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Structured Settlement Sale Prevents Home Foreclosure in Florida, According to


Structured Settlement Sale Prevents Home Foreclosure in Florida, According to J.G. Wentworth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BRYN MAWR, Pa.----J.G. Wentworth reported today that the firm's purchases of structured settlements during the third quarter of 2008 have increased versus purchases made during the third quarter of 2007.

Music Review: Los Fabulocos Featuring Kid Ramos Los Fabulocos (Blogcritics.org)
Los Fabulocos are an extremely talented and versatile band that can play just about any style of popular music, from both sides of the Rio Grande. Living in Canada it's easy to forget that there is another European influence on North American culture aside from the French and British. In our defense, I'd offer the excuse that since the first settlements from Europe started dotting the St. ...

Robert G. Miller Named Managing Director of Underwriting Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Examination Management Services, Inc. , a leading provider of comprehensive underwriting solutions to the life insurance and life settlement industries, is pleased to appoint Robert G.

Financially Preparing for Special-Needs Kids (US News & World Report)
Sarah Palin's son Trig helps spark a national conversation.

Ledger's $10M life insurance unpaid (winnipegsun.com) LOS ANGELES -- A


Ledger's $10M life insurance unpaid (winnipegsun.com)
LOS ANGELES -- A former lawyer for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10-million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.

Law suit over Heath Ledger life insurance (Handbag.com)
A trustee for Heath Ledger's daughter is suing a life insurance company for refusing to pay out on the late actor's policy.

Wells Fargo Adds Boring as Sales Executive in Southern California


Wells Fargo Adds Boring as Sales Executive in Southern California Insurance Operations (Centre Daily Times)
Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Inc. has added Alan Boring as a senior vice president and sales executive in the Southern California region. Boring will specialize in upper middle market and large risk management accounts, with an emphasis on agriculture, food and food processing, retail chains and financial institutions. He will be based in the company's Sherman Oaks, Calif. office and report ...

Insurance executive, Elmendorf Farm owner dies (Lexington Herald-Leader)
LOUISVILLE . Dinwiddie Lampton Jr., a prominent Louisville insurance executive and horse enthusiast who once ran for governor, has died. He was 94. The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported that Lampton died Thursday at his home in Lexington. Lampton ran unsuccessfully in the 1987 Democratic gubernatorial primary. He was the longtime president of American Life . Accident ...

The ins and outs of life settlements (Bankrate.com via Yahoo!


The ins and outs of life settlements (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Before cashing in that life insurance policy you no longer need, make sure you understand life settlements.

Israel's Olmert decries extremism (MSNBC)
An "evil wind of extremism" is threatening Israel's democracy, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Sunday.

Is 'life settlement' the best policy? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Individuals who find a life insurance policy is no longer needed may ponder whether to keep paying the premiums or cancel it and take the cash value. Another option that's not thought of often is what's called a life settlement.

Lifeline Program creates new life settlement tracking company (Insurance Business Review)
The Lifeline Program, a provider of senior life insurance settlements, has announced the creation of Track-Life, a new free-standing tracking services company to meet the growing needs of companies that are managing new or existing portfolios of insurance policies obtained through life settlements.

A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company (Centre


A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to "bbb" from "a-" of Shenandoah Life Insurance Company (Shenandoah Life) (Roanoke, VA). The outlook for both ratings is being revised to negative from stable.

Insurance executive, Elmendorf Farm owner dies (Lexington Herald-Leader)
LOUISVILLE . Dinwiddie Lampton Jr., a prominent Louisville insurance executive and horse enthusiast who once ran for governor, has died. He was 94. The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported that Lampton died Thursday at his home in Lexington. Lampton ran unsuccessfully in the 1987 Democratic gubernatorial primary. He was the longtime president of American Life . Accident ...

More men are becoming ordained priests in mid-life (Belleville News-Democrat)
In what he calls his past life, the Rev. Geoffrey Horton worked at a Bloomington-Normal insurance company, coached a women's softball team, owned a home and invested in a 401K.

