Ron Van Oijen, chief executive officer of ING Life Insurance Korea, unveiled plans to boost the N... ING shoots for 3rd spot am

Ron Van Oijen, chief executive officer of ING Life Insurance Korea, unveiled plans to boost the No. 4 life insurer's business in Asia's fourth-largest economy in a meeting with reporters at a Seoul hotel yesterday.

The company is considering setting up an asset management firm or financial holding company to expand its product line, Mr. Oijen said.

The company, which sells life an...

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In the thick of holiday preparations, the mood at the HomeTown Buffet is festive and busy. ... Eating out on Thanksgiving...

In the thick of holiday preparations, the mood at the HomeTown Buffet is festive and busy.

According to the kitchen manager, Ginger, who goes by her first name only, the restaurant is expecting 2,200 people for Thanksgiving. They serve 1,200 on any other Thursday, she said. For a week now they’ve been preparing.

"A week in advance we start calling Ecolab to get our equipment ch...

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Are you safe from legal action? Recent events – not least Equitable Life’s court case... Director's liability:

Are you safe from legal action? Recent events – not least Equitable Life’s court cases and the company law reform bill – have focused attention on the liabilities that company directors can face.

As is well reported, Equitable Life has pursued through the courts both its former auditors, Ernst & Young, and 15 former directors – six executives and nine non-executive...

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Wayne and Paige Wallace say they have plenty to be grateful for as they celebrate their first Tha... Ante raised for Akron full

Wayne and Paige Wallace say they have plenty to be grateful for as they celebrate their first Thanksgiving in the Buffalo Niagara region.

The parents and their 12 children - 10 of them adopted - finally have a house that fits them.

They moved here a month ago from Tampa, Fla., leaving a house they had outgrown long ago for one more than twice its size in Akron.

The plan was to...

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TEL AVIV, November 24 (FENA) – An RS Government delegation led by Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic ... RS GOVERNMENT DELEGATION

TEL AVIV, November 24 (FENA) – An RS Government delegation led by Prime Minister Pero Bukejlovic held talks in Tel Aviv on Wednesday with representatives of the institute for international cooperation on infrastructure projects in the sector of traffic and communications, the energy and hydropower sector, and the agricultural sector.

Members of the RS Government's delegation informed the...

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Bermuda-based global insurer XL Capital plans to lower its chance of ever again sustaining the $1... Cutting the chance of anot

Bermuda-based global insurer XL Capital plans to lower its chance of ever again sustaining the $1 billion losses it posted in the third quarter by buying reinsurance from a new company being formed by an investment firm it has a long association with, and holds an equity stake in.

Several market sources told The Royal Gazette that Boston-based Highfields Capital Management, a company that...

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CHICAGO - Don't tell Cindee and Ben Castronovo that inflation is fairly tame. "I can't th... Families feeling the financial squ

CHICAGO - Don't tell Cindee and Ben Castronovo that inflation is fairly tame.

"I can't think of anything that hasn't gone up," Cindee said. She's felt the impact of inflation in no uncertain terms several times in the last six months, as Ben has called and warned her not to use the debit card until they receive their next paychecks.

This is a relatively new experience for both o...

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Mike and Virginia Zirkel's Thanksgiving will have a Cajun twist today when they sit down with... Po-boy feels rich today...

Mike and Virginia Zirkel's Thanksgiving will have a Cajun twist today when they sit down with 28 of their relatives and "Louisiana" Mike Lindsay Jr., who, in the past couple of months, has burrowed into their lives and become part of their extended family.

"I'm going to make a chicken and sausage gumbo," the colorful Lindsay says. "I'm going to surprise them."

Lindsay, 2...

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The reform, passed in a Cabinet meeting after weeks of bickering among partners in Berlusconi's ... Italy government approves p

The reform, passed in a Cabinet meeting after weeks of bickering among partners in Berlusconi's center-right coalition, must still be approved in parliament.

Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said that if approved, the bill's provisions would come into effect in 2008. The measure should channel around euro14 billion ($16 billion) annually into pension funds from obligatory severance fun...

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If the company law reform bill successfully negotiates a path through parliament it will introduc... Insight: Duty bound...

If the company law reform bill successfully negotiates a path through parliament it will introduce the requirement for companies to negotiate proportionate liability caps with their auditors by contract.

In future, auditors and their clients will negotiate exactly what the auditor can be held liable for and to what extent, subject to shareholder approval. The change is the result of a lon...

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