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• Hagerty Insurance Agency and Aviva Canada now offer collector vehicle insurance to Ontario consumers
• Changes to Automobile Insurance Regulations in Ontario: FSCO
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China with two new licenses
• Industrial Alliance: A New American Life Insurance Company is Launched: IA American
• RBC Insurance Launches Universal Life Plan
• RIMS Celebrates 60 Years as Risk Management Industry's Preeminent Association
• CEOs' Confidence Rebounds in Recession's Wake, Quick Recovery in Emerging Economies; Developed Nations Cautious: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Lloyd's publishes its Strategy for 2010 - 2012
• Empire Life launches a new group product designed to provide financial assistance to employees coping with serious illness
• Conning Research: Small Insurers in Property-Casualty Thrive Despite Industry Consolidation
• The Co-operators Opens Its First Offices in Montreal
• Kingsway announces definitive agreement for the sale of Jevco Insurance Company
• Reinsurance Rates Decline at January 1, 2010 Reinsurance Renewal, According to Annual Guy Carpenter Briefing
• BC and NS are fighting fit, AB and MB rotund-all governments need to do more in 2010 to shed red tape: CFIB
• Companies Report Sustainable Growth, Continuity and Profitability Enhanced by Enterprise Risk Management: Aon Survey
• Unity Life introduces Annuity Plus TFSA to increase saving options
• Empire Life announces enhancements to Class Plus
• New Swiss Re sigma study highlights the challenges and opportunities in commercial liability insurance
• Groupe Promutuel and Desjardins Group announce the signing of an agreement-in-principle towards a business partnership
• RIBO: Changes to Part XIII - Federal Insurance Companies Act
• Progressive Now Offering Car Insurance in Australia
• AIG's United Guaranty Canada Acquired by Canadian Owners Led by OTPP
• Co-operators Life Insurance Company and Central 1 Credit Union complete acquisition of The CUMIS Group Limited
• Gartner CEO and Business-Executive Survey Shows 62 Per Cent of CEOs See IT Having a Key Role in Post-Recession Strategy
• Conning Research: Life Insurance Industry Profitable in 2009 Despite Ongoing Capital Challenges
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Industry turns in strong performance in 2008
• Great-West Life releases Pension reform position paper: Proposes practical, 'made in Canada' solution
• Proposal to reform pension system achieves public interest criteria: Sun Life
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China
• Swiss Re predicts a continued but fragile global economic recovery in 2010
• SwissRe Sigma : 2009 Natural Catastrophe and Man-Made Disaster Losses 52B USD (24B USD Insured)
• Predictive Modeling for P&C Personal Lines Products Paves the Way for Commercial Lines, According to Towers Perrin Survey
• "The Importance of Models in Risk Management" by Julie Dickson, Superintendent, OSFI
• Announcing Aviva Canada's New President and Chief Executive Officer
• Sun Life Financial proposes defined contribution pension plan for all working Canadians
• Manulife Financial to Purchase Fund Management Joint Venture in China
• Solvency II now the principal challenge for Europe's insurers: MunichRe
• WWF and RSA join forces to combat insurance risks of climate change
• Industrial Alliance Signs an Agreement to Acquire MD Life's Life Insurance Portfolio
• Remarks to the 2009 Life Insurance Forum, by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI
• Sun Life Financial and National Bank of Canada: strategic partners to give clients more financial options
• AIR Worldwide, the Met Office, and the Association of British Insurers Collaborate to Examine the Financial Implications of Climate Change
• Insurers must insulate themselves in the upturn: Ernst & Young
• Ontario Providing Choice in Auto Insurance: Consumers To Choose Coverage That Meets Their Protection Needs and Budgets
• Unity Life completes acquisition of insurance business of MetLife Canada
• Gartner Identifies Six Risks that Could Destroy Financial Services Institutions
• Life and health insurance industry takes leadership role in promoting mental health in the workplace: CLHIA
• Manulife helps Canadians plan for their long-term healthcare needs
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China - New license approved for Shantou
• Conning & Company Announces the Close of its Acquisition by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC
• Guy Carpenter's Annual Survey of Specialty Insurance Program Issuing Carriers Shows a Steady Market
• Leading Governments Shifting Focus from e-Government to e-Governance Using New Technologies and Modified Service Delivery Models, According to Accenture Report
• The P&C Industry in Canada: Continuing the Dialogue - by Julie Dickson OSFI
• Industrial Alliance to Enter Socially Responsible Investing Marketplace Through a Long-term Strategic Relationship with Vancity
• The insurance industry increasingly important in the Quebec City and Lévis region: Growth continues, employment is up and momentum outside of Quebec intensifies
• "Evolving Role of the Actuarial Profession" by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, To the Actuaries Club of Toronto
• USA P/C Industry's Net Income and Overall Profitability Tumbled in First-Half 2009: ISO
• Manulife-Sinochem Expands Again in China
• OSFI Overview of the Property and Casualty Sector Consultation Findings
• Is the Crisis Easing? Q2 Insurance Industry Expectations and Strategies: Report Published by Celent
• Sun Life Financial target date fund assets surpass $1 billion
• IBM event: Profiles of Innovation: Conversations for a smarter planet - October 7, Toronto
• Advocis report: Canadians not prepared for retirement
• Co-operators Life Insurance Company and Central 1 Credit Union to acquire The CUMIS Group Limited
• Ignoring risk management is risky business: Ernst & Young
