category: Insurance Headlines
 - CUSO Financial Services, LP Offers New Investment Program for Consortiums of Smaller Credit Unions
 - Infinity Insurance to Fast Track Customer Claims with SPSS Predictive Analytics
 - Life Settlement Awareness Month Offers Industry Panel and Continuing-Education Course

category: Life Insurance
 - Norway's Largest Life and Pensions Insurance Company Selects AmberPoint SOA Management for New Core Pension System
 - New Legacy Secure Survivorship Life Insurance from Lincoln Benefit Life Company Enhances Estate Planning Process
 - New Life Insurance Calculator for Women Estimates `The Value of All You Do'
 - Advanced Marketing CD Provides 'Business Exit Strategies Using Life Insurance'
 - ING Investment Management Chooses Cambia's Security Policy Enforcement Software; Cambia CM Enables Change Validation for Providing Proof of Policy Compliance for Global Financial Services Company
 - Independence Holding Company Announces Execution of Letter of Intent to Become Carrier for $40 Million Block of Dental Insurance
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of the Donegal Insurance Group and the Peninsula Insurance Group
 - One of the Largest U.S. Financial Solutions Providers, Asset Marketing Systems, Teams up with Raike Financial Group; Strategic Alliance Announced to Launch Unique Business Venture
 - JPMorgan Chase Completes Sale of Insurance Underwriting Business to Protective Life
 - Old Mutual Financial Network Introduces IncomeCertain
 - A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity Company; Assigns Stable Outlook
 - North Coast Life Insurance Company Announces 2nd Quarter Financial Results and Preferred Stock Dividend
 - Banner Life Insurance Company Completes Second Capital Markets Financing of Regulation XXX Reserve Requirements with a $450 Million Offering by Wholly-Owned Subsidiary First British American Reinsurance Company II
 - Fitch Rates Hartford Life Insurance Co. Medium-Term Notes 'AA-'
 - OraSure Technologies to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference
 - Aetna Life EssentialsSM Provides Members with Additional Life Insurance Benefits and Access to Expanded Services Through All Stages of Life
 - State Farm® Dedicates Memory Wall to Honor American Caregivers
 - A.M. Best Special Report: U.S. Life Reinsurance Market Ponders What's Next
 - Leading Japanese Insurance Provider, AXA to Implement NICE’s VoIP Solutions in Four Sites
 - International Planning Group Names Veteran Life Insurance Sales Executives
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings For Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited
 - Peachtree Life Settlements Assists Life Insurance Policy Holders in Overcoming Financial Hardships
 - MetLife to Pay Eligible Life Insurance Policyholders $1.7 Billion in Policy Dividends
 - Ameriprise Financial Renames Insurance Companies Under the RiverSourceSM Brand
 - Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of AmericaSM Assumes Assets of Its Indiana Affiliate
 - The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company Introduces New Offerings to Meet the Needs of Older Consumers
 - Farmers Insurance Unveils Revolutionary Life Insurance Policy
 - New Features in Pacific Life’s Flex XIV Life Insurance Policy Address Employers’ Concerns
 - RiverSource(R) Insurance Announces Portfolio Navigator for Variable Universal Life IV and Variable Universal Life IV-Estate Series
 - A.M. Best Affirms and Assigns Ratings to Pekin Life Insurance Company
 - ACE Approved to Begin Life Insurance Operation in the UAE
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Hartford's Life Insurance Affiliates; Upgrades Ratings of Hartford Life, Inc.
