Buffett says life insurers took "crazy" bets

Buffett says life insurers took "crazy" bets Reuters - USA Insurance makes up about half of Berkshire's operations, including auto insurer Geico, property-catastrophe units and a bond insurer formed a little over a ... See all stories on this topic Buffett says pricing limits bond insurance biz Reuters - USA OMAHA, Neb., May 3 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett says the company's young bond insurance unit has not been writing much new ... See all stories on this topic Poll shows support for public health insurance Chicago Tribune - United States AP DES MOINES, Iowa - More than half of Iowans support a public health insurance plan, and almost half of the state's residents who aren't already insured ... See all stories on this topic Union appeals to banks and insurance firms to stop job cuts guardian.co.uk - UK White-collar workers have been among the hardest hit by the economic downturn as hobbled banks and insurance firms take drastic action to restore profits. ... See all stories on this topic Insurance still pillar of Berkshire empire: Buffett Washington Post - United States Insurance, along with utilities, another big business for Berkshire, are sectors "relatively unaffected by the recession," he said. ... See all stories on this topic Hindu Business Line Life insurance cos witness rise in renewal premiums in 2008-09 Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India Mumbai, May 3 Even though investors were wary of buying new life insurance policies in the just ended fiscal, they did ensure that they did not let their ... See all stories on this topic US bank failures total 31 The Australian - Sydney,Australia The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimated the Atlanta bank's failure would cost its deposit insurance fund $US1.3 billion ($1.77 billion). ... See all stories on this topic Albany Times Union Wonder if truck driver took that extra rental insurance Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA Police say a fleeing motorist in a rental truck left a trail of sparks as he tried to get away from police during an 11-minute chase that stretched through ... See all stories on this topic Local bank buys Wasatch deposits Logan Herald Journal - UT,USA Called the "least costly" resolution for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation when compared to alternatives, the Cache Valley Bank has assumed deposits ... See all stories on this topic Majority of Iowans want public health insurance plan DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA More than half of Iowa adults want the federal government to offer a public health insurance plan as an alternative to private coverage, even though most ... See all stories on this topic