• Manulife Financial receives gold Quality award from National Quality Institute
• The Council's P/C Survey: No Hard Market in Sight: CIAB
• USA Property-Casualty Forecast & Analysis by Line of Insurance, 2009-2011: Conning Research
• Capital Returning to Reinsurance Market, According to Guy Carpenter Update
• Economic Climate Adversely Affecting Life Insurers' Financial Performance, According to Towers Perrin Study
• New forms of public-private partnership, and stronger co-ordination of risk management by government, will help tackle the cost of natural catastrophes, Swiss Re tells Nordic conference
• RIMS Canada Conference Convenes September 13-16
• Despite Impact of Economic Downturn on Companies' Pension Plans And Financials - Canadian Organizations Cautiously Optimistic: Towers Perrin Study
• ScotiaLife Financial Expands Insurance Product Offering, Including Home and Auto
• Webinar: Gaining Clarity by Integrating Business Intelligence with Planning and Consolidation for Insurance – by Deloitte and SAP
• Manulife signs agreement with AIC Limited to acquire AIC Canadian retail investment funds
• Heavy losses due to severe weather in the first six months of 2009: Munich Re
• Economy dominates risk thinking, but companies fear the unknown: Lloyd's
• J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Low Rates, New Investment Products and Efficient Online Trading Drive Rapid Growth of Discount Brokerage Firms in Canada
• Sun Life repositions for long-term growth and expansion in China
• CSC Study Shows Life Insurers Business Value of Security Initiatives
• Sun Life Financial Announces Expansion of MFS Investment Management
• Financial services execs see no growth before 2010: Ernst & Young survey
• Rates Up 15 Percent Year Over Year, Amid Signs of Stabilization in Financial Markets, According to Guy Carpenter
• Heeding Lessons from Economic Downturn, Majority of Corporate Executives Report Need to Overhaul their Approach to Risk-Management, Accenture Study Finds
• Truly affordable health and dental benefits with significant tax savings: Maclagan
• PartnerRe Ltd. To Acquire PARIS RE
• Leading insurer RSA launches easy and affordable pet insurance product
• FSCO Statement of Priorities for Current Fiscal Year ending March 2010
• Government Involvement in Terror Insurance Programs Continues to Increase, According to Guy Carpenter
• Majority of Insurers Plan to Expand Internationally in Next 12 Months, Accenture Survey Finds
• ACE Canada(R) Launches Comprehensive Digital Risk Insurance Program, Specifically Designed for the Technology Sector; Covers technology errors & omissions and privacy liability
• Sun Life Financial acquires UK business of Lincoln National
• Aon Terrorism Threat Map Shows Shift in Sphere of Conflict
• Life Insurance Mergers & Acquisition Activity May Heat Up Over the Next 12 Months, According to Towers Perrin Study
• The Co-operators celebrates milestone in Quebec
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, 2009 Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Forum
• Policy recommendations for reform of the public health care system released by Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
• ACE Canada Launches Pollution Coverage to Respond to Growing Needs of Commercial Property Owners and Managers
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments announce changes to segregated fund products
• Handling the Crisis: Update on Q1 Insurance Industry Expectations and Strategies: Report Published by Celent
• ICLR Joins UN Insurance Working Group For Sustainability
• Lloyd's Market Resilient Amid Financial Turmoil, According to Guy Carpenter Briefing
• ING Canada becomes Intact Financial Corporation
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson OSFI to the 2009 Financial Services Invitational Forum
• Unity Life announces agreement to acquire insurance business of MetLife Canada
• Economic Slowdown, Regulatory Changes, Business Interruption Top Global Business Risks, Says Aon
• Don Forgeron appointed new President and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada
• "Foundations of Effective Supervision and Regulation" by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI
• Munich Re concludes purchase of Hartford Steam Boiler
• BMO Bolsters BMO Life With New Products and New Distribution
• Ontario's FSCO Five-Year-Review Report and Recommendations for Auto Insurance
• York Fire & Casualty adds Surety Lines
• Unity Life completes acquisition of business segment of GeniSys
• Electronic Filing for Regulatory Corporate Returns: OSFI
• Industrial Alliance and Industrial Alliance Pacific Innovate by Launching Hybrid Life and Critical Illness Insurance for Children
• Global Insurance Industry Calls for Action from G20 Leaders: CLHIA
• Gartner Highlights Seven Great Concerns for CEOs in 2009
• Banana Skins poll pinpoints key crisis concerns for insurance sector: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• OSFI Issues Final Revised Guideline B-10 on Outsourcing of Business Activities, Functions and Processes
• Positioning Businesses for Future as More Independently Operated Companies: AIG
• Group RRSPs holding strong in the face of economic turmoil: Desjardins
• Conning Research: Life Industry Faces Challenge of Implementing Upcoming Accounting and Regulatory Changes
• An SAP Webcast: Achieving Financial Excellence in a Down Economy
• Guy Carpenter Briefing Finds Catastrophe Bond Market Resilient in Face of Financial, Property Catastrophes
• Canada's Largest Home, Auto and Business Insurance Company Becomes Intact Insurance: ING Canada
• Accenture Identifies Imperatives for Business, Government In Times of Economic Uncertainty
• Preventing Another Financial Catastrophe with Enterprise Risk Management: RIMS
• Protection can be critical - Sun Life Financial introduces enhancements to Critical Illness Insurance
• Western Financial Group Inc. and Bank West Announce Completion of Acquisition of AgriFinancial Canada Corp.