 - Farmers Insurance Life Policies Now eSigned with Interlink Electronics Solution
 - Life Settlement Solutions Provides Educational Resources on the Life-Settlement Industry
 - Texas Department of Insurance approves Ameritas Purchase of LifeRe Insurance Company
 - Life Insurance Companies Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers in Customer Respect Group Study
 - Gain an Insight into the Evolution of the US Life Insurance Industry
 - The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company Introduces Accumulation Builder Indexed Universal Life Insurance
 - A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Charter National Life Insurance Company and Intramerica Life Insurance Company
 - A.M. Best Places Ratings of Aon Corporation Subsidiaries Under Review with Negative Implications
 - Aetna Expands Early Access to Life Insurance Financial Benefit to Help Seriously Ill Members Meet Their Living Needs
 - A.M. Best Places Ratings of National Financial Group and National Life Insurance Company Under Review With Negative Implications
 - Pacific Life Ranks ''Excellent'' by DALBAR
 - Prudential Financial Named One of the 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style Magazine
 - Nationwide Financial(R) Declares a ''Sevolution(SM)'' with Enhancements to The Nationwide Lifetime Income Rider(R) (L.inc)
 - MetLife Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer to Speak at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Conference
 - Is Your Life Insurance Plan Sufficient for The Future of Your Family?
 - Prudential Financial Named One of ''The 50 Best Places to Launch a Career'' in BusinessWeek Magazine Survey
 - New Sun Executive Universal Life and Sun Executive Variable Universal Life Products Offer Unique Value in Executive Benefit Market
 - More Than 32,000 Employees in 12 Countries Give Back as Part of 12 Years of Prudential's Global Volunteer Day
 - Prudential Introduces My Life Legacy(SM) - A Unique Wealth Transfer Concept
 - MetLife Changes How Long-Term Care is Purchased with Launch of New Long-Term Care Insurance Product
 - MetLife Introduces Portability Enhancements to Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance Offerings
 - Prudential Introduces New Pru Analyzer Client Reports Aimed at Helping Drive Key Benefits Decisions
 - New York Life Insurance Company Appoints Eileen Slevin as Chief Information Officer
 - New Distributions Calculator from Pacific Life
 - AIG SunAmerica Introduces The Individual 401(k) for Self-Employed Business Owners: 401(k) Benefits Funded by a Variable Annuity Offering Income for Life Options
 - A.M. Best Withdraws Ratings of Mayflower National Life Insurance Company Due to Legal Entity Merger
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of the Kansas City Life Group of Companies
 - Prudential Group Insurance Sales Force Focuses On The Pressing Needs Of Important Market Niches
 - Sun Life Financial Sells U.S. Plan Administration Business
 - MetLife to Pay $1.7B to Insured Clients
 - Nationwide Financial Unveils YourLife(SM) Survivorship Universal Life Insurance
 - Prudential Financial Enhances Its Universal Life Insurance Product
 - MetLife Names Ruth A. Fattori Chief Administrative Officer and Maria R. Morris Head of Technology and Operations
 - Fitch Downgrades Security Benefit Life Insurance Company IFS to 'A'; Watch Negative
 - MetLife to Serve as Premier Sponsor of LPGA Golf Clinics for Women
 - Independence Holding Company Announces Acquisition of $65 Million Life Block and Sale of Credit Segment by Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc.
