Forest fire fries plans One summer day turns dark for an Oregon man & his father, and their homeowners insurance wasn't enough.
Auto makeup mirror -- Not! When summer vacation hits a red light -- literally! The story of an auto accident victim and settling a car insurance claim away from home.
Car eating dog I'll have a red Pathfinder, hold the wax, please! Your automobile insurance might cover more than you think, as this owner found out.
Africa - MicroInsurance Centre Created by MicroSave-Africa to promote and provide resources for associations between insurance carriers and microfinance institutions (MFIs). Such associations are able to offer insurance in the developing nations of Africa.
APEC - Managing Regulatory Change in Life Insurance and Pensions Branch of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Aims to create long-term confidence in life insurance and pension industries through the establishment of sound supervision and regulation.
Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) Organization of insurance regulators from all provinces and territories. It facilitates and promotes an effective regulatory system to serve the public interest. [English/French]
Danish Insurance Association Site offers a lot of English content, including a detailed overview of the insurance market in Denmark, statistics, and the Association's annual report. [Danish, English]
European Social Insurance Partners (ESIP) Organization's objectives are to preserve high-profile social security for Europe, to reinforce solidarity-based social insurance systems, and to maintain European social protection quality.
France - Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurances Professional organization of the French insurance industry. Offers news, publications, market structure and results, member list, and subscriber directories. [several documents available in English]
03/19/2010 P/C Executives to Dodd: Don't Shift Risky Firms' Costs to Insurers Property/casualty insurance companies, which already pay into state guaranty funds to backup claims of their insolvent peers, don't want to have to also pay into a federal fund to cover failures ...
03/19/2010 Ethics Awareness Month Lesson: Don't Follow Greed Down the Wrong Path Insurance producers should be leery of managers who push them to "find the gray areas to increase the corporate bottom line," John Borbi warned them recently.
Borbi should know. A former financial ...
03/19/2010 Federal Healthcare Reform Triggering Opposition by States As the U.S. Congress once again rallies to pass healthcare reform legislation, momentum is growing in many states to pass laws to block the changes -- a move that could lead to a legal battle over ...