• Manulife Financial launches Personal Benefits
• New insurance product helps BC homeowners make eco-friendly choices when restoring property: Sovereign General
• Risk ignorance greatest 2009 challenge: AON Survey
• Unity Life completes acquisition of Canadian insurance business of Washington National
• BMO Financial Group Announces Agreement to Purchase AIG's Canadian Life Insurance Business
• Business Process Outsourcing in North American Insurance: Report Published by Celent
• Five Canadian Co-ops Become Member-Owners of The Co-operators
• Unity Life completes acquisition of Forethought Financial Group's Canadian insurance business
• Conning Research: Life Insurance Industry Forecast -- Financial Crisis Will Impact Industry Results through 2010
• The Co-operators establishes Centre of Expertise to support growth in Quebec
• Catastrophe Losses, Credit Crisis Push Reinsurance Pricing Upwards, According to Guy Carpenter Review
• Industrial Alliance Completes Acquisition of DundeeWealth's Quebec-Based Mutual Fund Dealer and Insurance Distribution Operations
• Munich Re agrees to terms for acquisition of AIG subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler
• Kingsway Announces Cost Reduction Initiatives
• U.S. Tort Costs Up in 2007, According to Towers Perrin Study
• Convergence of Negative Economic Factors To Severely Test U.S. Insurance Industry in 2009: TowerGroup
• Swiss Re's new sigma study explores the growth of insurance in emerging markets and the prospects for Islamic insurance
• The economic turmoil: Managing risks and opportunities - Insurance Review, A Canadian Publication: PwC
• Unity Life intends to acquire the Canadian insurance business of Washington National
• OSFI Overview of the Life Insurance Sector Consultation Findings
• Three of four provinces with government auto insurance monopolies have highest rates in Canada: The Fraser Institute
• OSFI Annual Report 2007-2008: Navigating through Global Currents
• RBC Insurance Enhances Segregated Funds Product
• Standard Life offers early incentive to investors opening tax-free savings accounts
• Manulife Financial offers range of new Tax-Free Savings Accounts
• Ernst & Young recommends constructive evolution of regulatory guidance for insurance industry amid the financial crisis
• Helios ahead of the curve with its Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit: Desjardins Financial Security
• Conning Research : Weakness in Defined Contribution Plans Presents Opportunity for Insurers
• Unity Life adds whole life insurance and deferred annuity
• Standard Life to offer group tax-free savings accounts
• Towers Perrin Finds Companies Put Focus on Innovation But Fail to Implement Effectively
• Unity Life set to acquire Canadian insurance business of Forethought Financial Group
• Swiss Re's new sigma study highlights innovative ways of financing retirement
• RBC Insurance Launches Innovative Conversion Option for disability insurance product
• Global insurance industry encourages enhanced regulatory cooperation: CLHIA
• IBM Global Study: Majority of Organizational Change Projects Fail
• Empire Life introduces Class Plus now with a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit
• Senate Security Report Underlines Need For Government Action: Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
• Risk Management Trumps Return When Managing Canada's Pension Assets: Towers Perrin
• Sun Life Financial Group Benefits strengthens its HealthyRETURNS program by investing in leading wellness provider, Buffett & Company
• Sun Life Financial announces the sale of its 37% interest in CI Financial
• SSQ Investment & Retirement set to launch ASTRA Guaranteed Income
• Regulatory approval granted for La Capitale's acquisition of York Fire & Casualty Insurance
• A Strategic Approach to Reinsurance is the Key to Lowering Capital Costs - Programme Optimisation is the Answer, says Towers Perrin
• Manulife Investments enhances Canada's first Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product
• Adaptation is key to managing coastal flood risk: Lloyd's
• Western Financial Group to Acquire AgriFinancial Canada Corp.
