PARIS (Dow Jones)--AXA SA (CS.FR) Thursday said it will buy 80% of Belarus's second-largest insurer B&B Insurance, as the French insurer seeks to expand in Central and Eastern Europe. AXA said the Belarusian insurance market offers a very significant ... [full story]

Indianapolis Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana lawmakers are eyeing an obscure bank insurance fund as a possible revenue source to close an expected state budget shortfall of about $1 billion. Indiana's public deposit ... [full story]

Despite administration warnings that a health coverage program that serves about 22,000 legal immigrants would run out of money by the end of December, Governor Deval Patrick now says funding exists to keep the program alive through January. Over ... [full story]

Mercury Insurance, a top rated California automobile insurer, recently announced a planned $72 million premium lowering that could see at least 10% of California drivers qualify. Along with this price slash is other programs ... [full story]

(Health Insurance News) - Health insurance companies that increase premiums by more than 10 percent would be required to justify those higher rates publicly, according to new rules proposed Tuesday by the Obama administration. Under the proposal, premium increases ... [full story]

U.K., Dec. 22, 2010 - If you’re giving a pet to your child this Christmas, remember that your home is a minefield for puppies, ­rabbits and kittens. Rich food, toys and wires are all waiting to be nibbled. An estimated ... [full story]

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. surpassed $2 billion in losses in Florida for 2010, with last Friday's regulatory seizure of the Bank of Miami, according to a new Condo Vultures ``White Paper." Before ... [full story]

New, proposed regulations - which result from the health overhaul - were issued yesterday by the Department of Health and Human Services and would require health insurers to justify  proposed double-digit premium increases.  In ... [full story]

Monday’s snowfall was a precursor of much more snow to come during this winter which has just begun. Everett property owners must beware. A state Supreme Court ruling in July regarding slip and fall liability for businesses and ... [full story]

Brad Dinsmore, Citigroup’s head of retail banking in North America, stepped atop a makeshift dais on Thursday and surveyed the throng of bank staffers and junior executives gathered around him. “What do you think?” he asked, smiling broadly. “It’s ... [full story]