Fitch Affirms Midland National Life & North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance IFS at 'AA-'.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 July 2008-Fitch Affirms Midland National Life & North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance IFS at 'AA-'(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA-' insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of Midland National Life Insurance Company (Midland) and North American...

Aviva USA Teams with Mayo Clinic Health Solutions to Bring Out New Life Insurance Product.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-13 June 2008-Aviva USA Teams with Mayo Clinic Health Solutions to Bring Out New Life Insurance Product(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com With the launch of the Wellness for Life program, Aviva said that it is embarking on a mission to redefine how customers think...

SJC: Marriage benefits not retroactive for gays.
Byline: Steve LeBlanc BOSTON - The state's highest court ruled yesterday that marriage benefits for gay couples can't be applied retroactively to before same-sex marriage was legalized - a ruling affirming a bright line between marriage and other long-term relationships. The Supreme Judicial Court issued...

Structuring the Information Age: Life Insurance and Technology in the Twentieth Century.
HG8951 2004-022319 0-8018-8086-6 Structuring the information age; life insurance and technology in the twentieth century. Yates, JoAnne. (Studies in industry and society) Johns Hopkins U. Press, [c]2005 351 p. $49.95 Yates (management, Massachusetts...

BDO leads in bancassurance business.
Byline: FIL C. SIONIL BDO Unibank Inc. is having the best of both worlds in terms of its bancassurance business arising from its alliance with the country's top two insurance players, Philippine-American General and Insurance Company (Philamlife) and Generali Pilipinas Life Assurance Co. The two...

Life insurance taxation key issue in sector.
Byline: LEE C. CHIPONGIAN Sun Life Financial Philippines chair Esther Tan is reviving the issue of taxation for life insurers "to see the immediate resolution of tax issues adversely affecting the sector" now that the additional burden of the expanded value-added tax is at hand. ...

HumanaOne Intros New Individual Health Insurance Plans in 9 States.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-12 March 2008-HumanaOne Intros New Individual Health Insurance Plans in 9 States(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Humana has announced the introduction of a new portfolio of individual health insurance plans under its HumanaOne brand in nine states Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma,...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Mexican Insurance Industry - Global Strategic Business Report.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-30 June 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Mexican Insurance Industry - Global Strategic Business Report(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mexican Insurance Industry - Global Strategic Business Report" report to its offerings. In a...

Dee is new Malayan Insurance Chairman.
The Board of Directors of Malayan Insurance Co., Inc. announced yesterday the election of Helen Y. Dee as the company's new chairman, replacing Atty. Adelita Vergel de Dios who retired from Malayan Insurance, effective February 16, 2008. Dee previously served as president of Malayan Insurance from 1983...

Gen Re LifeHealth Expands to Office in Mumbai.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-8 June 2008-Gen Re LifeHealth Expands to Office in Mumbai(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Gen Re, a worldwide reinsurer company, announced that it is opening a new liaison office for Life/Health reinsurance business in Mumbai, India. After the Indian Regulatory and Development...