Insurance regulator yet to get report from Tata AIG (Express


Insurance regulator yet to get report from Tata AIG (Express India)
Almost ten days after the collapse of global insurance major AIG, India's insurance regulator IRDA is yet to get a report it had sought from AIG's domestic joint venture in the general and life insurance business, Tata AIG. Though the Tata group had assured finance minister P Chidambaram

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Life insurance industry s revenue is growing steadily (Daily Dispatch)
THE life insurance industry revenue grew by 14% during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, despite a slowdown in consumer spending due to high inflation and interest rates.

Billy Graham: You're in good hands with God, but still need insurance (Florida Today)
QUESTION: I sell life insurance for a living, and the other day a man told me he didn't need any kind of insurance because the Bible says God will take care of him and his family. Is he right? This was something new to me.

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Integrates Imperial Structured Settlements, LLC


Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Integrates Imperial Structured Settlements, LLC into its Organization (Centre Daily Times)
Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC announces the integration of Imperial Structured Settlements, LLC into its organization.

Life Settlements -- a More Valuable Option Than Ever, Says Life Insurance Settlement Association (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
A Major American Insurer often runs ads that talk about how rapidly life can change. The Life Insurance Settlement Association, the voice of the industry, has always been aware of this fact. This is part of the reason it has so vigorously resisted efforts by insurers and some regulators to constrain consumer rights for a fixed period in the settlement market based on "indicative circumstances" ...

International Life General Insurance deploys Saperion document management technology (Finextra)


International Life General Insurance deploys Saperion document management technology (Finextra)
International Life General Insurance S.A. now uses Saperion as their document management and archiving Solution.

Insure.com Includes Financial Strength Ratings on All of Its Life Insurance Company Illustrations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Insure.com, Inc. is today reminding consumers that financial strength is the single most important factor that a consumer should consider in selecting a company from which to buy life insurance.

Sun Life exposed to $270M in Washington Mutual bonds (Ottawa Business Journal)
The news of Washington Mutual's crumpling has hit Canada's third-largest insurance company, Sun Life Financial Inc. ( TSX:SLF ), which announced bond exposures to the failed U.S. bank today.

Life insurance industry s revenue is growing steadily (Daily Dispatch)
THE life insurance industry revenue grew by 14% during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, despite a slowdown in consumer spending due to high inflation and interest rates.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Centurion Life Insurance Company and


A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Centurion Life Insurance Company and Centurion Casualty Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and issuer credit rating of a of Centurion Life Insurance Company , a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. , whose parent is Wells Fargo & Company .

Insure.com Includes Financial Strength Ratings on All of Its Life Insurance Company Illustrations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Insure.com, Inc. is today reminding consumers that financial strength is the single most important factor that a consumer should consider in selecting a company from which to buy life insurance.

Bail lowered in insurance-tied killing (The Record)
A judge today lowered the bail of a Colorado man charged with conspiring to kill his brother-in-law s father in Saddle Brook to collect $750,000 in life insurance.

Life insurance industry s revenue is growing steadily (Daily Dispatch)
THE life insurance industry revenue grew by 14% during the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, despite a slowdown in consumer spending due to high inflation and interest rates.

International Life General Insurance deploys Saperion document management technology (Finextra)


International Life General Insurance deploys Saperion document management technology (Finextra)
International Life General Insurance S.A. now uses Saperion as their document management and archiving Solution.

Citizens Incorporated to acquire Ozark National Life Insurance (Insurance Business Review)
Citizens Incorporated, an insurance holding company, has reached an agreement to acquire the Ozark National Life Insurance Company for $58.06 per share.

The Lifeline Program(R) Creates New Life Settlement Tracking Company (Centre


The Lifeline Program(R) Creates New Life Settlement Tracking Company (Centre Daily Times)
Executives at The Lifeline Program(R) today announced the creation of a free-standing tracking services company to meet the growing needs of companies that are managing new or existing portfolios of insurance policies obtained through life settlements. The new company, Track-Life(TM) will immediately begin offering tracking services that leverage The Lifeline Program's nearly 20-years of ...

Studying the life of the lake (Kingston Whig-Standard)
The business of transportation by vessel on the Great Lakes began upon Lake Ontario. This lake, smallest in water area of all of the five [...]

National Financial Partners Comments on Third Quarter 2008 Results through August (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
National Financial Partners Corp. , a network of independent financial advisors specializing in life insurance and wealth transfer, corporate and executive benefits, and financial planning and investment advisory services, today commented on third quarter 2008 results through August.

