Latest Life Insurance Settlements News Update March 31, 2007 at 08:20 PM

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Payments on an incalculable debt (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Nelly Thalheimer


Payments on an incalculable debt (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Nelly Thalheimer holds a picture of her parents, Alice and Phillip Bokros, from their wedding day in 1922. She collected $12,500 from her father's insurance policy under an international program designed to settle claims.

Company Offers New Services for Seniors Seeking Life Insurance Settlements (PR Web)
Secure Life Settlements offers new services and maximum cash value for life insurance policies being sold by senior citizens who want a life insurance settlement. Senior citizens seeking to get the maximum cash value for their life insurance policies will benefit from the expertise of this company. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007)

Zila Pharmaceuticals Says Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Will


Zila Pharmaceuticals Says Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Will Cover ViziLite(R) Plus With TBlue630 in ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a division of Zila, Inc. and marketer of the ViziLite Plus with TBlue630 system for the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer, announced that The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America will offer coverage for ViziLite Plus exams.

Learn About Life Insurance - Part 2: How much life insurance do I need? (Camden VillageSoup)
WEST ROCKPORT (March 28): How much life insurance do I need? In most cases, if you have no dependents and have enough money to pay your final expenses, you don t need any life insurance.

Woman gets life without parole for 2004 murder (Deseret Morning News)
A woman convicted of murdering her ranch hand to collect on a $300,000 life insurance policy was sentenced Wednesday to life without the possibility of parole.

Why Now is a Good Time to Shop for a Term Life Policy (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

More Universal Life Insurance Choices Now Available to Producers Selling


More Universal Life Insurance Choices Now Available to Producers Selling in the New York Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Producers now have more universal life choices from a quality carrier in the New York market to help meet clients' diverse financial goals and risk profiles.

Strategic Management Issues to Be Discussed at Life Insurance Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Organic growth, stratification of service and outsourcing for bottom-line results are just some of the strategic management issues to be discussed at the Life Insurance Conference, April 16-18, 2007 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, GA.

Learn About Life Insurance - Part 2: How much life insurance do I need? (Camden VillageSoup)
WEST ROCKPORT (March 28): How much life insurance do I need? In most cases, if you have no dependents and have enough money to pay your final expenses, you don t need any life insurance.

Why Now is a Good Time to Shop for a Term Life Policy (Hornell Evening Tribune)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

Zila Pharmaceuticals Says Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Will


Zila Pharmaceuticals Says Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Will Cover ViziLite(R) Plus With TBlue630 in ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a division of Zila, Inc. and marketer of the ViziLite Plus with TBlue630 system for the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer, announced that The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America will offer coverage for ViziLite Plus exams.

Learn About Life Insurance - Part 2: How much life insurance do I need? (Camden VillageSoup)
WEST ROCKPORT (March 28): How much life insurance do I need? In most cases, if you have no dependents and have enough money to pay your final expenses, you don t need any life insurance.

Squatters dragged away; West Band standoff ends (Seattle Times) Hundreds


Squatters dragged away; West Band standoff ends (Seattle Times)
Hundreds of Israeli police in riot gear dragged squatters from the ruins of a Jewish settlement Wednesday, ending a three-day showdown between...

Report Pits Oil Cos. Against Oyster Farmers (WDSU.com)
According to a new report, some oyster farmers may be using unused leases solely in hopes of collecting damage settlements from oil companies.

Phil Wasserman Announces Series of White Papers on Life Insurance Settlements (PR Web)
Phil Wasserman, one of the nation's leading experts in life insurance and president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, one of the leading firms in retirement income planning and sellers of annuities and life insurance, is announcing a new series of white papers on the settlement of existing life insurance policies, known as "Life Settlement." (PRWeb Mar 26, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: ...

Dust always blowing about the town, Except when sea-fog laid it down, And I was one of the children told Some of the ... (Kitco.com)
All the dust the wind blew high Appeared like god in the sunset sky, But I was one of the children told Some of the dust was really gold. Such was life in the Golden Gate: Gold dusted all we drank and ate, And I was one of the children told, 'We all must eat our peck of gold."

