger past your bedtime, ask them how they feel about life insurance. Watch that they don't trip over your cat as they sprint to the door.

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company Announces Intent to Enter New York Group Benefits Marketplace By Acquiring New (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation , a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, has announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire a New York-domiciled life and accident and health insurance company to be named at a later date.

Meiji Yasuda to raise guaranteed yield on endowment life insurance (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. said Thursday it will raise a guaranteed yield to 1.5 percent from 1.1 percent on single-premium endowment life insurance policies to be purchased from Jan. 2 and on.

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


Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Derby 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 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.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Waynesboro Record Herald)
(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! (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!

India Welcomes U.S. Pension Money, Bans Locals: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com)


India Welcomes U.S. Pension Money, Bans Locals: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- New York teachers and California public employees are using Indian equities to buttress their retirement savings.

Katrina victims spend their way to holiday cheer (The York Dispatch)
It's Monday morning -- usually the graveyard shift for retailing -- but the suburban Lakeside Mall in New Orleans is bustling. Moms push strollers adorned with shopping bags. Guys buy video games and DVDs. Singles dodge kiosk salesmen en route to a store.

Nortel Gives SMBs More Ways for Simplifying Operations, Increasing Productivity, Collaborating Effectively (SYS-CON Media)
Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) is strengthening its small and medium business (SMB) portfolio with the addition of two new data products, as well as enhancements to existing SMB solutions.

Bladen's natives far different from other tribes in the state (Bladen Journal)
It's unfortunate John Lawson never spent much time among the Indians of the Cape Fear Valley. Had he done so, we would have a better picture today of Bladen's earliest settlers.

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


Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Derby 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.

Lafayette Life's financial rating, assets improve after merger (Journal and Courier)
Entering its second century, Lafayette Life Insurance Co. remains a solid force within a challenging industry. The company was founded in downtown Lafayette in 1905 and is licensed to sell group and individual life insurance in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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!

LIC grows by 178 pc; life insurance industry by 162 pc in H1 (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Nov 14: Life Insurance Corporation, the country's largest insurer, has consolidated its position by recording 178 per cent increase in premium collection during April-September this fiscal, higher than the life insurance industry growth rate of 162 per cent.

Life Insurance Study Reveals Strategies for Global Expansion (CNW Group


Life Insurance Study Reveals Strategies for Global Expansion (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Global economic, regulatory and technological changes combined with increasing life expectancy rates for an aging population present a once in a life time opportunity for life insurers.

Insurer Resolution Life confirms talks with potential suitors (Independent)
Resolution Life, the specialist insurer which joined the FTSE 100 last year, has held talks with a series of potential suitors that could end up bidding for the company. Resolution, which focuses on acquiring and running life insurance investment funds closed to new business, said yesterday that the Takeover Panel had asked it to make a statement to the Stock Exchange confirming the talks.

Why You Can't Depend on Group Life Insurance (Waynesboro Record Herald)
(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.

Holiday spending perks up in Gulf Coast (AP via Yahoo!


Holiday spending perks up in Gulf Coast (AP via Yahoo! News)
It's Monday morning usually the graveyard shift for retailing but the suburban Lakeside Mall is bustling.

UK factory gate inflation weakens (BBC News)
Lower petrol costs lead to a dip in producer prices - but excluding energy and food, prices remain strong.

Young or old, consider need for insurance (Akron Beacon Journal)


Young or old, consider need for insurance (Akron Beacon Journal)
I've seen it happen three times to people I know. A seemingly healthy man in his 50s drops dead of a heart attack, leaving a stay-at-home wife grieving and financially insecure. Of his $20,000 life insurance, little remains after paying for the funeral and settling debts.

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

Insurance deals abound (San Jose Mercury News)
Want some money? Ask your insurer for it. Longer life expectancy and safer vehicles are driving down payouts for insurance companies. Your insurer -- or a competitor -- should be able to deliver the same level of protection for less, according to industry analysts.

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.

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! (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!

Insurance guide for military (The News Journal)
DOVER -- Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn marked Veterans Day by issuing a new guide intended to help military personnel navigate potentially thorny insurance issues. "The Instant Insurance Guide: Military" covers the spectrum, offering military-specific information on auto, homeowners, life and health insurance policies. The guide, Denn said, is his way of supporting the men and women

SecureLifeSettlements.com Offers New Tools to Help Seniors Obtain Life Settlements


SecureLifeSettlements.com Offers New Tools to Help Seniors Obtain Life Settlements (PR Web)
Secure Life Settlements today announced the launch of several improvements to its site, located at www.securelifesettlements.com, which will ensure that seniors who want to sell their life insurance will receive the maximum amount of cash for their life insurance policy. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2006)

Life settlements offer option to sell insurance to third party (BizJournals)
The market for life settlements has expanded in recent years, drawing closer attention from the insurance industry and regulators.

