Latest News in Home Insurance – Nov 24, 2008
Independents’ Day On Wall Street – Businesswire.com
24 Nov 2008 at 2:28am
This year’s collapse of several major financial institutions—A.I.G., Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, and Washington Mutual—has earned September 2008 comparisons to October 1929. “Last month’s …
Appropriate insurance key element – Fort Worth Business Press
24 Nov 2008 at 3:54am
Finding appropriate insurance – if it’s needed – was the focus of the risk management breakout session at the financial forum. “Sometimes insurance doesn’t make sense,” said Pete Locke, a professor of finance at the Neeley School of …
European Stocks, U.S. Index Futures Rally on Citigroup Rescue – Bloomberg
24 Nov 2008 at 4:37am
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — European stocks and U.S. index futures rallied after Citigroup Inc. received a government guarantee on $306 billion of assets to help shore up investor confidence. Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group AG gained more than 5 …
The Right Call For Businesses – Businesswire.com
24 Nov 2008 at 2:28am
–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Retail, insurance, travel and leisure, real estate, financial services: each of these industries is among the hardest hit by the recession and the enormous decrease in consumer confidence and spending. All these sectors, too …
Fed Pledges Top $7.4 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit (Update1) – Bloomberg
24 Nov 2008 at 3:18am
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government is prepared to lend more than $7.4 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers, or half the value of everything produced in the nation last year, to rescue the financial system since the credit markets seized …
Uncle Sam Pumps Up Citi – Forbes
24 Nov 2008 at 2:42am
U.S. guarantees bank against losses on $300 billion of its riskiest assets and injects another $20 billion in capital. The federal government stepped in Sunday night to bail out Citigroup and restore confidence in the financial system, promising to …
Assurant Specialty Property to Establish 2nd Service Center in Duluth … – …
17 Nov 2008 at 11:40am
ATLANTA , Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Assurant Specialty Property, a leading provider of creditor-placed homeowners insurance, auto collateral protection insurance and related services, today announced plans to establish a second service center in Duluth …
Stewart National Title Services Creates a New Multinational Title … – MSN …
24 Nov 2008 at 4:51am
Stewart National Title Services, a division of Stewart Title Guaranty Company, announced today the addition of two of the title industry’s most experienced international business development professionals, Mitch Creekmore and David Wiesley, and the …
Ap » Business – Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
24 Nov 2008 at 4:37am
WASHINGTON – The government unveiled a bold plan Sunday to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets. The action, announced jointly by the Treasury …
Insurance Companies Switching To New Strategies In Difficult Times – PR Inside
17 Nov 2008 at 3:05am
2008-11-17 11:09:11 – The Practice of Ditch and Switch Changes to Customer Retention. Peterhead, UK, November 17, 2008 — Although the insurance industry is rife with companies that promise low prices on policies, only to increase the amount upon …