State Street Signs China Life Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


State Street Signs China Life Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Boston-based State Street Corp., a provider of financial services to institutional investors, said Wednesday it has been appointed to jointly service the foreign currency insurance funds of China Life Insurance Company Ltd.

HSBC to buy Swiss Life out of French insurance JV (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Banking giant HSBC (0005.HK) said on Tuesday it had agreed to pay 228.75 million euros ($303.6 million) to buy Swiss Life's 50.01 percent stake of a French insurance joint venture.

Learn About Life Insurance - Part 2: How much life insurance do I need? (Camden VillageSoup)
WEST ROCKPORT (March 28): How much life insurance do I need? In most cases, if you have no dependents and have enough money to pay your final expenses, you don t need any life insurance.

Life Insurance Protection (KFYR-TV Bismarck) Financial advisors say they want


Life Insurance Protection (KFYR-TV Bismarck)
Financial advisors say they want to protect North Dakota seniors from illegitimate stranger-purchased life insurance plans. In some cases, the company pays the premiums, pays a few thousand dollars to the senior to buy back the policy, and waits to collect a large sum of money when the senior dies.

Company Offers New Services for Seniors Seeking Life Insurance Settlements (PR Web)
Secure Life Settlements offers new services and maximum cash value for life insurance policies being sold by senior citizens who want a life insurance settlement. Senior citizens seeking to get the maximum cash value for their life insurance policies will benefit from the expertise of this company. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007)

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of ING Life Insurance Korea, Ltd. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the issuer credit rating of "a+" of ING Life Insurance Korea, Ltd. . The outlook for both ratings is positive.

Israeli settlers, backers march to site (AP via Yahoo! News)


Israeli settlers, backers march to site (AP via Yahoo! News)
Hundreds of Israeli pro-settlement activists on Monday staged a defiant march back to a hilltop settlement whose Israeli occupants were evicted by their government in its 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank.

League of Arab States must press for international monitoring in Occupied Palestinian Territories and strong ... (Amnesty International)
On the eve of the meeting of the League of Arab States in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 28 March 2007, Amnesty International issued a call to the League to take a strong human rights stand on problems facing the Middle East and North Africa.

A new life awaits you in the off-world colonies (enjoy the crime, and the jazz ) (The Space Review)
Contrary to popular belief, science fiction rarely tries to predict the future. At best, it tries to project it. Occasionally it seeks to provoke, asking what is possible, or warning of the potential dangers of technological and social progress.

HSBC to buy Swiss Life out of French insurance JV


HSBC to buy Swiss Life out of French insurance JV (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Banking giant HSBC (0005.HK) said on Tuesday it had agreed to pay 228.75 million euros ($303.6 million) to buy Swiss Life's 50.01 percent stake of a French insurance joint venture.

As premiums go down, pick up life insurance (Courier-Post)
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.

HSBC seeks insurance, wealth-management growth organically, via M&A (Market Watch)
HSBC France agreed earlier Tuesday to acquire the 50.01% of life insurer Erisa and property and casualty insurer Erisa IARD that it does not already own from Swiss Life for EUR228.75 million. Clive Bannister, group managing director of insurance at HSBC, said in a statement that the firm's goal globally is to double the contribution to HSBC Group made by insurance. But, while the banking giant ...

Phil Wasserman Announces Series of White Papers on Life Insurance


Phil Wasserman Announces Series of White Papers on Life Insurance Settlements (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Phil Wasserman, one of the nation's leading experts in life insurance and president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, one of the leading firms in retirement income planning and sellers of annuities and life insurance, is announcing a new series of white papers on the settlement of existing life insurance policies, known as "Life Settlement."

Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New White Paper on Life Insurance Titled ''Income Maximization'' (PR Web)
Phil Wasserman, president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, a leading retirement income planning firm, has announced a new research paper on life insurance and annuity use titled "Income Maximization." (PRWeb Mar 24, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/UGlnZy1TaW5nLVRoaXItRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

'Savage Kingdom' by Benjamin Woolley and 'The Jamestown Project' by


'Savage Kingdom' by Benjamin Woolley and 'The Jamestown Project' by Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Calendarlive.com)
Chronicles of the Jamestown colony, 400 years after its founding. The enterprise was nearly dead.

