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All rights reserved.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:36:11 GMTWed, 25 Nov 2009 16:36:11 GMT608831http://www.zibb.com/finance/interstitial/newsblogs/Finance_Insurance+Business http://www.zibb.com/images/en/g_zibb_logo_beta.gif http://www.moneynet.co.uk/Personal-Finance-News/Articles/Worry over new credit card applications/19456899Almost 40 per cent of people are reluctant to apply for credit cards because they are worried about tarnishing their credit score.This is according to a poll by Confused.com, which also revealed that just 25http://www.moneynet.co.uk/Personal-Finance-News/Articles/Worry over new credit card applications/19456899Finance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 16:36:11 GMThttp://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/1563305/electronic-car-insurance-certificates-april-2010Insurance news in the UK for claims, underwriting, risk management, legal, reinsurance, broking and the Lloyd's of London market with Post Online in conjunction with Post Magazine.http://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/1563305/electronic-car-insurance-certificates-april-2010Finance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 13:18:06 GMThttp://www.zibb.com/article/5692988/Kingstone+Cos+Inc+Leads+Tuesday+s+AMBG+as+Global+Insurance+Index+DeclinesThe AMBG closed Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 809.52 (-0.36%). Of the 15 A.M. Best stock indexes, five rose and 10 declined. Leading A.M. Best's Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were Kingstone Cos. Inc. (+14.09%) and Atlantic American Corp. (+7.81%). Trailing the list of global insurance stocks werehttp://www.zibb.com/article/5692988/Kingstone+Cos+Inc+Leads+Tuesday+s+AMBG+as+Global+Insurance+Index+DeclinesFinance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 10:34:44 GMThttp://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2253919/millions-small-businessesUp to two million small and medium sized business are believed to carry higher than normal credit risk when it comes to making trade payments or entering financial difficulty, a survey has shown.http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2253919/millions-small-businessesFinance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/d73a8bf2-d992-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd73a8bf2-d992-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss%26nclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&ftcamp=rss&nclick_check=1The financial services group said in a statement that the Financial Supervisory Commission rejected its application because it had failed to provide the extra information requested by a September 28 deadline.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d73a8bf2-d992-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd73a8bf2-d992-11de-ad94-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss%26nclick_check%3D1&_i_referer=&ftcamp=rss&nclick_check=1Finance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMThttp://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/insurance-news-Young-persons-car-insurance-provider-Young-Marmalade-gets-road-safety-award-18470166.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FairInvestmentCompany%2Finsurance+%28Fair+Investment+Company+-+Insurance%29Young Marmalade, the young person's car insurance/car purchase scheme provider, has received an...http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/insurance-news-Young-persons-car-insurance-provider-Young-Marmalade-gets-road-safety-award-18470166.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FairInvestmentCompany%2Finsurance+%28Fair+Investment+Company+-+Insurance%29Finance/Insurance BusinessWed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN2432392420091124?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FUKBankingFinancial+%28News+%2F+UK+%2F+Financial+Services+and+Real+Estate%29* Order follows capital impairment * Deadline of Jan. 5 to have plan to rectify situation * NY insurance dept raises prospect of liquidation NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - New York's insurance regulator hashttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN2432392420091124?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FUKBankingFinancial+%28News+%2F+UK+%2F+Financial+Services+and+Real+Estate%29Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 23:05:25 GMThttp://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/11/24/105556.htmHonolulu-based Island Insurance Co. Ltd. has launched its new Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and Cover Choice products for small to mid-sized businesses. The products are designed ...http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/11/24/105556.htmFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:45:54 GMThttp://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/23/daily26.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529The checks are being sent between now and early December, the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Regulation said Tuesday. In 1999, state regulators went to court to put General American’s parent company, General American Mutual Holding Co.http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/23/daily26.