Guinea Bank, Insurance Workers Get 30% Pay Increase, End Strike
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bank and insurance-industry workers in Guinea ended a strike over pay after employers agreed to increase their salaries by 30 percent, Radio-Television Guinea, or RTG, reported.

U.S. needs national catastrophe insurance, disaster experts warn
By MARIA RECIO WASHINGTON ? A coalition of experts in hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters warned Tuesday that the U.S. would experience another major disaster and called on the incoming Congress to quickly approve national catastrophe insurance. James Lee Witt, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Clinton administration, and retired Adm. James ...

Mississippi Insurance Chief Chaney Reports Progress in Rebuilding Markets
One year after he was elected, Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says his state has made progress in rebuilding its insurance markets that were ruined by the 2005 hurricanes. Mississip

Loustalot Joins Thoits Insurance as Vice President
Thoits Insurance Service Inc. has named David Loustalot vice president working out of the company's Santa Cruz and San Jose, Calif., offices. Loustalot left his position as a retail analyst to begi

Financial Pacific Insurance Launches BOP Program
Financial Pacific Insurance Co. has launched a business owners program (BOP) for appointed agents in California. Agents are able to quote restaurants, apartments, mobile home parks, self storage facil

Donegal Group completes acquisition of insurance firm
Marietta-based Donegal Group Inc. reported Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of a Wisconsin mutual insurance firm.Donegal said it obtained all of the outstanding capital stock of Sheboygan Falls Insurance Co.The acquisition consideration was approximately $12 million, which includes a su...

U.S. needs national catastrophe insurance, disaster experts warn
A coalition of experts in hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters warned on Tuesday that the U.S. would experience another major disaster and called on the incoming Congress to quickly approve national catastrophe insurance.

Over 50 Big Three auto parts suppliers denied credit insurance
India?s auto component makers not only face slower growth in the domestic market, the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) is now refusing credit insurance to over 50 auto component companies that sell to the Big Three car makers in Detroit.

Western Insurance Bldg. sold
The Western Insurance Building on Bridge Street in Fort Worth has been sold to New York investment firm Navika Capital Group.

Insurance companies admit to horrible quarter
Catastrophe. That's the word Israel's insurance executives are using to describe the third quarter of 2008. Israel's insurers are accustomed to boasting annual profits of hundreds of millions of shekels.

Auto Insurance rates to drop a little bit
Autopac rates for most drivers are coming down after Manitoba Public Insurance requested and received the right for a one percent decrease from the Public Utilities board that regulates the crown corporations.

U.S. needs national catastrophe insurance, disaster experts warn
A coalition of experts in hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters warned on Tuesday that the U.S. would experience another major disaster and called on the incoming Congress to quickly approve national catastrophe insurance. James Lee Witt, the former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Clinton administration, and retired Adm. James Loy, a former deputy ...

UnitedHealth to Insure the Right to Insurance
The company will sell the right to buy an individual health policy in the future even if you become sick.

Workers' Compensation insurance expected to rise
The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said yesterday premiums for workers' compensation insurance will go up, on average, 3 percent in 2009.

Insurance Rise Could Help Protect For Monster Hurricane
North Carolina homeowners could soon pay more on insurance premiums to shore up a state-sanctioned program for affordable coastal insurance for a monster hurricane. Leaders of the so-called "Beach Plan" program told a legislative committee Tuesday that they will soon charge higher rates for coverage. The Department of Insurance also agreed to raise homeowner deductibles on these policies. The ...

Helping kids with no health insurance
It's estimated that up to 11% of children in the Central Valley have no health insurance, and that can be especially hurtful to children who need health care. On KSEE 24 News at 4, Norma Forbes, Executive Director of the Fresno Healthy Communities Access Partners, talked to Stefani Booroojian about how her organization can help kids get the health care they need.

Insurance rise at coast could help protect plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina homeowners could soon pay more on insurance premiums to shore up a state-sanctioned program for affordable coastal insurance for a monster hurricane.

Aegon Religare Life Insurance launches guaranteed return plan
Hyderabad, Dec 2 : Aegon Religare Life Insurance (ARLI) has launched Aegon Religare guaranteed return plan offering tax-free return along with life insurance.

ODI: Ohioans target of car insurance ploy
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Insurance is warning Ohioans about a recent telephone scam in which the caller claims to be from the person's auto insurance company. The caller then says they need the person's personal and financial information in order to process an insurance payment. 

Groups protest no action on insurance plan
NORTH ADAMS -- A few dozen members of the city's seven unions marched outside City Hall Monday afternoon, carrying signs that read "RIP GIC" and "It Makes Sense to Save Cents" as they marked the final day this year that the city could join the state's insurance plan through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC).