| INSURANCE NEWS - Life Insurance | |
| Sun Life boosts insurance fees on some segregated funds - ReportonBusine... | As of: 2009-05-28 |
| Sun Life boosts insurance fees on some segregated funds- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada- Starting July 31, Sun Life will raise insurance fees on nearly all funds by up to 30 basis points and on the guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit rider fee on its SunWise Elite Plus product by up to 30 basis points. (A basis point is 1/100th of a ...- Sun Life, CI raise fees, cut deposits Metro Canada - Toronto- Sun Life Financial and CI Investments announce changes to ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- Sun Life and CI raise fees, limit deposits in segregated funds CanadianBusiness.com- all 38 news articles - | |
| Benefits being scaled back amid recession - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-05-28 |
| Benefits being scaled back amid recession- Globe and Mail, Canada- Companies are scaling back the life insurance and benefit plans offered to their employees as a way to cut costs because of the economic downturn. Canada's top two life insurers have noticed the recent trend, which will see a growing number of workers ... - | |
| Parties squabble, jobless suffer - Canada.com | As of: 2009-05-28 |
| Parties squabble, jobless suffer- Canada.com, Canada- The federal Liberals and Conservatives are jousting over the best ways to improve Employment Insurance during the current economic crisis. While they posture and position themselves for an election, thousands of Canadians are at risk of losing ...- It's time to get to work on EI Winnipeg Sun- all 7 news articles - | |
| Moncton dealership wins energy award - Times and Transcript | As of: 2009-05-27 |
| Moncton dealership wins energy award- Times and Transcript, Canada- Assumption Life in Moncton has been granted the A- (excellent) rating from AM Best for the 10th consecutive year, proving the company is going against the current of the Canadian life insurance industry, says Robert Moreau, vice-president and chief ... - | |
| 2009 First Quarter Financial Results - Desjardins Financial ... - Canada... | As of: 2009-05-27 |
| 2009 First Quarter Financial Results - Desjardins Financial ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada- About Desjardins Financial Security Desjardins Financial Security, a subsidiary of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, specializes in providing life insurance, health insurance and retirement savings products and ...- Desjardins financial group Q1 net income slips to $30.5M as ... CFTKTV- DFS profit slumps despite growth in premiums Investment Executive- all 19 news articles - | |
| Economic crisis: Part 1 - Northern News Services (subscription) | As of: 2009-05-27 |
| Economic crisis: Part 1- Northern News Services (subscription), Canada- In Canada, less than 50 percent of the unemployed can access Employment Insurance. This drops to less than a third for women. Income support rates across Canada now fall below the poverty line in all regions. With overproduction in industry and ... - | |
| Trio bilked of more than $900K - Georgina Advocate | As of: 2009-05-26 |
| Visit Bulgaria- Trio bilked of more than $900K- Georgina Advocate, Canada- BY JOE FANTAUZZI A Barrie insurance agent accused of defrauding more than $900000 from three people was released on bail after a court appearance in Newmarket yesterday, police said. Between May 2003 and March 2009, a man working as a life insurance ...- Barrie man charged with fraud Barrie Advance- Barrie money manager accused in $1-million Ponzi scheme National Post- Investors bilked out of cash The Barrie Examiner- all 8 news articles - | |
| Indemnity of magical thinking - Canada.com | As of: 2009-05-24 |
| Indemnity of magical thinking- Canada.com, Canada- Can't the same argument be made for life insurance? Are we not insuring ourselves for way more risk than we actually face? Mark Halpern, a certified financial planner who runs illnessprotection.com, doesn't make any apologies for his advertising ... - | |
| Ottawa offers credit assistance for life insurers - Investment Executive | As of: 2009-05-22 |
| Ottawa offers credit assistance for life insurers- Investment Executive, Canada- ?As part of the Government's Extraordinary Financing Framework announced in Canada's Economic Action Plan, this program will help Canada's life insurance industry access wholesale debt markets,? said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. ... - | |
| Life insurance valuable tool for estate plans - Winnipeg Free Press | As of: 2009-05-20 |