 - MetLife Recognized as Top Company for Executive Women
 - About Four in Ten Full-Time Workers Unprotected by Disability Insurance; Singles and Young Families May Be Especially Vulnerable
 - Prudential Launches 'Women & Money' - New Online Educational Resource Designed to Help Women Achieve Financial Security
 - Prudential Contributes $5 Million to Newark Organizations
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of MetLife, Inc and Its Affiliates
 - MetLife to Hold Stable Value and Institutional Products Client Conference
 - Protective Life Announces Organizational Realignment for Life Insurance Distribution

category: Health Insurance
 - Insurance Firms Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers in Second Quarter 2006 Online Customer Respect Study; Insurance Industry Records Lowest Scores for Online Customer Respect Among 12 Industries Studied
 - Mark Farrah Associates Enhances Tools for Tracking Health Insurance Market Leaders
 - Fitch Publishes New Quantitative U.S. Health Insurance Criteria
 - Universal American Financial Corp. Wins Bid to Offer 2007 Part D Drug Coverage in 32 Regions
 - HealthMarkets, UnitedHealth Group Announce Agreement for the Sale of Student Resources Unit
 - Schizophrenia Population in U.S. Reached 1.5 Million in 2002
 - UnitedHealthcare Introduces Affordable Health Insurance Program to Cleveland’s Uninsured Workers
 - Hay Group Increases Health Insurance Benefits Capabilities
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Humana Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
 - North Carolina Bank Employees Enjoy One Month ''Holiday'' from Paying Healthcare Insurance Premiums
 - CapMed Exec Outlines Ideal Personal Health Record at American Health Insurance Plans' Annual Meeting
 - Statement by the President on Health Care
 - Coventry Health Care Completes Acquisition of Certain Mutual of Omaha Group Health Insurance Businesses
 - Humana Introduces New, Flexible Individual Health Insurance Plans in Six States
 - Agent Workbench from HumanaOne Puts Insurance Professionals in Control
 - Aetna Introduces New Health Insurance Options for Individuals and Their Families in Oklahoma
 - Phyhealth Receives $600,000 Investment to Accelerate Launch of New Physician-Managed HMO
 - MetLife and SafeGuard Present Dual Option Dental Solution for Employers in California, Florida and Texas
 - Lexington Doctors Launch Unique New Health Plan for Medicare Patients
 - Humana Completes Acquisition of KMG America
 - Medicare Advantage Competition Intensifies
 - Coventry Health Care Selected by the Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Trust Fund to Provide Retiree Health Benefits
 - Cancer Remains Top Cause of Unum's Disability Claims; Research Finds Supportive Workplace Can Aid Recovery
 - Unum Reports Workers Underestimate Risks, Lack Safety Net

category: Auto Insurance
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Mercury General Corporation and Its Operating Subsidiaries
 - Dream Car, Nightmare Insurance: Does Your New Car Have the Coverage It Needs?
 - Drive Brand Expressway Puts Agents in the High-Speed Lanes So They Can Grow Even Faster; New Features Provide Agents With Additional Opportunities To Promote And Grow Their Businesses
 - AutoOne Insurance Selects Duck Creek Technologies' EXAMPLE Platform; Proof of Concept success key to AutoOne's Duck Creek decision
 - 21st Century Auto Insurance Expands into Pennsylvania; Auto Insurer Expanding as More Consumers Bypass Agents and Purchase Directly from Companies
 - Progressive Distributes May Results
 - White Paper Predicts That American Consumers Will Look to Their Insurance Companies for Identity Theft Solutions; Veterans Urged to Check with Their Insurance Agents for Identity Theft Solutions
 - The PMA Insurance Group Enters Into an Agreement to be the Workers' Compensation Insurance Provider for the Wholesalers Insurance Plan
 - Progressive Leads the Pack in Online Auto Insurance Industry, Reports Keynote
 - Press Release
 - AAA Says Americans Will Kick-off 50th Anniversary of the Interstate with Busiest Fourth of July Travel Weekend Ever
 - 4,200 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the 93 Car Crashes That Happen in Milwaukee Each Day
 - Farmers Insurance Group Lowered Auto Rates in 2005 with New Auto Product
 - Fitch Affirms Infinity's Ratings
 - Auto Financial Group Partners with GTE Federal Credit Union; GTE FCU to Offer AFG's Driving Sense(TM) Balloon Product
 - You've Been in an Accident. Your Car's Been Totaled. Now What?