• Manulife Financial receives Silver Quality Award from National Quality Institute
• Conning Research: Niche Focus Spells Success in Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance
• Industrial Alliance To Acquire Sarbit Asset Management
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Annual Review of Global Catastrophe Reinsurance Market
• Aon Consulting, FEI Canada and CFERF Release Pensions Study Results Reveal pension regulation out-of-step with Canada’s evolving labour market
• Transamerica Life and Roy Elliott O'Connor announce next steps in settlement of management fee overcharge class action against Transamerica Life Canada
• Building a Better Business Analyst: Transforming the Enterprise - Report Published by Celent
• CFIB Research: Hidden taxes cost Canadian businesses $12.6 billion annually with smallest firms hardest hit
• New inroads into Canadian market - La Capitale acquires Ontario-based York Fire & Casualty Insurance
• The CIAB Joins Industry in Urging New Program to Share the Costs of Coastal Wind Coverage
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Forecast Through 2010 Released
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Briefing on Carrier Investment Gains and Profitability
• TowerGroup: SEC Proposal to Reclassify Annuities as Securities Products has Far-Reaching Implications for Industry and Consumers
• Ontario Transit Systems seek exemption from no-fault insurance
• Aon eSolutions Releases Environmental Module
• Ernst & Young supports Insurance Commissioners' Solvency Modernization Work Plan
• Conning Research: USA Property-Casualty Industry Loss Reserves Position Deteriorated in 2007
• The struggle with the financial crisis and recession is not even over, and a new enemy is materializing: inflation! Forecasts by Desjardins Group economists
• Progressive prepares countrywide launch of MyRate^SM, an optional behavior-based insurance program
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson, OSFI, to the Financial Services Institute
• Atradius Modula Start Now Available in Canada: New trade credit insurance policy to be offered through RBC Insurance's Agreement with Aon Reed Stenhouse
• Conning Research: USA Regional Property-Casualty Insurers Holding their Own in the Small Commercial Market
• Royal & SunAlliance becomes RSA
• Cognos Launches New Book on Proven Practices In Insurance Performance Management
• Ontario Auto Insurance Five Year Review: FSCO
• Manulife launches first group retirement savings version in Canada of Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product
• Standard Life adds a Whole Life insurance product to complement its wealth and estate planning solutions
• Conning Research: Global Insurance Industry Acquisitions Driven by Non-U.S. Insurers
• MMC Says Preparation Key to Recovery in Hurricane's Aftermath
• Risk Managers, Insurers Should Prepare for Active 2008 Hurricane Season, Says Aon Corporation
• Remarks by Superintendent Julie Dickson OSFI to the Langdon Hall Property and Casualty Insurance Industry Forum
• ERM Identified as Critical Issue for Life Insurance CFOs , But Many Crucial Elements Not Yet Implemented, According to Towers Perrin Survey
• York Fire Congratulates the IBAO on their successful launch of MyInsuranceShopper.ca
• RIMS Launches Risk Management Professional Growth Model at RIMS 2008 Annual Conference & Exhibition
• TowerGroup: U.S. Insurance Industry Would Benefit From Treasury's 'Blueprint' For Reform
• First Quarter RIMS Benchmark Survey(TM) Results Show Soft Market Gaining Momentum
• Insurance Bureau of Canada declares long-awaited modernization of Insurance Acts a step in the right direction
• Marsh: Global Corporations Increase Self-Insurance Despite Falling Commercial Insurance Rates
• Liberty Mutual Group to Acquire Safeco Corporation For $6.2 Billion
• Aviva Canada announces its agreement to acquire the business of National Home Warranty Group of Companies
• Corporate Responsibility for Innovation Is Highly Fragmented, Accenture Survey Shows
• Foresters completes acquisition of Unity Life
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary completes sale of its U.S. health care business
• Industrial Alliance Awarded the Multi-Employer Pension Plan for Many Nations
• Lower US Dollar Erodes Canada's Cost Advantage Globally, Reports KPMG
• Unity Life of Canada adds universal life insurance
• Russell Retirement Essentials Portfolio launches with key message to Canadians: "Don't retire from investing. Invest for retirement."
