State may be hit with disaster insurance

QUEENSLAND has been issued its strongest warning yet that it may be forced to take out costly disaster insurance that could further cripple the state's struggling budget.   The matter, that will potentially cost Queensland billions, is a likely...

READ MORE - State may be hit with disaster insurance

Insurance cover for army personnel increased

Extending a better life insurance cover for its personnel, Indian Army has increased the Army Group Insurance Fund (AGIF) by Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 5 lakh for its 35,000 officers and over one million jawans respectively.   "The government has taken...

READ MORE - Insurance cover for army personnel increased

Scotia Capital's Analyst Meeting with Manulife CEO

• In our opinion, the lunch did a good job of clearing the air. Guloien mentioned to us in our subsequent meeting he was amazed that a sell-side only meeting held June 25 "produced" everything from a dividend cut to an equity raise when nothing suggesting...

READ MORE - Scotia Capital's Analyst Meeting with Manulife CEO

Health Insurance Companies Easing Burden of High COBRA Costs

Senate Health Committee Chairman, Senator Kemp Hannon, announced a part of the recently adopted a new budget, which enables health insurance companies to carry individuals under their parent's policy to age 25, instead of age 19 for those who do not...

READ MORE - Health Insurance Companies Easing Burden of High COBRA Costs

Health records on internet

Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation's largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more customers to post their health records on the Internet.Insurers like Aetna Inc. say Web-based tools help patients and physicians keep...

READ MORE - Health records on internet