The News Review:
- Regulators close 1st Centennial Bank in California
- Life insurance annuities are still long-term decisions
- bama Promotes Energy Health Insurance in Stimulus – Bloomberg
- Travel Troubleshooter | Flight insurance? Check. No!
Regulators close 1st Centennial Bank in California
BusinessWeek
bank to fail this year. California regulators closed the Redlands-based bank and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 1st Centennial had assets of $803. 3 million and deposits of $676. 9 million as of Jan.
Life insurance annuities are still long-term decisions
Chicago Tribune United States
insurers are still paying claims to policyholders but some experts fear that the industry isn’t adequately protected for the level of guarantees it is providing. Fixed-annuity and whole-life insurance sales are surging while products that depend on financial market performance are suffering thanks largely to 2008’s dismal markets. And while sales of variable annuities are declining reversing years of growth their most popular feature remains guaranteed withdrawal benefits which came on the scene just a few years ago.
bama Promotes Energy Health Insurance in Stimulus – Bloomberg
Journal of Turkish Weekly Turkey
24 (Bloomberg) — President Barack bama seeking to sell his stimulus package to the public promoted plans to build up clean-energy industries expand health-insurance coverage and boost security at US ports. Video: bama Asks Lawmakers to Back Stimulus Bill AssociatedPressBarack bama picks a fight with Rush Limbaugh as bipartisan spirit.
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Travel Troubleshooter | Flight insurance? Check. No!
Kansas City Star M
No! – Kansas City Star. Actually I didn’t mean to buy the insurance. I was on the Frontier Airlines Web site and there was a box that was automatically checked that indicated I wanted to pay $10. 95 for travel insurance. The box was hard to see and the purchase didn’t show up until after I bought the ticket.