• IBHS : New Research Center Targets USA Natural Disaster Property Losses
• Fitch: 2007 U.S. P&C Insurance Results Solid, But Likely to Fall This Year
• Fourth Quarter Commercial P/C Rates Continue Decline: CIAB
• SunWise Elite Plus from Sun Life Financial and CI Investments to offer guaranteed income for life
• Marsh CEO Outlines Changing Risks for National Oil Companies
• The Co-operators studies future climate, social trends
• Ernst & Young report highlights top ten risks to insurers
• Willis Chairman Highlights Insurance Megatrends at IIL Lecture
• New Swiss Re sigma study: Catastrophe losses in 2007 were highest in Europe
• Conning Research : Mutual Property-Casualty Insurers Positioned for Increased Competition in a Softening Market
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Sixth Annual Review of Catastrophe Bond Market
• The Co-operators and Addenda Capital Inc. Announce Agreement
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary assumes a large block of U.K. payout annuities
• RIMS Announces Upcoming Report on Enterprise Risk Management
• Lloyd's underwriters back market reform
• European Insurers Expect Modest Cost for Solvency II Compliance, Accenture Survey Finds
• Ernst & Young issues 2008 US Outlook for the Property/Casualty Insurance industry
• United States Insurers to Pay $6.5 Billion in 2007 Catastrophe Claims, Says ISO’s Property Claim Services Unit
• Conning Research : Life Industry Investments 2002-2006--Challenges Met; Challenges Ahead
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Review of Global Reinsurance Market Conditions
• The Co-operators Expands its Membership
• Aon Study Finds Elevated Risk in Some of the World's Largest Economies
• 2008: Highest levels of political and economic uncertainty for a decade - Swiss Re
• Canadian Life and Health Insurers respond to competition panel consultation paper
• R&SA'S acquisition of Canadian Northern Shield complete
• Conning Research: Successful Small Life Companies Share Winning Strategies
• Aon Sells Combined Insurance Co. to ACE Limited and Sterling Life Insurance to Munich Re Group
• Industrial Alliance penetrates the individual disability and health insurance market by acquiring L'Excellence Life Insurance Company and the brokerage companies associated with it
• Gartner Says Cost Remains Primary Factor When Organisations Enter into Outsourcing Relationships
• York Fire Launches Comprehensive Manufacturer Connection Product with Extensive US Sales Coverage
• Industrial Alliance launches Ecoflextra - a lifetime guaranteed retirement income product
• U.S. P/C Insurers' Net Income and Surplus Rose Through Nine-Months 2007 as Underwriting Gains Dropped and Overall Profitability Slipped
• U.S. Individual Life Insurance Premium Sales Soar, says LIMRA
• Strategic Risks Mount for Global Business: Report published by Ernst & Young
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary to sell its U.S. health care business
• Banks missing opportunities to better serve small business - CFIB
• Most Global Organizations Lack Fully Integrated Enterprise Risk Management Strategies: Aon Global Risk Consulting Survey
• Technology and Medical Advances Will Transform the Insurance Industry, LIMRA CEO Predicts
• New IBC head calls for improved regulation of insurance industry to better protect Canadians in ever-riskier world
• New Casualty Reserve Index to Pave Way for More Effective Hedge against "Systemic" and Unexpected Risks: Guy Carpenter
• Swiss Re sigma: Bancassurance: emerging trends, opportunities and challenges
• Royal & SunAlliance to acquire Canadian Northern Shield Insurance
• Conning Research: Annual Life Settlement Volume Rises to $6.1 Billion in 2006
• USA Legal and Regulatory Actions Aimed at Annuities Market Fuels Major Changes for Insurance Industry: TowerGroup
• Towers Perrin to Offer RiskAgility, a Sophisticated Risk Management Software Framework
• Standard life adds luster to its Ideal Segregated Funds
• LIMRA and LOMA Boards Agree to Unite; Members to Vote
• Manulife Investments offers first lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit for Canadians
• EGI Financial announces new Emergency Travel Health programs
• 2007 Best's Pocket Key Rating Guide(™) - Canada Available Free on the A.M. Best Web Site
• Guy Carpenter Publishes Its Fifth Annual Review of the Lloyd’s Market
• USA P/C Insurers' Otherwise Strong First-Half 2007 Results Marred by Slippage in Underwriting Results and Overall Profitability: ISO, III and PCI News
• The Commerce Group, Inc. Extends Long-Term Agreement With CGI
• Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Survey Ascertains Key Priorities and IT Spending Patterns of Insurers
• ISO Introduces Agri-CAPTM in USA for Agricultural-Related Businesses
• Reinsurance Emerges as Lower Cost Alternative to Risk Financing as Credit Markets Become More Expensive: Aon Re Global Analysis
• Zurich's Commercial Markets business unit enhances focus on customer solutions in North America
• Unity Life of Canada Proposes to Acquire Individual Life & Accidental Death Insurance Policies of the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)
• The Co-operators Prepares to Expand in Quebec
• Manulife Financial closes agreement to acquire Berkshire-TWC Financial Group Inc.
