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China tests micro-insurance for rural poor - China Economic Net
11 Oct 2008 at 9:57pm
The group-based micro-insurance products are tailored for low-income people, as they require a relatively lower annual premium compared with insurance products designed for their urban counterparts. To achieve a sustainable and healthy development of …
Suspect in decades-old L.A. homicide hangs self - San Francisco Gate
12 Oct 2008 at 12:34am
Sunday, October 12, 2008 “None of this makes any sense,” attorney Mark Geragos, who was representing Miura, said Saturday. “He was extremely engaged in his defense. He was giving us advice and input. He wanted to fight this.” Geragos said Miura, 61 …
Suicide puts end to 27-year case - Philadelphia Inquirer
11 Oct 2008 at 11:58pm
LOS ANGELES - A Japanese businessman charged with plotting the murder of his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago hanged himself with his shirt in a downtown jail cell only hours after arriving to face trial, police said yesterday. Kazuyoshi Miura, 61 …
Japanese man extradited in murder case hangs self - Seattle Times
12 Oct 2008 at 12:13am
Kazuyoshi Miura, right, a Japanese man accused of arranging his wife’s murder in Los Angeles in the 1980s, arrives in Los Angeles on Friday after extradition from Saipan. Mark Geragos, attorney for Kazuyoshi Miura LOS ANGELES ? A Japanese …
Timeline: The case of Kazuyoshi Miura - Los Angeles Times
11 Oct 2008 at 8:24pm
Japanese Council General Dekiba Masakru talks to Japanese media outside Parker Center today after authorities announced Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura, accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles, hanged himself …
Company offering free life insurance - Journal Inquirer
9 Oct 2008 at 5:56pm
Springfield-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. plans to issue $50,000 term life insurance policies to benefit children of eligible working families in Connecticut at no cost to the families, company officials said Thursday. Parents and …
West Virginia justice system is in turmoil - Seattle Times
12 Oct 2008 at 12:06am
Tuesday: Supreme Court hears arguments and issues orders; execution scheduled in Ohio for Richard Cooey, who raped and murdered two University of Akron students in 1986 but fought his execution, claiming he is too overweight for executioners to …
Top 10 life insurance cos in India - Economic Times
4 Oct 2008 at 8:11pm
Love me, love my toppings. True, if you love pizza, you simply can?t ignore its luscious toppings. In fact, as competition intensifies, pizza makers are offering varied choices to customers to keep their cash registers ringing. Something similar is …
People and Businesses on the Move - Pensacola News Journal
11 Oct 2008 at 10:40pm
Clean & Green, Escambia County’s local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, has announced the Board of Directors for 2008-2009: Amy Baldwin, Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Debbie King, Escambia County Schools; Lynn Manthei, Pensacola …
Former Clinton neighbor convicted of murder in NY - Associated Press
11 Oct 2008 at 7:05pm
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A disbarred attorney who lived three doors down from Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in suburban New York was convicted Saturday of murdering his wife in what prosecutors said was an attempt to collect life insurance money …
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A&L fined record £7m over PPI sales
7 Oct 2008 at 5:58am
Alliance & Leicester has apologised to customers after the FSA found ’serious failings’ in the sale of hundreds of thousands of payment protection insurance policies
Regulator warns industry over PPI
30 Sep 2008 at 8:41am
The Financial Services Authority has suggested that the insurance industry stop selling single-premium payment protection after finding little improvement in sales practices
Cover for cover
19 Sep 2008 at 10:08am
People who hold investments and insurance policies with providers that become insolvent are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) as long as they purchased their schemes through a UK-authorised business
Risk & Insurance Magazine News
Public Private Partnerships Address Infrastructure Shortfalls: Lexington Prot…
On August 1, 2007, the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people. This devastating tragedy served as a wake-up call regarding the state of public infrastructure in the United States. Many of the nation’s roadways are in significant disrepair; bridges and tunnels are crumbling; airports are aging; and many of the country’s utility, water and power supply systems are inadequate for today’s consumption needs, according to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission report, “Transportation for Tomorrow,” published in December 2007.
Self-Insured Employers: The End is Finally Near
Self-Insured Employers: The End is Finally Near | Risk & Insurance
PHOENIX–The Self-Insurance Institute of America Inc. has been calling for the end to the employer-based healthcare system for a couple years now, but the sky might be finally falling.
October 8 People on the Move Newsletter
Welcome to content from the People on the Move e-newsletter for October 8. Sent twice per month, the newsletter features an in-depth perspective on somebody, or somebodies, changing the face of the risk and insurance industry, as well as news on significant executive moves, corporate reshufflings and position openings.
