<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Insurance-industry News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=23&amp;catid=148</link><description>News Feed for - Insurance-industry</description><item><title>Aon Corporation to Change NYSE Ticker Symbol to AON</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302896&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:10:00</pubDate><description>CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) today announced that it will change the ticker symbol for its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange to 'AON' from 'AOC'. </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>British insurers face 100 mln stg flood hit - ABI</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96300763&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T11:28:00</pubDate><description>LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The British insurance industry faces a hit of up to 100 million pounds ($165.4 million) from last week's floods in northern England, the Association of British Insurers said </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Win a Ski Holiday with 1Stop Travel Insurance</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96297433&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:58:00</pubDate><description>BASILDON, England--(Business Wire)-- With the news that ski tour operators are reducing bed numbers in anticipation of a second slow year due to recession and a weak pound, the outlook for skiers on a </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Citi cuts materials, transportation, insurance to market weight</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302906&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:14:00</pubDate><description>Nov 23 (Reuters) - * Citigroup U.S. equity strategy: cuts materials to market weight from overweight * Citigroup U.S. equity strategy: cuts transportation, insurance sectors to market weight from overweight </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Nod unlikely for insurance bill</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310699&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:40:00</pubDate><description>NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A bill to reform the insurance sector is unlikely to be cleared by the parliament's winter session, a finance ministry official said on Thursday. 'The insurance bill is unlikely </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>Equitable Life Appoints HCL Insurance Business Services</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96297435&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:44:00</pubDate><description>Equitable Life has awarded a major service contract to HCL Insurance Business Services. This will see HCL provide the Societyâ??s administration from March 2011. Policyholders stand to benefit from substantial </description><source>Global Custodian</source></item><item><title>Effective Auto Insurance Quote Comparisons Provided by OnlineAutoInsurance.com</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96267197&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:42:00</pubDate><description>LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)-- OnlineAutoInsurance.com offers visitors an easy and convenient way to compare car insurance to help keep the cost of coverage down. Consumers should be aware that an effective </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>REG-Avia Health Informatics Plc: Re Contract</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96290873&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T09:59:00</pubDate><description>Avia Health Informatics Plc Odyssey Products Purchased by New Local Health Board in Wales AIM-listed Avia Health Informatics plc (AIM: AVIA) ('Avia' or 'the Company'), the developer and provider of clinical </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Chinese vice premier meets Generali Group CEO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96220576&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:03:00</pubDate><description>(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan met here Monday with Sergio Balbinot, CEO of Italian insurance giant Generali Group. They exchanged views on </description><source>SINA</source></item><item><title>BRIEF-Old Mutual says M&amp;F shareholders approve scheme</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96303808&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:33:00</pubDate><description>LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Old Mutual PLC: * Mutual &amp; federal shareholder approval at general meeting and scheme meeting ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717)) (For more news, please click here) </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Macarthurcook REIT shareholders approve rescue by AMP</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96275334&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:19:00</pubDate><description>SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Macarthurcook Industrial Trust (MCRT.SI) approved a rescue package that means a group of investors led by Australia's AMP AMP.AXC will buy new shares in the </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Old Mutual plc: Mutual &amp; Federal Shareholder Approval At General Meeting And Scheme </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302562&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:57:00</pubDate><description>(M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- OLMUY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Old Mutual plc ('Old Mutual') is pleased to announce that the resolutions tabled at the Mutual &amp;amp; Federal Insurance Company </description><source>TradingMarkets</source></item><item><title>Insurers used Facebook to investigate claim</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96128119&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T10:57:00</pubDate><description>Canadian insurance firm Manulife has reportedly cut a depressed woman's benefits after seeing photos of her on Facebook showing her as 'happy'. Nathalie Blanchard said that she cannot understand how Manulife </description><source>V3.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Anglo Swiss Resources Elects Thomas Obradovich to Its Board - Zib...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96276496&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T05:57:00</pubDate><description>Companies: Anglo Swiss Resources, Inc. (ASWRF), Canadian Royalties Inc. (CRYAF) Anglo Swiss Resources has announced the addition of Thomas J. Obradovich to its board of directors. Obradovich has a range </description><source>Zibb</source></item><item><title>INSURANCE: Mammogram coverage won't change, companies say</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261927&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:48:00</pubDate><description>Insurance companies contacted by USA TODAY say they will continue paying for annual mammograms amid widespread fears that new breast cancer screening guidelines from a federal task force could lead women </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>NIPR and ACORD Sign Agreement to Harmonize Insurance Licensing Processes</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96307588&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:08:00</pubDate><description>KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) and the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) today announced the signing of </description><source>Houston Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Govt to probe no-fault insurance</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302303&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:10:00</pubDate><description>AAP Disabled people are a step closer to getting fully funded care, with the Rudd government announcing it will conduct a feasibility study into a no-fault insurance scheme. Pressure has been mounting </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Driving Safely Controls the Cost of Auto Insurance Rates</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96281942&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:10:00</pubDate><description>Safely Controls the Cost of Insurance Rates - 21 News Now, More Local News for Youngstown, Ohio - coreAdsCreate('wnsz_41', 'nat', '50', 'wnsz_41', handling for quirks mode .wnMenu .wnVertical A, .wnMenu </description><source>WFMJ 21 - TV</source></item><item><title>10 Things Your  Auto Insurer Won't Tell You   (10 Things)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96302446&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:21:00</pubDate><description>Commissions, credit checks and covering repairs. What you need to know.</description><source>Smart Money</source></item><item><title>Rothman Research Finished Updated Research on The Allstate Corporation, Pitney Bowes </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96301530&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:09:00</pubDate><description>Set_Cookie( 'test', 'none', '', '/', '', '' (Get_Cookie( 'test')) else _uacct sfHover hidePopUp(which) _cfscriptLocation makeRequest(url) sendtofriend(el) (!emailCheck('emailFriendfrom', forname)) (!alphaCheck('Friendfrom', </description><source>TradingMarkets</source></item><item><title>2Insure4Less.com's New Videos and Slideshows Simplify the Intricacies of Insurance </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96305806&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T12:51:00</pubDate><description>'It's easier to understand information presented in multimedia format,' said Furkat Kasimov of Itsol Inc. 'Visual content such as pictures, graphics and video clips can actually 'show' the meaning of </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>Faulu Acquires Insurer in Integration Move</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96295840&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:58:00</pubDate><description>(Business Daily/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- TRMK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Faulu Advisory Services, a fully owned subsidiary of micro-finance group Faulu Kenya, has acquired an </description><source>TradingMarkets</source></item><item><title>Woman loses insurance coverage over Facebook pics</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96312305&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:54:00</pubDate><description>MONTREAL - The case of a Quebec woman who says she lost her long-term disability benefits because of photos that appeared on Facebook should serve as a reminder that nothing on the Internet is truly private. </description><source>CNEWS</source></item><item><title>Insurance scheme may allow lifetime care for disabled</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310408&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:38:00</pubDate><description>THE Federal Government will consider introducing a Medicare-style national insurance scheme to provide lifetime medical treatment and care for people with serious disabilities. The Prime Minister, Kevin </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Home insurance to 'sort out' flood clear-up</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310339&amp;Channel_ID=23&amp;Category_ID=148</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T13:38:00</pubDate><description>Britons are facing an increasing risk from extreme weather, a trend which has serious implications for the home insurance sector. This is the view of AA Insurance, which has published its response to </description><source>Compareandsave.com</source></item></channel></rss>