Life insurance (rediff.com) How much life insurance cover do you


Life insurance (rediff.com)
How much life insurance cover do you need if you are a working or self-employed professional? What factors decide the optimum life insurance that an individual must have?

MassMutual to honor Langford for city's free life insurance program (BizJournals)
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford will be recognized Thursday for his efforts to help 100 local families receive free life insurance.

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County


Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Sale of Topeka Life Insurance Company Postponed (WIBW Topeka)
Overland Park-based Brooke Capital Corporation's pending sale of a Topeka based life insurance company has been put on hold. First American Life, which is a Brooke Corporation subsidiary, was set to be sold to First Trinity Financial Corporation, based out of Tulsa.

Life settlement process is latest niche for the insurance industry


Life settlement process is latest niche for the insurance industry (BizJournals)
When merchant J.C. Penney was left in near financial ruin after the 1929 stock market crash, he had just one thing that kept him off the bread line his cash-value life insurance policies.

Ohio law bans life insurance scams for seniors (Chillicothe Gazette)
COLUMBUS (AP) - A new state law prohibiting a life-insurance investing scheme to make money off senior citizens when they die went into effect Sept. 11.

Robert Peston (BBC News)
Has the PM lost his sure touch about financial matters?

Looking through Money (Hindustan Times)
Popular culture has an uncanny way of reflecting life. Coldplay is the name of an alternative British rock band. The group s latest album that bears the unusual subtitle Death and all his friends has become a huge success. It has hit the top of the charts in no less than 28 countries.

Ohio Partnership for Long-Term Care Insurance promotes asset-protection policies (The


Ohio Partnership for Long-Term Care Insurance promotes asset-protection policies (The Plain Dealer)
Expect to be bombarded in the weeks and months ahead by a big push in Ohio for a new type of insurance that guarantees you won't lose your life savings if you need to go into a nursing home.

Lorne S. Marr's Free Seminar on How to Become a Successful Life Insurance Broker (PR.com)
How to become a successful insurance broker? This is the question that Lorne S. Marr, owner of LSM Insurance Ltd. will answer in front of a limited number of participants on October 8, 2008. Life insurance brokers can be well-paid and successful people, yet over 80% of new brokers leave the industry within the first 12 months, Mr. Marr said. That s why he wants to share some of his knowledge ...

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County


Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Ohio Partnership for Long-Term Care Insurance promotes asset-protection policies (The Plain Dealer)
Expect to be bombarded in the weeks and months ahead by a big push in Ohio for a new type of insurance that guarantees you won't lose your life savings if you need to go into a nursing home.

As finance titans collapse, Americans fear for their life insurance (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Americans who have ploughed their savings into life insurance and annuity-linked pension funds were running scared as financial titans collapsed around them.

Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life (AP


Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life (AP via Yahoo! News)
After four big hurricanes in three years, residents of the Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take.

Letters: West Bank settlements (Independent)
We are alarmed to hear of Foreign Office plans to rent three floors in the Kirya Tower in Tel Aviv from African-Israel Properties Ltd for use as the British embassy. African-Israel Properties is chaired by Lev Leviev, who acts as a major settlement builder.

Hurricane onslaught threatens La.'s Cajun life (USA Today)
After four big hurricanes in just three years, residents of the French-speaking Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take.

Ohio law bans life insurance scams for seniors (Chillicothe Gazette)
COLUMBUS (AP) - A new state law prohibiting a life-insurance investing scheme to make money off senior citizens when they die went into effect Sept. 11.

14% growth in life insurance (Daily Dispatch) THE South African


14% growth in life insurance (Daily Dispatch)
THE South African life insurance industry grew 14% in the first half of the year, the Life Offices Association (LOA) said yesterday. Total premium and investment income increased to more than R124 billion from R108.4bn in the same period last year.

Ohio law bans life insurance scams for seniors (Chillicothe Gazette)
COLUMBUS (AP) - A new state law prohibiting a life-insurance investing scheme to make money off senior citizens when they die went into effect Sept. 11.

