Three More Banks Closed, Including Largest Failure to Date

Three More Banks Closed, Including Largest Failure to Date Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA Silverton Bank of Atlanta had $4.1 billion of assets and $3.3 billion worth of deposits, all within the FDIC's insurance limits. ... See all stories on this topic Banks in Georgia, NJ, Utah shut by regulators The Associated Press The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed Silverton Bank, based in Atlanta, and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver ... See all stories on this topic Buffett offers preview of 1Q Berkshire earnings The Associated Press Buffett said that in the first quarter, Berkshire's utility and insurance businesses performed fairly well during the quarter. ... See all stories on this topic Buffett Calls Investment Candidates' 2008 Performance Subpar Bloomberg - USA Tony Nicely, the head of Berkshire's Geico Corp. car insurance business, and Ajit Jain, who runs a unit that sells reinsurance, are also on media lists of ... See all stories on this topic Buffett Provides Some Berkshire Results at Annual Meeting Wall Street Journal - USA Mr. Buffett said Saturday that most of Berkshire's businesses outside of insurance and the regulated utility industry suffered during the first quarter. ... See all stories on this topic Obama and his health insurance plans save 30% Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Fergus Falls,MN,USA The public health insurance option is essential, but insurance companies are fighting it hard — and some Democrats are starting to waver. ... See all stories on this topic Buffett: "Impossible" to Replace Ajit Jain As Insurance Chief CNBC - Englewood Cliffs,USA Warren Buffett told shareholders today that "it would be impossible" to replace Ajit Jain as the chief of Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations. ... See all stories on this topic Lawmakers vote to deregulate some Fla. insurance MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Florida home and business owners would be able to pay however much they'd like to buy insurance to protect their property under a bill that has moved ... See all stories on this topic Shares of Aon slide on 1st-quarter report Forbes - NY,USA AP , 05.01.09, 11:38 AM EDT Shares of Aon Corp. slid Friday after the insurance broker's first-quarter profit fell far short of Wall Street expectations, ... See all stories on this topic Aon Corp. shares tumble as earnings miss expectations Chicago Tribune - United States Shares of Aon Corp. tumbled more than 13 percent Friday after the Chicago-based insurance brokerage reported earnings that came up short of Wall Street ... See all stories on this topic

Bad year for banks: Failures surpass 2008

Bad year for banks: Failures surpass 2008 CNNMoney.com - USA The failure of the Ketchum, Idaho-based bank, along with banks based in Georgia, Michigan and California, will cost the Federal Deposit Insurance ... See all stories on this topic Regulators Shut Banks in Georgia, Michigan, California, Idaho Bloomberg - USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was named receiver of all four. The seizures will cost the FDIC's insurance fund a total of $698.4 million, ... See all stories on this topic Public sector staff still await medical insurance Saudi Gazette - Riyadh,Saudi Arabia With a year and several months gone by since then, statements from health insurance workers suggest that the time is still not right as the infrastructure ... See all stories on this topic Bad year for banks: Failures blow past 2008 CNNMoney.com - USA based bank was shuttered by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named the receiver. ... See all stories on this topic House passes property insurance bill MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA The Florida House has passed a bill that would increase insurance rates for more than 1 million property insurance policyholders. The bill (HB 1495) limits ... See all stories on this topic City police arrest pastor in insurance slaying Baltimore Sun - United States Pushia told police he convinced Wallace and "numerous" other mentally challenged individuals to list him as a beneficiary on life insurance policies. ... See all stories on this topic American Southern Bank in Georgia Shut; 26th US Bank Failure Bloomberg - USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. arranged to have Bank of North Georgia in Alpharetta assume deposits, except those of brokers, the FDIC said in a ... See all stories on this topic BusinessWeek Managing Growth at a Pet-Insurance Business BusinessWeek - USA The ensuing $5000 vet bill forced the couple to move to a smaller apartment and prompted them to look for pet insurance. Their search did not prove fruitful ... See all stories on this topic Insurance Does Not Equal Health Care: Specious Arguments by 'Free ... Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA So, with concerted opposition by the insurance lobby and Republicans, as well as heavy lobbying against the Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act by ... See all stories on this topic Florida Property Insurance: An Overview by Commissioner McCarty Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA By Kevin McCarty It is always interesting, and frequently amusing, to read various "research" pieces on the Florida property insurance market. ... See all stories on this topic