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    <title><![CDATA[Qualified Insurers Allowed to Make Realty Investment]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0923/Qualified-Insurers-Allowed-to-Make-Realty-Investment.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Insurance institutions of China are estimated to have about CNY 1.5 trillion for making investment in the realty, private equity and other permitted sectors. The interim measures of China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) on the realty]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China 3 Top Listed Insurers Jan.-Aug. Premium Grew]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0923/China-3-Top-Listed-Insurers-Jan--Aug--Premium-Grew.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Three top insurance companies in China saw premiums expand in terms of old accounting standards in the first eight months this year. China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 601601) raised premiums by 45.9 percent year on year, and]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Taiping to Sell Out 100% Interest in Ming An Insurance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0923/China-Taiping-to-Sell-Out-100--Interest-in-Ming-An-Insurance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[State-owned China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited is selling out 100% equity interest in Ming An Insurance Company (China) Ltd. through a public auction on Tianjin Property Rights Exchange. The bottom price of the stake auction i]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[People's Insurance Co of China nets US$25bln in premium income]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0915/People-s-Insurance-Co-of-China-nets-US-25bln-in-premium-income.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The PEOPLE'S INSURANCE COMPANY GROUP OF CHINA (PICC) announced on Tuesday that its insurance premium income exceeded 170 billion yuan (US$25.21 billion) in the first eight months of this year, up 35 per cent year on year. By the end of Augu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-15</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[China Insurance Security Fund to enjoy favorable taxation policy]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0915/China-Insurance-Security-Fund-to-enjoy-favorable-taxation-policy.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China Insurance Security Fund Co. could enjoy certain favorable taxation policy, according to a notice jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation. According to the notice, the fund's certain revenues]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ONE OR TWO CHINESE INSURERS TO CONDUCT A-SHARE IPOS IN Q4]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0915/ONE-OR-TWO-CHINESE-INSURERS-TO-CONDUCT-A-SHARE-IPOS-IN-Q4.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[One or two insurance companies in China are expected to get listed in the A-share market in the fourth quarter of this year, according to an expert engaging in the investment banking business. According to the expert, a number of insurance]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-15</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[CHINA TO ENFORCE INSURER EXECUTIVE AUDITS FROM JANUARY 1, 2011]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0915/CHINA-TO-ENFORCE-INSURER-EXECUTIVE-AUDITS-FROM-JANUARY-1--2011.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China is to standardize audits of the management staff of insurance companies from January 1, 2011, to improve risk prevention, according to the industry watchdog China Insurance Regulatory Commission last week. The CIRC said that it has pu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-15</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[UNIFORM RATE FOR CASHLESS TREATMENT IN INDIA FINALISED IN A WEEK]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0915/UNIFORM-RATE-FOR-CASHLESS-TREATMENT-IN-INDIA-FINALISED-IN-A-WEEK.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[India's public sector insurance companies and large hospitals will finalise a uniform rate structure for cashless treatment scheme within a week, said chairman of a state-owned insurer. Within a week we will be able to arrive at the package]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-15</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland signs settlement agreement with Creation Insurance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0914/Central-Bank-of-Ireland-signs-settlement-agreement-with-Creation-Insurance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has entered into a settlement agreement with Creation Insurance of Dublin 2, a regulated financial service provider, in relation to a breach of regulatory requirements. The breach]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-14</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PICC Made over CNY170bn Premium Income in Jan.-Aug.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0914/PICC-Made-over-CNY170bn-Premium-Income-in-Jan--Aug-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (PICC), a top integrated insurer in the country, racked up more than CNY 4 billion in consolidated profit in the first eight months this year. The insurance group grew total assets to]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-14</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance Jan-Aug Insurance Premium Hit CNY156bn]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0914/Ping-An-Insurance-Jan-Aug-Insurance-Premium-Hit-CNY156bn.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (SHSE: 601318), one of the biggest insurance firms in the country, said yesterday that it reaped insurance premium of CNY 155.745 billion in the first eight months of the year. Of all the pre]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-14</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[CIRC Has Restrictions on PICC P&amp;amp;C to Make Realty Investment]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0913/CIRC-Has-Restrictions-on-PICC-P-amp-C-to-Make-Realty-Investment.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Realty investment of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC PC, 2328.HK) might be restricted this year as the current solvency adequacy ratio of the non-life insurer is lowered than 150% regulatory requirement. Pursuant to the int]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sunshine Insurance OKed to Invest in Debenture Bonds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0913/Sunshine-Insurance-OKed-to-Invest-in-Debenture-Bonds.