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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Variable Life-Insurance for the 21st Century (Life Insurance) Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Jun


Variable Life-Insurance for the 21st Century
Ridgecrest Daily Independent, CA - Jun 23, 2006 Many individuals view life insurance as a means of providing a financial �safety net� for loved ones after the family provider is gone.

Peruvian firefighters finally receive life insurance after 145
Living in Peru, Peru - Jun 23, 2006 145 years of humanitarian work, the General Body of Voluntary Firemen in Peru (CGBVP) is finally providing a life- and dissability insurance to financially

Life insurance trusts Christopher W. Yugo's Estate Planning Column
nwitimes.com, IN - 14 hours ago Q: I have been reading about life insurance trusts. The ILIT is what most people are referring to when they talk about life insurance trusts.

Taking stock of life insurance suggestion
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Jun 22, 2006 Then from that fund, they would take out $30,000 a year as a tax-deductible gift to their three daughters to buy a life insurance policy with both their names

Friday, June 09, 2006

FSTC Concludes Phase I of Better Mutual Authentication ProjectTeam develops (Life Insurance)


FSTC Concludes Phase I of Better Mutual Authentication Project
Team develops roadmap for the financial services industry.

IdenTrust and Bharosa Team for Multi-Factor Authentication
Firms say alliance will boost security for users.

Trading Newsflashes: Advent International Agrees to Buyout of BondDesk Group, and more
Advent International Agrees to Buyout of BondDesk Group, Eze Castle Integrates OMS With Trading Technologies, NeoNet Selects BT Radianz Proximity Solution, Standard Bank of South Africa Goes Live With Reuters

RSA Secures Transactions
RSA Security has unveiled two new authenticators for enhancing the security of online transactions between agent and carrier, including the submission of electronic signatures.

A Successful Submission

July Techwatch

Jenks Offers Creativity
Over the nearly two decades that Bill Jenks has been a CIO, he has worked for diverse employers, from Northrup Grumman to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to international advertising and media company Publicis Groupe (Paris).

IASA News Briefs: News from the IASA 2006 Educational Conference & Business Show in Boston.

Investment Management (Life Insurance) Newsflashes: Northern Trust Selected as Global Custodian, and


Investment Management Newsflashes: Northern Trust Selected as Global Custodian, and more
Northern Trust Selected as Global Custodian, Dragon Capital Licenses DSTi Investment Management Technology, E*Trade Financial to Buy Retirement Advisors of America, Satuit Technologies Reports Significant CRM Growth

Uncovering Crooked Claims
Finding fraudulent claims can be challenging. But with the use of rules-based analysis, data mining and predictive modeling, insurers are waging a war on scam artists.

Opening a Gateway
Looking to speed the launch of a new annuity product, West Des Moines, Iowa-based Midland National Life Insurance, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Sammons Financial Group, implemented XAware's Annuity XCelerator, a catalog of SOA-based services that provides a standards-based gateway between the carrier and its broker-dealer network, according to Paul Swenson, second vice president of Midland.

IASA News Briefs: News from the IASA 2006 Educational Conference & Business Show in Boston.

The Big (Not So) Easy
The Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee has approved legislation that the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America fears could raise rates for consumers and drive insurers that still are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina from the Louisiana market.

Hancock Gives Distributors Wireless Apps
John Hancock delivers business-critical information to wholesalers' Blackberrys through Pyxis Mobile's wireless software.

A Successful Submission

FSTC Concludes Phase I of Better Mutual Authentication Project
Team develops roadmap for the financial services industry.

Jenks Offers CreativityOver the nearly two decades that (Life Insurance) Bill Jenks


Jenks Offers Creativity
Over the nearly two decades that Bill Jenks has been a CIO, he has worked for diverse employers, from Northrup Grumman to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to international advertising and media company Publicis Groupe (Paris).

5 Technologies You Need to Know About
Keep your eye on these innovative hardware and software solutions, which have the potential to change all the rules.