 - Progressive Direct Makes It Easy for Champlain Valley Fair Goers to Fill Up on More Than Just Corn Dogs
 - Want a Reminder When Your Bill's Due? Want to Know When Your Payment Went Through? No Worries - Progressive Direct Makes It Easy with New Text Messaging Service
 - Drive Insurance from Progressive Signs Joint Marketing Agreement with Homesite Insurance Group; Drive Agents Can Make Monoline Homeowners Product Available to Their Drive Customers Using Streamlined Technology
 - Progressive Commercial Auto Releases Insurance Claims Data; Pinpoints When Most Crashes Occur
 - More Than 7,000 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the 148 Car Crashes That Happen in Baltimore Each Day
 - Protect Your Income with Disability Insurance Say Financial Experts
 - Major Damage, or Just a Few Dings? Either Way, a Car Accident Can Be a Major Time Drain – But Not Anymore for Hartford Area Drivers
 - Rampant Identity Theft in Ohio May Spread to Voter Records
 - AutoTrader.Com Raises Funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Through Golf Tournaments
 - One of Tampa’s Largest Employers Announces Dozens of Job Openings, and Just in Time for the Holidays, Sweetens the Pot with $500 Signing Bonuses
 - Auto Insurance Tune-up: Top Mistakes People Make When Buying Auto Insurance
 - Progressive.com Receives Top Honors From Keynote Systems
 - Farmers Insurance Presents Secure City Awards at St. George Chamber of Commerce Luncheon June 6, 2007
 - Progressive Distributes May Results
 - Leading Commercial Auto Insurer Improves Coverage Options for the Trucking Market
 - A.M. Best Downgrades and Assigns Ratings to Teachers Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey Due to Acquisition
 - 2Insure4Less.com Makes Insurance Shopping Process Easier for Insurance Consumers
 - Insurance Surprises: MetLife Auto & Home Survey Finds Many Americans Dramatically Overestimate the Level of Insurance Protection They Have
 - GEICO Announces Auto Insurance Rate Reduction for New Jersey Policyholders
 - Vox, Inc. Study Reveals Ongoing Problems with Auto Insurance Websites
 - Auto Insurance Agency, Insurance.com, Helps Keep Children Safe This Halloween with Halloween Safety Tips
 - Progressive Introduces Paperless Policies
 - GEICO Surpasses 8 Million Policyholders
 - Progressive Makes Commercial Auto Quoting Faster and Easier for Independent Insurance Agents
 - Progressive Blue Returns to Independent Insurance Agents
 - MetLife Auto & Home(R) Lowers Rates and Enhances Coverage For Massachusetts Auto Customers
 - Progressive Announces Annual Dividend Information
 - AAA Offers Winter Driving Tips to Help Drivers Be Prepared and Safe
 - Auto Insurance Firms Ranked on How They Treat Online Customers
 - MetLife Auto & Home(R) to Enhance Identity Theft Resolution Service Offering to Customers with Auto and Home Policies, at No Additional Charge
 - Progressive Takes #1 Spot on Auto Insurance Customer Respect Study
 - As Motorcycle Thefts Skyrocket, Progressive and LoJack Make It More Affordable for Bikers to Protect Their Rides
 - Farmers Insurance Releases 1Q 2008 Update on Gas Prices and Vehicle Miles Traveled

category: Homeowners
 - Susan Rivera Named President of Praetorian; Insurance Industry Veteran to Expand Specialty Insurance Business
 - St. Paul Travelers Launches Commercial Global Property Coverage for U.S. Companies with Foreign Exposures
 - Lexington Insurance Company Introduces Enhanced LexElite(R) Homeowners Insurance; Expanded Policy Addresses Major Consumer Concerns: Mechanical Breakdowns, Accidents, Identify Theft, and Non-Profit Liability Exposures
 - Fireman's Fund(R) Announces Surface Water and Flood Coverage; Fireman's Fund Endorsement Goes beyond Typical Homeowner's Insurance and NFIP Coverage
 - XN Financial Expands Service in High Net Worth Market With XN Private Client Services Web Platform
 - Research and Markets: Unique overview of the Personal Property and Casualty Insurance Industry in the U.S.
 - CORRECTING and REPLACING Commerce Insurance Joins the Fight against ID Theft by Providing Identity Resolution Services to Policyholders; Offering Policyholders Added Value at No Additional Cost
 - Allstate to Discuss Second Quarter 2006 Earnings with Investors
 - NAR Joins Department of Homeland Security in Launching National Preparedness Month 2006
 - Caught in the Headlights
 - Women See the Reality of Retirement Years Spent Alone
 - Esperanza Fire Leaves Displaced Homeowners Wondering ''What Do I Do Now?''
