Insurance cos acted in haste to withdraw cashless facility: Minister

The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Mr Dinesh Trivedi, on Monday said there is “no reason” for insurance companies to stop the cashless facility overnight.

Investors marked insurance stocks down yesterday, despite insurers saying they are well prepared for expected claims of hundreds of millions from New Zealand's biggest insured event.

ND Insurance counseling program tops in nation

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Insurance Department's State Health Insurance Counseling program is tops in the nation again.

Local insurance mart stays largely untapped

MALAYSIA'S insurance market remains largely untapped with the average sum assured being less than RM50,000. Unlike other Asian countries such as Singapore or Taiwan which have a similar population as Malaysia and a high average sum assured, Malaysians prefer to save, rather than take up up an insurance policy. According to Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd's director and chief executive ...

Local insurance mart stays largely untapped

MALAYSIA'S insurance market remains largely untapped with the average sum assured being less than RM50,000. Unlike other Asian countries such as Singapore or Taiwan which have a similar population as Malaysia and a high average sum assured, Malaysians prefer to save, rather than take up up an insurance policy. According to Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Bhd's director and chief executive ...

Research and Markets: Kazakhstan Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/464fe5/kazakhstan_commerc) has announced the addition of the "Kazakhstan Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Kazakhstan Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, banking associations, government ...

Research and Markets: Kenya Commercial Banking Report Q4 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9ebc9/kenya_commercial_b) has announced the addition of the "Kenya Commercial Banking Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. The Kenya Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, banking associations, government departments ...

Research and Markets: Greece Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1bf714/greece_commercial) has announced the addition of the "Greece Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Business Monitor International's Greece Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, banking ...

Research and Markets: Argentina Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/49c279/argentina_commerci) has announced the addition of the "Argentina Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Business Monitor International's Argentina Commercial Banking Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, banking ...

Research and Markets: Greece Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Greece Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010" report to their offering.

Research and Markets: Argentina Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Argentina Commercial Banking Report Q3 2010" report to their offering.

Life Insurance Doesn't Have To Be So Complicated

This week an insurance research firm reported that ownership in life insurance has reached a 50-year low, with nearly a third of U.S. households not having a form of this financial protection. As the benefits industry begins Life Insurance Awareness Month in September, Unum (NYSE: UNM) shares the concern that this decline exposes working Americans to financial uncertainty. "Life insurance is one ...

Life Insurance Doesn't Have To Be So Complicated

This week an insurance research firm reported that ownership in life insurance has reached a 50-year low, with nearly a third of U.S. households not having a form of this financial protection. As the benefits industry begins Life Insurance Awareness Month in September, Unum (NYSE: UNM) shares the concern that this decline exposes working Americans to financial uncertainty. "Life insurance is one ...

Health office: Insurance 'a must' to all Filipinos

THE Department of Health (DOH) under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III is putting a premium on health insurance as a basic right of all Filipinos. read more

New Jaguar XJ Wins Prestigious Professional Driver Car of the Year Title

GAYDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Sept 6, 2010: The exciting new Jaguar XJ has won the prestigious 2010 Car of the Year award from Professional Driver magazine, rating it as the top car for Britain’s chauffeurs and Private Hire drivers.

Insurance weakens in workplace

Employer-based health insurance remains “the leading source of health insurance” in the U.S., covering about 159 million nonelderly people, according to a 2009 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. But it’s also showing signs of stress. Clark County is no exception. The county posted a July jobless rate of just more than 13 percent, the highest in ...

Insurance weakens in workplace

Employer-based health insurance remains “the leading source of health insurance” in the U.S., covering about 159 million nonelderly people, according to a 2009 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. But it’s also showing signs of stress. Clark County is no exception. The county posted a July jobless rate of just more than 13 percent, the highest in ...

Consider life insurance that fits needs

Critical decisions, such as buying a home, getting married or having children, require deliberate, thoughtful consideration. Indeed, the outcome of any one of these decisions can irrevocably change your life for better or worse. However, delaying the purchase of life insurance can be a costly mistake for you and your loved ones. Waiting just a few years can have a negative impact on several key ...

Consider life insurance that fits needs

Critical decisions, such as buying a home, getting married or having children, require deliberate, thoughtful consideration. Indeed, the outcome of any one of these decisions can irrevocably change your life for better or worse. However, delaying the purchase of life insurance can be a costly mistake for you and your loved ones. Waiting just a few years can have a negative impact on several key ...

Kansas Awaiting Word on Retiree Health Insurance Program

Kansas officials are waiting to find out whether the state will be accepted into a new federal program designed to stabilize health insurance costs for early retirees. As Jim McLean of the K-H-I News Service reports, the program is part of the new national health reform law.

