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.

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.

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.

Workers' comp insurance rates likely to fall
MONTPELIER -- Workers' compensation insurance rates are likely to go down again in Vermont. ... - By LOUIS PORTER Vermont Press Bureau

Include Life Insurance in Your 'Must Have' Budget
(ARA) - As you re-examine your monthly expenses to cover the escalating costs of food and fuel, it's important to consider life insurance in your plans.

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.

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

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

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.

Company sees savings from insurance online
Car owners can click to save several hundred dollars in premiums with new online insurance firm Youi. Youi chief executive Hugo Schreuder said customers could use www.youi.com.au for most of their ca

Bailed-out AIG offers Islamic insurance to U.S.
After American International Group Inc, or AIG, reached two major bailout agreements totaling $152.5 billion in taxpayer dollars, the company is stepping up its dealings with Islamic finance by offering Shariah-compliant homeowners insurance to the U.S. ? outraging critics over AIG's support of a "discriminatory ideology, that is against equality, and that is against liberty."

Arlington employee health insurance rates increasing
Friday, December 5 ARLINGTON ? Insurance rates for town employees will increase by 21 percent overall, said Pam VanDeursen, member relations representative for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. VanDeursen met with the Arlington Select Board at a special meeting on Wednesday to explain the various options in insurance plans available to the town.

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.

Ford pleads guilty to insurance fraud
The former operator of Insurance Services of Dalton pleaded guilty on Thursday to four counts of insurance fraud and will serve 90 days in jail as part of a probated sentence.

Qatar: QFCA appoints board of insurance firm
05 December 2008 DOHA: The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has announced the appointment of the Board of Qatar Insurance Services (QIS) LLC, a technology-based insurance system delivering integrated processing between insurance and reinsurance trading partners.

Former chief of Citizens Insurance indicted
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - An East Baton Rouge grand jury has indicted Terry Lisotta, the former chief of Louisiana's insurer of last resort, Citizens Insurance, on 14 counts of theft.

Health insurance for businesses
GREENCASTLE -- On Dec. 11 the Greencastle-Antrim Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an in-house Insurance Day in conjunction with PCI Insurance. Paula Smee, a PCI regional account executive, will be on hand to discuss health insurance options available to business owners.

Union's efforts help lower homeowners' flood insurance premiums
UNION --There is a silver lining for some Town of Union residents whose houses were ravaged by flooding in 2005 and 2006 -- less costly flood insurance.