The News Review:
- Taiwan Cooperative Bank, BNP Paribas unit plan life insurance jv -…
- Compulsory insurance on the cards for drivers
- Butler County solicitors lose medical insurance
- Get cover or get burned
Taiwan Cooperative Bank, BNP Paribas unit plan life insurance jv -…
Forbes – Apr 13, 2008
TW) and Cardif, the life insurance unit of BNP Paribas insurance arm BNP Paribas Assurance, are planning a life insurance joint venture, the Economic Daily News reported, without naming its sources. The Taiwan bank is expected to take 51 pct of the joint venture to Cardif’s 49 pct. Details of the venture will not be settled before June, the paper said. In December 2006, Taiwan Cooperative Bank and BNP Paribas (other-otc:.
Compulsory insurance on the cards for drivers
New Zealand Herald – Apr 13, 2008
css-trouble {display:block;font:bold 1. 6em Arial, sans-serif;line-height:2em;}. css-trouble a {text-decoration:none;color:#FF0000;}.
Butler County solicitors lose medical insurance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Apr 13, 2008
htm –>
Butler County solicitors lose medical insurance
Sunday, April 13, 2008
By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Butler County commissioners set the groundwork last week for a new system of compensation that strips medical insurance from row office solicitors but raises their annual retainer from $650 to $6,000. Effective in July, it’s a move commissioners Chairman Dale Pinkerton called “the right direction. ”
Not everyone agrees. “I respect the commissioners and where they’re coming from on this but I do not agree with them,” said county Treasurer Diane Marburger. Her solicitor, William Robinson Jr.
Get cover or get burned
stuff.co.nz – Apr 13, 2008
New Zealand has been notorious for its levels of under-insurance, although recent research released by AIG Life appears to indicate the number of people with no personal insurance to their name has fallen dramatically over the past three years. In 2005, the last AIG Life survey on the subject found half of all adults of working age (18-70) had no personal insurances of any kind, leaving them completely exposed to the vicissitudes of life. The group's latest round of research shows the number without any form of personal insurance has dropped to just 23%, although there are indications many who do have insurance don't have enough cover. Life cover pays out on the insured's death, while disablement pays a lump sum should the insured be disabled… In 2005, the last AIG Life survey on the subject found half of all adults of working age (18-70) had no personal insurances of any kind, leaving them completely exposed to the vicissitudes of life. The group's latest round of research shows the number without any form of personal insurance has dropped to just 23%, although there are indications many who do have insurance don't have enough cover. Life cover pays out on the insured's death, while disablement pays a lump sum should the insured be disabled. Trauma also provides a lump sum, although only on the diagnosis of certain major medical conditions, while income protection is designed to replace the insured's income should they be unable to work as a result of accident or illness. There's a commonly accepted hierarchy of personal insurance in the public's mind, with life cover at the top of the tree as the most common personal insurance, held by some 48% of people, AIG Life found (see table, right). Health insurance holds second place, held by 43%.