Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Insurance News
Filed under: Industry , Morgan Stanley (MS) , Amer Intl Group (AIG) American International Group (NYSE: AIG ), once the world’s largest insurer, is selling assets outside the U.S. to repay a government bailout. The Carlyle Group , KKR , JC Flowers, and other U.S. private equity firms and Asian financial groups are reported to be interested in AIG’s Taiwanese unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Everyone hopes this is going to be a fire sale as AIG is in a difficult situation, said
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Insurance News
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has had big bad plans on the table for some time now to stage a blockbuster outdoor event in Hawaii for the first time ever, smashing the record for the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) crowd to attend a show in the “Aloha State.” The K-1: “World Grand Prix Hawaii” event at Aloha Stadium in 2005, which drew 12,000 fans to watch its native son BJ Penn defeat Renzo Gracie, is the show to beat. But now that the promotion is on the cusp of realizing that drea
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Insurance Product Reviews
The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century
In his best-selling Irrational Exuberance, Robert Shiller cautioned that [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Insurance News
We all need some kind of health insurance there is no doubt about that. With the governments recent push towards bringing in some kind of universal health care for all Americans, its a good idea for each of us to learn something about how the health-insurance industry works and how we can pick the best coverage that will suit our needs and the needs of our family.
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Insurance News
Welcome to another Link Round-up edition. This is the Physical Fitness edition in honor of the bloggers’ weightloss challenge being sponsored by Baker over at Man vs. Debt . While I’m a little behind on my personal objectives in this area, I’ve made some progress since the start of this event and I’ve enjoyed the team aspect of this competition. Congratulations and good luck to everyone… especially my teammates on the Alpha team! So in the spirit of team building, here are some grea
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