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		<title>Fortis Back in the Black announces New Brand Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reporting a 2009 net profit of US$1.62 billion (EUR 1.19 billion), chiefly due to the profitable performances of its remaining insurance operations, Fortis also announced its re-branding strategy which aims to reflect the transformation it went through during the past year that made it a focused insurance company.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/fortis-back-in-the-black-announces-new-brand-strategy-58820.html</link>
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		<title>Medicare International offering health insurance with ‘passive war cover’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

Medicare International offering health insurance with ‘passive war cover’
London-based international medical insurer Medicare International has now added ‘passive war cover’ as an option on its health polices to provide coverage for contractors and workers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/medicare-international-offering-health-insurance-with-%e2%80%98passive-war-cover%e2%80%99-58120.html</link>
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		<title>British Government tired of picking up bill for medical tourists, mulls changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

British Government tired of picking up bill for medical tourists, mulls changes
The British Government is looking at a number of  proposals that would attempt to curtail the number of medical tourists who leave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/british-government-tired-of-picking-up-bill-for-medical-tourists-mulls-changes-57820.html</link>
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		<title>Costa Rica welcomes First US Insurance Company to join Local Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The regulatory agency responsible for overseeing the insurance superintendency in Costa Rica has approved “Pan American Life Insurance de Costa Rica, S.A.” as provider of insurance coverage in the country. This makes of Pan-American Life Insurance Group, an international insurance provider and financial planning service based in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first US insurance company to be officially welcomed into the Costa Rican market.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/costa-rica-welcomes-first-us-insurance-company-to-join-local-competition-56920.html</link>
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		<title>Bharti AXA General offers discount in honor of International Women’s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

Bharti AXA General offers discount in honor of International Women’s Day
Indian company, Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd. announced on the eve of International Women’s Day (March 8th) that they will be offering a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/bharti-axa-general-offers-discount-in-honor-of-international-women%e2%80%99s-day-56020.html</link>
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		<title>Cuba to require visitors to carry medical insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

Cuba to require visitors to carry medical insurance
Starting May 1st, a new Cuban government measure will require all  foreigners, and Cubans  living abroad, to  possess travel insurance with medical cover in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/cuba-to-require-visitors-to-carry-medical-insurance-55620.html</link>
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		<title>HuaKang awarded First National Insurance Agency Licence by Chinese Insurance Regulator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has recently granted HuaKang Financial Services Inc. authorisation to consolidate its existing 17 subsidiaries under their subsidiary in Shenzhen, which in turn will allow all these subsidiaries to be upgraded into branches.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/huakang-awarded-first-national-insurance-agency-licence-by-chinese-insurance-regulator-55020.html</link>
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		<title>ING Asia Business attracts interest from European Insurers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The high-growth of Asian markets is proving to be a tempting proposition for some European Insurers currently making unsolicited bids for the business of ING in that region. As per comments made by industry analysts it is thought that Zurich Financial Services Group, Allianz and Axa may be among the potential suitors for ING’s Asia insurance unit.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/ing-asia-business-attracts-interest-from-european-insurers-53520.html</link>
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		<title>AIG and Prudential agree on breakup fee clause</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

AIG and Prudential agree on breakup fee clause
As American Insurance Group’s (AIG) sale of American International Assurance (AIA)to Prudential PLC moves forward, Prudential has agreed to pay American Insurance Group a fee of GB£153 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/aig-and-prudential-agree-on-breakup-fee-clause-52020.html</link>
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		<title>CIGNA International offers health assessment on Expatriate Benefits plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalsurance International Health Insurance - Expat Medical insurance products for you and your family no matter where in the world you live.

CIGNA International offers health assessment on Expatriate Benefits plans
CIGNA International is to begin offering an international health assessment tool to help identify health risks for expatriate employees.
The preventative tool is aimed at identifying areas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.globalsurance.com/blog/cigna-international-offers-health-assessment-on-expatriate-benefits-plans-51420.html</link>
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