NEW YORK—New catastrophe bonds featuring improved structures and tighter collateral requirements have kick-started the struggling insurance-linked securities sector, despite higher prices for sponsors to issue the bonds. The latest deal, a $150 million cat bond planned by German insurer Allianz ... [full story]

Financial services company Lincoln National Corp. on Tuesday erased some the steep decline in its shares from Monday after it said it would be able to pay off $500 million in debt soon. Lincoln, whose shares dropped 38 percent Monday, saw ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (AP) The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Thursday that the government’s strategy in the financial crisis of bailing out huge institutions deemed “too big to fail” must be replaced by a new model. The official, Sheila C. ... [full story]

Evaluating a corporation’s risk exposure during this time of economic upheaval can not only save money but could also mean the difference between surviving and not, according to experts at Marsh. The insurance brokerage addressed the topic in a survey, ... [full story]

No doubt the current status of the stock market is greatly affecting your IRA and perhaps has started to change your outlook on the future and your retirement.  Are you searching for answers? Perhaps you are feeling a bit trapped ... [full story]

NEW YORK (AP) — What if the government got out of the bailout business? The idea certainly seemed all right with throngs of Americans who were outraged by news that American International Group paid out millions of dollars in executive bonuses ... [full story]

Washington, February 20 - The Obama Administration's plan to make it easier for up to 5 mln homeowners to refinance their homes will eliminate a mortgage insurance requirement for certain loans, according to an outline of the program provided by ... [full story]

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Federal Housing Finance Agency chief James Lockhart said on Thursday U.S. mortgage insurance companies remain an important part of the national housing finance system. "They're very important," Lockhart said, speaking about the insurance companies that underwrite a share ... [full story]

The volatility roiling the residential real estate market and the economy in general may impact the commercial mortgage markets, according to several industry sources. But reverberations for insurance companies should be minor, they said. The International Council of Shopping Centers, ... [full story]

Experts say that it is unlikely that coming generations will have pensions, social security or retirement health benefits.   Alan Greenspan in a senate review on 7/20/05 said, "Retirees will need 80% of their income level to have a comfortable life ... [full story]