Identify the Key Strategies for Representing & Advising Companies on the Most Pressing Legal Issues Surrounding the (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Winning Legal Strategies for Life Sciences Settlements and Negotiations: Leading Lawyers on Strategizing for Trial, Defending Product Liability, and Managing Licenses to their offering.

Consumer test: life insurance (Guardian Unlimited) It emerged this month


Consumer test: life insurance (Guardian Unlimited)
It emerged this month that the cost of life insurance has fallen sharply in recent years. So what type of policy is best for you? Term policies are the simplest and cheapest form of life insurance - you pay a monthly premium for a set amount of cover for a fixed number of years (the term).

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.

Life Insurance And Kids: A Matter Of Trust (Forbes)
Life insurance can be a financial lifeline for your kids if you die. Here's what to consider to make sure they're covered.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Wellsville Daily Reporter)
(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!

Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates Are


Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates Are Top Life Insurance CFO Concerns for (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
STAMFORD, Conn.----More than three-quarters of life insurance CFOs cited the growing level and complexity of regulations as their biggest concern for the market and economic environment in 2007, according to the latest CFO survey from the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin.

International Planning Group Names Veteran Life Insurance Sales Executives (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WELLESLEY, Mass.----International Planning Group, Ltd. , a leading international life insurance sales organization serving high-net worth individuals and multinational corporations worldwide, today announced the hirings of two veteran life insurance sales force representatives to help drive the firm's Latin America and Asian sales efforts.

SecureLifeSettlements.com Offers New Tools to Help Seniors Obtain Life Settlements


SecureLifeSettlements.com Offers New Tools to Help Seniors Obtain Life Settlements (PR Web)
Secure Life Settlements today announced the launch of several improvements to its site, located at www.securelifesettlements.com, which will ensure that seniors who want to sell their life insurance will receive the maximum amount of cash for their life insurance policy. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2006)

Black firefighter settles suit over racial prank (Los Angeles Times)
A black firefighter who was served dog food in his dinner by fellow firefighters at the Westchester station will receive $2.7 million.

Peachtree CEO Addresses Fasano Life Settlement Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON----Jim Terlizzi, CEO of Peachtree Life Settlements, called on the life settlement industry to be more proactive in putting forth a regulatory agenda addressing broker fee disclosure, insurable interest abuses and other issues affecting the life settlement market.

The Endurance Fund Corporation: Press Release (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Jason C. Monaco, President and CEO, Endurance Fund Corporation, is pleased to announce that the Corporation has entered into a Letter of Intent dated November 3, 2006 with Universal Settlements International Inc..

Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates Are


Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates Are Top Life Insurance CFO Concerns for (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
STAMFORD, Conn.----More than three-quarters of life insurance CFOs cited the growing level and complexity of regulations as their biggest concern for the market and economic environment in 2007, according to the latest CFO survey from the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin.

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!

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Kewanee Star Courier)
(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.

Shop around: Insurance is a buyer's market right now (Orange County Register)
Longer life expectancy and safer vehicles are driving down payouts. Want some money? Ask your insurer for it. Longer life expectancy and safer vehicles are driving down payouts for insurance companies.

Seguros El Roble seeks to grow life insurance portfolio -


Seguros El Roble seeks to grow life insurance portfolio - Guatemala (Business News Americas)
Guatemala's second largest insurer, Seguros El Roble , is seeking to increase the weight of life insurance to achieve a more balanced portfolio split between life and P&C business, personal lines division manager Thomas Guerrero told BNamericas.

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! (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!

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Benton Evening News)
(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!

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-07 12:00 GMT: EU to rule on


(AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-07 12:00 GMT: EU to rule on Swiss Re buy of General Electric's UK life insurance ops by Dec 8 (Interactive Investor)
BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission will rule by Dec 8 on the proposed acquisition by Swiss Reinsurance of the UK life insurance operations of General Electric Co, according to the commission website.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Evening Times)
(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!

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Launches New Universal Life Insurance Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MINNEAPOLIS----With today's longer life expectancy and more complex financial needs, life insurance can not only provide important death benefits, it can also provide financial security throughout a lifetime.

Foolish Forecast: True Religion Is a Looker (The Motley Fool)


Foolish Forecast: True Religion Is a Looker (The Motley Fool)
Views you can use to get clues on the news.

Railroad put cities on map (San Bernardino Sun)
Like countless towns that sprang up on the expanding western frontier, many cities of San Bernardino County's High Desert began life as a tiny water stop or a small wooden depot on the railroad.

Life settlements offer option to sell insurance to third party (BizJournals)
The market for life settlements has expanded in recent years, drawing closer attention from the insurance industry and regulators.