UK Insurance Broker Launches Online Life Assurance and Protection tools (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
UK insurance brokerage Top Quote UK have today announced a range of online tools to help consumers make decisions about Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover and Income Protection.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Aviva USA Corporation's Life Insurance


A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Aviva USA Corporation's Life Insurance Subsidiaries (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of "aa-" of Aviva Life and Annuity Company (Des Moines, IA), American Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc. (Topeka, KS), Indianapolis Life Insurance Company (Indianapolis, IN), Aviva Life Insurance Company (Wilmington, DE) and Aviva Life and Annuity Company of New York (Woodbury, NY), all ...

Reliance Life Insurance's income up 152 percent (SiliconIndia)
Lucknow: Reliance Life Insurance (RLIC), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Thursday said its premium income has grown by 152 percent during April-July this fiscal, in sharp contrast to the overall life insurance industry growth of 1.6 percent during the same period.

Life Partners to Post Record Earnings (Business Wire via Yahoo!


Life Partners to Post Record Earnings (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WACO, Texas----Life Partners Holdings, Inc. , parent company of Life Partners, Inc., today announced another quarter of record earnings as it issued guidance for its second fiscal quarter and first half ended August 31, 2008.

Hurricane onslaught threatens La.'s Cajun life (USA Today)
After four big hurricanes in just three years, residents of the French-speaking Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take.

Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life (The Charlotte Observer)
After four big hurricanes in three years, residents of the Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take. Hurricane Ike's floodwaters slowly gave way Thursday to muddy cleanup, and although the state's share of Ike's damage has been overshadowed by the devastation next door in Texas, the flooding across southern Louisiana was considerable - ...

Life Partners to Post Record Earnings (Centre Daily Times)
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: LPHI), parent company of Life Partners, Inc., today announced another quarter of record earnings as it issued guidance for its second fiscal quarter and first half ended August 31, 2008. For the quarter, Life Partners expects to report a 56% increase in net earnings which were $6.6 million or $0.56 per share compared with earnings of $4.3 million or $0.36 ...

Americans fear for their life insurance after financial turmoil (The


Americans fear for their life insurance after financial turmoil (The Economic Times)
Americans who have ploughed their savings into life insurance and annuity-linked pension funds were running scared on Wednesday as financial titans collapsed around them.

As finance titans collapse, Americans fear for their life insurance (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Americans who have ploughed their savings into life insurance and annuity-linked pension funds were running scared as financial titans collapsed around them.

Security Mutual Life Insurance Week | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY |


Security Mutual Life Insurance Week | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories (WBNG Binghamton)
Binghamton celebrates Security Mutual Life Insurance company's investment in the community. Mayor Matt Ryan is declaring this week - Security Mutual Week.

A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Advanta Insurance Company and Advanta Life Insurance Company (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" of Advanta Insurance Company (AIC) (Phoenix, AZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ/NM: ADVNA and ADVNB). A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of B+ (Good) and ICR of "bbb-" of Advanta Life Insurance Company (ALIC) (Phoenix, AZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIC. ...

Behind counterparty risk and credit default swaps (The Globe and


Behind counterparty risk and credit default swaps (The Globe and Mail)
Given the crisis on Wall Street and the focus on American International Group Inc., one of the world's largest insurers, everybody is suddenly talking about counterpary risk.

Oledan: Growth trajectory (Sun Star)
LIVING in the urban area represents the best hope of escaping poverty for many poor people who are residing in rural areas. The city life represents better livelihood opportunities, much improved education for the young and availability of amenities and resources that allows better environment for the population to thrive and survive.

Security Mutual Life Insurance Week | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY |


Security Mutual Life Insurance Week | WBNG-TV Binghamton, NY | Local Top Stories (WBNG Binghamton)
Binghamton celebrates Security Mutual Life Insurance company's investment in the community. Mayor Matt Ryan is declaring this week - Security Mutual Week.

Standard & Poor's Affirms Ratings of Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company(R) and Fort Dearborn Life Insurance ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The financial strength ratings of both Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company of New York, were recently affirmed as A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor's Rating Services.

A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Advanta Insurance Company and Advanta Life Insurance Company (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" of Advanta Insurance Company (AIC) (Phoenix, AZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanta Corp. (NASDAQ/NM: ADVNA and ADVNB). A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of B+ (Good) and ICR of "bbb-" of Advanta Life Insurance Company (ALIC) (Phoenix, AZ), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIC. ...

