An unprecedented growth of over 200% is likely to be seen in Indian insurance business by 2009-10 in which private insurance business would grow @ 140% in view of aggressive marketing technique adopted by them as against 35-40% of state owned insurance companies growth rate, according to The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).  The Chamber expects the total insurance business reaching a level of Rs.2000 billion in next 2 years from current level of Rs. 500 billion.

Nebraska, PR.COM: Physicians Mutual’s President and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Reed recently recognized Dick Nowatka, an insurance agent from the Peru, Illinois, sales office, for demonstrating exceptional customer service and ethical business conduct.

Chicago, PRNewswire-FirstCall: Aon Corporation  has been ranked as the world's largest insurance broker by Business Insurance, a leading weekly insurance publication published by Crain Communications in its July 21 edition.

RESTON, Va., PRNewswire-FirstCall: comScore, Inc. a leader in measuring the digital world, today released results of The 2008 comScore Online Automobile Insurance Report, which provides insights into the online auto insurance market and the behaviors and attitudes of auto insurance consumers. The report is based on behavioral data collected from comScore's panel of 1 million U.S. consumers during 2007 and a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. Internet users conducted during the third week of March 2008. The study results are summarized below:

New Delhi: Insurance company Aviva has appointed Quasar as its agency on record for creative and media duties for its online promotions.

Hong Kong, Business Wire: In order to help brands and marketers identify key market trends, mobile subscriber usage patterns, and success metrics for mobile marketing in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) (www.mmaglobal.com) announced the results of its third-annual APAC Mobile Attitude and Usage Study. The study provides actionable insights into the APAC region's consumer mobile usage by demographic group, awareness and usage of mobile phone features and services, and interest in and concerns about specific applications.

PHILADELPHIA, PRNewswire: Lincoln Financial Group recently launched a newly redesigned consumer website, www.LincolnFinancial.com, offering numerous enhancements to create an interactive, personal experience to showcase the depth of the company's retirement solutions for consumers. The refreshed site connects to the company's new futureself branding campaign, which is changing the conversation in financial services by recognizing that no one knows what you want for your financial future better than you ... your futureself.

Indian Railway is being sought after by insurance companies as each time  you travel by train you are insured for just 4.75 paisa against accidents and untoward incidents including terror attacks.

Indian Railways insured each of its passengers for just 4.75 paisa this year while the amount was 6.20 paisa per passenger last year. A senior railway official attributed the low rate of premium for each passenger to competitive rates offered by private insurance companies.