S.Korea's 1st life insurance IPO aims for $500 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
HONG KONG/SEOUL, April 29 - Tong Yang Life Insurance aims to raise around $500 million in an initial public offering in Seoul later this year that would make it South Korea's first listed life insurance company, sources involved in the process said on Tuesday.

Term Life Insurance Rate War (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - If you have been thinking about buying term life insurance, now's a great time to start shopping because life insurance companies are competing for the lowest term life insurance rates. Rates are expected to continue to decrease throughout 2008.

Key Analysis of the Indian Life Insurance Market With Market Value Based on Gross Premium Income (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90146) has announced the addition of "Snapshots India Life Insurance 2008" to their offering.

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Gerber Life Insurance Company (Centre Daily Times)
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" of Gerber Life Insurance Company (Gerber Life) (White Plains, NY). The outlook for both ratings is stable.