Texas home insurance rates fall but not on Gulf Coast
-Houston Chronicle - United States -By PURVA PATEL -Home insurance rates have dropped an average 6.6 percent statewide since lawmakers passed major reforms five years ago, ........................

Solidarity-Chubb offer new insurance scheme
-Gulf Daily News - Manama, Bahrain - By ARTHUR MACDONALD MANAMA: Bahrain-based Solidarity has teamed up with US insurance giant Chubb Group to offer new insurance scheme in GCC. .................

Title insurance expected to revolutionise real estate market
-Jamaica Observer - Kingston, Jamaica -The insurance offers shorter processing time for property sale transactions, reduced costs associated with property purchase and improved protection. .......................

One 'Black Widow' defendant convicted of murder
-Los Angeles Times - CA, USA -Helen Golay is found guilty of killing two homeless men to cash in on life insurance. Her co-defendant, Olga Rutterschmidt, is convicted of conspiracy to ...................

EU consults on insurance antitrust exemptions
-Reuters UK - UK -The so-called insurance block exemption (BER) is due to expire in 2010, and EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes must decide whether it should be ......................

Direct Line restores T5 insurance
-BBC News - UK -The Direct Line insurance company is restoring full travel cover to passengers using the recently opened Terminal 5 at Heathrow. ..................