SBI AXA Life Insurance Selects RiskMetrics Group's Market and Credit Risk Systems (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----RiskMetrics Group, a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today announced it will supply SBI AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd., the first Japanese Online Life Insurance Business, with cutting-edge market and credit risk systems.

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County


Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Botswana: Keep your Life Insurance (AllAfrica.com)
Failure to purchase adequate insurance could leave you in a desperate position in a heartbeat! The tricky thing about insurance is that you may not know when you need it.

SBI AXA Life Insurance Selects RiskMetrics Group's Market and Credit Risk Systems (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----RiskMetrics Group, a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today announced it will supply SBI AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd., the first Japanese Online Life Insurance Business, with cutting-edge market and credit risk systems.

SBI AXA Life Insurance Selects RiskMetrics Group's Market and Credit Risk Systems (Centre Daily Times)
RiskMetrics Group, a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, today announced it will supply SBI AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd., the first Japanese Online Life Insurance Business, with cutting-edge market and credit risk systems. SBI AXA Life Insurance selected RiskMetrics Group's RiskManager(TM) and CreditManager(TM) applications ...

Keep your life insurance (Mmegi) Batswana should remind themselves of


Keep your life insurance (Mmegi)
Batswana should remind themselves of why they purchased insurance products through this economic down turn;

Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008 5 Years Of Historical Data And Five-Year Forecasts (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f691c8/snapshots_uk_nonl) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008" report to their offering.

The net inflow from life insurance companies into equity stood at Rs550bn till March 31, 2008 , foreign institutional ... (India Infoline)
The life insurance industry was the largest investor in the Indian equity markets, ahead of foreign institutional investors and mutual funds, according to the reports.

Subprime Aftershocks Are Shaking Up Life Insurance Failing Company Investments Will Mean Higher Consumer Premiums (Banker & Tradesman)
By Laura Schreier The normally turbulence-free life insurance industry might want to buckle up, based on the warnings of a new research report. It traces some of the shockwaves still rippling outward from the sub-prime mortgage crisis, and presents a bevy of potential trouble spots.

Niagara County events (The Buffalo News) Following is Niagara Sunday's


Niagara County events (The Buffalo News)
Following is Niagara Sunday's weekly listing of upcoming public events held around Niagara County. If you would like your event included, send the information two weeks in advance to: Niagara Community Calendar, c/o The Buffalo News, 8353 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY 14304, fax to: 283-1691 or e-mail to: niagaranews@buffnews.com.

Ancient settlements offer lessons for Amazon planning (SciDev.net)
Researchers have found that ancient Amazonian populations lived in densely populated urban settlements, contrary to popular belief.

The Lifeline Program Announces Record Life Settlement Volume, Transaction Size (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ATLANTA----Offering a validation to oft-quoted life insurance settlement industry growth statistics, The Lifeline Program today announced that record policy volume has greatly contributed to its recent sales gains.

Complaints 'falling on deaf ears,' safety advocate suggests (Comment) (The Hamilton Journal News)
Rockies Express Pipeline executives expected to encounter rougher terrain literally and figuratively as they etched the giant natural gas line eastward from the vast flatlands of Wyoming, Kansas and Missouri to the towns and farms of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008 5 Years Of Historical Data


Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008 5 Years Of Historical Data And Five-Year Forecasts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008" report to their offering.

Unum to launch new life insurance products (Insurance Business Review)
Unum, a provider of employee benefit products and services, has launched two updated life insurance policies, Interest Sensitive Whole Life 08 and Voluntary Individual Universal Life 08, with features that include riders offering long-term care options, a living benefit, and an accidental death benefit rider.

Universal-life coverage comes in several varieties (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
I have written often about universal-life insurance (UL) and have generally extolled its benefits. Especially as the basic UL policy has morphed over time, this type of insurance has become more attractive. But for some consumers, the additional choices make the eyes glaze over.

Instant Overview of the UK Life Insurance Market for 2008 (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/45a7fd/snapshots_uk_life) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Life Insurance 2008" report to their offering.

Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008 5 Years Of Historical Data


Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008 5 Years Of Historical Data And Five-Year Forecasts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Snapshots UK Non-Life Insurance 2008" report to their offering.

