HONG KONG, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Manulife has been named Life Insurance Company of the Year at the Asia Insurance Review Awards 2007. In naming Manulife as winners at the award ceremony on November 5, the judges cited the Company's ... [full story]

NEW YORK—Aetna Inc. has reached an agreement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to fully disclose to consumers and physicians the cost and quality metrics the insurer uses to rank doctors. Aetna’s program, known as “Aetna Aexcel,” designates physicians ... [full story]

ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BAI Retail Delivery Conference Booth #2021 - CheckFree Corporation (NASDAQ:CKFR) today unveiled its plans for delivering the industry's most comprehensive, integrated and secure online banking and bill payment solution for the financial ... [full story]

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Life Insurance Company has launched an online calculator designed to illustrate beneficiary distribution options from variable annuity contracts that are not used to fund qualified plans or IRAs. The calculator is located at PacificLife.com, in the ... [full story]

Two Niagara Falls men are facing felony criminal charges after one of them allegedly collected $1,120 fraudulently in no-fault auto insurance lost wage benefits, according to the state Insurance Department. Jack Easterly, 49, of 194 61st St., and Kenneth Zortman, ... [full story]

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), today announced Upgrade To GreenSM Residential, an insurance coverage allowing U.S. homeowner policyholders to rebuild their property to “green” standards following a covered loss. “Upgrade To ... [full story]

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is attributable to Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D., AMA President-elect: "The American Medical Association (AMA) welcomes today's announcement that New York Attorney General Cuomo has expanded health insurer participation in the ... [full story]

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Citigroup (NYSE:C) Inc. Tuesday is reorganizing its investment banking unit, starting with the removal of the co-heads of its credit markets group and a tighter integration of its equity ... [full story]