business - "insurance"

John McCain took a stab at solving his health insurance dilemma Tues...

A fierce takeover battle is set to erupt over Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance business, as more than 15 companies expressed interest in a bid, with more expected to emerge in the coming weeks. ...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday that first- quarter profit tumbled 64 percent, hurt by losses tied to derivatives contracts and a steep slide in insurance premiums.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Berkshire Hathaway said late Friday that first-quarter net income fell to $940 million, or $607 a class A share, from $2.6 billion, or $1,682 a class A share, a year earlier. Operating income, which excludes net realized investment gains and losses, was $1.93 billion, or $1,247 a class A share, down from $2.21 billion, or $1,434 a class A share, a year ago, the insurance-focused conglomerate run by Warren Buffett said. market pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Endurance Specialty, a provider of personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance and reinsurance on a global basis, has reported that its net income for the first quarter of 2008 was $77.8 million and $1.15 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $101.8 million and $1.36 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2007.

Security Capital Assurance has announced that its wholly owned financial guarantee insurance subsidiary XL Capital Assurance, has appointed Adam Bergonzi as new chief credit officer.

Insurance companies are boosting premiums to cover the cost of damage caused by bad weather. Adding hurt to consumers already hit by rising food and petrol prices, Statistics New Zealand figures show. More

Munich Re, the world's second-biggest reinsurer, said the company and Hero Group, India's biggest motorcycle maker, will jointly sell life insurance in the country. Ergo Versicherungsgruppe, Munich...

As with most insurance policies, life insurance is a contract between the insurer and the policy owner (policyholder) whereby a benefit is paid to the designated Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries) if an insured event occurs which is covered by the policy. To be a life policy the insured event must be based upon life (or lives) of the people named in the policy.

It is now a well known fact that your credit rating will definitely affect what you get as rates. Therefore, it's a good idea to look at what a person with a poor credit rating can do to get cheap insurance rates.