PolyOne lowers first-quarter outlook (Akron Beacon Journal)
Polymer services company PolyOne Corp. says its first-quarter sales ending March 31 will fall short of record quarterly sales set a year ago.

Weekend Reading (TheStreet.com)
The subprime mess trips up people with better credit, Microsoft has a bad week and much more.

Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New White Paper on Life


Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New White Paper on Life Insurance Titled ''Income Maximization'' (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Phil Wasserman, president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, a leading retirement income planning firm, has announced a new research paper on life insurance and annuity use titled "Income Maximization."

Why Now is a Good Time to Shop for a Term Life Policy (Palladium Times)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

Learn About Life Insurance - Part 1: Why should I buy life insurance? (Rockland Village Soup)
WEST ROCKPORT (March 24): Why should I buy life insurance? Many financial experts consider life insurance to be the cornerstone of sound financial planning.

Cancer insurance from Family Heritage Life (Seattle Times)
A lot of stupid things happen in the name of good investing. That's because typical consumers of financial services believe they are doing...

Unique Employee Benefits Package Connects Dots Between Health, Life Insurance


Unique Employee Benefits Package Connects Dots Between Health, Life Insurance Costs (PR Web)
Minnesota Life Group Insurance Teams With Ceridian to Offer Wellness and Life Benefits Package (PRWeb Mar 22, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/TWFnbi1Ib3JyLUhhbGYtRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New White Paper on Life Insurance Titled ''Income Maximization'' (PR Web)
Phil Wasserman, president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, a leading retirement income planning firm, has announced a new research paper on life insurance and annuity use titled "Income Maximization." (PRWeb Mar 24, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/UGlnZy1TaW5nLVRoaXItRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

Penn Mutual Introduces Guaranteed Term 10-15-20 Life Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HORSHAM, Pa.----The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company , the country's second-oldest mutual life insurer, recently added Guaranteed Term 10-15-20 to its competitive line of life insurance and annuity products.

Why Now is a Good Time to Shop for a Term Life Policy (Palladium Times)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

Unique Employee Benefits Package Connects Dots Between Health, Life Insurance


Unique Employee Benefits Package Connects Dots Between Health, Life Insurance Costs (PR Web)
Minnesota Life Group Insurance Teams With Ceridian to Offer Wellness and Life Benefits Package (PRWeb Mar 22, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/TWFnbi1Ib3JyLUhhbGYtRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

Choosing life insurance product is valuable, difficult decision (Midland Reporter-Telegram)
What's your life worth? If you've shopped for life insurance, that's the question you've asked yourself.

Unique Employee Benefits Package Connects Dots Between Health, Life Insurance Costs (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Minnesota Life Group Insurance Teams With Ceridian to Offer Wellness and Life Benefits Package

Standard Life to axe 1,000 jobs in Britain (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British insurance group Standard Life said Thursday that it would shed 1,000 jobs in its home market as part of a major cost-cutting drive that will last until 2009.

'Savage Kingdom' by Benjamin Woolley and 'The Jamestown Project' by


'Savage Kingdom' by Benjamin Woolley and 'The Jamestown Project' by Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Calendarlive.com)
Chronicles of the Jamestown colony, 400 years after its founding. The enterprise was nearly dead.

Settlement Association: Life Insurors Hypocritical on Investor-Initiated Issue (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
In light of recent revelations regarding the mass purchase of investor-initiated life insurance at Oklahoma State University, state legislators and regulators should beware of protectionist measures sponsored by life insurors, says Doug Head, executive director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association.

Phillip Wasserman of Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces New Speaking Engagements in Las Vegas and California (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOCA RATON, Fla.----Phillip Wasserman, president of Phillip Roy Financial Services, announces new speaking events in Las Vegas and California for April and May. Mr. Wasserman is a noted authority on annuity and life insurance and speaks to thousands of retirees, baby boomers and financial planners and life insurance agents every year.

Standard Life to axe 1,000 jobs in Britain (AFP via


Standard Life to axe 1,000 jobs in Britain (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British insurance group Standard Life said Thursday that it would shed 1,000 jobs in its home market as part of a major cost-cutting drive that will last until 2009.

Holocaust insurance mess expands as Calif. class-action lawsuit grows (JTA)
Six Holocaust survivors in California have joined a growing list of plaintiffs charging that an Italian life insurance company has reneged on payments for Holocaust-era policies.

Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces 500th Life Insurance and Annuity Agent Addition: Company Sets Record Pace for ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Phillip Roy Financial Services, the fastest growing annuity and Life insurance marketing firm in Florida, announces the addition of its 500th life insurance and annuity agent.

Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces 500th Life Insurance and Annuity


Phillip Roy Financial Services Announces 500th Life Insurance and Annuity Agent Addition: Company Sets Record Pace for ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Phillip Roy Financial Services, the fastest growing annuity and Life insurance marketing firm in Florida, announces the addition of its 500th life insurance and annuity agent.

New York politicians line up against insurance redlining over Israel travel (JTA)
Following a JTA expose, two New York state legislators have proposed a bill barring state insurance firms from denying life insurance to anyone who has traveled to Israel.

Sensing Shift in Bush Policy, Another Hawk Leaves (New York


Sensing Shift in Bush Policy, Another Hawk Leaves (New York Times)
Robert Joseph is the latest to leave an administration that some conservatives say has lost its clarity of mission.

Settlement Association: Life Insurors Hypocritical on Investor-Initiated Issue (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
In light of recent revelations regarding the mass purchase of investor-initiated life insurance at Oklahoma State University, state legislators and regulators should beware of protectionist measures sponsored by life insurors, says Doug Head, executive director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association.

A top hawk joins flight from Bush administration (International Herald Tribune)
An exodus of national security hard-liners like Robert Joseph, opposed to softened stances on North Korea and Iran, has marked the second term of President George W. Bush.

7-Figure Salaries At Bankrupt Auto Giant (CBS News)
Dana Corp., which has said it needs to reduce employee and benefit costs to get back in the black, says in its annual report that its CEO earned $2.2 million last year while its CFO earned about $125,000 a month.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Evening


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

Tightrope: Get a go-to person for the best insurance (USA Today)
Dear Gladys, I am becoming cash poor from all the different business insurance that I pay. I understand that every business needs insurance, but it seems every week a new guy shows up at my office to sell me different "must have" policies. ...

Aviva, Aksigorta merge Turkish life, pension operations (Market Watch)
(This updates an article published at 0803 GMT, adding comment from analyst and Aviva.) LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Aviva PLC (AV.LN) said Wednesday that it planned to merge its life and pensions business in Turkey with that of Akbank and Aksigorta, to create a new venture that will be that country's largest pensions provider and second-largest provider of life assurance. The U.K.'s largest insurance ...

Life insurance worth it? (Daily Record)
Question: I am in my 60s, and I have been paying $10,000 a year for term life insurance. The face amount is $500,000. I want to leave something for my heirs. Is the premium worth it?

China Life, Ping An Pay $1.4 Bln for Minsheng Stock


China Life, Ping An Pay $1.4 Bln for Minsheng Stock (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- China Life Insurance Co. and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., the nation's two largest insurers, paid a combined 10.8 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) for about 10 percent of China Minsheng Banking Corp., whose shares more than tripled last year.

Life insurance worth it? (Daily Record)
Question: I am in my 60s, and I have been paying $10,000 a year for term life insurance. The face amount is $500,000. I want to leave something for my heirs. Is the premium worth it?

Life Insurance: Term vs. Whole (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
Should you buy whole life insurance or term? For most people, term insurance probably makes the most sense. Buy just as much insurance as you need, and only for as long as you need it. With term insurance, you won't be paying anything extra as an "investment." Instead, put the money you save on premiums into better long-term investments -- such as stock market index funds, stocks you've selected ...

