category: Insurance Headlines
 - Rating bureau proposes startling 16 percent increase in California worker's comp rates

category: Life Insurance
 - Fireman's Fund's parent inks $330M IT outsourcing deal with IBM

category: Health Insurance
 - Poll: Nearly 70% say their health insurance gets at least a passing grade
 - Aflac races ahead with NASCAR sponsorships
 - Allstate sues local chiropractic company
 - Conti sentenced to one year of probation
 - Texas nursing home rates on the rise

category: Auto Insurance
 - Charges issued for insurance fraud
 - NY trade group against insurance fee
 - Insurers, hospitals read Colorado car insurance report differently
 - State Farm says auto rates down 15%
 - Allstate drives auto insurance spending in U.S. Hispanic market
 - 800 suspect auto insurance claims in Sacramento County

category: Homeowners
 - Allstate launches new landlord insurance product in Texas
 - Citizens to offer commercial policies
 - Allstate files for rate hikes
 - Allstate agents increase homeowners' coverage option
 - Allstate enhancing homeowners' insurance policies in Texas

category: Financial Services
 - State Street sued over retirement investments

category: International Insurance News
 - Liberty Mutual to buy Brazilian insurer
 - Fireman's Fund names Michael LaRocco as CEO

category: National Insurance News
 - Travelers Cos. class action suit settled
 - AIG settles with Attorney General's office
 - Wells Fargo acquires Insurance Brokers of America
 - Ohio: Strickland signs life-insurance settlement bill
 - Maryland Insurance Administration orders refunds for premium loan charges

category: Banking Services
 - Texas bank named a top U.S. Hispanic business
 - RU Ready? Wells initiates banking by text message
 - Bank of America gives MIT $25M for banking research center