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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Gone are the days when a family could be depended on to care for the elderly at home. As life expectancies increase so do prolonged illnesses that may prove to be too much of a financial burden. Long-term care insurance is coming to the forefront...

KILARNEY, Ireland -Dennis Dollar is accustomed to speaking to credit union audiences in the U.S. about regulations and the regulatory environment. Speaking to delegates from 30 different countries at the World Council of Credit Union's 2001 Internetional Conference and Annual Meeting, the acting NCUA chairman had the opportunity to explain...

BOSTON -The former Commercial Union & General Accident will now be known as OneBeacon Insurance Group. Company officials say the name change will more accurately reflect its mission to provide service for personal, commercial, and specialty insurance. Bought by White Mountains Insurance Group, OneBeacon is the 17th largest property/casualty company...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -Cogentric, an e-solutions provider, has released a new product to study electronic-business sites for companies searching for cyber insurance policies. According to Cogentric, cyber insurance, though an estimated $14 billion emerging market, lacks the loss history and research data of other types of traditional insurance policies. Cogentric's product...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - InsWeb has been named the best Internet insurance marketplace in Gomez Advisors' winter 2000 rankings. A few of InsWeb's features singled out by the Internet research and consulting firm included an easy-to-use platform for requesting instant online quotes, educational content, and calculators and tools for estimating appropriate...

Credit union representatives from 30 countries gathered in Killarney, Ireland June 1-4 for the World Council of Credit Unions' 2001 International Conference and Annual Meeting. For those credit unions that were unable to send representatives, here are some moments at the conference and Killarney that were captured by Credit Union...