Selling your life insurance policy can yield cash (Pioneer Press)


Selling your life insurance policy can yield cash (Pioneer Press)
Marvin Stillman of Edina found a way to make the life insurance policy he'd purchased through his company work for him in retirement: He sold it.

Weskeag Marsh subject of Reimer talk (Rockland Village Soup)
CAMDEN (March 19): Don Reimer's stories and photographs of local bird life have entertained many mid-coast birdwatchers, and on Thursday, March 29 at 2 p.m. he will visit the Merryspring Nature Center to talk about one of his favorite spots.

Orbital Outposts: A Better Bet than a Moonbase? (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Because we are planetary creatures, most people assume the first and most numerous space settlements must be on the Moon or Mars. In fact, we may live in orbit long before settling the Moon or Mars, and there may always be far more space settlers in orbit than on any planet or moon. Orbital settlements are huge spacecraft, big enough for many thousands to live in comfortably, that provide ...

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider 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!

China Life, Ping An Pay $1.4 Bln for Minsheng Stock (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- China Life Insurance Co. and Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., the nation's two largest insurers, paid a combined 10.8 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) for about 10 percent of China Minsheng Banking Corp., whose shares more than tripled last year.

Selling your life insurance policy can yield cash (Pioneer Press)


Selling your life insurance policy can yield cash (Pioneer Press)
Marvin Stillman of Edina found a way to make the life insurance policy he'd purchased through his company work for him in retirement: He sold it.

How much life insurance do you really need? (Bankrate.com)
Life insurance is something you buy and hope you'll never use. But if you have anyone in your life who depends on your income, you might want to give it some thought. The big questions to answer: Do you need it? If so, how much should you buy? And what kind should you get?

Investing in Your Backyard: Ireland (The Motley Fool) When Jonathan


Investing in Your Backyard: Ireland (The Motley Fool)
When Jonathan Swift said, "Where there are large powers with little ambition ... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes," he wasn't talking about today's Ireland.

Heroines heralded: Luncheon takes a look back at local women (The Davis Enterprise)
Published Mar 09, 2007 - 16:59:56 CST. WOODLAND Yolo County s early heroines from farmer s wives to teachers, women s suffrage leaders to nurses were honored Thursday at the 20th annual Yolo County Women s History Month luncheon.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan


Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
TULSA, Okla. Senator Charles Grassley wants more information about a program to use life insurance benefits to provide (m) millions of dollars for Oklahoma State's...

Life insurance tax know-how (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The enclosed statement shows that when I cashed in my life insurance policy I realized $4,500 of taxable income.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (KWWL Iowa)
TULSA, Okla. Senator Charles Grassley wants more information about a program to use life insurance benefits to provide (m) millions of dollars for Oklahoma State's athletic department.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan


Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
TULSA, Okla. Senator Charles Grassley wants more information about a program to use life insurance benefits to provide (m) millions of dollars for Oklahoma State's...

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.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (KWWL Iowa)
TULSA, Okla. Senator Charles Grassley wants more information about a program to use life insurance benefits to provide (m) millions of dollars for Oklahoma State's athletic department.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)
TULSA, Okla. U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa wants more information about a program at Oklahoma State in which the university is the beneficiary of life insurance...

Trial ordered in insurance slayings case (AP via Yahoo! News)


Trial ordered in insurance slayings case (AP via Yahoo! News)
A judge on Thursday ordered two elderly women to stand trial on charges of murdering two transients to collect more than $2.8 million in life insurance policies.

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)
TULSA, Okla. U-S Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa wants more information about a program at Oklahoma State in which the university is the beneficiary of life insurance...

Iowa senator to seek information about OSU life insurance plan (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
TULSA, Okla. Senator Charles Grassley wants more information about a program to use life insurance benefits to provide (m) millions of dollars for Oklahoma State's...

Insurance company accuses Colorado pastor, church groups of life-insurance fraud (Boston Herald)
DENVER - An insurance company sued a prominent Denver minister and four of his affiliated church groups Tuesday, accusing them of filing fraudulent life-insurance claims on behalf of parishioners. AIG...