 - Fitch Affirms State Farm's Ratings; Outlook Stable
 - James Abraham Appointed Senior Vice President, CNA Property & Marine
 - The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) Describes the Effect of Allstate's Decision to Stop Offering New Homeowners Policies in California
 - PURE High Net Worth Insurance Receives $17 Million
 - Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Launches New Bay Area Wildfire Readiness Program
 - Farmers Insurance California Claims Team on the Scene at Lake Tahoe Fires
 - Computerworld Names Penn National Insurance One of Best 100 Places to Work in IT in United States
 - ProAssurance Recognized as a Top Performer in Ward's 2007 Survey
 - Poll: Californians Don't Act on Their Instinct for Financial Preparedness
 - Home Insurance Buyers Guide, LLC Announces Launch of New Website
 - Harleysville Insurance Named to InformationWeek 500; Ranked 23rd on List to Lead All Property/Casualty Insurers
 - Farmers Insurance Claims Team Assists Victims of California Fires
 - Lexington Insurance Company Introduces Upgrade to GreenSM Residential Property Insurance
 - Florida Homeowner Insurance Companies Continue to Leave the State

category: Financial Services
 - RTW, Inc. Welcomes Bentovim To Board of Directors
 - VIDEO from Medialink: Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
 - Sapient Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer; Susan J. Cooke to Replace Scott Krenz as CFO
 - American Banker and Financial Insights Announce Third Annual FinTech 100 Program; Rankings Showcase Leading Global Financial Technology and Services Providers
 - Kroll Factual Data and Bluebook Announce Mortgage Technology Agreement
 - Clayton Consultants Teams with WorldClinic to Offer Clients New ``World Shield'' Service; New 'Concierge' Style Service Provides International Security Ranging From Kidnaps to Contagious Diseases
 - American Express Company Names New Treasurer
 - Fitch Rates Vermont Student Assistance Corp. Senior Series 2006
 - H&R Block Financial Advisors Hires Four Producers Totaling More Than $200 Million in Assets Under Management
 - The Principal Financial Group to Address Auto-Retirement Savings Forum
 - Old Mutual Financial Network Appoints Scott Heinila as Regional Vice President, Annuity Distribution
 - Premier Unified Managed Account Launched for Sixteen FundQuest Wealth Architect Clients
 - SMBs Set to Spend US$2.4B on Hosted/SaaS CRM and ERP/SCM Services in 2007
 - A.M. Best Upgrades and Assigns Ratings to ECM Insurance Group and Its Members
 - CFP Board Raises Ethical Standards for Financial Planners to Address America's Growing Need for Financial Advice
 - Rodman & Renshaw Completes Reverse Merger Transaction with Enthrust Financial Services, Inc.
 - Westborough Financial Services, Inc. Shareholders Approve Merger with Assabet Valley Bancorp
 - Fitch Ratings Affirms Stewart Title Group's IFS at 'A '; Outlook Stable
 - A D S Financial Services Solutions Appoints New Vice President, Business Development & Sales
 - Banco Popular North America Saves More Than $1 Million Using Branch Banking Software from Verint Witness Actionable Solutions
 - Christian J. McFadden Joins the Keane Organization to Lead Sales in Financial Services Market
 - Enthrust Financial Services, Inc. Changes Name to Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc.