Insurance provider’s hidden clauses left me unprotected

Question : I purchased annual travel insurance through Moneysupermarket.com with TIC insurers. At no time did Moneysupermarket.com inform me that there was an excess payable of £300. Related Stories Water damage to home has led to a flood of complaints Victim of online fraud learns expensive lesson using eBay Pleased to have straightened out the problem with PayPal

Insurance provider’s hidden clauses left me unprotected

Question : I purchased annual travel insurance through Moneysupermarket.com with TIC insurers. At no time did Moneysupermarket.com inform me that there was an excess payable of £300. Related Stories Water damage to home has led to a flood of complaints Victim of online fraud learns expensive lesson using eBay Pleased to have straightened out the problem with PayPal

Insurance deal saves council £1m

MORE than £1 million has been saved by city council chiefs after switching insurance suppliers.

Council to vote on voluntary insurance plan

Aldermen Tuesday night will consider authorizing an agreement for voluntary dental insurance and voluntary vision insurance for current city employees and retirees.

Insurance rates set to triple

Homeowners beware - flood insurance rates are set to triple after Dec. 17. Recent updates to area flood maps means that some residents may now be living in flood zones, which could cause residents to pay higher flood insurance premiums.

You Ask: How did valet give my car to someone else?

It's a reasonable expectation park your car in valet, they'll keep an eye on it and have it for you when you're ready to pick it up. But that's now what happened to a local woman. She was extremely frustrated after finding her car took more than a month, so she called us to investigate.

A sinking home in the Eagle Creek subdivision (VIDEO)

DAPHNE, Ala. — Vera Landon moved into her home in 2006, along with her son Michael Quaider, 11, and her husband Michael, 53. The one-story Eagle Creek home on Landing Eagle Drive was just a few years old at the time and was no worse for the wear.

Man surveys home's charred remains

Ray Irwin rummaged through his burned home yesterday afternoon, a few hours after being released from the hospital. He had blisters on the top of his head and bandages on a wrist and an ankle. He walked with a limp....

Quake tremors hit insurance stocks

Insurance stocks were the worst hit as tremors from the Christchurch quake extended to the stock exchange today, despite confidence re-insurance covenants would cover the cost of claims. New Zealand’s largest listed general insurer, Tower, recorded the largest decline, with shares last trading at $1.84, down 7c from Friday’s close. Early in the trading session, Tower went as low as $1.75. read ...

Taiwan Will Let Insurers Buy China Real Estate, Commercial Times Reports

Taiwan’s government may start to let insurance companies buy properties in China, the Commercial Times reported, without saying where it got the information. Representatives from insurers may discuss the issue with Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Chen Yuh Chang in a meeting on Sept. 10, the newspaper said.

Dream home becomes nightmare

A new dream home in Victoria's central highlands became a nightmare for a Creswick woman when floodwaters gushed through her front door.

Fire destroys Sunnyvale home, kills two dogs of determined family

A fast-moving fire destroyed a Sunnyvale home Saturday, killed two dogs and left homeless a family that, through grit and determination, had only stitched itself together a year ago.

Motor insurance: Who looks out for us?

I WAS involved in a bad car accident in December last year. Fortunately, I came out of the accident unscathed.

September Sees Increase in Car Insurance Claims as Kids go Back to School

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/05/10) - The new school term will see an increase in claims according to Swinton Insurance, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance. This time last year Swinton had 8% more motor claims calls in September compared with August and it is anticipating the same this year. As the roads become busier in the first few weeks of September and ...

Swinton Commercial Warns Van Drivers About 'Crash For Cash' Hotspots

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 09/05/10) - Swinton Commercial is warning van drivers and fleet managers to be aware of 'crash for cash' scams after the Insurance Fraud Bureau identified the top 20 hotspots for these incidents. The van insurance retailer surveyed 1,200 online customers and found that 11% believed they might have been a victim of a 'crash for cash' scam. The scam involves ...

UK car insurance premiums jump 31 pct - AA

LONDON, Sep 4 (Reuters) The cost of car insurance in Britain has risen by almost a third in the past year, its biggest ever increase, as insurers seek to offset a sharp rise in claims expenses driven in part by fraud, AA Insurance said.

Financial Woes Affecting Life Insurance

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ A new survey has found that millions of Americans are having a difficult time doing what they can to protect their family, as more than 35 million households are without life insurance. Robert Kerzner, president of the insurance industry-funded research firm LIMRA said that’s nearly a third of all households. And [...]

Car smashes through toilet of pub

A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.

Americans can gain additional security with life insurance products

September marks the seventh annual Life Insurance Awareness Month, designed to raise awareness and educate consumers about the importance of life insurance coverage and the financial services representatives who are trained to help consumers meet their needs. Life insurance organizations and their representatives observe the occasion by providing information and activities regarding the role of ...

Put the brakes on bills for car cover

CAR drivers are facing soaring premiums, as the motor insurance industry wrestles with big losses for the 14th year in a row. The pain will be exacerbated as best-buy websites