Infosys takes India's largest group life insurance policy with LIC (Business Standard India)
Infosys Technologies Ltd today anounced renewal of the group life insurance policy covering 97,000 employees with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). This is the largest group insurance cover given to any company by LIC in the country as the total sum assured is over Rs 24,000 crore.

Palestinian, Israeli films look beyond conflict (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


Palestinian, Israeli films look beyond conflict (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Israeli and Palestinian directors at the Toronto International Film Festival are looking past the tanks, checkpoints and bombings to find humanity in everyday people caught up in the violence.

Palestinian, Israeli films look beyond conflict (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Claire Sibonney TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian directors at the Toronto International Film Festival are looking past the tanks, checkpoints and bombings to find humanity in ...

Infosys takes India's largest group life insurance policy with LIC


Infosys takes India's largest group life insurance policy with LIC (Business Standard India)
Infosys Technologies Ltd today anounced renewal of the group life insurance policy covering 97,000 employees with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). This is the largest group insurance cover given to any company by LIC in the country as the total sum assured is over Rs 24,000 crore.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Macau Insurance Company Limited and Macau Life Insurance Company Limited (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of "a" of Macau Insurance Company Limited (MIC) (Macau) and its subsidiary, Macau Life Insurance Company Limited (MLIC) (Macau). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Infosys takes India's largest group life insurance policy with LIC


Infosys takes India's largest group life insurance policy with LIC (Business Standard India)
Infosys Technologies Ltd today anounced renewal of the group life insurance policy covering 97,000 employees with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). This is the largest group insurance cover given to any company by LIC in the country as the total sum assured is over Rs 24,000 crore.

HDFC Life Insurance ups stake in Apollo Tyres (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
MUMBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Apollo Tyres Ltd said on Thursday HDFC Standard life Insurance Co Ltd has acquired an additional 0.62 percent stake from open market, taking its holding to 5.04 percent.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Macau Insurance Company Limited and Macau Life Insurance Company Limited (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of "a" of Macau Insurance Company Limited (MIC) (Macau) and its subsidiary, Macau Life Insurance Company Limited (MLIC) (Macau). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

Kenya: Where Residents Would Prefer Jail to Plundering Their Forest


Kenya: Where Residents Would Prefer Jail to Plundering Their Forest (AllAfrica.com)
It is a forest like no other. And for its uniqueness, it is being used as a case study in conservation efforts, not only in Kenya but in other East African nations.

Retiree celebrates 75th touring Mediterranean island (The Pantagraph)
CALTAGIRONE, Sicily -- May 13, 2008, was a special date for Bill Vaughn of the Twin Cities.

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Provides a New Look at Life Insurance Premium Financing (Centre Daily Times)
Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements, provides a new look at life insurance premium financing.

MetLife Launches New Whole Life Insurance Product (Business Wire via


MetLife Launches New Whole Life Insurance Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----MetLife today announced the launch of its new Whole Life policy and with that, finalized the transition of all MetLife life insurance products to the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table.

AXA AFFIN LIFE INSURANCE AIMS RM100 MLN GROSS PREMIUM THIS YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd is targeting RM100 million in gross premium receipts this year, an increase by RM80 million from last year's figure.

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Provides a New Look at


Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Provides a New Look at Life Insurance Premium Financing (Centre Daily Times)
Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements, provides a new look at life insurance premium financing.

AXA AFFIN LIFE INSURANCE AIMS RM100 MLN GROSS PREMIUM THIS YEAR (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd is targeting RM100 million in gross premium receipts this year, an increase by RM80 million from last year's figure.

AccuQuote Provides Tips to Help Consumers Shop for Term Life


AccuQuote Provides Tips to Help Consumers Shop for Term Life Insurance the Right Way (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
AccuQuote, a leading provider of term life insurance quotes to people across the United States, highlights the most common mistakes to avoid when buying permanent or term life insurance.

Paul Mallen Named Exec VP of Amalgamated Life Former CFO will also serve on Alicare Board of Directors. By Peggy ... (Finance Technology Network)
Paul Mullen has been appointed executive vice president of Amalgamated Life Insurance Company (New York). He will also serve on the Board of Directors for Alicare, Inc., an affiliate of Amalgamated Life.

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Provides a New Look at Life Insurance Premium Financing (Centre Daily Times)
Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements, provides a new look at life insurance premium financing.