Settlement reached between State Farm, homeowner (The Clarion-Ledger) State Farm


Settlement reached between State Farm, homeowner (The Clarion-Ledger)
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. avoided a potential multimillion dollar punitive-damages award today by settling out of court with a Biloxi homeowner who sued the insurer over Hurricane Katrina destruction.

Benefits bolster the case for reciprocity (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
The past few months saw rising temperatures of accusations and counteraccusations among sections of the Jewish community.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Argus


Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Argus Observer)
(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.

The Life Insurance Carriers Industry Report Features 2007 Current And 2008 Forecast Estimates On The Size Of The ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "2007 Worldwide Life Insurance Carriers Industry Report" to their offering.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Hope Star)
(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!

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Macau Insurance Company Limited and


A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Macau Insurance Company Limited and Macau Life Insurance Company Limited (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the issuer credit ratings of "a" of Macau Insurance Company Limited and its subsidiary, Macau Life Insurance Company Limited .

Term Life Insurance Now Less Expensive (Evening Times)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company(R) Announces S&P Rating Upgrade (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company today announced that Standard & Poor's Rating Services raised its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings to A+ from A .

Multicultural Agents Launch Online Service to Give Minorities Easy Access to Health, Life Insurance in California (PR Web)
One Voice Insurance Services to offer in-language, culturally relevant services. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/UHJvZi1TdW1tLUhvcnItU3VtbS1NYWduLVplcm8=

Life uncertain 18 months after Katrina (UPI) Eighteen months after


Life uncertain 18 months after Katrina (UPI)
Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, life remains uncertain for residents of Louisiana trailer parks controlled by the Federal Emergency Management ...

Life uncertain 18 months after Katrina (The Washington Times)
Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, life remains uncertain for residents of Louisiana trailer parks controlled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Report Outlines Global Warming's Effects (The Christian Post)
The harmful effects of global warming on daily life are already showing up, and within a couple of decades hundreds of millions of people won't have enough water, top scientists will say next month at a meeting in ...

Israel cautiously open to Arab peace plan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Israel said on Monday it was cautiously open to an Arab peace initiative, amid reports that secret talks are being held with the aim of jump-starting the stalled Middle East peace process.

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!

Piling on the Pounds Will Increase Life Insurance Premiums, Warns Norwich Union (RedNova)
Amid the increasing problems surrounding the issue of obesity in the UK, general insurer Norwich Union has issued a warning ahead of Obesity Awareness Week, stating that piling on the pounds could lead to higher life insurance premiums.

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.

2006 Annual Financial Results - Excellent Insurance Sales Growth for Desjardins Financial Security in 2006 (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
For the year ended December 31, 2006, Desjardins Financial Security had operating income of $202.8 million, for a 9.7% increase. The life and health insurer of Desjardins Group posted net income of over $150.0 million for the second year in a row.

Take Away The Risk: Experts Offer Tips On Insurance Needs For Northwest Arkansas (The Morning News)
The horror stories abound: Despite paying premiums for years, a family's insurance coverage does not pay enough to replace the home after it burns. A bad wreck lands a driver in the hospital, but the other driver, who is at fault, has no insurance -- or personal wealth -- to pay these costs.

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.

Questions to ask when considering life settlement (The Fort Collins


Questions to ask when considering life settlement (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
In the last column, I covered the basics of life settlements.

Climate Report: Drought, Disease (Wired News)
An international scientific report warns of floods, famine and global water scarcity. Sound familiar? But the government has yet to edit before it's presented in April in Brussels. By the Associated Press.

Pacific Life extends sponsorship deal with Holiday Bowl (San Diego


Pacific Life extends sponsorship deal with Holiday Bowl (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO Pacific Life Insurance Co. on Friday signed a three-year extension to remain the title sponsor of the Holiday Bowl through 2009. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pacific Life has been title sponsor since 2002.

