China's EconomyChina's economy held the line on growth in 1999, mainly with government assistance, as the economy continues to suffer from the...
Multinational Companies Adjust Strategies to ChinaChina is Now a Key Area in the Global Strategies of Multinational CompaniesOnce upon a time, multina...
Guaranty Bank (Austin, TX) reported $66.8 million in insurance commissions and fees in 2005, up 42 percent from $47 million in 2004, according to the ...
A Surge of Insurance Revenues at First NiagaraA key goal at First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (assets: $8.06 billion) is to derive 30 percent of rev...
“Growing dominance of banks“ in commercial insuranceOne can see the “growing dominance of banks” when it comes to the distribution of property and cas...
China is unlikely to allow foreign investors to purchase controlling stakes in its small and medium-sized banks, leaving Citigroup's bid to buy st...
Missouri's First Bank Acquires Insurance BrokerageFirst Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Banks, Inc. (St. Louis), has acquired Adrian N. B...
Union Bank of California, N.A. (San Francisco) has named Michael A. Janes as chief executive officer of its insurance subsidiary, UnionBanc Insurance ...
Estimates indicate that more than 60 percent of the yearly retail sales in the U.S. are credit transactions. About three-fourths of these credit sales...
In big cities, Americans do their grocery shopping at large supermarkets. They usually shop once or twice a week, and when they go through the check-o...