Insurance Sector

Health reform has, thus far, produced several unintended consequences. As a result, legislators are scrambling to stave off more public backlash.  The recent wave of exemptions granted by Congress to major corporations like McDonalds and Home Depot may only be a postponement of what appears to be an intended consequence of health insurance reform. Read [...]

Email This Post  Print This Post Five Taiwanese companies are bidding for US insurance giant AIG’s local unit, Nan Shan Life, with offers of between two and three billion US dollars, the bidders and media said Saturday. Chinatrust Financial, Fubon Financial, Cathay Financial as well as a consortium of Ruentex Group and Pou Chen Corporation [...]

i am renting a house from a friend and she wants me to get renters insurance because we had a problem with the toilet clogging in the pipes underneath the bathroom floor and down thru the living room ceiling, which now needs repaired. This has happened twice before, but when my my friend/homeowner had been [...]

Email This Post  Print This Post Wealthy nations boosted funding for health programs in poor countries more than fourfold between 1990 and 2010, thanks largely to greater awareness of the need to fight HIV/AIDS, a report released Tuesday said. Read more…

 Email This Post  Print This Post The BGL Group today acquired the French insurance price comparison company, Courtanet. Founded in 2005 by CEO Jehan de Castet, Courtanet initially offered price comparison services to independent insurance brokers and gained contracts with around half of that market. In 2009, it launched assuremieux.com, a consumer price comparison service [...]

One of the best ways to network with the most prominent businesspeople in your city and the surrounding areas is to start attending meetings of your local chamber of commerce – either the larger one or smaller sub-chambers if your area has them. Maybe even consider becoming an officer. It’ll show your commitment to your [...]

Phrases like “I’ll have to” or “find the time” or “make time” tell your client a few things: He/she is a burden to you, and working to help him or her is not your main goal. It shows that you don’t really like your job, or at least, you don’t like the part that involves [...]

My wife and I just bought a Universal life insurance policy. We each have $100,000 in coverage. After talking to my parents, who are 59 and 58 years old and have term life, we think we are paying too much per month for premiums. Our agent showed us and told how the premiums we pay [...]