South Africa: Ekurhuleni Gears to Fight Against HIV, Aids (AllAfrica.com)


South Africa: Ekurhuleni Gears to Fight Against HIV, Aids (AllAfrica.com)
"Knowing my status Kuyangiphilisa (gives me life)" is the phrase driving the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality's campaign focusing on the importance of regular voluntary counselling and testing for HIV.

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Provides a New Look at Life Insurance Premium Financing (Centre Daily Times)
Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance, life insurance sales and structured settlements, provides a new look at life insurance premium financing.

Insurance company dismissed from wrongful death lawsuit (The Oshkosh Northwestern)


Insurance company dismissed from wrongful death lawsuit (The Oshkosh Northwestern)
An insurance agency that issued a policy to Life Promotions has been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a Menasha girl who was killed on a free-fall amusement ride at Lifest in 2007.

Councilors get life insurance (Sun Star)
LINGAYEN -- The members of the Philippine Councilors' League (PCL)-Pangasinan chapter went home with a life insurance (P100,000 coverage) each, last Saturday afternoon.

BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online


BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online Life Insurance Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWARK, N.J.----Prudential Financial, Inc. today announced it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTermSM, an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the Internet, to its customers.

Individual Life Insurance Had Flat Six-Month Sales (Hartford Courant)
U.S. individual life insurance sales were flat in the first half of this year and the number of policies sold dropped 1 percent, Windsor-based LIMRA, a worldwide research, consulting and professional development organization, said Thursday.

BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online Life Insurance Product (Centre Daily Times)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTerm(SM), an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the Internet, to its customers. Through an online simplified underwriting process that can be accessed from virtually anywhere, MyTerm(SM) delivers a policy in about 10 minutes to qualified customers that can then ...

Prudential partners with BB&T Insurance to offer new online life coverage (Insurance Business Review)
Prudential Financial has announced that it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTerm, an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the internet, to its customers.

Czech archaeologists find unique 7000-year-old statue (Vietnam Net) Czech archaeologists


Czech archaeologists find unique 7000-year-old statue (Vietnam Net)
Czech archaeologists have uncovered a torso of a unique female statue created about 7,000 years ago near Masovice, south of the Czech Republic, which is the second similar find in this locality, the Czech news agency CTK said on Thursday.

Opinion: Here's to more Favre, and less of the Cowboys (MSNBC)
The baseball purists will tell you that life begins on Opening Day, and of course they are only half-right. Right idea, wrong sport. Just so you know, life as we know it began yesterday.

Lant s Feed Store reopens four months after deadly storm (The Joplin Globe)
Before it was destroyed by the May 10 tornado, Lant s Feed Store doubled as a social hub where people swapped gossip, kept abreast of area news and enjoyed a cup of coffee.

Namibia: Major Development Plans for Khomas in Pipeline (AllAfrica.com)
The Khomas Regional Council's interventions submitted to the Third National Development Plan (NDP3) following the Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) are mainly geared towards uplifting and empowering residents in the region's informal settlements.

Prudential partners with BB&T Insurance to offer new online life


Prudential partners with BB&T Insurance to offer new online life coverage (Insurance Business Review)
Prudential Financial has announced that it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTerm, an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the internet, to its customers.

Individual Life Insurance Had Flat Six-Month Sales (Hartford Courant)
U.S. individual life insurance sales were flat in the first half of this year and the number of policies sold dropped 1 percent, Windsor-based LIMRA, a worldwide research, consulting and professional development organization, said Thursday.

CNinsure signs distribution agreement with Sino Life Insurance (Insurance Business Review)
CNinsure, an independent insurance agency and brokerage company operating in China, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Sino Life Insurance Company for the sales of a refundable participating whole life insurance product.

BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online


BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online Life Insurance Product (Centre Daily Times)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTerm(SM), an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the Internet, to its customers. Through an online simplified underwriting process that can be accessed from virtually anywhere, MyTerm(SM) delivers a policy in about 10 minutes to qualified customers that can then ...

Barclays launches low cost life insurance (Insurance Business Review)
UK-based financial services group Barclays has launched a new life insurance product to provide customers with affordable and reliable cover.

Support Numbers for Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company Customers in Louisiana Affected by Hurricane (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance company has set up dedicated phone lines to make it easier for customers affected by Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana to get support from the company.

