<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000878/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Insurance</title><description><![CDATA[Insurance]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000878</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:36 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Canada's Flaherty worried about housing agency's insurance role</title><description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, May 22- The Canadian government is examining the role of the federal housing agency in providing insurance for mortgage portfolios held by banks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100759905</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100759905</guid> </item>  <item><title>Oklahoma: Where Financial Relief Will Come From</title><description><![CDATA[Rebuilding Moore, Oklahoma will take billions of dollars in federal and state aid, insurance claims and charitable donations, the CSM reports.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100756614</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100756614</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN - What Hollande can learn from Queen of Hearts</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, May 21- French President Francois Hollande&#039;s predicament is, oddly enough, akin to one Alice faced in Lewis Carroll&#039;s 19th century classic.  &quot;The situation is much worse in France in the past year,&quot; Chaney told me from Paris, where AXA, Europe&#039;s No. 2 insurer, is based. &quot; What the queen said to Alice applies to France. &quot;]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100755936</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100755936</guid> </item>  <item><title>Oklahoma Confirms 24 Fatalities From Tornado</title><description><![CDATA[A report from the medical examiner&#039;s office in Oklahoma confirms 24 fatalities, reports CNBC&#039;s Jane Wells.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000170208</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100755531</guid> </item>  <item><title>Assessing Oklahoma's Damage</title><description><![CDATA[A report on the ongoing rescue efforts in Oklahoma, and the impact on insurers, with CNBC&#039;s Jane Wells and Mary Thompson; and Joplin City Manager R. Mark Rohr and WeatherFX Chief Meteorologist Paul Walsh, offers insight. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000170175</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100755412</guid> </item>  <item><title>NM changing its plans for health exchange</title><description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, N.M.-- New Mexico is switching gears on its plan for a health insurance exchange and initially will partner with the federal government for computer services needed for an online insurance marketplace.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100754525</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100754525</guid> </item>  <item><title>India leads Asian cuts in Iran oil imports ahead of waiver review</title><description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/ SEOUL, May 21- India has slashed Iranian oil imports by almost a fifth since December, the sharpest cut among Asian buyers, in a move that should increase its chances of winning a new U.S. waiver next month on sanctions targeting oil trade with Iran.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100753357</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100753357</guid> </item>  <item><title>White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill</title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 20- The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday. The House would make the biggest food stamp cuts in a generation, $20 billion, compared to $4 billion in the Senate.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100752357</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100752357</guid> </item>  <item><title>AIG to invest $92.5 million in insurer in China</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK-- American International Group Inc. said Monday that it will spend $718.1 million Hong Kong dollars in a rights offering by Chinese insurance company PICC Property and Casualty Company Ltd.. The company is a subsidiary of The People&#039;s Insurance Company of China Ltd. and is traded in Hong Kong.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751891</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751891</guid> </item>  <item><title>Rite Aid adds former health insurer CEO to board</title><description><![CDATA[CAMP HILL, Pa.-- Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp.&#039; s board of directors has elected former Blue Shield of California Chairman and CEO Bruce G. Bodaken to its board of directors. Rite Aid spokeswoman Ashley Flower said Bodaken&#039;s addition brings the board to 10 members and is not tied to the April resignation of Michael Coutu.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751765</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751765</guid> </item>  <item><title>Six Weeks Key to Deciding Detroit's Bankruptcy Fate</title><description><![CDATA[The next six weeks will determine if Detroit can escape a bankruptcy filing. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749042</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749042</guid> </item>  <item><title>Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle</title><description><![CDATA[*Pilot scheme in Jakarta triggered overcrowding at hospitals. JAKARTA, May 20- When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city&#039;s public hospitals.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749034</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749034</guid> </item>  <item><title>For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate</title><description><![CDATA[DETROIT, May 19- Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit&#039;s emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749028</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749028</guid> </item>  <item><title>Mich. Senate votes to extend health claims tax</title><description><![CDATA[LANSING, Mich.-- A continuation of a 1 percent tax on health insurance claims passed Michigan&#039;s Senate Thursday, but yet to be resolved is how to ensure the levy brings in enough revenue for Medicaid, which serves 1.9 million low-income state residents. Rick Snyder&#039;s proposed expansion of Medicaid eligibility to 320,000 more low-income adults.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746529</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746529</guid> </item>  <item><title>Triple-S Management secondary offering priced</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK-- Triple-S Management Corp. said Friday that a secondary offering of 5.4 million shares of its stock was priced at an approximately 5 percent discount to its Thursday closing price. Shares of the insurance company fell 19 cents to $18.90 in premarket trading.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746083</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746083</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-Rating for Buffett's Berkshire cut by S&amp;P</title><description><![CDATA[*Rating cut to AA, in line with Moody&#039;s, from AA-plus. May 16- Warren Buffett&#039;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard&amp; Poor&#039;s, which cited a new methodology for evaluating insurers and Berkshire&#039;s dependence on its insurance business for dividend income.