Supporting Thrivent's Growth
Holly Morris has joined Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ($67.5 billion in assets under management) as CIO at a time when the Minneapolis-based financial services company and fraternal benefit society is looking to increase the number of its clients engaged in both product ownership and participation in charitable programs.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Business Roundup Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Feb 8, 2006 (Life Insurance) the Chase


Business Roundup
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Feb 8, 2006 the Chase Insurance Group will be reinsured to Allmerica Financial Life Insurance and Annuity last week, the site automates bidding on a house online and then

Majority of online readers agree new bridge is needed, few would
Salem Statesman Journal, OR - 14 hours ago Court costs, prison time, interpreters, stolen property, loss of life and limb, etc. My insurance benefits have also been gradually chipped away at as the

Nortel reaches tentative deal on 2 suits
BusinessWeek - Feb 8, 2006 OptionsXpress Brokerage Firm Online Trading Site Trade Options & Stock Futures & No Doctors Visit Life Insurance - GTL $250,000 in inexpensive life insurance.

Council to weigh city manager deal
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription), KS - Feb 9, 2006 A copy is posted online as part of Tuesday's council agenda at Kansas Public Employees Retirement System for retirement benefits, life insurance and disability

Seven Common Life Insurance Pitfalls
Telluride Daily Planet, CO - 41 minutes ago "Life insurance is not the kind of thing you should buy without doing a little www.accuquote.com a Web-based company that offers online insurance quotes, as

Varied careers, short of change
Times Online, UK - Feb 10, 2006 They also pay premiums of �53 a month for a critical illness and life insurance policy to cover their mortgage and provide a further �35,000 of life cover.

'Throttling' angers Netflix renters
BusinessWeek - 19 hours ago have also prompted incensed customers to share their outrage in online forums such No Doctors Visit Life Insurance - GTL $250,000 in inexpensive life insurance

Rochester Reflects on Anthony's Legacy, Remaining Challenges
PressZoom (press release), Netherlands - 13 hours ago $2,000 of her own life insurance to defray the costs of admission. The Anthony Center for Women's Leadership has developed an online blog ( whatwouldsusansay

Term life insurance costs less than whole
News & Observer, NC - Feb 5, 2006 As you get older, life insurance needs should decrease. The two main types of term insurance are "decreasing term Search online or work with an agent for a low

Strong earnings, falling oil prices lift stocks
Kentucky.com, KY - Feb 8, 2006 The plant, now under construction, is scheduled to come online in 2008. has agreed to sell its life insurance and annuity underwriting business to Protective

Life Insurance - Seven Common Life Insurance Pitfalls Telluride Daily Planet, CO - 41 minutes


Seven Common Life Insurance Pitfalls
Telluride Daily Planet, CO - 41 minutes ago "Life insurance is not the kind of thing you should buy without doing a little www.accuquote.com a Web-based company that offers online insurance quotes, as

Iranian Christians, New Converts Face Deteriorating Situation
ChristianToday, UK - Feb 10, 2006 Whether looking for that first time life insurance, mortgage life insurance? Compare your quotes here first with Life Assure Online - For the best in quality

Nortel reaches tentative deal on 2 suits
BusinessWeek - Feb 8, 2006 OptionsXpress Brokerage Firm Online Trading Site Trade Options & Stock Futures & No Doctors Visit Life Insurance - GTL $250,000 in inexpensive life insurance.

Council to weigh city manager deal
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription), KS - Feb 9, 2006 A copy is posted online as part of Tuesday's council agenda at Kansas Public Employees Retirement System for retirement benefits, life insurance and disability

Majority of online readers agree new bridge is needed, few would
Salem Statesman Journal, OR - 14 hours ago Court costs, prison time, interpreters, stolen property, loss of life and limb, etc. My insurance benefits have also been gradually chipped away at as the

1 of 6 Turkish Women can Access Business Life
Zaman Online, Turkey - 11 hours ago In the same meeting, Labor and Social Insurance Minister Murat Basesgioglu said women work mostly in the agricultural sector by 49.6 percent and the biggest

A Dramatic New Breakthrough For Insurance Agents - New Proprietary
Open PR (press release), Germany - Feb 6, 2006 Insurance reps can reduce their application management to a single 5 minute, online form that works with the top eight Life Insurance carriers.

