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May 18, 2012
ING’s Asia life insurance sale shifts into top gear
News from Reuters: By Denny Thomas HONG KONG | Thu May 17, 2012 8:13pm EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global insurers Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO), Metlife (MET.N) and Prudential Financial Corp (PRU.N) are among suitors expected to place first-round bids on Friday to buy ING Groep’s (ING.AS) Asia life insurance unit in a deal worth [...]
Read moreMay 17, 2012
For Disability Insurance Awareness Month, MR Insurance Consultants Reminds …
News from Houston Chronicle: Coordinated by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation, May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month (DIAM), an educational campaign devoted to raising consumer awareness regarding the financial risk of becoming disabled and the benefits of using disability insurance to protect against that risk. To support these efforts, MR Insurance Consultants is raising two important [...]
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Samsung Life says won’t bid for ING Asia insurance biz
News from Reuters: SEOUL | Thu May 17, 2012 2:27am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Life Insurance (032830.KS) said on Thursday that it had decided not to bid for ING Groep’s (ING.AS) Asia-Pacific insurance operation, saying the sales method was not in line with its strategy.”We considered the acquisition as part of our [...]
Read moreMay 16, 2012
TEXT-S&P summary: Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
News from Reuters: Wed May 16, 2012 4:50am EDT (The following statement was released by the rating agency) May 16 – =============================================================================== Summary analysis — Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. ——————– 16-May-2012 =============================================================================== CREDIT RATING: Country: Japan Local currency A+/Stable/– Primary SIC: Fire, marine, and casualty insurance =============================================================================== Credit Rating History: Local currency Foreign currency 22-Feb-2012……………. [...]
Read moreMay 15, 2012
Life Insurance Is for Kids
News from LifeHealthPro: Last week, in advance of Mother’s Day, InsuranceQuotes.com released the results of a survey that found 42% of U.S. adults whose mothers are living don’t know whether their moms have life insurance. Gasp! …Or not. Despite working every day on a magazine called Life Insurance Selling, I have no idea what kind [...]
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