MDS Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (CNW Group via


MDS Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
MDS Inc. , a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today reported its third quarter 2008 results for the period ended July 31, 2008. For the quarter, MDS reported total revenue of $321 million, net loss of $10 million and loss per share from continuing operations of $0.08 including restructuring and asset impairment charges.

RI nightclub owners reach settlement in fatal fire (AP via Yahoo! News)
The owner of the radio station that ran ads for a concert where a fire killed 100 people agreed to pay $22 million. A beer distributor that helped promote the show agreed to $16 million.

Seth Freedman: 'Ethnic cleansing by stealth (Guardian Unlimited)
Seth Freedman: With every cruel and unusual punishment meted out against West Bank villagers, Israel is fomenting more and more hate against its own people

AEGON buys 50% in Caixa Terrassa's life insurance and pension


AEGON buys 50% in Caixa Terrassa's life insurance and pension (Thaipr.net)
Companies Sign Exclusive Life Insurance, Pension and Health Distribution Deal Agreement Will Further Strengthen AEGON's Position in Spain AEGON has signed a life insurance, pension and health joint ve

Pohjola Pankki: New Model For Selling Non-Life Products (Nasdaq)
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Pohjola Pankki said Thursday Pohjola Insurance and a number of OP-Pohjola Group member cooperative banks have decided to adopt a new operating model for selling banking and non-life insurance products to private customers, starting Oct. 1.

HDFC Standard Life enters health insurance market (The Hindu) MUMBAI:


HDFC Standard Life enters health insurance market (The Hindu)
MUMBAI: HDFC Standard Life on Tuesday forayed into the health insurance market with the launch of its first health insurance product-HDFC Critical Care.

CNinsure Signed Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Sino Life Insurance for Custom-designed Product (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CNinsure Inc., , a leading independent insurance agency and brokerage company operating in China, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Sino Life Insurance Company Ltd. , one of the leading life insurance companies in China, for the sales of a refundable participating whole life insurance product.

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

1995 Buick LeSabre Custom from North America - Comments (Carsurvey.org)


1995 Buick LeSabre Custom from North America - Comments (Carsurvey.org)
Serious safety related defects could have caused an accident and loss of life on September 13, 2007. Loss of control of steering (beware of any clicking noises you suspect coming from dash or steering wheel on turns, driving, etc.)

Call for independent police complaints agency (The Nassau Guardian)
A human rights activist has called for an independent body to review complaints against the police.

Dickinson Farmstead (The Times Herald)
PLYMOUTH - Plymouth Township has a rich history, with settlements dating to the late 1600s. Among the first families to settle in Plymouth was the Dickinson family, Quakers who relocated from Virginia in 1685; Plymouth Meeting House documents indicate a Dickinson was its first recorded birth.

Wife Tries To Collect Life Insurance On Living Husband (WLBZ


Wife Tries To Collect Life Insurance On Living Husband (WLBZ Bangor)
LONDON (AP) -- A dead man doesn't need a doctor's checkup. That's what tipped off British authorities that Ahmad Akhtary wasn't among the dearly departed. His ex-wife had tried to collect on a more than half-million dollar life insurance policy.

Conseco launches new indexed universal life insurance product (Insurance Business Review)
Conseco Insurance Company has announced the availability of its new, indexed universal life insurance product, ConsecoLifeOptions. The policy is claimed to provide upside potential with downside protection.

HDFC Standard Life enters health insurance market (New Kerala)
Mumbai, Sep 2 : Making a foray into the health insurance sector, HDFC Standard Life today announced its maiden product, 'HDFC Critical Care', covering 30 critical illnesses.

Dead man's visit to doctor scuttles insurance scam (Boston Globe)


Dead man's visit to doctor scuttles insurance scam (Boston Globe)
As a dead man, Ahmad Akhtary shouldn't have needed a doctor's appointment. Akhtary's checkup, six months after he allegedly died in Afghanistan, scuttled his ex-wife's attempt to collect 300,000 pounds (US$550,000) on a life insurance policy.

Renters insurance: Don't live at home without it (Contra Costa Times)
Almost half of Bay Area renters don't insure the possessions that are in their apartments or rented houses. The reasons vary but experts point out that the cost of renters insurance is relatively affordable and provides many benefits.

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