McAfee shares up despite contentious call
BusinessWeek - Feb 10, 2006 No Doctors Visit Life Insurance - GTL $250,000 in inexpensive life insurance. Highly advanced system. No doctor's office visit. No blood or urine samples.

The Four Chief Types of Life Insurance
DailyIndia.com, NY - Feb 6, 2006 Four distinct types of life insurance have been developed and are in common usage. Find health insurance quotes online at http://www.find-health

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Life Insurance - Protective Life Buys JP Morgan Insurance Operations TheStreet.com - 8 hours


Protective Life Buys JP Morgan Insurance Operations
TheStreet.com - 8 hours ago Protective will acquire five life insurance companies that manufacture and distribute traditional life insurance and annuities plus four related non-insurance

Farmers Insurance Appoints Chief Financial Officer at Farmers New
Business Wire (press release), CA - 4 hours ago 8, 2006--Oscar Tengtio has been named Chief Financial Officer at Farmers New World Life Insurance Company at their headquarters on Mercer Island, Washington.

Life Insurance - Talk to the WalApparently, Executive Editor Ivan Schneider isn't the


Talk to the Wal
Apparently, Executive Editor Ivan Schneider isn't the only one who thinks The Bank of Wal-Mart isn't such a hot idea. Two U.S. Congressmen -- including Thomas Bliley, one of the forces behind the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -- also responded to The WSJ's Wal-Mart editorial. Here are excerpts from their letters, which are available in their entirety at www.icba.org.

Life Insurance - Three Giants Scramble for Stakes in Dazhong Insurance TMCnet - Feb


Three Giants Scramble for Stakes in Dazhong Insurance
TMCnet - Feb 7, 2006 (SinoCast Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)SHANGHAI, Feb 07, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) --China Life Insurance Co., the mainland's largest life insurer, earlier

Life-Exchange Enters Secondary Life Insurance Market
Business Wire (press release), CA - Feb 6, 2006 efficiency to the life settlement transaction, Life-Exchange will mark a significant turn in the way the secondary market for life insurance conducts business

Protective Life Buys JP Morgan Insurance Operations
TheStreet.com - 8 hours ago Protective will acquire five life insurance companies that manufacture and distribute traditional life insurance and annuities plus four related non-insurance

Friday, February 03, 2006

Life Insurance - Prepping for Prime TimeExperts say several unlikely technologies are destined


Prepping for Prime Time
Experts say several unlikely technologies are destined to make a splash in banking this year.

Afraid of Commitment
Banks aren't realizing full benefits of offshoring, Deloitte says.

Lost on Easy Street

CIOs and the Battle for Consumers
To win over customers, banks must understand the kind of services customers demand.

Aligning on Payments
A new payment card from WellChoice and American Express adds dimension to consumer-directed health plans.

The Automation of IT: Identity Management Suites
Vendors say their revamped identity management suites are perfect for automating midsize enterprises. If so, then why are they so desperate to make a sale?

Trading Newsflashes: CFTC No-Action Letter Okays Electronic Trading of Oil Futures Contract on U.S. Screens, and more
CFTC Okays Electronic Trading of Oil Futures on U.S. Screens, Bank of America Acquires Financial Labs

Life Insurance - Mellon Names New CEO, Fidelity Develops New Managed Account Programs,


Mellon Names New CEO, Fidelity Develops New Managed Account Programs, Bear Stearns and RiskMetrics Form Partnership Offering
Kelly Takes the Big Chair at Mellon, Fidelity and National Financial Roll Out New Managed Account Programs, Bear Stearns to Distribute RiskData Platform

Talk to the Wal
Apparently, Executive Editor Ivan Schneider isn't the only one who thinks The Bank of Wal-Mart isn't such a hot idea. Two U.S. Congressmen -- including Thomas Bliley, one of the forces behind the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act -- also responded to The WSJ's Wal-Mart editorial. Here are excerpts from their letters, which are available in their entirety at www.icba.org.

