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News Yahoo! News Search Results for insurance Yahoo! News Search Results for insurance Insurance giant on the hot seat at hearing (KXAN 36 Austin) WASHINGTON (AP) - A House panel today looks into events surrounding the government bailout of insurance giant AIG. It has been three weeks since the government agreed to give AIG an $85 billion loan to prevent it from going under. S&P Places Fortis Insurance Units on CreditWatch (Insurance Journal) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has placed certain of its ratings on the insurance entities of Fortis group on CreditWatch as follows: --With positive implications, the 'A' long-term counterparty Ahead of the Bell: FDIC mulls bank insurance fees (INO News) (AP:WASHINGTON) The FDIC is considering a plan to increase the fees paid by U.S. banks and thrifts to replenish the deposit insurance fund. Sheila Bair, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is scheduled to make the proposal to the FDIC board at a meeting Tuesday morning. Nigeria: Operator Advocates Strict Implementation of Compulsory Insurance Covers (AllAfrica.com) As a further step towards making the nation's insurance industry take its rightful place in the financial services sector, Group Managing Director of Standard Alliance Insurance Plc, Bode Akinboye, has challenged the Federal Government to set up a taskforce or empower the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), with the sole aim of enforcing strict compliance on insurance regulations by the ... Ahead of the Bell: FDIC mulls bank insurance fees (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The FDIC is considering a plan to increase the fees paid by U.S. banks and thrifts to replenish the deposit insurance fund. A Key Guide to the Polish Insurance Sector for Q3 2008 - with Forecasts, Company Profiles & an Industry SWOT Analysis (Centre Daily Times) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7dc886/poland_insurance_r) has announced the addition of the "Poland Insurance Report Q3 2008" report to their offering. The Latest Slovakia Insurance Report for Q3 2008 - Providing Company Profiles, a SWOT Analysis & an Evaluation of ... (Centre Daily Times) Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1327c1/slovakia_insurance) has announced the addition of the "Slovakia Insurance Report Q3 2008" report to their offering. Taiwan doubles bank deposit insurance (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Taiwan's premier said Tuesday the island was doubling the amount of insurance it offers on bank accounts as it seeks to bolster consumer confidence in the wake of the world financial crisis. Turkish insurance demand may slow down-AK Sigorta (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Turkish insurance sector may see a slowdown in demand in the near future due to the global financial crisis, the chairman of Turkish insurance group AK Sigorta told Reuters on Tuesday. Insurance chief says AIG bailout was unavoidable (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Washington policy-makers had no choice but to rescue American International Group Inc after a dramatic investor crisis left the giant insurer starved for cash, New York insurance chief Eric Dinallo told lawmakers on Tuesday.