Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The Wall Street Journal Asia Quiz

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Valid on 19-Nov-2007. Please answer before 9pm Hong Kong time.

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Today's question: (issue 19-Nov-2007)

What is China doing to help choke investment?
Click on the answer you think is correct:

a. Raising interest rates

b. Curbing bank loans

c. Halting all exports


How did you do? The last question and answer was as follows:

Which Wall Street firm has chosen John Thain, head of NYSE Euronext, as its next chief executive?
Answer: Merrill Lynch


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The Insurance Industry Almanac 2008

The Insurance Industry Almanac

2008

Your Global Guide to Worldwide Insurance Companies, Brokers and Associations,

along with related financial services businesses.

The Insurance Industry Almanac 2008 is a unique directory covering the biggest and most successful corporations around the world in all segments of the insurance industry. The Almanac readily enables readers to compare the financial records and growth plans of hundreds of insurance companies and major industry groups.

You will see the financial record of each firm, along with the impact of earnings, sales and strategic plans on each company's potential to fuel growth, create new technologies and provide lucrative and lasting investment and employment opportunities.

No other source provides the Almanac's easy-to-understand comparisons of growth, expenditures, occupations, technologies, corporations, research and many other items of great importance.

Tens of thousands of pieces of information, gathered from a wide variety of sources, have been researched and are presented in a unique form than can be easily understood.

By scanning the Almanac's unique indexes, you can find the best information to fit your research needs. Hundreds of worldwide companies are ranked, using different groups of specific criteria. In addition to individual company profiles, an overview of online services and other major trends is provided.

The Almanac's purpose is to help you sort through easy-to-understand summaries of today's global insurance products, services and trends in a quick and effective manner.

This carefully-researched book (which includes a database of leading companies on CD-ROM) is a complete insurance market research and business intelligence tool - everything you need to know about the business of insurance and risk management, including:

  1. Property & Casualty insurance
  2. Life Insurance
  3. Personal Lines
  4. Specialty Lines
  5. Annuities
  6. Reinsurance
  7. Health Insurance
  8. Globalization of the insurance industry, including our profiles of the worlds leading international insurance firms
  9. Insurance brokerage
  10. Risk Management
  11. Consulting
  12. Significant trends in insurance information technologies
  13. Risk analysis, call centers and other support services
  14. Online insurance trends
  15. Underwriting trends
  16. Insurance industry software

The Almanac's unique company profiles include such vital details as:

  • executive contacts by title,
  • revenues and profits,
  • type of business,
  • competitive strategy,
  • growth plans and much more.

Whatever your reason for researching the insurance services field, you will find this Almanac to be an invaluable business intelligence tool.

Contents:

Introduction:

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Insurance Industry

Chapter 2: Insurance Industry Statistics

Chapter 3: Insurance Companies Contacts

Chapter 4: The largest 400 Companies worldwide

Geographic Index

Individual Data Profiles

List of Major Tables and Figures

This impressive Almanac covers all facets of the Insurance Industry. The CD-ROM edition enables the researcher to search by key word and export key information, addresses, phone numbers and named executives for every company profiled. The Almanac’s data you get the competitive intelligence you need to fully understand business trends, technologies, markets, finances and the leading companies. And, you can export mailing lists of companies and executives.

Softcover 500pp Book or CD-ROM editions:

US$395.00 each including insured delivery


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AITF - Fire & Business Interruption Insurances

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in our first AITF programme for year 2007. This programme has been specially designed by The Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII) for participants from ASEAN and developing markets.

Below are some of the topics :

  • Fire Insurance

§ Scope of Cover

§ Standard and Special Perils

§ Underwriting and Rating Factors, etc.

  • Present Day Needs for Business Interruption Insurance

§ General Needs

§ Its places in the National Economy

§ The Interruption Report, etc.

  • Underwriting the Business Interruption Risks

§ Coverages

§ Analysis of Coverages

§ Designing Policy Form / Wording

§ Seasonal Demand, etc.

  • Claims

§ Claims Procedure and Documentation

§ Loss minimisation and Loss Prevention

§ Proximate Loss Issues, etc.

Do not miss out on this great opportunity to exchange views, share experiences and come face to face with foreign practitioners from the insurance industry of ASEAN countries as well as the OIC members.

Venue : Quality Hotel, City Centre Kuala Lumpur.

Date : 22 January 2007 – 26 January 2007

Fee : RM 1950 / USD 570

To register for the programme, please complete and send us the Registration Form either by fax (603 20921501) or email to michelle@mii.org.my. For those who are interested in the AITF Sponsorship, Nomination Form is available upon request.

For more information, please refer to the copy of the brochure attached, or visit our website at www.insurance.com.my.