Utusan Malaysia  2 Februari 2010 

Syarikat dijangka alami persaingan sengit

Oleh AZMAN IBRAHIM

KUALA LUMPUR  1 Feb  -  Tokio Marine Insurans (M) Bhd. (TMIM) meramalkan tahun 2010 merupakan tahun mencabar untuk industri insurans tempatan berikutan masih wujudnya ketidaktentuan ekonomi.

Selain itu, TMIM turut menjangka persaingan sengit akan dihadapi peserta inudstri insurans pada tahun ini.

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WSJ 29 January 2010

By Anna Marij Van Der Meulen

AMSTERDAM - Dutch financial company ING Groep NV said it plans to lodge an appeal with the European Union over the way the European Commission calculated the amount of state aid it received.

"ING and the Dutch state agreed upon a reduction of the repayment premiums which the European Commission sees as extra state aid, and we contest this," ING said Thursday .

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The Star 29 January 2010

He is accused of incompetence for his role in AIG's bailout

LONDON: The US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was accused of incompetence, obfuscation and of making " lame excuses" during a furious hearing on Capitol Hill over the government's contentious bailout of the sprawling insurer American International Group (AIG).

In an unusually ill - tempered confrontation members of Congress from both parties rounded on Geithner over a decision to use taxpayer's money to pay out the full USD 62 Billion owed by AIG to bank such as Goldman Sach,Merrill Lynch, Barclays and Royal Bank  of Scotland (RBS)

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New Straits Times 29 January 2010.

By Rupinder Sigh.

HSBC Amanah Takaful (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the islamic insurance arm of HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd, plans to launch up to seven products this year.

Chief executive officer Zainuddin Ishak said the company is now focused on traditional long - term plans such as retirement and medical health.

HSBC Amanah Takaful aims to maximise its banktakaful partnership by leveraging on its parent HSBC Bank Malaysia  client base.

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Utusan Malaysia 29 Januari 2010.

Jika pemilik kenderaan tambah peratatan keselamatan.

Oleh Hashnan Abdullah

PUTRAJAYA 28 Jan - Pemilik kenderaan yang meningkatkan pengunaan peralatan keselamatan pada kenderaan masing - masing bagi mengelakan daripada dicuri akan dikenakan bayaran premium insurans yang lebih rendah pada masa depan.

Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussien berkata, langkah itu di anggap sebagai ganjaran kepada pemilik kenderaan terbabit yang berusaha mengelakan kenderaan mereka daripada di curi.

"Bagi merealisasikan perkara ini, jawatan kuasa pemandu di bawah Majlis Pengurangan Kecurian Kenderaan Bermotor yang diterajui oleh Bank Negara Malaysia ( BNM) akan membincangkan dan menetapkan polisi mengenai "proportional Insurance Premiums".

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