| Life insurance valuable tool for estate plans- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada- Fortunately for Mary, Lloyd died with two life insurance policies. Both designated Mary as the beneficiary. A total of $169711 was payable to her. In the world of estate planning, life insurance is a "go-to" tool to defeat dependents relief claims. ... - | |
| Sun Life offers safety net for employees leaving group benefits plan - I... | As of: 2009-05-12 |
| Sun Life offers safety net for employees leaving group benefits plan- Investment Executive, Canada- By IE Staff Employees leaving a Sun Life Financial group benefits plan now have peace of mind when it comes to their group life insurance, the insurer says. Plan members can apply for the same amount of group life insurance coverage they had in place ... - | |
| Power Financial Corporation - First quarter financial results and ... - ... | As of: 2009-05-12 |
| Power Financial Corporation - First quarter financial results and ...- Stockhouse, Canada- A gain of approximately $176 million was realized in connection with the termination of a long-standing assumption reinsurance agreement under which Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company had reinsured a block of US participating policies. ... - | |
| Slain man had $238000 in life insurance - Canoe.ca | As of: 2009-05-12 |
| Slain man had $238000 in life insurance- Canoe.ca, Canada- By SAM PAZZANO TORONTO -- An accused killer missed her boyfriend's funeral but tried collecting his life insurance policy four days after discovering his bludgeoned body in her bed, court heard yesterday. Nicola "Nicky" Puddicombe was the sole ... - | |
| FIRE BENEFITS: BELLEVILLE CITY COUNCIL WANTS THE PROVINCE TO ... - CKWS | As of: 2009-05-12 |
| FIRE BENEFITS: BELLEVILLE CITY COUNCIL WANTS THE PROVINCE TO ...- CKWS, Canada- AS THE CHIEF POINTED OUT, FIREMEN DO HAVE A SHORTER LIFE WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO CANCER CAUSING COMPONENTS." TRAGICALLY, SIX LOCAL FULL TIME FIREFIGHTERS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES FROM SMOKE-RELATED COMPLICATIONS. WITHOUT THAT PROVINCIAL INSURANCE, ... - | |
| Great-West on lookout for battered US lifecos - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-05-11 |
| Great-West on lookout for battered US lifecos- Globe and Mail, Canada- Great-West Lifeco Inc. GWO-T is looking for acquisition opportunities in the US, where the life insurance industry will be transformed by a wave of deals, its chief executive officer says. "We are looking there, and we are interested in doing ... - | |
| Say on pay? How undignified - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-05-11 |
| Say on pay? How undignified- Globe and Mail, Canada- It might be in the form of a mutual fund, a variable annuity, a life insurance policy. Doesn't matter. The amounts are so large that its operating companies are major players in the capital markets. Pick any of the largest 60 public companies in Canada ... - | |
| Road-ragers generally 'underachievers' - Canada.com | As of: 2009-05-11 |
| Road-ragers generally 'underachievers'- Canada.com, Canada- Despite obtaining the licence plate number of the beige pickup truck that hit her, Ho, after speaking to Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and police, is left wondering whether the driver will ever be punished since no witnesses have come ... - | |
| The hang glider's life insurance - Waterloo Record | As of: 2009-05-08 |
| The hang glider's life insurance- Waterloo Record, Canada- "This is your life insurance package," said clinic leader Gary Ticknor. "We hope we never have to use it." One by one, pilots strapped themselves onto a triangular frame suspended from the ceiling, and awaited a push from Ticknor. ... - | |
| Sun Life bolsters balance sheet - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-05-08 |
| RTT News- Sun Life bolsters balance sheet- Globe and Mail, Canada- ?We are not out of the woods yet and volatility is probably not over but we prefer to be early,? said Mr. Mihelic. ?We like [life insurance companies] even at these valuations, as we believe if we are even on a slow path to recovery, ...- Sun Life Financial reports first quarter results CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse)- all 99 news articles - | |
| Co-operators Life Insurance posts $47M profit - Regina Leader-Post | As of: 2009-05-04 |
| Co-operators Life Insurance posts $47M profit- Regina Leader-Post, Canada- By Bruce Johnstone, Leader-PostMay 4, 2009 REGINA -- Co-operators Life Insurance posted a $47-million profit in 2008, down $5.8 million from 2007, due to the stock market collapse and interest rate squeeze, the Regina-based company said Monday. ... - | |
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