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100744543</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100744543</guid> </item>  <item><title>Allstate: $216M in catastrophe losses in April</title><description><![CDATA[NORTHBROOK, Ill.-- Severe weather led to $216 million in catastrophe losses in April for Allstate Corp., the insurer said Thursday. From April through June of last year, Allstate&#039;s catastrophe losses came to $820 million.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100744432</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100744432</guid> </item>  <item><title>Humana selling Concentra lab business</title><description><![CDATA[MADISON, N.J.-- Health insurer Humana is selling a toxicology and clinical lab business, a division of its Concentra health care provider, to Quest Diagnostics Inc.. The Madison, N.J., company&#039;s first-quarter net income fell 15 percent as people cut back on medical spending and more Medicare reimbursements cut into revenue.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743975</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743975</guid> </item>  <item><title>US STOCKS-Wall St edges up, led by tech after Cisco's results</title><description><![CDATA[*Cisco&#039;s stock flies after earnings, outlook. NEW YORK, May 16- U.S. stocks advanced modestly on Thursday as Cisco led gains in blue chips and technology stocks following strong earnings, offsetting concerns about softer-than-expected data on the manufacturing sector and labor market.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743696</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743696</guid> </item>  <item><title>Wis. congressmen propose crop insurance changes</title><description><![CDATA[Ron Kind and Tom Petri put forward a crop insurance reform plan Wednesday that they say will save the federal government $11 billion over the next 10 years. Kind, a Democrat, and Petri, a Republican, announced their plan as work continued in Congress on a new farm bill.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743448</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743448</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fla. insurance fund stronger as storm season looms</title><description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Florida is heading into a new storm season with some good news for once. The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years _ maybe the best since it was created in 1993..]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743231</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743231</guid> </item>  <item><title>US STOCKS-Wall St dips after data, Cisco curbs decline</title><description><![CDATA[*Cisco jumps after earnings, outlook. *Wal-Mart slips after earnings miss. NEW YORK, May 16- U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday after softer-than-expected data on the manufacturing sector and labor market, but gains in Cisco helped temper declines.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743232</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743232</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-S&amp;P cuts Berkshire Hathaway rating one notch to 'AA'</title><description><![CDATA[May 16- Credit-rating agency Standard&amp; Poor&#039;s on Thursday cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the insurance and industrial conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one notch, citing the company&#039;s reliance on its insurance operations for dividend income.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100743047</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100743047</guid> </item>  <item><title>S&amp;P cuts Berkshire Hathaway rating by one notch to 'AA'</title><description><![CDATA[May 16- Credit rating agency Standard&amp; Poor&#039;s on Thursday cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the insurance and industrial conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, by one notch, citing the company&#039;s reliance on its insurance operations for dividend income.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742937</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742937</guid> </item>  <item><title>European shares in lull after weak earnings</title><description><![CDATA[*Zurich, National Grid fall after results. LONDON, May 16- European shares fell slightly by midday on Thursday after some investors took profits on updates from Zurich Insurance Group and National Grid as indexes hovered near multi-year highs.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742415</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742415</guid> </item>  <item><title>Emerging markets stoking insurance growth - Munich Re</title><description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT, May 16- Emerging markets will see the highest growth in premiums for insurance companies this year and next, while Europe lags, according to the world&#039;s biggest reinsurer, Munich Re. In a study published on Thursday, Munich Re forecast growth in property-casualty insurance premiums of about 6 percent in Eastern Europe and Latin America in 2013-2014..]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742348</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742348</guid> </item>  <item><title>Weak Zurich earnings cap European shares near 5-year high</title><description><![CDATA[*Zurich Insurance falls 1.2 percent after Q1 miss. LONDON, May 16- Weak earnings from Zurich Insurance Group kept a lid on European shares early on Thursday, with more gains expected in a market that yield-hungry investors have already driven to multi-year highs.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741982</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741982</guid> </item>  <item><title>Zurich's results drag European shares off 5-yr high</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 16- Weak earnings from the likes of Zurich Insurance Group helped drag European shares lower early on Thursday, although investors hunger for yield amid easy global monetary policy kept indexes at multi-year highs.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741772</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741772</guid> </item>  <item><title>Diversification Is Our 'Greatest Strength': Zurich Insurance CFO</title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Wauthier, CFO of Zurich Insurance, discusses quarterly results and highlights the company&#039;s strong diversification as U.S., LatAm and Asia-Pacific &quot;more than offset&quot; weakness in Europe. ]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000168924</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741716</guid> </item>  <item><title>Billionaire Paulson's Big Housing Bet</title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire bet more heavily on mortgage insurers, suggesting he expects the housing recovery to continue.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741673</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741673</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>