Can's Insurance

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.  

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- European Union finance ministers are considering a fivefold increase in deposit insurance for consumers across the EU after failing to agree on a U.S.-style bank-bailout fund to stem the deepening global credit crunch.  

Eleven of the UK’s leading health insurers have united to form the Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group in a bid to crack down on healthcare fraud. ...  

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - 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.  

The head of the FDIC is asking for an increase in premiums that will double the average paid by U.S. banks and thrifts next year to replenish the deposit insurance fund.  

World stocks fell again on Tuesday and sterling hit a 2-1/2 year low after talk of government funding hit UK banks, erasing gains in the benchmark index made after Australia's surprisingly large interest rate cut.  

PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will hold a meeting with French banking and insurance bosses on Monday at 1430 GMT, his office said in a statement. Sarkozy held a similar meeting last Tuesday to review the financial situation with the heads of the country's biggest banks...  

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd (SHA 601318; HK 2318) said it will book an investment loss of 15.7 bln yuan in its third quarter financial results from its stake in Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis.  

The UK's top military commander in Afghanistan has said in an interview that decisive military victory over the Taliban is impossible and that the Taliban may be part of a long-term solution for the country.  

The UK's commander in the Helmand portion of Afghanistan has said Britain should not expect to win a decisive military victory in Afghanistan.  

The Al Habtoor Leighton Group has concluded a merger deal with UK-based construction company ISG to integrate their respective UAE interior fit-out businesses.  

A top story from this week. The British are coming, the British are coming. That is Attack! Attack! UK's new self-titled album is coming out next week. To celebrate the pending release from these buzz worthy Welsh rockers, we asked the band's frontman Neil Starr to pick some of his favorite songs...  

Good things will happen to UK if it plays the final seven games of its SEC schedule with the grit, persistence and outright surliness the Wildcats showed while losing to Alabama 17-14. • Gallery: UK vs. Alabama • Cats take tough loss • Brett Dawson: UK beat blog • IU offense sputters in 16-7 loss...  

(ARA) - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need.  

Your bank account and level of attachment to your pet are key factors when pondering whether insurance is worth it. Justin and Brandy Besemer were newly married and trying to pay off their wedding debt when they decided their family needed a dog -- an American Bulldog named Kaila.