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Sunshine Insurance Group Corporation Limited becomes qualified for direct investment in non-secured bonds after its credit risk management capability record was approved by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission on August 25. Insurers' p]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Listed Insurers Expanding Equity Investment]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0910/Listed-Insurers-Expanding-Equity-Investment.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Three Mainland China-listed insurers seems to value investment opportunities in the domestic stock market much in the second half of this year as they have begun expanding such investment in succession. According to statistics from Wind Inf]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-10</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[INDIA'S BANKING SECTOR HIT BY NATIONAL TRADE UNION STRIKES]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0908/INDIA-S-BANKING-SECTOR-HIT-BY-NATIONAL-TRADE-UNION-STRIKES.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Banking and insurance services in India were hit hard in West Bengal and Kerala by the day-long strike called by trade unions against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's economic policies and price rise. Services like cash pa]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[American Physicians Leads Wednesday's AMBG as Global Insurance Index Rises 3.39%]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0902/American-Physicians-Leads-Wednesday-s-AMBG-as-Global-Insurance-Index-Rises-3-39-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The AMBG closed Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 784.90 (+3.39%). All 15 A.M. Best stock indexes rose. Leading A.M. Best's Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were American Physicians (+23.42%) and InsWeb (+8.16%). Trailing the list of global ins]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-02</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[CNinsure Appoints Zhao to Head Insurance Brokerage Unit]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0901/CNinsure-Appoints-Zhao-to-Head-Insurance-Brokerage-Unit.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[CNinsure, the Nasdaq-listed independent Chinese insurance intermediary, has appointed Bo Zhao as head of its insurance brokerage business unit to help the company further expand its offerings from retail to commercial property and casualty]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Meiri Insurance Agency Completes Financing from WI Harper]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0901/Meiri-Insurance-Agency-Completes-Financing-from-WI-Harper.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Beijing Meiri Insurance Agency Co., Ltd., an emerging insurance agency, recently completed first round of financing from WI Harper. The investment amount is not acknowledgeable at present. Beijing Meiri was established in August 2009 by Li]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[GERMAN INSURER ERGO EYES STRONGER PRESENCE IN S.KOREA]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0831/GERMAN-INSURER-ERGO-EYES-STRONGER-PRESENCE-IN-S-KOREA.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[ERGO Insurance Group of Germany will seek to boost its presence in South Korea as a general insurance company by selling a variety of non-life insurance products, its chief said Tuesday. From now on, diverse products of ERGO Group shall be]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange Announces Promotion of Lyn Winters to President and Chief Underwriting Officer]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0831/Conventus-Inter-Insurance-Exchange-Announces-Promotion-of-Lyn-Winters-to-President-and-Chief-Underwriting-Officer.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Richard Augustyn, CEO of NIP Management Corp., Attorney-in-Fact for Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange, announced today the promotion of Lyn W. Winters, to President and Chief Underwriting Officer, effective immediately. In addition to stro]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[ASIA INSURANCE News Today 8/31.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0831/ASIA-INSURANCE-News-Today-8-31-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[GERMAN INSURER ERGO EYES STRONGER PRESENCE IN S.KOREA SEOUL - ERGO Insurance Group of Germany will seek to boost its presence in South Korea as a general insurance company by selling a variety of non-life insurance products, its chief said]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Insurance stocks stay dull at KSE during week]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0831/Insurance-stocks-stay-dull-at-KSE-during-week.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Some dull activities were witnessed in the insurance stocks last week at KSE with about 2.9 million shares traded together in life and non-life insurance stocks. Pak Reinsurance was the volume leader with 1.84 million shares followed by Ada]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cochran Praises Post-Katrina Progress, Looks to Continue Recovery Process]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0827/Cochran-Praises-Post-Katrina-Progress--Looks-to-Continue-Recovery-Process.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement in recognition of the fifth anniversary since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, devastating regions of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alaba]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Safety commission for dams, barrages proposed]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0827/Safety-commission-for-dams--barrages-proposed.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has made a proposal to the federal government of setting up a federal commission for monitoring and safety of dams, barrages and allied structures. Wapda chairman Shakil Durrani stated this duri]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[After Yesterday's Rally of 1.84%, Arch Capital Shares Could Pullback (ACGL)]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0826/After-Yesterday-s-Rally-of-1-84---Arch-Capital-Shares-Could-Pullback--ACGL-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Arch Capital (NASDAQ:ACGL) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $77.44 to a high of $79.36. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.84%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $78.69 on volume of 259,000 shares. Share]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-26</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sun Life Financial Falls 0.18% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Rebound (SLF)]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0826/Sun-Life-Financial-Falls-0-18--on-Heavy-Volume--Watch-For-Rebound--SLF-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $22.14 to a high of $22.78. Yesterday, the shares fell 0.18%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $22.68 on volume of 752,000 shares. Share]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-26</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Look for Shares of Validus Holdings to Pullback after Yesterday's 2.77% Rise (VR)]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0826/Look-for-Shares-of-Validus-Holdings-to-Pullback-after-Yesterday-s-2-77--Rise--VR-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[CSA Travel Protection (CSA), dedicated to providing affordable travel insurance and emergency assistance services, reminds travelers of how travel insurance can protect them from many of the unexpected mishaps that occur when a hurricane hi]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-26</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Roundup: Seoul shares close down on recovery woes]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0826/Roundup--Seoul-shares-close-down-on-recovery-woes.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[South Korean shares continued to slide on Thursday amid growing skepticism about a global recovery, local analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 5. 03 points, or 0.29 percent, to close at 1,729.76, accor]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-26</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pacific AMC to Add Ante on Infrastructure Bonds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0825/Pacific-AMC-to-Add-Ante-on-Infrastructure-Bonds.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Pacific Asset Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. will continue boosting infrastructure bond investment programs this year. Pacific AMC at the end of 2009 started to favor funds with relatively hu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-25</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Taiping Insurance to Sell Ming An on HKD42.27mn Loss in H1]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0824/Taiping-Insurance-to-Sell-Ming-An-on-HKD42-27mn-Loss-in-H1.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Taiping Insurance Company Ltd. issued an interim report recently, showing net profit hit HKD 603 million, growing 9.6% over the same period of a year earlier. However, its controlling subsidiary The Ming An Insurance Co., (China) Ltd. witne]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-24</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Detailed Rules Expected for PE Investment of Insurers]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0819/Detailed-Rules-Expected-for-PE-Investment-of-Insurers.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China's insurance industry regulator is expected to release detailed rules for domestic insurance institutions to make investments in equities of non-listed companies. According to China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), China's insur]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-19</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[China United Property Insurance H1 Saw Premium Growth Fall]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0819/China-United-Property-Insurance-H1-Saw-Premium-Growth-Fall.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China United Property Insurance Company Limited, which once incurred huge amounts of losses, made profits in the first half of the year but premium growth rate dropped each month in the period. The Urumqi-headquartered insurance firm brough]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-19</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CHINA REGULATOR ISSUES NEW RULES FOR INSURANCE CO.S INTERNAL OPS]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0817/CHINA-REGULATOR-ISSUES-NEW-RULES-FOR-INSURANCE-CO-S-INTERNAL-OPS.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) on Tuesday issued basic guidelines for the internal control of insurance companies, which introduces comprehensive monitoring of insurance capital operations. The CIRC is urging insurance com]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-17</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[National Financial Partners is Among the Companies in the Insurance Brokers Industry With the Highest Debt To Asset Ratio]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0817/National-Financial-Partners-is-Among-the-Companies-in-the-Insurance-Brokers-Industry-With-the-Highest-Debt-To-Asset-Ratio.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Below are the top five companies in the Insurance Brokers industry as measured by their Debt To Asset ratio. The Debt/Asset ratio shows the proportion of a company's assets that are financed through debt. If the ratio is greater than one, m]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-17</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CATASTROPHIC ATHLETIC INJURY INSURANCE-HASKELI INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0817/CATASTROPHIC-ATHLETIC-INJURY-INSURANCE-HASKELI-INDIAN-NATIONS-UNIVERSITY.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[NOTICE TYPE: Special Notice DATE POSTED: 16-AUG-10 AGENCY: Department of the Interior OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs; BIA - DAPM; BIA - OIEP - Haskell Indian Nations University Contracting Office 155 In]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-17</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Imperial Holdings sees max USD287.5m in IPO proceeds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0813/Imperial-Holdings-sees-max-USD287-5m-in-IPO-proceeds.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[13 August 2010 - Specialty finance firm Imperial Holdings Inc yesterday applied with the US securities watchdog to raise maximum USD287.5m (EUR223.5m) in an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock, Reuters reported. The company has pi]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Government of Canada helps youth in the Regional County Municipality of Sept-Rivières prepare for jobs]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0813/The-Government-of-Canada-helps-youth-in-the-Regional-County-Municipality-of-Sept-Rivi-res-prepare-for-jobs.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Local youth who face barriers to employment will get job preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada's support for an employment project. The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, made th]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ING's Second-Quarter Profit Surges on Banking; Insurance Segment Slips]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0812/ING-s-Second-Quarter-Profit-Surges-on-Banking--Insurance-Segment-Slips.