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    <title><![CDATA[CPIC Boosts Bond Investment in Infrastructure Projects]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0923/CPIC-Boosts-Bond-Investment-in-Infrastructure-Projects.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The assets management unit of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. (CPIC, 601601.SH) has just been approved to initiate a bond investment plan for the bridge project in Wuhan. As reports said, the fundraising of the bond investment program w]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ping An Expected to Unveil a Fund Firm Soon]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0923/Ping-An-Expected-to-Unveil-a-Fund-Firm-Soon.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (Ping An, 601318.SH, 2318.HK) is to unveil a fund firm as soon as possible. Once set up, the newborn firm will be the first insurer-sponsored fund company of China's Mainland. In this way,]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-23</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Families Gain Stability with Federal Money]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0913/Families-Gain-Stability-with-Federal-Money.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The federal government's multibillion-dollar plan to prop up communities spoiled by foreclosed and abandoned homes is beginning to make a difference in real estate-ravaged Palm Beach County. After sputtering to a start 18 months ago, the Ne]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[INDIAN POLICIES HELP OFFSET HOME STAGNATION OF S.AFRICA'S SANLAM]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0913/INDIAN-POLICIES-HELP-OFFSET-HOME-STAGNATION-OF-S-AFRICA-S-SANLAM.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[More than a million insurance policies signed in India in the past three years have helped South African insurance giant Sanlam offset the company's stagnation back home. Sanlam chief executive Johan van Zyl told the daily Business Report t]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[INDIA'S IRDA EXAMINING REMOVAL OF CAP ON INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0910/INDIA-S-IRDA-EXAMINING-REMOVAL-OF-CAP-ON-INFRASTRUCTURE-BONDS.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on Wednesday said it is examining a proposal for removing cap on investment in infrastructure bonds of highly-rated companies by insurers, a move which would up fund flow in the]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 suffer injuries after Heyworth grain elevator explodes]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0908/3-suffer-injuries-after-Heyworth-grain-elevator-explodes.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Three people suffered minor injuries Tuesday afternoon after an explosion at a grain elevator in Heyworth. Two contracted employees were transported to a Bloomington hospital, but Heyworth Fire Chief Dennis Powell said the injuries were not]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BANGLADESH PM SEEKS IMF AID FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0908/BANGLADESH-PM-SEEKS-IMF-AID-FOR-ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation and assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to achieve the desired economic growth and development in Bangladesh. The PM made the appeal when the director for Asia and]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ping An Bank, SDB Integration Plan Comes out]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0906/Ping-An-Bank--SDB-Integration-Plan-Comes-out.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Both Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB, 000001.SZ) and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (Ping An, 601318.SH, 2318.HK) have passed the integration plan for Ping An Bank and SDB. As the parent company of both lenders, Shenzhen-]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-06</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Newbridge Capital Sold out H-shares of Ping An]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0906/Newbridge-Capital-Sold-out-H-shares-of-Ping-An.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Last week, Newbridge Capital sold HKD 9.08 billion worth of the Hong Kong dollar-denominated shares of dual listed Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (Ping An, 601318.SH, 2318.HK). About 139 million H-shares of Ping An were]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-06</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[JCR maintains Asahi Fire &amp;amp; Marine Insurance's BBB+ debt rating]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0902/JCR-maintains-Asahi-Fire--amp--Marine-Insurance-s-BBB--debt-rating.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[2 September 2010 - JCR upheld on Thursday its BBB+ rating with a stable outlook on the senior debts of Japanese company Asahi Fire Marine Insurance Co Ltd. Although Asahi Fire Marine Insurance continues to generate results to a certain degr]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-02</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sony Bank earns higher investment-grade rating from S&amp;amp;P on group aid]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0902/Sony-Bank-earns-higher-investment-grade-rating-from-S-amp-P-on-group-aid.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[2 September 2010 - SP today lifted by one step its investment-grade ratings on Japanese lender Sony Bank citing stronger support from its parent, Sony Financial Holdings (TYO:8729). The bank now carries A/A-1 counterparty ratings with a sta]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-02</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[38% select default option for pension scheme.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0901/38--select-default-option-for-pension-scheme-.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[According to new research conducted by Baring Asset Management (Barings)[1], almost 17 million people in work in Britain (48%) have never reviewed their pension plans. Only one in five (21%) working adults in Britain has reviewed their pens]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CPIC to Buy Additional Shares of Shanghai Rural Bank]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0901/CPIC-to-Buy-Additional-Shares-of-Shanghai-Rural-Bank.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[As one of the three leading insurance groups of China's Mainland, the financial center Shanghai-based China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. (CPIC, 601601.SH) may participate in the private share placement of Shanghai Rural Commercial Ba]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[TAIWAN, HONG KONG TO COLLABORATE IN SERVICE SECTOR]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0831/TAIWAN--HONG-KONG-TO-COLLABORATE-IN-SERVICE-SECTOR.