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 Stages; Insurance & Financial Tools: Senior Years (Camden VillageSoup)
By the time you retire, your accumulated wealth is probably at its height. The challenge now is to manage your assets so that they last as long as you do. Insurance still plays an important role at this stage of your life.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance


Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Argus Observer)
(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 Stages; Insurance & Financial Tools: Senior Years (Camden VillageSoup)
By the time you retire, your accumulated wealth is probably at its height. The challenge now is to manage your assets so that they last as long as you do. Insurance still plays an important role at this stage of your life.

Life insurance don'ts (The Sentinel)
Life insurance can play an important part in an individual's overall financial plan. Here are a number of common practical mistakes that could prove costly yet are easily avoided.

Two volumes focus on Indian trails (Pahrump Valley Times) Anyone


Two volumes focus on Indian trails (Pahrump Valley Times)
Anyone who has lived in the Pahrump Valley for any length of time soon realizes the influence of the Southern Paiute tribe that occupied this valley centuries ago.

Israelis Relate To ''Hamlet (Baltimore Jewish Times)
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," an officer declares in a Hebrew version of "Hamlet," and the Israeli audience shifts uncomfortably in its seats.

Nortel Announces Waiver Under Support Facility (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nortel(1) Networks Corporation(NYSE: NT) today announced that its principal operating subsidiary, Nortel Networks Limited has obtained a waiver from Export Development Canada. The waiver relates to the defaults and events of default under its US$750 million support facility with EDC in connection with NNL's previously announced need to restate and make adjustments to its financial results for ...

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Life Stages; Insurance & Financial Tools: Senior Years (Camden VillageSoup)


Life Stages; Insurance & Financial Tools: Senior Years (Camden VillageSoup)
By the time you retire, your accumulated wealth is probably at its height. The challenge now is to manage your assets so that they last as long as you do. Insurance still plays an important role at this stage of your life.

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.

Why Mortgage Life Insurance is Not a Good Idea (Kewanee Star Courier)
(ARA) - If you've recently taken out a mortgage, brace yourself for the onslaught. Before you even finish unpacking, your mailbox will likely be filled with offers for all kinds of services.

French insurer Axa in talks to boost Italian life insurance


French insurer Axa in talks to boost Italian life insurance operations (Market Watch)
(This updates an item that ran at 0728 GMT, adding analyst comment and background.) PARIS (MarketWatch) -- AXA SA said Tuesday it has launched exclusive talks with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA aimed at significantly increasing the French insurer's position in the Italian life insurance market. Both AXA and Monte dei Paschi declined to give more details, but Siena-based Monte dei Paschi ...

Life insurance don'ts (The Sentinel)
Life insurance can play an important part in an individual's overall financial plan. Here are a number of common practical mistakes that could prove costly yet are easily avoided.

Changing faces of life insurance (Coeur d'Alene Press) Often life


Changing faces of life insurance (Coeur d'Alene Press)
Often life insurance is purchased when a family is young in order to meet specific needs if the insured dies early. Over the years, life changes, and so does the need for life insurance.

Stratagene Reports Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LA JOLLA, Calif.----Stratagene Corporation , a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products, today released final financial results for the fourth quarter of 2006 ended December 31, 2006 that were in-line with preliminary results issued on February 1, 2007.

Doing Wright (Seven Days)
It was Super Bowl Sunday, 1987, and Wright was a 21-year-old Army M.P. with a week to go before his expected honorable discharge. In his first and only run-in with the law, Wright botched an attempted robbery of Curtis Smith, a cocaine dealer in Federal Way, Washington.

LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY (Aberdeen American News)
Celebrity birthdays: Comedian Alan Sues is 81. Photographer Lord Snowdon is 77. TV personality Willard Scott is 73. Auto racer Janet Guthrie is 69. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 67. Former Walt Disney Company chief executive officer Michael Eisner is 65. Rock musician Chris White (The Zombies) is 64. Actor John Heard is 61. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 61. Rock musician Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) ...

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance


Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Bastrop Daily Enterprise)
(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 plans can hold surprises for new moms (The Wichita Eagle)
Lots of people buy their first life insurance policy when they have their first child. Many new moms, however, pay higher rates than they expect -- for a reason they didn't anticipate.