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to assume institutional client's 401(k) recordkeeping business
• Manulife Investments hits $2 billion in sales for Canada's first guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit product
• Standard Life helps Canadians get real about retirement with the Plan for life program
• Manulife Mutual Funds launches new Elite Pricing Series
• Standard Life gives its fund family a boost
• Industrial Alliance Launches the ATTITUDE Portfolios: a New Generation of Life Cycle Funds for Members of Group Retirement Plans
• IDC Survey Reveals What Business Managers Want From IT
• Eastbridge study finds strong growth in voluntary disability and voluntary medical lines
• New Regulation will Increase the Insurance Market's Competitiveness: Ernst & Young
• ISO's Property Claim Services Unit Estimates Insurers to Pay $2.18 Billion in Second-Quarter U.S.A. Catastrophe Claims
• USA Property/Casualty Industry Net Income and Overall Profitability Slip in First-Quarter 2007: ISO
• A Majority of Japanese Insurers are Pursuing New Customer Strategies Due to the Emerging Role of Banks as Distribution Channels, According to Accenture Study
• PWC Survey: Asia's Frenzied Financial Services Deal Environment Increases Risk of Over Paying
• Travelers Introduces Independent Review Committee Liability Coverage in Canada
• Pembridge Insurance Company to offer consumers in Quebec a new choice for their personal insurance needs
• Royal & SunAlliance first insurer to launch Global Renewable Energy business
• Zurich Creates New Mergers & Acquisitions Unit and Announces Core Team Members
• Gartner Says Companies Must Embrace Consumer Technologies as Additional Opportunities to Innovate
• CFIB: Quarterly Business Barometer - Small business confidence drops as temperature rises
• Manulife Financial signs agreement to acquire Berkshire-TWC Financial Group Inc.
• A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on 52 Canadian Property/Casualty Insurers
• Comments from Sun Life Financial's 2007 Investor Day
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Elects 2007-08 Chairman and Board of Directors
• Western Financial Group Agrees to Acquire Ubiquity Bank - and Combine it with Bank West
• Towers Perrin Survey Indicates Increased Life Insurance Merger and Acquisition Activity in Next 12 Months
• Triad Guaranty Inc. Takes Next Steps To Enter Canadian Market
• Partnership Rather Than Procurement is New Path to Effective Outsourcing, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers New 2007 Global Outsourcing Survey
• ING Canada adopts new Standards of Sound Marketplace Practice
• New Eastbridge Study Examines the Emerging Voluntary Medical Market
• Conning Research : U.S. Life Reinsurers Evolve their Business Models in a Consolidating Market with Multiple Challenges
• Conning Research: Upcoming Baby Boomer Retirement Bulge to Redefine Retirement Market Strategy for Life-Annuity Companies
• XN Financial announces Canadian launch of XN Global Preferred Care
• Travelers Provides Kidnap and Ransom Crisis Management Support Through ASI Global
• Newest Empire Life fund focuses on global dividend growth
• PMI Canada Receives Order to Commence Business From the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Manulife Investments adds five new global mandates to its mutual fund lineup
• Standard Life's Performance Annuity now reaches a wider number of investors seeking an income for life
• Sun Life Financial and CI Investments launch SunWise Elite Plus guaranteed retirement income product
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire third-party health plan administrator in Montana
• New Marsh Study Indicates as Risks Rise, So Do Concerns among National Oil Companies about Their Ability to Cope
• Kingsway Announces the Acquisition of Mendota Insurance Company
• Conning Research: M&A Transactions up in 2006; Values Expected to Rise in 2007-2008
• MFC Global Survey: 53% of Canadian Defined Benefit Plans Expect to Significantly Shift Equity Mix in Next Two Years
• New sigma study by Swiss Re: below-average catastrophe losses in 2006
• La Capitale General Insurance targets the watercraft and caravan/motorhome market as a stand-alone line of business
• Ernst & Young Believes Insurance Industry Could Standardize on IFRS Reporting
• Conning Announces its Enterprise Risk Management Initiative for Property-Casualty Insurers
• Guy Carpenter and MMC Securities Publish Fifth Annual Review of Catastrophe Bond Market
• RIMS 2007 Tackles Key Issues Facing Risk Management Industry
• Standard Life welcomes Addenda Capital inc. to its Quality & Choice Investment Program
• Guy Carpenter Introduces SelectCatT, Creating Access to New Market Capacity for Reinsurers Seeking to Hedge Property Catastrophe Exposures
• Finding a Permanent Solution to Terrorism Risk Insurance is a Matter of National Economic Security - Says Willis Group Executive
• Global CEOs' Business Confidence Reaches Record Levels: PWC Survey
• Sovereign Announces Strategic Alliance with U.S.-based Insurer
