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The Life Density Insurance Market For The Czech Republic Is Envisaged To Rise From US$208.42 Per Capita In 2007 To US$280.00 Per Capita In 2012 (Business Wire)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:44:00 GMT

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (

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NIIT's ROOM Solutions Wins award at ACORD LOMA forum (Software - Infotech)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:15:20 GMT

Room Solutions that supply IT solutions and services to the international insurance market on Wednesday said that it has bagged accomplishment award at the 2008 Acord Loma Insurance Systems Forum.

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Lloyds names face bankruptcy after court loss (Times Online)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:45:53 GMT

Individuals who invested money through Lloyds of London are facing bankruptcy after losing a court battle against the world’s oldest insurance market.

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GEASO scheme a 20% market - Top three health providers to go second round on bids (Jamaica Gleaner :: Business)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:24:38 GMT

Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited says it has 55 per cent lock on the health insurance market, but is looking to snag a much larger share of the business by making a second go at landing the contract for administration of the government employee health...

Source : Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (subscribe)

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Moody's sees big German insurers getting bigger (Reuters UK)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:30:01 GMT

FRANKFURT, July 2 (Reuters) - Germany's big insurance groups are expected to cement their dominant position in a difficult domestic insurance market over the next 12-18 months, credit rating agency Moody's said on Wednesday.

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NIP Group Launches a New Insurance Market Index to Track Transportation Insurance Rates and Offer a Leading Indicator on the Direction of Commercial Insurance Rates (Business Wire)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIP Group, Inc. published the results of a survey it commissioned to benchmark changes in the availability and rates in the transportation insurance

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Aetna Takes First Step Toward Entering Insurance Market In China (Medical News Today)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced that it has established a representative office in Shanghai, China, as the first step in a two-year process required before an insurer can apply for a license in China. Aetna, through its international division, Aetna Global Benefits (AGB), received official approval in late March from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to establish the Shanghai office.

Source : Medical News Today (subscribe)

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The mutli-factorial equation of individual insurance (The Health Care Blog)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:18:21 GMT

I'm up at Spot-on talking about the perils of being in the individual insurance market and wondering whether I should get out. As ever come back here to comment if you please. I want to ask your help. I have...

Source : The Health Care Blog (subscribe)

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Horizon eyes becoming a for-profit (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - New Jersey's largest health insurer is exploring converting into a for-profit company. Tom Rubino, a spokesman for nonprofit Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, said the company was "exploring the possibility" amid a changing insurance market.

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Lloyd's plots mash-up course (Computing.co.uk)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:26:43 GMT

Neon Kelly, Computing , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 07:15:00 Insurance market provider teams up with Google Earth to provide worldwide risk-assessment maps Mash-up technologies are helping Lloyd's of London to inform insurers on climate-based threats. Over the past year, the organisation has worked with collaborators such as Google Earth, Infoterra and Nasa...

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Aetna Takes First Step Toward Entering Insurance Market in China (Business Wire)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:53:00 GMT

Aetna is one of the nations leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 37.3 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group...

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Discrimination in Individual Health Insurance Market Demonstrates Need for California Legislation and Calls into Question McCain’s Health Plan (California Progress Report)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:31:08 GMT

By Anthony Wright Executive Director of Health Access California The scrutiny on the inefficient, iniquitous individual insurance market continues,...

Source : California Progress Report (subscribe)

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It's 'buyer beware' in individual health insurance market (Sacramento Bee)

arojas@sacbee.com (Aurelio Rojas) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

More than 2 million Californians purchase their own medical coverage a number that's growing as fewer employers offer group coverage. Ron Bednar and his wife, Mary McCurnin, of Rancho Cordova, self-employed graphic designers, thought they were protected when they bought a health care policy from a Tennessee company. But they were hit with $250,000 in bills after he had open-heart surgery, and she...

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Insurance fears hit Blacks Leisure supplier (The Telegraph)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:14:17 GMT

A supplier to Blacks Leisure, the camping and outdoorwear retailer, has become the latest company to have its credit insurance reduced, in a sign of growing jitters in the insurance market.

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Blue Cross accused of drafting bill language (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:19:00 GMT

A coalition of commercial insurers claims Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan drafted new language for a compromise bill to change Michigan's individual health insurance market -- a charge the bill's supporters deny.

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A Federal Charter For Life Insurance Regulation Inevitable? (Structured Settlements 4Real: What')

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:34:56 GMT

Investment News' Darla Mercado reports on 6/9/2008 (at page 57) that the move toward federal regulation of the insurance market is working its way through Congress. There are many in the life insurance industry that applaud its movement. The state...

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NAMIC: New York Flex-rating Legislation is ‘Significant Progress’ (NAMIC)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

New York state lawmakers are expected to adopt legislation that could enhance competition in the state’s auto insurance market and aid homeowners insurance consumers living along the coastline, according to NAMIC.

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A New National Agent Network Launched to Help Producers Deal with Profit Erosion Caused by Soft Insurance Market and Competition From PEO's (Business Wire)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:25:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Total HR Network (www.totalhrnet.com), a new vehicle to assist local insurance agents,

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Uniqa eyes top of Bulgarian insurance market (Guide Bulgaria)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:22:29 GMT

The Bulgarian unit of Austrian insurance group Uniqa is targeting the no.1 spot on the local life insurance market by the end of 2008, the company said during a presentation of its performance in 2007 and the first quarter of this year. On the general i...

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A Health Insurance Report Card (Colorado Health Insurance Insider)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:36:15 GMT

Included in the ratings are Aetna, Anthem BCBS, Cigna, Coventry, Health Net, Humana, United Healthcare, and Medicare. In the individual health insurance market in Colorado, we deal extensively with Aetna, Anthem, Humana, and United Healthcare, so I was especially curious [...]

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