 - Jackson(SM) Launches Living Benefits Selection Center
 - The Prudential Forum Sparks Innovation in the Relocation Industry
 - Dollar Financial Corp Announces Agreement to Acquire 82 Financial Services Stores in Southeast Florida
 - Prudential Financial Reprices Its Survivorship Universal Life Insurance Product
 - Nationwide Financial(R) Adds Low-Cost, Income Options to America's marketFLEX(R) Variable Annuities
 - Employers Refocus Strategies to Promote a ''Culture of Health and Financial Security,'' According to MetLife Study
 - LIMRA and LOMA Members Approve Merger Plan
 - A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to First Acceptance Insurance Company of Tennessee, Inc.; Affirms Ratings of First Acceptance Insurance Group
 - UBS Global Asset Management and Genworth Financial to Launch Guaranteed Income for Life Benefit for 401(k) Plans
 -  New Generation of Retirement Products Provides Income to Last a Lifetime
 - Prudential Financial Outlines Practical Investment Tips You Should Consider in The Retirement Red Zone(R)
 - Nationwide Launches New Web Site to Help Investment Professionals Win Retirement Plan Clients
 - Prudential Real Estate Launches 'Value Range Estimates' and 'Property Profiles' for Consumers on Prudential.Com
 - MetLife Adds Four New On-line Courses to Its ADA Approved Dental Continuing Education Program
 - A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Prudential Financial, Inc.'s New Junior Subordinated Notes

category: International Insurance News
 - 2006 Global Outlook Series on Toys and Games Provides a Collection of Statistical Findings, Market Briefs, and Concise Summaries of Research Findings
 - Entertainment Is Us, Inc. Announces Appointment of a New Independent Member of Its Board of Directors
 - AIG VALIC Selected as Exclusive 457(b) Provider and Common-Remitter by San Diego City Schools
 - AIG Subsidiary Acquires Central Insurance Co., Ltd in Taiwan
 - ACE USA Offers Insurance Protection for U.S.-Based Companies Facing Growing Threat of International Business Exposures; Range of Product Offerings Respond to Unique Global Insurance Needs and Requirements
 - LIMRA International Acquires Bank Brokerage and Insurance Consulting Group Kenneth Kehrer Associates
 - Stewart to Combine Real Estate Information Companies Under New Subsidiary, PropertyInfo Corp., Under Leadership of Industry Veteran Patrick Vaden
 - GenTek Inc. Announces Senior Management Changes
 - AIG Board Elects Robert B. Willumstad Chairman, Succeeding Interim Chairman Frank G. Zarb; Change to be Effective November 1, 2006
 - Insurance Veteran Joins AIG American General's Marketing/Business Development Team; David O'Leary appointed Executive VP Strategic Marketing and Business Development
 - Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Introduces Insurance for Wineries with “Roots to Retail” Coverage
 - Hub International Limited Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call
 - AIG Private Client Group Introduces Complimentary Residential Engineering Services for High Net Worth Insureds
 - Foster Wheeler Wins Feed for ADCO’s SAS Oilfield Development in Abu Dhabi
 - Great American Financial Resources Inc. Signs Contract for Lawson Performance Management
 - American General Life Launches Index Annuity with Five-Year, Seven-Year and Nine-Year Terms
 - MetLife Sells Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town Apartment Complex
 - Open Solutions Hosts Annual Corporate Financial Solutions Group Client Meeting
 - First Charter Corporation Completes Merger With GBC Bancorp
 - Navigators To Present at Credit Suisse Insurance Conference
 - If P&C Insurance Selects Infogix’s Infogix Insight and ACR/Detail Product Lines to Provide Automated Information Controls within the Company’s Nordic Payment Processes
 - The Hartford Expands its Real Estate Insurance Program to Commercial Property Owners and Managers
 - MetLife Completes Sale of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town
 - AIG to Webcast Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services Presentation on December 4
 - AIG Healthcare Introduces Security & Privacy Liability
 - Highmark Health Insurance Now Accepted at Take Care Health Centers in Pittsburgh
 - Aetna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $220,000 in Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey
 - ACE Approved to Establish Life Insurance Operation in Russia
 - Harris County Set to Become the Largest e-Recording Site in the U.S.
