GM Takes Another $2B Loan From Treasury For Total Of $15.4B

GM Takes Another $2B Loan From Treasury For Total Of $15.4B Wall Street Journal - USA Struggling Detroit auto maker General Motors Corp. (GM) confirmed Friday evening that it will draw another $2 billion loan from the Treasury Department "to ... See all stories on this topic Week Ahead: An Earnings Deluge and a Possible Auto Bankruptcy FOXBusiness - USA And a possible bankruptcy from an iconic American auto maker. Five members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and nearly a third of the Standard & Poor's ... See all stories on this topic AUTO REVIEW A few thoughts on the auto industry MarketWatch - USA Regardless, many tears will be shed on that dark night when the auto plant shuts down, and the last cup of coffee is poured in that wood paneled, shop worn, ... See all stories on this topic Los Angeles Times Ford loses $1.4 billion but beats expectations Los Angeles Times - CA,USA By Ken Bensinger Amid swirling rumors about the fate of the US auto industry, Ford Motor Co., the only domestic carmaker not to rely on federal aid, ... See all stories on this topic No handsprings over Ford Detroit Free Press - United States Amid all the noise and turmoil in the US auto industry these days, Ford is sticking to a plan, hitting its quarterly targets, and still vowing to make a ... See all stories on this topic Ford shows it may be able to avoid federal bailout The Associated Press "Ford is building the best stuff it's ever made in terms of quality rankings and critical reviews," said Aaron Bragman, an auto analyst at IHS Global ... See all stories on this topic What Would a GM Bankruptcy Look Like? Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA By Heidi N. Moore While all eyes are on Chrysler as the struggling auto maker negotiates with its lenders, General Motors has briefly receded into the ... See all stories on this topic Some good news about April car sales MLive.com - MI,USA April auto sales are likely to be off 30.8 percent from the same month in 2008 when automakers report monthly sales next month, Edmunds.com said today. ... See all stories on this topic 3M 1st-quarter profit slips 48 pct The Associated Press The company remained cautious about its auto-related business. "There is no reason to believe that automotive ... will improve any time soon," Patrick ... See all stories on this topic GM (NYSE:GM)'s Temporary Idling Casts Gloom Over The Auto-Ecosystem istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA (NYSE:GM)'s announcement to temporarily idle 13 assembly operations in North America sent shock waves across the North American auto-ecosystem. ... 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

European Parliament Backs New Rules For Insurance Sector

European Parliament Backs New Rules For Insurance Sector Wall Street Journal - USA BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--Backing from the European Parliament Wednesday for an overhaul of the European insurance industry paves the way for the new Solvency ... See all stories on this topic Insurance for the underwater house San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA But if you could get insurance for your underwater house, you might be able to stem the losses. That's what Andrey Pavlov is pitching, anyway. ... See all stories on this topic Affordable Health Insurance for Young Adults U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA We offer healthcare coverage advice for 8 different situations By Megan Johnson Health insurance, if you're young, cash strapped, and healthy, ... See all stories on this topic TARP the Life Insurers? This Is Nuts ParamusPost.com - Paramus,NJ,USA According to a bunch of front-page news stories, life-insurance companies are about to get TARPed. This is nuts. The public is clamoring for an end to TARP ... See all stories on this topic Iowa House Approves Narrower Health Insurance Bill Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA The Iowa House voted 92-3 on Monday to approve a narrower version of health insurance legislation that would establish a panel to make recommendations to ... See all stories on this topic AM Best: To Comment On AIG Plans For Property/Casualty Ops Wall Street Journal - USA By Lavonne Kuykendall Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Insurance company rating agency AM Best Co. said it plans to weigh in later Tuesday on ... See all stories on this topic A Quick Guide to Health Insurance Lingo U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA By Megan Johnson Health insurance has its own language. You might want to print out these terms and definitions, adapted from a guide published by the ... See all stories on this topic EP Approves New Regulations on Insurance Companies CRIENGLISH.com - Beijing,China The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a proposed Directive aimed at lowering cost in monitoring multinational insurance companies. ... See all stories on this topic 'Solvency II': European Parliament approval of proposed Directive ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed Directive on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance ... See all stories on this topic Three arrested for insurance fraud Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Three South Floridians who allegedly ran an identity theft ring are under arrest, charged with filing fraudulent insurance claims, according to a news ... See all stories on this topic