Identity Theft Laws Elevate Security to the C-Level
Information security should start from the top, experts say.

Identifying the Insurance Industry's Tech-Savvy CEOs
The highest degree of business alignment and the most strategic use of technology depends on informed support on the part of an insurance company's leadership.

Making a Better Connection
Echopass helps Provident Bank cut customer call times and enhance service.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Trustmark Introduces Integrated Healthy Foundations Approach to (Life Insurance) Business Wire (press


Trustmark Introduces Integrated Healthy Foundations Approach to
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jan 11, 2006 CDH approach, to automated online demonstrations that CoreSource, Starmark, Trustmark Group Insurance, Trustmark Group a broad line of life, medical, managed

MBT Financial Corp. Reports 2005 Full Year and Fourth Quarter
MSN Money - 2 hours ago With 26 offices, 38 ATMs, PhoneLink telephone banking and eLink online banking, MBT fees on mortgage loans sold 129 118 Bank Owned Life Insurance income 276

Vietnam posts bigger insurance premium revenues in 2005
People's Daily Online, China - Jan 10, 2006 "According to our initial statistics, life insurance premium revenues stood at 9.1 trillion VND (572.3 million dollars), and non-life 5.9 trillion VND (nearly

US identifies money-laundering threats
MarketWatch - Jan 11, 2006 are usually the victims of money laundering through their life insurance products, the criminals are turning to stored-value cards and online payment systems

Allstate Revolutionizing Car Insurance in America
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jan 10, 2006 television advertising featuring actor Dennis Haysbert and online and print Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, annuity, retirement, banking and

CIGNA boss wins top award given to foreigners
People's Daily Online, China - Jan 10, 2006 Today, its joint venture operation, CIGNA & CMC Life Insurance Co Ltd, provides protection-oriented life, accident and supplemental health insurance services.

Onstream Media Wins Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Entrepreneurial
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 11, 2006 Internet; and establishing e-commerce storefronts to transact business online. Media customers include: AOL, AAA, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Disney

Health Benefits Direct Corporation Closes $14.7 Million Financing
Yahoo! News (press release) - 9 hours ago Bulletin Board: HBDT - News) operates an online insurance marketplace that enables consumers to shop online for individual health and life insurance and obtain

Sirius CEO purchases 1 million shares
BusinessWeek - 6 hours ago ShareBuilder is a simple, flexible, and affordable way to invest online. Start building your future today! No Doctors Visit Life Insurance - GTL $250,000 in

Brainshark and iPipeline Partner to Deliver On-Demand Product
TMCnet - Jan 9, 2006 and broker-dealers with over 100 insurance companies making life easier for forms libraries (including smart, electronic, online/offline fillable

Grupo Security to take over AIG life insurance unit BNamericas, Chile - (Life Insurance)


Grupo Security to take over AIG life insurance unit
BNamericas, Chile - Jan 11, 2006 Chilean financial services group Grupo Security has offered 67bn pesos (US$128mn) to acquire 100% of the local life insurance subsidiary of US insurance giant

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Insurance mergers (Life Insurance) could get hot CNN International - Jan 4, 2006


Insurance mergers could get hot
CNN International - Jan 4, 2006 "Most life insurance companies lack the critical mass to survive long term," said Rob Haines, insurance analyst at CreditSights.

China Life Insurance Launches New Product
CRI, China - Jan 3, 2006 BEIJING- China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (SEHK:2628) has launched a new insurance product with annual dividend. The product is seen

Spitzer agrees $2m pact with insurance firm over fraud claim
Times Online, UK - 2 hours ago and New York�s insurance commission alleged that ULR received undisclosed payments from some of America�s largest life insurance companies, including

HK PRESS: China Life Parent Seeks Dazhong Insurance Stake
Yahoo! News - Jan 3, 2006 HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Life Insurance (Group) Co., the state-owned parent of China Life Insurance Co. (LFC), is in talks to

Refinance Life Insurance To Save Money Monthly
CBS2 Chicago, IL - 11 hours ago Byron Turnoff wants to make sure his family is taken care of if something happens to him, so he has a term life insurance policy.