City urges Natomas residents to buy federal flood insurance before Monday
On Monday, new federal flood maps will take effect that place South and North Natomas in a hazard zone, meaning flood insurance becomes mandatory for homeowners with federally backed mortgages. The City of Sacramento has issued a news release reminding Natomas owners to buy lower-cost preferred risk flood insurance policies before the new maps become official. Otherwise, they could wind up ...

OnStar, GM offer car insurance discount
How would you like to cut your car insurance in half? OnStar and GM are teaming up to reward customers for driving less.

Jets DE Shaun Ellis charged with marijuana possession, speeding and driving without insurance
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, speeding and driving without insurance after being pulled over by police last weekend.

Zimbabwe: ZSE Crisis Affects Pension Funds And Insurance Companies
THE survival and "smooth" operation of pension funds and insurance companies will be affected by lack of activity on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange after the Reserve Bank came up with "riot" measures to root out rampant speculative activities that were inflating share prices.

Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Rise In Insurance Premiums For Early Retirees
The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, as part of its series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," profiled a 62-year-old retired Pennsylvania woman who recently discovered that her Independence Blue Cross group HMO premiums will increase by more than 45%, from $6,384 to $9,336, in January 2009.

"Number of headwinds" to hurt EPS of insurance brokers: JPM
(Reuters) - A number of headwinds will dampen earnings per share prospects for U.S. insurance brokers unless an improvement in insurance pricing takes place, an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities said.

Are Variable Annuities Insurance Companies? Next Ticking Time Bomb?
Bad investments have heaped the pain on insurance companies? bottom lines, but analysts and ratings companies are keeping an eye on a different potential ?time bomb? that could nail insurers in the near future: variable annuities.

Critics: AARP insurance stings seniors
Arthur Laupus joined AARP because he thought the nonprofit senior-citizen-advocacy group would make his retirement years easier. He signed up for an auto-insurance policy endorsed by AARP, believing the advertising that said he would save money.

Unemployment Insurance Extension available immediately in Illinois
CHICAGO ? About 150,000 new Illinois residents will benefit immediately from the emergency federal extension of unemployment insurance, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich recently announced.

Open enrollment set for govt's health insurance
The NMI Retirement Fund has announced an open enrollment period for employees and retirees wishing to participate in the government's group health insurance program.

Ship insurance faces turbulence
WEST OF England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association is warning that its overall rate for 2009 is likely to rise nearly 20%.

Auto insurance agents cry foul
A state insurance agents association, which is already involved in a lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes, is alleging Burnes is again giving preferential treatment to companies new to the state's auto insurance market.

County may save money on insurance
Luzerne County government may save money on insurance next year due to increased competition.

Commissioners court changes insurance, signs juvenile defendant agreement
The Liberty County Commissioners Court voted to increase insurance coverage for county employees and their families. The vote expanded the limits for chiropractic, dental, orthodontic and preventive care.

Future System Advisors receives life insurance patent
Future System Advisors, a developer of life insurance product models and wealth management planning system, has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent based on the FutureSystem Life Model.

Insurance agents forced into competition
Service is worth as much as low rates, according to independent insurance agents struggling to survive in Massachusetts' wide open car insurance market.

Boat insurance to remain static in 2009 ?
Boat insurance to remain static in 2009? Insurers Navigators & General (N&G),has seen a slow down in the number of new enquiries in the mid range, £15,000- £250,000 yacht market in the latter half of 2008.

IBC Insurance buys up InsCorp
IBC Insurance Agency Ltd. has acquired Laredo-based independent insurance agency InsCorp Inc. (IBOC)

Go online for cheap car insurance: Youi
Car owners can click to save several hundred dollars in premiums with new online insurance firm Youi.

Ex-chief of state run Citizens homeowners insurance company indicted
BATON ROUGE -- Terry Lisotta, the former head of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., was charged with 14 counts of theft by fraud Thursday, the first indictment based on two state audits that alleged he incurred more than $285,000 in questionable expenses between 2003 and 2006 including airline tickets, meals, retirement gifts and stays at lavish hotels.