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Taiwan and Hong Kong were urged Monday to forge partnerships in the service sectors on each side to explore the growing Chinese market. Taiwan has great potential to explore business opportunities in the Chinese service market due to the si]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ping An, BoCom Cooperate in Bancassurance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0824/Ping-An--BoCom-Cooperate-in-Bancassurance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (Ping An, 601318.SH, 2318.HK) and Bank of Communications (BoCom, 601328.SH) days ago disclosed in a joint announcement that they will establish the strategic cooperation in bancassurance. B]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-24</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[AIA Striving for Re-bidding by Chinese Consortium]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0819/AIA-Striving-for-Re-bidding-by-Chinese-Consortium.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, August 19, SinoCast -- AIA, a subsidiary under the US AIG specializing in the life insurance in Asia, is likely to re-negotiate with Chinese acquisition consortium as it has to increase the chip on its listing in Asia. Three Chines]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-19</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ICRA retains ratings of GIC Housing Finance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0818/ICRA-retains-ratings-of-GIC-Housing-Finance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[18 August 2010 - Indian credit rating agency ICRA retained yesterday the ratings of LAA+ and of A1+ on the respective long-term bank lines and short-term borrowing programme of local GIC Housing Finance Ltd (BOM:511676). The ratings take in]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Malaysian economy registered a strong growth of 8.9 percent in the second quarter of 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0818/The-Malaysian-economy-registered-a-strong-growth-of-8-9-percent-in-the-second-quarter-of-2010.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Malaysian economy registered a strong growth of 8.9 percent in the second quarter of 2010, driven by sustained expansion in domestic demand and continued robust growth in external demand. Given the first-quarter economic growth of 10.1]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[S. KOREA'S FARMERS' CO-OP TO SPIN OFF CREDIT CARD DIVISION]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0817/S--KOREA-S-FARMERS--CO-OP-TO-SPIN-OFF-CREDIT-CARD-DIVISION.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), South Korea's agricultural cooperative lender, plans to spin off its credit card division and launch an insurance business after finishing its ongoing business reorganization, the hea]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-17</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[SAFE Investments Said to Issue CNY54bn Bonds Soon]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0817/SAFE-Investments-Said-to-Issue-CNY54bn-Bonds-Soon.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[China SAFE Investments Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the USD 200 billion Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. (CIC), plans to issue not more than CNY 54 billion renminbi bonds on the inter-bank bond market on August 24,]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-17</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Capgemini wins five-year contract from Main Street America]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0816/Capgemini-wins-five-year-contract-from-Main-Street-America.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Capgemini has won a five-year application management services contract from The Main Street America Group, a property and casualty insurance company. Under this new agreement, Capgemini will provide a service-based application management so]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-16</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ANZ wealth names new head]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0812/ANZ-wealth-names-new-head.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[John Van Der Wielen will assume the role of head of ANZ Bank's wealth management operations in October 2010. The operations will be run by Harry Stout, the MD of ING Australia, until that time. Van Der Wielen is ex-head of St Andrew's Insura]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-08-12</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CNA's EVP to Keynote Insurance &amp;amp; Technology's 2010 Executive Summit]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0722/CNA-s-EVP-to-Keynote-Insurance--amp--Technology-s-2010-Executive-Summit.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[UBM TechWeb's Insurance Technology, a technology media brand focused on serving insurance industry IT and business leaders, announced that George Fay, CNA's EVP Worldwide PC Claim, will be the keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Executive Su]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aon Gains on MMC With Its $4.9 Billion Acquisition of Hewitt]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0719/Aon-Gains-on-MMC-With-Its--4-9-Billion-Acquisition-of-Hewitt.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Aon Corp.'s $4.9 billion acquisition of human resources and outsourcing company Hewitt Associates not only increases the insurance broker's top line, it also puts it more in direct competition with its top rival, Marsh McClennan Cos., obser]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-19</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Do Not Wait for Insurance Settlement;SBA Urges Return of Applications by August 23 Deadline]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0719/Do-Not-Wait-for-Insurance-Settlement-SBA-Urges-Return-of-Applications-by-August-23-Deadline.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding disaster victims in eligible West Virginia counties not to wait to settle with their insurance companies before applying for disaster loan assistance. The SBA encourages victims of the sev]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-19</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Majority of Canadians have paid bills late]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0715/Majority-of-Canadians-have-paid-bills-late.