Life settlements offer option to sell insurance to third party


Life settlements offer option to sell insurance to third party (BizJournals)
The market for life settlements has expanded in recent years, drawing closer attention from the insurance industry and regulators.

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! (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!

Pacific Life Insurance Company Selects Versata's Distribution Channel Management(TM) for Enterprise Incentive Management (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Versata, the leading provider of enterprise software solutions with the lowest total cost of ownership, today announced the Life Insurance division of Pacific Life Insurance Company has selected Versata's Distribution Channel Management solution for its comprehensive distribution administration, credential management, and compensation capabilities.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance


Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Southwest Daily News)
(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! (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!

AIG, First in China, Plans 4 Life Insurance Branches (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer, said it plans to open four more branches to sell life products in China next year, tapping into the rising wealth of the country.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(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.

Israeli journalists fail to reveal the man behind the public


Israeli journalists fail to reveal the man behind the public mask. (Sun-Sentinel)
Ariel Sharon: A Life. Gadi Bloom and Nir Hefez. Translated from the Hebrew by Mitch Ginsburg. Random House $29.95. 492 pp.

Compensation fund in a fog (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
In September 2003, Christine Billingsley s then-boyfriend flew into a rage and came after her with his car. He tried to hit her car head-on on a downtown street, she said, but she swerved and he smashed into the side of her car instead. He then repeatedly crashed into the rear of her car, pushing it into a church along Broadway before he jumped out and ran.

Blended Cultures, One Faith (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Ever since Father Jacques Marquette left the footprints of Catholicism in small settlements throughout Michigan, American Indians have been a part of the area's Catholic community.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance


Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(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!

North Coast Life Insurance Company Announces New Senior Vice President (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SPOKANE, Wash.----North Coast Life Insurance Company announces today that Randy G. Thomas has been named its Senior Vice President of Sales as of October 1, 2006.

Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Herkimer Evening Telegram) (ARA) -


Smokers Can Afford Life Insurance (Herkimer Evening Telegram)
(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.

A new dawn for term life insurance (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Many people scoff at us buyers of term life insurance. They claim we're suckers for paying out hundreds of dollars a year for a policy we can't collect on while we're alive.

A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of London General Insurance Company and Combined Life Assurance Company; Assigns Issuer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- from B++ of London General Insurance Company Limited and Combined Life Assurance Company Limited . At the same time, A.M.

Life Insurance 101 (Washington Post)
Got term life insurance? Feel like a chump because you do? Well don't.

Ambassador of Conscience Award: The words of Nelson Mandela (Amnesty


Ambassador of Conscience Award: The words of Nelson Mandela (Amnesty International)
In Johannesburg, this week, in the warm company of friends, like Nadine Gordimer, I became an Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience.

Chemtura posts 3Q loss (Rubber World)
Middlebury, CT - Chemtura reported today a loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2006 of $80.6 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, and earnings from continuing operations on a non-GAAP basis of $18.3 million or $0.08 per diluted share.

Nigeria: Why el-Rufai will Never be President (AllAfrica.com)
It is no longer news that Mallam Nasir el- Rufai is very desperate to be the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2007, which is why he has said repeatedly that the person that must succeed President Olusegun Obasanjo must be someone that will continue with the reform programmes of the present administration.

A hotel room is a very dangerous workplace -- Pinay worker (INQ7.net)
TORONTO, Canada The world s top 10 international hotel chains and corporations, most of them established in the United States and Canada, are now contending with a strong union campaign led by hotel workers, aptly called Hotel Workers Rising.

Bolton treasurer steps down after life insurance blunder (Boston Globe)


Bolton treasurer steps down after life insurance blunder (Boston Globe)
Bolton's town treasurer, Joanne Jenkins, has resigned in the wake of concern about the administration of the town's life insurance policy, said Town Administrator Jodi Ross.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Harrisburg Daily Register)
(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!

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.

Under Certain Terms, This Life Insurance Pays Off (Washington Post)
Many people scoff at us buyers of term life insurance. They claim we're suckers for paying out hundreds of dollars a year for a policy we can't collect on while we're alive.

A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Life of the South Corporation's


A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Life of the South Corporation's Life/Health Insurance Subsidiaries (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to B++ from B+ of Life of the South Insurance Company , the lead life/health company of the group, Bankers Life of Louisiana and Southern Financial Life Insurance Company .

Life Insurance Carriers Struggle with Automating the Underwriting Process (SYS-CON Media)
Many US life insurance industry executives believe their respective companies are late adopters in regard to the automation of the life insurance underwriting process, according to a 2006 survey conducted by TowerGroup in partnership with industry publication Insurance Networking News.

National Financial Partners Announces Third Quarter Results (PR Newswire via