 - Pan-American Life Names New Holding Company
 - AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.(R) Introduces Financial Institutions Risk Protector(SM) for Private Financial Institutions
 - AIG Elects Seven to New Corporate Officer Positions
 - AIG American General Launches Bilingual Customer Service Call Center Dedicated to Hispanic Individual Life Insurance Policyowners
 - AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. Introduces Investment Banking Engagement Insurance
 - Lexington Insurance Company Increases Property Fire Capacity to $500 Million
 - AIG Employee Benefit Solutions(SM) Announces the Availability of New Dental Products, Features and Enhancements
 - AIG Companies Introduce Catastrophe Advantage Program
 - A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit and Debt Ratings of Markel North America Insurance Group and Its Subsidiaries
 - AIG Private Client Group Expands Its Mobile Wildfire Protection Unit(R) to Orange County and Additional Areas in California
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of AmTrust Group
 - America Speaks out on Retirement: New Research Reveals That Guaranteed Income for Life is Top Retirement Goal for 97 Percent of Baby Boomers
 - AIG Financial Products Corp. Releases Innovative Academic Research on Commodities
 - AIG Companies(R) Announce Changes to Crisis Management Coverages
 - AIG's AIU Insurance Company Granted Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise License in China
 - Navigators to Join the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Sirius International Insurance Corporation
 - AIG to Acquire Wurttembergische und Badische Versicherungs-AG
 - AIG Companies(R) Announce New Claim Intake Department for Severity Lines Claims
 - AIG Small Business(R) Names Mcgowan & Company, Inc. as Its Community Associations Program Administrator
 - India's Financial Services Sector Will Enjoy Generally Strong Growth During Coming Years Predicts New Report
 - American Life Insurance Company Subsidiary in Romania Receives Authorization to Operate as a Mandatory Private Pension Fund Administrator
 - AIG American General Announces AIG Corporate Investor Variable Universal Life Insurance
 - AIG Companies to Market D&O and E&O Products Under New AIG Executive Liability Brand
 - AIG Executive Liability Introduces Not-for-Profit Risk Protector(SM)
 - Scottish Re Announces Terry Eleftheriou as Chief Financial Officer
 - AIG VALIC Expands Socially Responsible Investment Fund into International Equity Markets
 - U.K. Asbestos Verdict Eases Pressure on Insurers
 - Sun Life Financial Wins Third Consecutive LOMA Educational Achievement Award
 - AIG Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend and Replenishes Stock Repurchase Program
 - AIG VALIC Names Greg Garvin Executive Vice President of Independent Distribution

category: National Insurance News
 - Lexington Insurance Company Names Peter J. Eastwood Senior Executive of AIG Healthcare; Matthew F. Power Named President of Risk Specialists Companies, Inc.
 - Amica Mutual Selects Docucorp's Dynamic Insurance Solutions
 - Prudential Financial, Inc. to Participate in Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference; Live Webcast Available
 - Lenders First Choice Partners With United General Title Insurance Company
 - New York Life Insurance Company Promotes Senior Executives; Theodore A. Mathas Elected a Director and Promoted to Chief Operating Officer, a New Position
 - Peak Performance Offers a Virtual Insurance Policy Administration Solution for ``Customer to Carrier Processing''; Peak Performance Provides a Comprehensive, Revolutionary Solution Offering Carriers Full Automation of Insurance Program Administration
 - Haley Introduces Industry's First Business Rules Authoring Environment As a Hosted Web Service
 - Travelers Offers Businesses New Tools for Disaster Preparedness; Business Continuity Resources Made Available to Assist with, and Promote, Readiness
 - Aetna to Recognize ABIM Maintenance of Certification in Pay-for-Performance Program; Activities aim to improve delivery of care
 - Humana offers SilverSneakers(R) Fitness Program memberships to Medicare Prescription Drug Plan members; Program provides free fitness center memberships to more than 2 million Humana PDP members
 - Sedgwick Rd. Selected As Agency of Record by 21st Century Insurance
