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Swiss Re officials are said to have spoken about catastrophe bonds with the Indian government to protect against losses due to catastrophes.

The Casualty Actuarial Society 2011 Ratemaking and Product Management (RPM) Seminar is scheduled for March 20-22 in New Orleans.   

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A nonprofit cooperative has been set up to help small businesses in South Carolina find affordable health insurance for their workers.

“We need to go back to the drawing board and have a look at what we have developed,” Karel van Hulle, head of the European commission’s insurance and pensions unit, said at a conference in Frankfurt. “We have to look at ways to simplify.”

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New York insurance laws allow the reassignment of life insurance benefits to people who are not related to the policy holders, the state Court of Appeals ruled.

Also see http://www.martindale.com/insurance-law/article_Edwards-Angell-Palmer-Dodge-LLP_1189638.htm

as well as http://www.deweyleboeuf.com/~/media/Files/clientalerts/2010/20101123_NewYorkCourtofAppeals.ashx

The draft is aimed at identifying desirable supervisory treatment of variable annuities under Solvency I, as well under Solvency II, to facilitate a smooth transition from old regime to the new.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the corporate advisory firm, plans to expand the area of its business that advises companies on their pension funds by 50%, in revenue and headcount, during the next three years – taking advantage of the uncertain environment at rival investment consultancies.