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MetLife Sees Mexico Life Insurance Market Growing 8%-10% In '08 - CNNMoney.com

Friday, May 30th, 2008

MetLife Sees Mexico Life Insurance Market Growing 8%-10% In '08CNNMoney.com - 20 hours agoMEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The Mexican arm of US-based MetLife Inc. (MET) expects the country's life insurance market to grow as much as 10% this year, ...

Only fifth of borrowers opt for life insurance - ifaonline.co.uk

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Only fifth of borrowers opt for life insuranceifaonline.co.uk, UK - May 30, 2008By Kate O'Raghallaigh Contracting household budgets are causing only 20% of borrowers to sign up for life insurance along with their mortgage, according to ...

Life insurance top complaints - Portugal News

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Life insurance top complaintsPortugal News, Portugal - May 30, 2008Complaints related to life insurance have exceeded car insurance complaints, in the first four months of this year, for the first time ever. ...

Life settlements fund provider predicts sector will grow to USD160bn

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Sun, 18 May 2008 Policy Selection, manager of the Assured Fund life settlement investment product, predicts that the US traded life settlements market will grow in value to USD160bn by 2016, boosted by demand from institutional and retail funds seeking stable returns in a turbulent market. The firm, which currently has USD379m ...

Wells Fargo buys Flatiron insurance premium finance company

Monday, May 19th, 2008

San Antonio Business Journal Wells Fargo & Co. has purchased Flatiron Credit Co. Inc. and its operating subsidiaries from TD Banknorth N.A., one of the nation's largest insurance premium finance companies. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Flatiron Credit Co. and its Flatiron Capital Corp. subsidiary bills itself as the seventh ...

Non-life insurance growth momentum to continue: ICRA - Economic Times

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Non-life insurance growth momentum to continue: ICRAEconomic Times, India - May 17, 2008During 2007-08, the general insurance sector grew at 12.53 per cent. The 14 non-life insurers collected about Rs 28131 crore in premium in FY'08, ...

Life settlements fund provider predicts sector will grow to USD160bn

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Sun, 18 May 2008 Policy Selection, manager of the Assured Fund life settlement investment product, predicts that the US traded life settlements market will grow in value to USD160bn by 2016, boosted by demand from institutional and retail funds seeking stable returns in a turbulent market. The firm, which currently has USD379m ...

Tesco launches life insurance for over 50s but ASDA deems it 'unfair' - Fair Investment Company

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Tesco launches life insurance for over 50s but ASDA deems it 'unfair'Fair Investment Company, UK - 58 minutes agoTesco added the over 50s to its life insurance portfolio earlier this month as it announced a new policy specifically designed for customers aged between 50 ...

Sex workers get life insurance - The Australian

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Sex workers get life insuranceThe Australian, Australia - 1 hour agoSEX workers in India now have the option of taking out life insurance cover - a move they hope will speed up their bid to legalise the profession, ...

Mitsui Life Plans to Buy More Longer-Dated Japan Debt (Update1) - Bloomberg

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Mitsui Life Plans to Buy More Longer-Dated Japan Debt (Update1)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Yumi Ikeda May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsui Life Insurance Co., Japan's fifth-largest life insurer by assets, said it plans to increase holdings of domestic ...