Planning for retirement is crucial.  The Jeff Group LTD can help you plan, invest, and manage your money.  The JEFF GROUP is committed to helping our clients reach their financial goals.  We can help you with a wide variety of ... [full story]

AllFinancial Group LLC andBabcock & Brown are pleased to announce that Life Trade Holdco LLC, theirrecently formed joint venture to capitalize on emergingopportunities in the life settlement market, has obtained a $135 millioncredit facility from Autobahn Funding Company, LLC, an ... [full story]

CHICAGO, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation, the leading global risk and insurance firm, and SmartDrive, a global leader in driver safety and risk management solutions, have teamed up to provide a joint service called AonSmartDrive. The AonSmartDrive measured safety program ... [full story]

ALBANY - Gas prices are already out of control. Next up could be your car insurance. New York auto insurance companies, which charge the second-highest rates in the nation, would be able to hike - or lower - premiums as much ... [full story]

The California Department of Managed Health Care on Wednesday fined the insurer PacifiCare $50,000 as part of an agreement to resolve problems resulting from policy cancellations, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. PacifiCare has agreed to reinstate the coverage of three ... [full story]

Citigroup Inc. will cut 10 percent -- or about 6,500 -- of the jobs in its investment banking division, according to reports Monday. The Wall Street Journal said the New York-based bank, which posted a $5.11 billion quarterly loss in ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Insurance company and investment manager Prudential Financial Inc. spent nearly $1.4 million in the first quarter to lobby on pension, insurance and trade issues. The Newark, N.J.-based company also lobbied on legislation dealing with housing, farm spending, data ... [full story]

Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled a partnership Monday between Maryland and insurance carriers to help make health insurance more affordable for small businesses. The state plans to provide subsidies for 1,500 businesses a year. The coverage, for businesses with two to nine ... [full story]