• Great-West Lifeco Announces Agreement to Acquire Putnam
• Swiss Re non-life renewals up 14% benefiting from attractive market conditions and successful retention of Insurance Solutions business
• Conning Research: Potential for Antiselection and Arbitrage in the Life Industry is on the Rise
• Wealth Management in North America: Clients, Products, and Providers: Report Published by Celent
• Sun Life Financial sponsors 2007 International Congress on Ethics
• Swiss Re sigma study shows: Robust insurance development in emerging markets and opportunities in agricultural insurance
• Insurance industry vital to meeting forecast demand for reliable energy supplies, Aon tells United Nations hearing
• Swiss Re: Global Risks 2007 report highlights new ways to address global risks
• Lloyd's: Insurers must tackle climate change
• LOMA'S Resource Survey: Modest Growth Possible for Life Insurance Industry in 2007
• Travelers Launches New Mineral Exploration Policy for Junior Mining Companies
• Bank of Montreal Manulife Investments Protected Deposit Notes, Total Return Class and R.O.C. Class(TM) now available
• Standard Life Launches Model Dynamic Portfolios - A Straightforward Approach to Investing for Retirement
• Kingsway Announces The Acquisition of Mendota Insurance Company
• Manulife-Sinochem gets approval from CIRC to operate in Changzhou and Deyang
• Sun Life Financial Acquires U.S. Group Benefits Business
• Kingsway Announces Acquisition of Renewal And Certain Processing Operations of The Robert Plan Corporation
• Ernst & Young Issues 2007 US Industry Outlook for Property/Casualty Insurance Industry
• ISO: Absence of Hurricane Losses Drove Improvement in USA Property/Casualty Insurers' Results Through Nine Months
• ACE Tempest Re Opens Underwriting Operation in Canada
• Keystone Agricultural Producers Joins The Co-operators Membership
• Industrial Alliance sells its Caribbean life insurance block of business
• Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) - Auto Insurance Premiums Expected to Drop in 2007 for First Time Since 1999
• Managing the Insurance Cycle, published by Lloyd’s
• Conning Research Projects Accelerating Life Industry Premium Growth , Record Operating Gains, and Continued Surplus Growth through 2008.
• Tillinghast Survey Finds Increasingly Complex Regulations and Interest Rates are Top Life Insurance CFO Concerns for 2007
• HUNTERS completes second annual study of D&O Insurance Limits for the TSX/S&P 300
• New Swiss Re sigma study on credit insurance and surety: Increasing trade calls for better risk management by providers, creating opportunities for insurers
• Deposit-accepting intermediaries: 2005 activities and economic performance : Statscan
• Lloyd's welcomes landmark Equitas deal
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) retirement plan business
• ACE INA Insurance Establishes Montreal Property & Casualty Office; Alison Debroux Named Branch Manager
• Manulife Bank launches F-Class Investment Savings Account
• Conning Research: Commercial Insurers Seek Predictive Modeling Advantage Enjoyed by Leading Personal Lines Insurers
• Sun Life Financial and MFS Conclude Strategic Review
• NewLink Launches Two New Benchmark Studies for the Life Insurance Industry
• Manulife Investments introduces new product category with first-ever Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit product in Canada
• Swiss Re to acquire UK GE Life business for GBP 465 million
• I.I.I. - USA Property/Casualty Insurers’ Net Income & Overall Profitability Dropped in First-Half 2006 as Investment Results Deteriorated
• LOMA Releases New Report: Managing Guarantee Risk on Variable Annuities: An Introduction
• Lloyd's market posts strong interim result (US$)
• Managing Risk Ranks as the Top Priority for Senior Executives, Accenture Study Finds
• Conning Research: New Alternatives Aimed at Capacity Will Challenge Traditional Insurers
• Manulife Financial introduces a new U.S. group benefits solution to Canadian clients
• RBC Insurance Launches Segregated Funds
• Manulife Bank to open Halifax office with plans to hire 150 staff through the next five years
• Industrial Alliance announces the amalgamation of FundTrade with FundEX
• Major inroads into Canadian market - La Capitale acquires UAFC (Canada) Inc
• Guy Carpenter and Mercer Oliver Wyman Publish Solvency II: Preparing for the Dawning of a New Day
• Aon leads again with the formation of the first insurance ICC
• Conning Research Projects Property-Casualty Industry Underwriting Profit in 2006, but Performance Will Decline Slowly through 2008
• U.S. Life Insurers Favor Principles-Based Regulation, But Have Concerns, According to Latest Tillinghast CFO Study
• Prices Up, Capacity Down for Catastrophe Exposures, Other Commercial Markets Soften, CIAB Survey Shows
• Manulife Mutual Funds adds three global mandates to its lineup
• BB&T to acquire insurance premium finance companies AFCO and CAFO from Mellon Financial
• Great American Insurance Executive Liability Division Opens New Branch Office in Canada