 - TraceSecurity Compliance Manager(TM) Version 3.0 Eliminates Enterprise-Wide Security Compliance Burden
 - BestWeek: Subcontractor Default Insurance Makes Inroads in Surety Industry
 - Take Care Health Systems and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Eric Hicks Team Up to Encourage Healthy Living for Kansas City Residents
 - BestWeek: Experts Forecast More Insurance Products for Green, Low-Carbon Economy
 - Coventry Health Care to Speak at the CIBC Healthcare Conference
 - New Lower Cost Health Insurance Now Available to North Carolina Individuals and Families from Golden Rule
 - Humana Introduces Individual Health Insurance in Nevada
 - Delta Dental Introduces New Affordable Dental Program for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses in Nevada and Utah
 - The Hartford Now Selling Personal Insurance Through Independent Agents in West Virginia
 - Christopher Dewey Joins National Holdings Corporation as Vice Chairman
 - Fitch Affirms Zenith's IFS and Debt Ratings; Outlook Stable
 - Aetna Applauds President’s State of the Union Focus on Health Care
 - Long-Term Care Professionals Available to Discuss Trends and Issues Facing Consumers Preparing for Living in Retirement
 - Stewart Title Hires New Branch Manager for San Francisco Office
 - Don't Let Car Trouble Stall Your Fantastic Fourth
 - 21st Century Holding Company Reports Record Earnings of $1.32 Per Share
 - Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc. (CCMSI) Chooses JackRabbit Report Server from MphasiS Healthcare Solutions
 - AssuranceAmerica Corporation Announces Approval to Write Insurance in Indiana, its 13th State
 - Insurance Marketing Podcast Examines Insurers’ Record Spending on Advertising
 - Aetna Awards Grants Totaling Approximately $340,000 to 17 Chicago Area Organizations
 - Searching for the Silver Bullet, a New Study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) Provides Innovative Aging Workforce Strategies for Employers
 - Boomers Ready to Launch: MetLife Mature Market Institute Takes First Look at the Baby Boomers Turning 62
 - GEICO names Steve Cunningham regional vice president; Greg Jacobi to head underwriting activities for Buffalo
 - Allstate Comments on Florida First District Court of Appeal's Ruling
 - A.M. Best Downgrades and Withdraws Ratings of FFG Insurance Company
 - Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida Testifies Before Florida Senate Select Committee
 - A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Nationwide Group and Other Affiliates; Comments on NFS Privatization
 -  Progressive Announces Claims Group President
 -  GEICO Names 5 Grand-Prize Winners in National Safety Belt Poster Competition
 -  Standard & Poor's Initiates Factual Stock Report Coverage on Life Partners Holdings, Inc.

category: Mergers and Acquisitions
 - New LexisNexis(R) Market Intelligence Offering to Provide Corporate Transaction Data for a Full View of Clients & Prospects
 - Bank of the Southwest Joins Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
 - HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate, Announces Acquisition of Atlanta-Based Harry Norman, Realtors
 - Security Federal Announces The Signing of Merger Agreement to Acquire The Collier Jennings Companies
 - Gain an Insight into the Recent Mergers and Acquisitions Happening in the World's Online Services Market
 - Executives Report That Mergers and Acquisitions Fail to Create Adequate Value; Deals Often Come up Short on Delivering Anticipated Revenues, Expected Cost Savings and Successful Integration of Information Technology
 - Avatech Secures Major Equity Infusions by Institutional Investors; $6 Million Raised to Pay Down Debt
 - IASG Elects Jason Mudrick to Board of Directors and Announces Board Resignations
 - Providential Holdings Reports Progress on Acquisition of Durable Medical Equipment Company
 - FactSet Mergerstat Release: Global M&A Wrap Up for the First Half of 2006
 - GE Commercial Finance Corporate Lending Appoints Northeast Region Manager to Deliver Smarter Capital to Customers

category: Banking Services
 - Caledonian Continues Its Aggressive Move into Fund Administration by Teaming with Paladyne Systems
 - US Senate panel clears Lockhart as OFHEO head
 - MasterCard Announces New Board Member
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