Term Life Insurance Now Less Expensive (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)


Term Life Insurance Now Less Expensive (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

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.

OBC, Canara Bank And HSBC Ink MoU To Set Up


OBC, Canara Bank And HSBC Ink MoU To Set Up JV To Promote Life Insurance Biz In India (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Friday, Oriental Bank of Commerce announced that the bank in association with Canara Bank, HSBC Insurance Asia-Pacific Holdings Ltd signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to jointly establish a life insurance company in India.

Changing faces of life insurance (Coeur d'Alene Press)
Often life insurance is purchased when a family is young in order to meet specific needs if the insured dies early. Over the years, life changes, and so does the need for life insurance.

Medtech Revenue Management Practices (Medical Device Link) Among today s medtech


Medtech Revenue Management Practices (Medical Device Link)
Among today s medtech companies, contract sales are often more than 75% of U.S. revenues, and sometimes account for the full total of company sales.

Lyrical fable emerges from an urban wilderness (San Jose Mercury News)
When drought plagues their village, a family whose livelihood depends on cutting sugarcane sends 14-year-old Isabel to live with her cousin in a vast, slum-ringed city. There, Isabel tends to her cousin's baby, searches for her brother who has disappeared into the urban chaos, witnesses the city's crime and poverty, and experiences the awakening of first love.

Canara Bank Inks MoU With HSBC And OHC To Form


Canara Bank Inks MoU With HSBC And OHC To Form JV To Enter Life Insurance Biz (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Canara Bank said that the Bank proposes to enter into a joint venture arrangement with HSBC Insurance Asia Pacific Holdings and Oriental Bank of Commerce for entering into Life Insurance Business.

Allianz Gets Bahrain License to Start Islamic Takaful Insurance (Bloomberg.com)
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Allianz SE of Germany, Europe's biggest insurer, received a license to start an Islamic Takaful insurance operation.

Term Life Insurance Now Less Expensive (Advocate Tribune)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

MIB Life Index Reports North American Life Insurance Activity Down 7.4% in January (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
North American application activity for individually underwritten life insurance declined -7.4% in January year-over-year, according to the MIB Life Index.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (The Pantagraph)


Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (The Pantagraph)
OKLAHOMA CITY Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase $10 million life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Life insurance Without an Exam Not a Good Idea (Argus Observer)
(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 policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (KXAN 36 Austin)
OKLAHOMA CITY Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase ten (m) million dollar life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Term Life Insurance Now Less Expensive (Derby Daily Reporter)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about getting term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance rates are declining rapidly.

New Christian Life Center Opens In Waveland (WLOX-TV Biloxi) A


New Christian Life Center Opens In Waveland (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
A volunteer group that set up shop in Waveland just days after Hurricane Katrina leveled much of the city, now has a new permanent home there.

Five young professionals to spend a month touring Taiwan (The Champaign News-Gazette)
Starting Monday, five locals will be living the Taiwanese life. For a month, this group of young professionals will tour schools, businesses, arts centers and media offices as part of a Rotary Foundation of Rotary International trip.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (KXAN 36


Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (KXAN 36 Austin)
OKLAHOMA CITY Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase ten (m) million dollar life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (Houston Chronicle)
Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase $10 million life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (The Pantagraph)
OKLAHOMA CITY Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase $10 million life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (Houston Chronicle)


Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (Houston Chronicle)
Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase $10 million life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Life insurance policies to fund Oklahoma State athletics (The Pantagraph)
OKLAHOMA CITY Using an idea from billionaire donor Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State will purchase $10 million life insurance policies for 25 of its supporters in a unique fundraising program for the athletic department.

Why Now is a Good Time to Consider Life Insurance (Hope Star)
(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 (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.

AIG Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2006 Results (Business


AIG Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2006 Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----American International Group, Inc. reported net income for the full year 2006 of $14.05 billion or $5.36 per diluted share, compared to $10.48 billion or $3.99 per diluted shar