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