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Have you ever forgotten to pay a bill on time, missed the due date or misplaced a bill? If you have, you are not alone. These are the top three reasons that Canadians give for why they have missed paying their bills, according to the TD Can]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Unico American Chooses Wyde to Replace Its Legacy System]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0713/Unico-American-Chooses-Wyde-to-Replace-Its-Legacy-System.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Unico American Corp. has announced its engagement of the Wyde Corp. to deploy a new policy administration system for the Company's Crusader Insurance Company subsidiary as well as to support other subsidiary operations. Configuration and im]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-13</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[TUGU PRATAMA INDONESIA POSTS 16.25% RISE IN H1 PREMIUM INCOME]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0709/TUGU-PRATAMA-INDONESIA-POSTS-16-25--RISE-IN-H1-PREMIUM-INCOME.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[PT Asuransi Tugu Pratama Indonesia (TPI) posted Rp801 billion (US$88 million) in premium income in the first half of this year, up 16.25 per cent from the same period last year. Tugu Pratama's marketing director M. Jusuf Adi Sofyadi attribu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-09</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Indonesian insurer Tugu Pratama logs US$88 mln H1 premium income]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0709/Indonesian-insurer-Tugu-Pratama-logs-US-88-mln-H1-premium-income.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[PT ASURANSI TUGU PRATAMA INDONESIA (TPI) posted Rp801 billion (US$88 million) in premium income in the first half of this year, up 16.25 per cent from the same period last year. Tugu Pratama's marketing director M. Jusuf Adi Sofyadi attribu]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-09</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[RSA launches multi-cover Small Business Combined product]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0707/RSA-launches-multi-cover-Small-Business-Combined-product.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[RSA, a UK-based insurance firm, has launched a new multi-cover Small Business Combined product, or SBC. RSA said that SBC offers multiple covers under one package including property damage, business interruption and liability. The product s]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-07</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rep. Bean Joins Colleagues in House to Pass Final Wall Street Reform Bill]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0701/Rep--Bean-Joins-Colleagues-in-House-to-Pass-Final-Wall-Street-Reform-Bill.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Contact: Jonathan Lipman (202) 225-3711 HOUSE PASSES FINAL WALL STREET REFORM BILL Bean argues for passage on House floor WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Melissa Bean, (IL-08), recognized as a national leader on Wall Street Reform, joined collea]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[China to improve small firms' access to finance]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0701/China-to-improve-small-firms--access-to-finance.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Beijing, July 1 (Xinhua) - China pledged Thursday to improve financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by offering them better access to finance. The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, outlined princ]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-07-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[IMF EXTENDS SRI LANKA DEAL, RELEASES US$400 MLN]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0630/IMF-EXTENDS-SRI-LANKA-DEAL--RELEASES-US-400-MLN.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund has released US$407.8 million to Sri Lanka held back after last year's budget went off the rails, and extended the deal by a year on the promise of more responsible fiscal management this year. The IMF held b]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-30</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[House airing for financial services reform]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0624/House-airing-for-financial-services-reform.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen has briefed federal parliament on planned reforms for the sector. A major change will be the banning of commissions paid to financial planners by product providers, while accountants will a]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-24</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[INDONESIA'S PANIN LIFE POSTS US$38 MLN Q1 GROSS PREMIUM INCOME]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0622/INDONESIA-S-PANIN-LIFE-POSTS-US-38-MLN-Q1-GROSS-PREMIUM-INCOME.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Indonesian insurer PT Panin Life (JSX:PNLF) posted Rp350 billion (US$38 million) in gross premium income in the first quarter of this year. The insurance subsidiary of the Panin Group has set a premium income target at Rp1.68 trillion this]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's state non-tax income up 26.3% in Q1: Official data]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0622/Sri-Lanka-s-state-non-tax-income-up-26-3--in-Q1--Official-data.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka has seen steep increase in non-tax incomes in the first quarter of 2010 which accounted for more than half the revenue gains made by the state, official data shows. State revenues increased by 26.3 per cent in the first quarter to]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[S Korean insurer Samsung eyes Chinese auto insurance mkt]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0621/S-Korean-insurer-Samsung-eyes-Chinese-auto-insurance-mkt.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[SAMSUNG FIRE MARINE INSURANCE CO. (KSE:000810), South Korea's No. 1 non-life insurer, said Monday it plans to make inroads into the Chinese auto insurance market with a tie-up with Chinese insurance firm HUATAI INSURANCE CO (SSE:601688). Sa]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-21</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - JUNE 16, 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0616/BUSINESS-IN-ASIA-TODAY---JUNE-16--2010.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[KAZAKHSTAN, CHINA SIGN GAS, NUCLEAR ENERGY DEALS ASTANA - China and Kazakhstan have agreed to build and finance a gas pipeline and deepen nuclear energy ties, extending Beijing's influence in a region where it has used its financial might t]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-16</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ClearRisk 2.0 Delivers the Only Online Risk Management Back Office Built for Regional Insurance Brokers]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0616/ClearRisk-2-0-Delivers-the-Only-Online-Risk-Management-Back-Office-Built-for-Regional-Insurance-Brokers.