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Marketwire - Insurance

• NexgenRx Announces Issuance of Shares in Payment of Quarterly Debenture Interest
  TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2008) - NEXGENRX INC. ("NexgenRx" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NXG) announces that it has issued 265,937 common shares, at a price of $0.15 per share, in lieu of cash payment of interest accrued on the $2,000,000 of convertible debentures issued in October 2007. The foregoing shares are subject to hold periods in accordance with applicable securities laws, which will expire on April 23, 2009. It is at the discretion of the Corporation to issue shares in lieu of cash as payment of interest on the convertible debentures.
• ETM Launches Learning Portal
  

  Self-Paced Learning Online Reduces Training Time and Cost, Accelerates ROI

• Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces the Asset Acquisition of Insurance 1, Inc.
  

  DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - December 22, 2008) - C. Roy Bridges, Regional Executive Vice President of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), Tommy Huval, responsible for Brown & Brown, Inc.'s operations in Louisiana and other southeastern states, and James "Jimmy" Bradford, Brian Duke and Martin Heyman, principals of Insurance 1, Inc., of Alexandria, Louisiana, announce the asset acquisition of Insurance 1, Inc. by a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc.

• SCOR receives Life Retakaful licence
  

  PARIS--(Marketwire - December 22, 2008) - Press Release

  22 December 2008

  For further information please contact:

  Beat Werder +33 (0)1 46 98 71 39

  Chief Communications Officer

  Marco Circelli +44 (0) 207 553 8106

  Head of Investor Relations

  SCOR receives Life Retakaful licence

  The Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA) has granted SCOR Global Life an operating licence to provide Retakaful reinsurance products complying with the principles of Islamic finance. LOFSA also granted SCOR Global Life a conventional (i.e. "Non-Takaful") Reinsurance licence. The new entity will be called SCOR Global Life SE, Labuan Branch.

• TSX Venture Exchange Closing Summary for December 19, 2008
  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 19, 2008) - The following report is available on tsx.com at the following web page: http://www.tsx.com/en/news_events/media_kit.html Trading was very heavy on a volume of 236.0 million shares worth 26.8 million dollars. There were 369 advances, 412 declines and 689 issues unchanged. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed down 1.41 at 699.04 /T/ Most Active Issues by Volume Volume Name Symbol Close Change
• Bridge Bank Establishes the Bridge Bank Chair at San Jose State University
  

  SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - December 19, 2008) - Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, today announced that it has established a term academic chair at the Center for Banking and Financial Services in the College of Business at San Jose State University. In recognition for providing resources for the advancement of the educational mission at San Jose State, the term academic chair has officially been named the 'Bridge Bank Chair for Banking and Financial Services.'

• eHealth Announces Appointment of Randall S. Livingston as New Independent Director
  

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - December 19, 2008) - eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) announced today that Randall S. Livingston has been appointed as an independent director to eHealth's Board of Directors.

  Mr. Livingston is the vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer of Stanford University and has served in this role since 2001. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Livingston served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of OpenTV Corp., a provider of interactive television software and services. Mr. Livingston also serves as a member of the board of directors of Genomic Health and has served on this board since October 2004. Mr. Livingston received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

• First California Financial Group Receives $25 Million From U.S. Treasury's Capital Purchase Program
  

  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA--(Marketwire - December 19, 2008) - First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) today announced that it has received $25 million of new capital from the U.S. Treasury Department's Capital Purchase Program (TARP). As of September 30, 2008, First California's total risk-based capital ratio of 14.01% was already well above the regulatory requirement of 10.00% for a "well capitalized" institution, but increased pro forma to 16.91% with the additional capital from the TARP. First California's tangible equity to tangible assets ratio has also increased from 7.29% as of September 30, 2008 to 9.42% pro forma.

• Kaplan Compliance Solutions Announces Executive Promotions
  

  Kris Cope Named VP, Sales and Marketing; Zach McCoy Named VP, Operations Management and Business Development

• Year-End Health Insurance Check-Up
  

  Nine Tips From eHealthInsurance for Saving Money and Avoiding Insurance Mistakes Before You Ring in the New Year

• Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces the State of South Carolina Has Approved UPCIC's Rates and Forms; UPCIC Has Written Its First Homeowners' Policies in the State
  

  FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - December 19, 2008) - Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: UVE) (AMEX: UVE), a vertically integrated insurance holding company, announced that its subsidiary, Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC), has received approval of its rates and forms from the South Carolina Department of Insurance to write property and casualty insurance in the State of South Carolina. Following this approval, UPCIC has written its first homeowners' policies in South Carolina.

• Settlement Quotes, LLC Provides 7 Tips for Consumers Selling Structured Settlement Payments
  

  Making an Educated Decision Is the Best Decision When Selling the Rights to a Structured Settlement

• NATIXIS : The Supervisory Board of Natixis approved the plan for an in-depth transformation of the Corporate and Investment Banking business
  

  PARIS--(Marketwire - December 19, 2008) - Paris, December 19, 2008

  At its meeting of December 18, 2008, the Supervisory Board of Natixis approved the plan presented by the Executive Management to thoroughly refocus the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) business on its historic clients, plain vanilla products and a client-oriented product offering.

  The determined actions included in this plan will lead to a reduced and better controlled risk profile at CIB. They will support the restructuring plan underway since May 2008 by:

• TSX Venture Exchange Closing Summary for December 18, 2008
  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 18, 2008) - The following report is available on tsx.com at the following web page: http://www.tsx.com/en/news_events/media_kit.html Trading was very heavy on a volume of 363.3 million shares worth 41.9 million dollars. There were 104 advances, 208 declines and 1,247 issues unchanged. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed up 700.45 at 700.45 /T/ Most Active Issues by Volume Volume Name Symbol Close Change
• Strengthening of SEK's capital base now completed
  

  STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN--(Marketwire - December 18, 2008) -

  
  Today, the Swedish government has provided SEK with Skr 3 billion in new equity and transferred to SEK the shares of the state-owned company Venantius AB to further strengthen SEK's capacity to lend to the Swedish export industry.

  In November, the Government proposed to strengthen SEK's capacity to assist the Swedish export industry with long-term financing, through a capital contribution of Skr 3 billion in ne