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:54:40 GMThttp://www.prlog.org/10426428-first-rehab-life-names-new-executive-vp-cfo.htmlFirst Rehab Life names new "Executive VP & CFO". Bruce L. Wallach joins the Executive Teamhttp://www.prlog.org/10426428-first-rehab-life-names-new-executive-vp-cfo.htmlFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:12 GMThttp://www.moneyextra.com/news/motorists-support-tougher-uninsured-driver-rules.htmlMore than two-thirds of British drivers support plans to introduce a new offence of 'keeping a vehicle without insurance', it has been claimed. Paul Watters, head of AA Public Affairs, told the Associationhttp://www.moneyextra.com/news/motorists-support-tougher-uninsured-driver-rules.htmlFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.budgetinsurance.com/news/?ArticleId=19475922Get the latest insurance news directly from Budget. Find out what's new in the insurance industry and whether the changes affect your policy.http://www.budgetinsurance.com/news/?ArticleId=19475922Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:19:34 GMThttp://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2009/Nov/24/Algorithmics_strengthens_its_Solvency_II_solution_for_insurance_companies_with_new_Curve_Fitting_capability.htmlAlgorithmics, the leading provider of risk solutions, today announced that it has added Curve Fitting to further strengthen its Solvency II solution to meet the needs of insurance companies.http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2009/Nov/24/Algorithmics_strengthens_its_Solvency_II_solution_for_insurance_companies_with_new_Curve_Fitting_capability.htmlFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 09:51:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3249764.htmPR: Algorithmics, the leading provider of risk solutions, today announced that it has added Curve Fitting to further strengthen its Solvency II solution to meet the needs of insurance companies. Curt Burmeister, Vice President of Risk Solutions at Algorithmics, said: “Leading up to the go live dathttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3249764.htmFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:19:38 GMThttp://www.forbes.com/2009/11/23/health-care-debate-senate-bill-opinions-columnists-richard-a-epstein.html?partner=yahootixThe level of interference in private health care markets contemplated under both the House and Senate health care bills is so staggering that it is not possible to evaluate them all at once.http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/23/health-care-debate-senate-bill-opinions-columnists-richard-a-epstein.html?partner=yahootixFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMThttp://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/11/23/daily9.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529Health insurance reform would provide 834,000 Maryland residents with affordable health insurance and provide tax credits to tens of thousands of small businesses. That is according to a report issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/11/23/daily9.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:40:14 GMThttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/Schumer-says-failure-not-an-apf-2004172365.html?x=0&.v=25WASHINGTON (AP) -- Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderateshttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/Schumer-says-failure-not-an-apf-2004172365.html?x=0&.v=25Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:50 GMThttp://www.insurance-business-review.com/news/principal_financial_offers_new_business_insurance_policy_091124Principal Financial Group has offered a new business insurance rider available on Principal Universal Life Flex policies, through which the employers can get both protection and early cash value. The new policy covers protection of their businesses and allows to retain employees.http://www.insurance-business-review.com/news/principal_financial_offers_new_business_insurance_policy_091124Finance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015794-110.stm?cmpid=news.xmlAs I was reading Jane Terlion's Nov. 18 letter ("Before Insurance"), I immediately thought, "This person has to be an employee of some insurance company ...." And I was right! Ms. Terlion, who works for Highmark, as pointed out by the PG, exclaimed, "Insurance companies aren't the bad guy here!"http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09328/1015794-110.stm?cmpid=news.xmlFinance/Insurance BusinessTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.examiner.com/a-2336528~Dems__Failure_is_not_an_option_on_health_care.html?cid=rss-Business(AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.http://www.examiner.com/a-2336528~Dems__Failure_is_not_an_option_on_health_care.html?cid=rss-BusinessFinance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 22:36:45 GMThttp://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091123/FREE/911239982/-1/RSS02&rssfeed=RSS02Life insurance agents' advocacy groups teamed up on Friday to ask Connecticut Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, R-Conn., to reconsider a legislative provision that would require life agents to become registered investment advisers.http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091123/FREE/911239982/-1/RSS02&rssfeed=RSS02Finance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:00 GMThttp://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20091123/NEWS01/911239995NEW YORK (Reuters)—Shares of U.S. health insurers rose on Monday as investors reacted positively to the latest legislative developments on health reform.http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20091123/NEWS01/911239995Finance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:12 GMThttp://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/11/23/daily6.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529“Families, seniors and businesses are all suffering under the health care status quo,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a release. “Our new reports demonstrate how health insurance reform will improve health care for all Americans.”http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/11/23/daily6.html?ana=from_rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+vertical_4+%2528Insurance+Industry+News%2529Finance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:33 GMThttp://www.tdi.state.tx.us/news/2009/news200949.htmlConsumer Tips for the 2009 Medicare Enrollment Period - Texas Department of Insurance.http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/news/2009/news200949.htmlFinance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 15:44:33 GMThttp://www.finextra.com/news/announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=31153Barrie & Hibbert, one of the leading providers of financial risk management tools and consultancy, today announced that it has been appointed by Nan ...http://www.finextra.com/news/announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=31153Finance/Insurance BusinessMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:00 GMT