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Today ClearRisk(TM) Inc launches version 2.0 of its ClearRisk Manager (http://www.clearriskmanager.com) application; it includes functionality that will allow Insurance Brokers to interact with clients in ways they've never been able to bef]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-16</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[INDIAN INSURERS ASKED TO REPORT PAYMENTS ABOVE US$2,139 PER YR]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0614/INDIAN-INSURERS-ASKED-TO-REPORT-PAYMENTS-ABOVE-US-2-139-PER-YR.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on Friday said all commissions in excess of Rs 1 lakh (US$2,139) per annum paid by insurers will now have to be reported to the sectoral watchdog. The authority has decided that]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-14</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
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    <title><![CDATA[BRIEFING - ASIA INSURANCE - JUNE 11, 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0611/BRIEFING---ASIA-INSURANCE---JUNE-11--2010.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[An executive briefing on insurance for June 11, 2010, prepared by Asia Pulse, the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. INDIA'S ONGC EXPECTS OFFSHORE ASSETS INSURANCE PREMIUM TO]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-11</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Geopolitical tension hits banks' foreign borrowing in May]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0611/Geopolitical-tension-hits-banks--foreign-borrowing-in-May.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[South Korean banks' mid- to long-term overseas borrowing plunged in May as rising tension with North Korea pushed up funding costs, the nation's financial watchdog said Wednesday. Twelve local banks raised a total of US$520 million in forei]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-11</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[US suspension of offshore activities could cause energy supply shortage]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0610/US-suspension-of-offshore-activities-could-cause-energy-supply-shortage.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The US has suspended offshore oil and gas exploration and production following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While the decision will please environmentalists, it will threaten the country's recovery from recession given the probabili]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-10</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tyson Foods and U.S. Government Agree On Wage and Hour Plan]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0603/Tyson-Foods-and-U-S--Government-Agree-On-Wage-and-Hour-Plan.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have reached an agreement that could serve as a model for the way some workers in the poultry industry are paid. Tyson and the government today filed a joint motion in fede]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-03</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[HK Typhoons Heat on ABC H-shares]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0603/HK-Typhoons-Heat-on-ABC-H-shares.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), which is brewing a dual-listing on both the A-share market and the Hong Kong stock exchange presently, initially planned to list on the Hong Kong bourse on July 16, 2010, people access to the lender's I]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-03</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Coastal Bank selects T8 Webware]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0603/The-Coastal-Bank-selects-T8-Webware.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Coastal Bank has selected T8 Webware, a provider of web development, management and hosting services, to facilitate and revitalize the web browsing experience for its customers. The company said that with its existing website, The Coast]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-03</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Davis Votes to Create American Jobs, Cut Taxes for Working Families and Small Businesses]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0601/Davis-Votes-to-Create-American-Jobs--Cut-Taxes-for-Working-Families-and-Small-Businesses.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis today voted for the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, legislation aimed to help create badly needed jobs and cut taxes for Tennessee's hard working families and small business owners. A]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-06-01</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[New &amp;quot;terrorism insurance&amp;quot; package launched for Thai businesses]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0531/New--quot-terrorism-insurance-quot--package-launched-for-Thai-businesses.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Thai Reinsurance, the country's leading reinsurer, is preparing to launch a repackaged terrorism insurance policy for local businesses. The new package to be launched next week, possibly called a political violence insurance policy, would p]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-05-31</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Finance Ministry releases more than RS 100m grant for PIMS]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0531/Finance-Ministry-releases-more-than-RS-100m-grant-for-PIMS.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Finance Ministry has released more than 100 million rupees to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for buying new medical equipment. With the release of said grant PIMS would buy modern equipment for ENT, OPD unit, urology dept, radiology]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-05-31</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business news releases for May 25, 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://www.insurancenewsnet.org/html/BreakingNews/2010/0526/Business-news-releases-for-May-25--2010.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A summary of news releases for May 25, 2010, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news releases on Business Wire's website, please go to www.businesswire.com. 1) Category Code: Telecommunic]]></description>
    <pubDate>2010-05-26</pubDate>
    <category>Breaking News</category>
    <comments>INN</comments>
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