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1 hr ago | Tulsa World

Tornado has insurance industry poised for deluge of claims As...

As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial impact from the loss of homes and other property remains unclear.

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Related Topix: Tulsa, OK

2 hrs ago | RTE.ie

Euro zone slump eases in May

The downturn across euro zone businesses eased slightly this month, although a lack of new orders means the bloc's economy is likely to contract again in the second quarter, business surveys showed today.

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Related Topix: Pmi Group Inc

Wed May 22, 2013

The Hartford Courant

China HSBC flash PMI hits seven-month low, fans growth fears

China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery in the world's second-largest economy is sputtering.

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Related Topix: Pmi Group Inc, Ansonia, CT

Insurance News Net

Tornado Has Insurance Industry Poised For Deluge Of Claims

It could be weeks before an accurate picture emerges on the extent of the damage.

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Related Topix: Weather

Common Dreams

Obama Administration Admits Drone Attacks Killed 4 US Citizens

In a letter to senior members of Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder writes that in addition to the targeted assassination of cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi, since 2009, three other U.S. citizens - Samir Khan, Abd aI-Rahman Anwar al-Aulaqi, and Jude Kenan Mohammed - were also killed in "U.S. counterterrorism operations" though they "were not ... (more)

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Related Topix: Prison, Citizens, ACLU, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, US News, Liberal Political News

Pensions & Investments

PSCA survey: 403(b) participation, deferral rates up in 2012

Participation rates and deferral rates among participants in 403 plans rose last year vs.

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Related Topix: Principal Financial Group, Financial Services, Investment Services

Business Journal

MetLife bringing offshore unit to Missouri

MetLife Inc. is merging an offshore reinsurance unit with three of its U.S. subsidiaries in Missouri, Connecticut and Delaware.

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Related Topix: MetLife, Missouri

Business Journal

Brown & Brown buys Beecher Carlson

Brown & Brown Inc. agreed to buy Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc., the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.

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Related Topix: Brown and Brown Insurance, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services

Evening Sun

Ready for primary election voters

Mary Alice Forbes, judge of elections for the 1st Ward, left, and Francis Baker, judge of elections for the 2nd Ward, in the photo above, set out voter ballots from a locked box this morning at the Knights of Columbus hall in McSherrystown in preparation for primary election voters.

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Related Topix: Knights of Columbus

Tue May 21, 2013

Canada.com

Car-tracking devices could lower insurance rates for Alberta drivers

Telematics devices installed in cars could reward more cautious Alberta drivers with lower insurance rates.

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

CEDAR Document Technologies to Exhibit at IASA 2013 in Washington D.C., June 2-5.

CEDAR Document Technologies will exhibit at the 2013 Insurance Accounting & Systems Association Educational Conference & Business Show from June 2 - 5, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: Non-Profit

WRIC-TV Richmond

AIG sues ex-U.Va. lax player over insurance claim

A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc.

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Related Topix: University of Virginia, American International Group

The Globe and Mail

JPMorgan shareholders let CEO Jamie Dimon keep chairman job

At the bank's annual meeting, just 32 per cent of shareholders voted for a non-binding measure that would have advised the bank to split the roles.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Jefferson Pilot Corporation

InvestmentNews

Pru's all-bond VA getting lukewarm reception

Prudential Financial Inc.'s latest variable annuity release goes into all-bond territory, a development that's getting a lukewarm reception by broker-dealers and reps.

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Related Topix: Prudential Financial, Marketing

Business Wire

Cigna Assists People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado

"People experiencing a disaster such as this one should not have to worry about having access to the medications they need, and they need access to resources that can help them cope.

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Bangkok Post

The maximalist

Jittiwut Sasibutra is what a good majority of the female population would refer to as a "hottie". After all, the 39-year-old executive won Cleo magazine's Top 50 Most Eligible Bachelors competition title back in 2001, landing him a string of TV commercials and modelling stints.

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Related Topix: Marketing

VentureBeat

Aetna's not just an insurance company, it now has a fitness app too

Last year, chief executive Mark Bertolini said Aetna was no longer in the insurance business, it is in the information business.

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Related Topix: Aetna, MapMyFitness

PR-inside.com

Trends and Opportunities in British Virgin Islands Personal Accident...

The report provides data on key industry trends, market drivers and challenges for the British Virgin Islands insurance industry.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, British Virgin Islands, 9

Mon May 20, 2013

PR-inside.com

New market study, "The Insurance Industry in Bermuda, Key Trends and...

The insurance industry is an integral part of the economy, with international business revenues accounting for more than 50% of the island's gross domestic product .

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AmericanBankingNews.com

American International Group Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein

's stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein in a report released on Monday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.

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Related Topix: American International Group, Sanford C. Bernstein

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