• Guy Carpenter's GCFacT Unit Launches Structured Risk Finance Group
• TowerGroup: Four Key Trends Poised to Reshape Insurance Industry's Approach to Sales and Services
• Average USA Insurance Premiums Hold Steady in Second Quarter: RIMS Survey
• Operational Risk Management: Ready to Leave the Launch Pad? Report Published by Celent
• Investment Management Industry Faces Unprecedented Change: PwC Survey
• Insurers Respond Well To Challenges of IFRS, But Experimentation Leads to Less Clear Reporting: PwC Survey
• Financial Services Commission of Ontario - Statement of Priorities
• Sun Life Financial Signs Distribution Agreement with China Everbright Bank
• Conning Research: Insurance and Banking Enter Next Phase of Integration
• Triad Guaranty Inc. Announces Its Intent to Enter the Canadian Mortgage Insurance Market
• SAS Study: Global enterprise risk management survey builds strong business case for financial institutions
• Swiss Re sigma study on the worldwide insurance industry: attractive profitability in 2005, but moderate premium growth
• Industrial Alliance pursues its development in the mutual fund brokerage sector by acquiring Fundtrade
• Great-West Lifeco's U.S. subsidiary announces agreement to acquire 401(k) and defined benefit business
• Industrial Alliance presents the highlights of its investor day
• Conning Research: Property-Casualty Insurers' Investment Strategy Focused on Cycle Management
• Unity Life of Canada to acquire remaining Canadian Individual Life and Health Insurance business of The Prudential Insurance Company of America
• Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association elects 2006-2007 Chairman and Board of Directors
• Standard Life Members Vote 'Yes'
• The CUMIS Group appoints new president and CEO
• RIMS Benchmark Survey Book Records Total Cost of Risk Down in 2005
• Great-West Lifeco subsidiary acquires large payout annuity block in the United Kingdom
• Lloyd's reports strong performance despite worst hurricane season on record
• Standard Life urges members to vote and have their say in the Company's future
• USA Commercial PC Rates Hold Flat or Drop Slightly For First Quarter 2006 Renewals, CIAB Survey Shows
• Nation’s Health Leaders View Spiraling Health Care Costs as USA Industry’s Biggest Challenge, New Accenture Survey Finds
• ISO: Sound Risk Management and Strong Investment Results Enabled Insurance Industry to Weather Record Catastrophe Losses in 2005
• Research by Towers Perrin and Cass Business School compares deal success in three global merger waves since 1988
• Six Trends Will Drive Sustainable Development, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers
• LOMA Survey: Many North American Life Insurers Still in Planning Stage for Flu Pandemic
• Allianz Insurance Company and The Nordic Insurance Company, Insurance Subsidiaries of ING Canada Inc., Announce Completion of Amalgamation
• Life Insurance Underwriting Changes: Hughes Trustco Group
• Canadian Institute of Actuaries speaks out on premium increases announced by SAAQ
• TowerGroup Report: Insurance Sector Offers Financial Institutions Roadmap For Developing Innovative Investment Products for Retirees
• Enterprise Risk Management as a Tool in Strategy Formulation : by Sorin Rogojinaru
• CSA Release Proposals on Harmonized Internal Control Reporting Requirements
• Standard Life and Desjardins Financial Security Conclude Agreement to Transfer Ownership of Performa Financial Group Limited
• Focus Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary
• U.S. Tort Costs Reach a Record $260 Billion, According to Tillinghast Study
• RBC Insurance launches enhanced Term Life insurance product
• 100% Standard Life launches new Target Year Funds
• Lloyd's identifies key shifts in the Asian insurance market
• Conning Research: Long Term Care Insurance-Rising Opportunities, but Still in Search of Sustained Profitability
• Allianz Insurance Company and The Nordic Insurance Company Announce Intention to Amalgamate
• Study reveals majority of companies deploy activity-based management systems: SAS
• Sovereign General to Focus on Core Strength
• LOMA’s Resource Survey: Flat to Modest Growth Expected for Life Insurance Industry in 2006
• The CUIS Program: Celebrating 20 Years of Co-operation
• New Swiss Re sigma study: M&A activity in life insurance expected to rise in coming years
• Manulife-Sinochem receives CIRC approval for Sichuan Provincial Branch License
• Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators Discussion Paper on Privilege and Whistle Blower Protection
• Lloyd's calls for end to trade barriers post Katrina
• Insurance Information Institute: Reforms Needed to Prepare for Major Catastrophes, USA Insurance CEOs Tell Forum
• Conning Research: Exit Imminent for Personal Lines Insurance "Also-Rans"
• Guy Carpenter Announces Findings from U.S. Reinsurance Renewals at January 1, 2006
• Empire introduces 100% maturity guarantee option for segregated fund plans

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