CLEVELAND, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists and angel investors are tapping into Northeast Ohio's wealth of entrepreneurial resources on an increasing basis and finding success. Over $500 million has been invested in start-ups in Northeast Ohio in the last ... [full story]

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm announced on Oct. 12 that Linda A. Watters is stepping down as commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS), effective the end of October. The governor has named Ken Ross acting commissioner of ... [full story]

CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- Geico, the fourth-largest auto insurer in the U.S., just signed up its 8 millionth customer, continuing a growth rate that could push it ahead of next larger rival Progressive Corp. (PGR) in the next year. The Berkshire ... [full story]

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - Deep cracks line the outside walls of Hulihee Palace. Patches of fallen stucco expose the building's lava rock and coral mortar outer walls.   Two quakes a year ago Monday damaged the 19th-century vacation home of Hawaii's ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taxpayers and Medicare patients could have saved almost $15 billion in 2007 if private health insurers had cut expenses for prescription drug coverage and negotiated bigger discounts, a report from Democratic staff of a House of Representatives panel ... [full story]

Most people don't like thinking about life and disability insurance until they need to have it, running the risk of financial disaster. According to The Actuarial Foundation, the majority of American workers and their families are unprepared for the financial ... [full story]

DUBLIN, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - There is significant enthusiasm for mobile banking services among consumers worldwide, according to research released by Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. , the global leader in messaging interoperability and mobile content delivery. ... [full story]

CLIFTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Donna Bador of Clifton, N.J., became a household name with GEICO's 23,000 associates when she recently bought her auto policy last month and became GEICO's record-setting eight millionth policyholder. Steve Cunningham, GEICO's assistant vice president in Buffalo, N.Y., ... [full story]