Can Long-Term Care Insurance Work For More People?

Edit Forbes 04 Dec 2015
New research shows how different models for long-term care insurance coverage in the U.S. could improve costs and save Medicaid funds ... ....

Fitbit's 'Holy Grail' goal for insurance companies

Edit CNBC 04 Dec 2015
Jim Cramer spoke with the CEO of Fitbit, who says the company will provide data to insurance companies to lower group rates ... ....

ValChoice Announces The First Insurance Company Ranking Service For Consumers; Offers Free Reports To Every American - Described by Forbes as "Carfax for Insurance"- Ratings based on detailed analysis of more than 1.5 million data points- Enables consumers to know - for the first time - which insurance companies offer the best value: price, protection and service- Provides tools for insurance agents and financial advisors to guide clients based on their needs

Edit PR Newswire 03 Dec 2015
3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ValChoice®, the only analytics company for consumers of insurance, today announced the launch of the industry's first insurance ranking service, along with the immediate availability of free reports for every American ... The first insurance rankings to be offered by ValChoice will be for auto insurance companies, with plans to also offer home insurance rankings in the future....

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group appoints Edward Creasy as non-executive director (Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Dec 2015
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc). Ecclesiastical Insurance Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward Creasy as a non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval. He will also sit on the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc ... Edward Creasy has extensive experience in the insurance sector as both a broker and an underwriter ... Adrian Oldman, PR Manager, Ecclesiastical Insurance....

Strong Capitalisation Backs Malaysian Insurers' Profile Amid Changes

Edit Reuters 03 Dec 2015
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report. 2016 Outlook. Malaysia Insurance Sector https.//www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=874093 SINGAPORE, December 02 (Fitch) Malaysia's insurance and takaful sector will remain stable in 2016, underpinned by the industry's solid capitalisation, Fitch Ratings says in a new report ... ....

Chinese Life Insurers Face Greater Asset Risks

Edit Reuters 03 Dec 2015
2016 Outlook. China Life Insurers https.//www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=874179 HONG KONG, December 02 (Fitch) Chinese life insurers are taking on higher asset risks due to greater equity exposures and surging alternative investments such as debt investment plans, trust schemes and wealth management products, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Increased alternative inv. ....

Genworth completes sale of insurance arm

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 03 Dec 2015
Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc. said Wednesday it has completed the previously announced sale of its lifestyle protection insurance business to French insurer Axa S.A. Genworth announced the sale in July as part of the insurer’s ongoing strategy to restructure its business. Subscription Required. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety....

African Insurance Headed for Greater Heights

Edit All Africa 03 Dec 2015
[Times of Zambia] As we wind down the year I thought of revisiting what transpired at the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) event earlier in the year so that players can plan for next year's and hopefully increase the national representation ... ....

Insurance mandate for partiers

Edit Topix 03 Dec 2015
Tourists dance to electronic music during an open-air party at Patong beach in Phuket, one of Asia's premier resort islands. Many travelers are covered by health insurance in their home country ... ....

Zurich Insurance plans to cut around 360 more jobs worldwide

Edit Reuters 03 Dec 2015
ZURICH, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance plans to cut around 360 more jobs worldwide in its global corporate business by the end of 2017, the Swiss insurer said in an emailed statement on Thursday. ....

BRIEF-Knowit says signs 3-year agreement with pension insurer Etera

Edit Reuters 03 Dec 2015
* Says Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company in Finland has signed a three year ICT Service Partner Agreement with Knowit Oy Source text. http.//www.knowitgroup.com/Press-Media/Press-Releases/Items/Knowit-Is-Now-Eteras-ICT-Service-Partner-for-Testing-and-Quality-Assurance/ Further company coverage. (Stockholm Newsroom). ....

BRIEF-Xinjiang Haoyuan Natural Gas plans property insurance firm with partners

Edit Reuters 03 Dec 2015
* Says plans to invest 300 million yuan ($46.90 million) to set up property insurance firm with partners ....

Nonprofit health insurance company to move to West Virginia

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 03 Dec 2015
(AP) — A nonprofit health insurance company has announced it will uproot about 325 workers from the company's current location in St. Clairsville, Ohio to Wheeling, West Virginia. Media outlets report officials of The Health Plan made the announcement Wednesday at the Stone Center near the soon-to-be construction site of the new headquarters ... ....
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