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[ING Group recorded a big jump in second-quarter net profit on a turnaround in its banking unit, even as the insurance segment posted an operating loss. Second-quarter net profit was 1.09 billion euros, compared with a 71 million euro profit]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hudgens Wins Run-Off to Secure Georgia GOP Nod for Insurance Commissioner]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0812/Hudgens-Wins-Run-Off-to-Secure-Georgia-GOP-Nod-for-Insurance-Commissioner.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Georgia state Sen. Ralph Hudgens defeated former Insurance Department staffer Maria Sheffield in the run-off election for the Republican nomination for insurance commissioner. In the general election, Hudgens, chairman of Georgia Senate's I]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Best's Rating Notification - Gramercy Insurance Company]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0812/Best-s-Rating-Notification---Gramercy-Insurance-Company.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A.M. Best Company has made the following rating update: Company: Gramercy Insurance Company AMB Number: 2722 Current Rating: B+ Previous Rating: B+ To obtain more information about this company, please visit: http://www3.ambest.com/frames/f]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Insurance commissions ban draws fire]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0812/Insurance-commissions-ban-draws-fire.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Clive Levinthal, the head of life insurance at Clearview Retirement Solutions, says the insurance sector has taken good steps toward combating underinsurance in recent years. Levinthal says prohibiting all commissions would be a great danger]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[SmarTrend's Option Scanner Detects Unusual Activity in CIGNA (CI)]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0812/SmarTrend-s-Option-Scanner-Detects-Unusual-Activity-in-CIGNA--CI-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares of CIGNA (NYSE:CI) are trading 4.4% lower today, recently trading at $33.31. The stock has been drifting higher over the past ten trading days and is currently trading in a technical uptrend. The put volume today was 7,725 contracts,]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance to Sell Longfor Shares at USD36mn]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0804/Ping-An-Insurance-to-Sell-Longfor-Shares-at-USD36mn.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (Ping An, SHSE: 601318, and SEHK: 2318), the second largest insurance firm in the nation by premium, is planning to sell shares in real estate developer Longfor (SEHK: 0960) to finance a tota]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-04</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Accounts-death benefits to survivors Seem Light]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0731/Accounts-death-benefits-to-survivors-Seem-Light.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The package arrived at Cindy Lohmans home in Great Mills, Md., just two weeks after she learned that her son, Ryan, a 24-year-old Army sergeant, had been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan. It was a thick envelope from Prudential Financial Inc]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Insurers Subpeonaed on military death benefits]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0731/Insurers-Subpeonaed-on-military-death-benefits.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of New York Mr. assigned more than six insurers the state is widening an investigation to determine whether life insurance companies defrauded the families of deceased members of the army. Genworth Financial, Gu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-31</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kanjorski to Hold Hearing on the Role of Private Mortgage Insurance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0729/Kanjorski-to-Hold-Hearing-on-the-Role-of-Private-Mortgage-Insurance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Hearing is Part of Series on the Future of the U.S. Housing Finance System Washington, DC - Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), the Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponso]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-29</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[SonicWALL Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement With Thoma Bravo and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0723/SonicWALL-Shareholders-Approve-Merger-Agreement-With-Thoma-Bravo-and-Ontario-Teachers--Pension-Plan.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL), a leading provider of IT security and data backup and recovery solutions, has announced the results of the Company's Special Meeting of Shareholders held today. The SonicWALL shareholders voted overwhelmingly]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-23</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[ASIA INSURANCE NEWS TODAY]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0722/ASIA-INSURANCE-NEWS-TODAY.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[BANK OF BEIJING TAKES FOUR BOARD POSITIONS IN ING LIFE INSURANCE BEIJING - Four senior managers from the Bank of Beijing (BoB) (SSE:601169) have been appointed board directors of the ING Life Insurance, taking half of the board director pos]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-22</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Flood Insurance Reform Bill to Make Flood Insurance More Affordable for West Virginians]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0719/Flood-Insurance-Reform-Bill-to-Make-Flood-Insurance-More-Affordable-for-West-Virginians.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[BECKLEY, W.VA -U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (W.Va.) announced that the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act (H.R. 5114), which passed the House this week, will make flood insurance premiums more affordable for West Virginians by creating an insta]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-19</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business Insurance Now Names Darren Beck as New Company CEO]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/InsuranceNews/2010/0719/Business-Insurance-Now-Names-Darren-Beck-as-New-Company-CEO.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Darren Beck has been named Chief Executive Officer of Business Insurance Now, the nation's leading online source for small business insurance quotes . He will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors. The announcement was made today]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-19</pubDate>
    <category>Insurance News</category>
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