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American International Group, Inc. (AIG) will report its first quarter 2010 results before the market opens on Friday, May 7, 2010. AIG's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, earnings release, financial supplement, and a recorded comment from AIG President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Benmosche will be available in the Investor Information section of www.aig.com after the results are reported at approximately 7:00 a.m. EDT.
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| //04-05-2010 |
First-quarter 2010 operating earnings per share(1) were $.98; excluding prior-period development(2) operating earnings per share were $.77 compared to the Thomson-First Call mean of $.72
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| //03-05-2010 |
First Quarter 2010Operating Income Per Share -- $0.73Net Income Per Share -- $0.75Catastrophe and Storm Losses Per Share -- $0.17Large Losses Per Share -- $0.23GAAP Combined Ratio -- 98.1 percent
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| //03-05-2010 |
There are many different types of health insurance plans policies and providers. Deciding which provider is hard. Where do you start? Companies, like Aetna insurance, are a great place to begin your search into the health insurance field. Many health-insurance providers give you more information than you can handle. How do you dig through all the information? The truth is you can’t.
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| //03-05-2010 |
At Swiss Re’s Annual General Meeting in Zurich today, the company’s shareholders approved all proposals put forward by the Board of Directors. Walter B. Kielholz and Robert A. Scott were re-elected to the Board. Furthermore, the shareholders elected Malcolm D. Knight, Carlos E. Represas and Jean-Pierre Roth as new non-executive, independent members of the Board.
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| //03-05-2010 |
Transaction unlocks significant value for AIG to repay the U.S. Government, including $6.8 billion in cash to Federal Reserve Bank of New York upon closing
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| //22-03-2010 |
Scottish Life, the pensions specialist arm of the Royal London Group, has launched an improved range of employee-focused marketing material for its Retirement Solutions range of corporate pensions. The new material is designed to help advisers and employers promote pension schemes effectively within the workplace.
The new workplace marketing toolkit includes a range of material from posters to leaflets, to pension scheme websites. For larger employers, Scottish Life can tailor the content and branding of the material to suit the needs of the company.
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| //19-03-2010 |
A project to maintain drinking and irrigation water supplies and to conserve upper watershed forests in the Santa Cruz valleys in Bolivia has won Swiss Re’s International ReSource Award 2010. The project will capitalise five municipal water funds and will at the same time help to improve livelihoods in the region.
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| //18-03-2010 |
As part of its long-term commitment to corporate responsibility in India, Swiss Re has partnered with an international nonprofit organisation, GeoHazards International (GHI), and a New Delhi-based nonprofit organisation, GeoHazards Society (GHS), to launch a multi-year campaign to improve hospital earthquake safety in India.
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| //18-03-2010 |
HARTFORD, Conn., March 18, 2010 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that a firm calling itself Aetna Healthcare Networks is not an affiliated company, and is fraudulently using the Aetna name, logo and information in its marketing materials to sell health policies in India. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) in India has also issued a notice warning people not to do business with the Bangaluru firm.
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| //18-03-2010 |
HARTFORD, Conn., March 18, 2010 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it will hold a conference call with investors on Friday, March 19, 2010 rather than conduct an in-person meeting in New York City, as originally planned, due to the current political environment.
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| //17-03-2010 |
HARTFORD, Conn., March 17, 2010 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Ronald A. Williams, chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference on March 24, 2010, in Miami, FL.
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| //13-03-2010 |
Swiss Re announced that, based on current information, it provisionally estimates its loss arising from the earthquake in Chile to be USD 500 million. The total insured losses for the insurance sector for the earthquake in Chile are estimated to be in the range of USD 4.0 billion to USD 7.0 billion. In addition, Swiss Re estimates its loss for the European winter storm Xynthia to be approximately USD 100 million.
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| //12-03-2010 |
In an attempt to garner support for liberal health care "reform" legislation, President Barack Obama has ramped up the anti-insurance company rhetoric in the past month. He seized upon 39 percent premium hikes on some California customers of Anthem Blue Cross.
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| //12-03-2010 |
In recent weeks, you’ve probably heard a lot about WellPoint, the big insurance company that reported earning $2.7 billion in one quarter, and then promptly raised rates on some customers in California by up to 39 percent. Those aren’t the only big increases WellPoint has attempted to implement. In 2009, the company sought a 24 percent increase for its customers in Connecticut, and it’s asked to raise rates by 23 percent in Maine this year.
This pattern appears to be working for WellPoint. Recently, a major Wall Street analysis found that WellPoint would be a “primary beneficiary” if reform fails.
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| //12-03-2010 |
Swiss Re reported net income of CHF 506 million for the full year 2009. Earnings per share were CHF 1.49. The estimated excess capital at AA level increased to more than CHF 9 billion. During 2009, Swiss Re’s core business continued to demonstrate strong earnings power, while the company significantly de-risked and strengthened its balance sheet.
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| //11-03-2010 |
In order to build up an effective business network with hundreds of prospective insurance agents, an Insurance company needs to communicate with the industry through a media that will convey its message to the right people in the right time. A company can not get a massive response from insurance agents and other insurance service providers if it makes its market announcements through a general media.
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| //08-03-2010 |
Transaction unlocks significant value for AIG to repay the U.S. Government, including $6.8 billion in cash to Federal Reserve Bank of New York upon closing
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| //03-03-2010 |
Transaction to Yield Approximately $25 Billion in Cash upon Closing to Repay Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Transaction Underscores AIG's High Priority to Repay Taxpayers as Quickly as Possible
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| //19-02-2010 |
Scottish Life, the pensions specialist arm of the Royal London Group, has announced that from 7 May 2010 the underlying investment within the Scottish Life UK Equity Core Plus Pension Fund will change from JP Morgan Premier Equity Growth to Cazenove UK Growth & Income. This change reflects Scottish Life’s commitment to strong and effective investment governance.
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