1.   Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the American insurance market.

2.   The insurance market identified shuttle craft as the most vulnerable in the Gulf and raised premiums accordingly.

3.   American General has said size is an important element of success in the U.S. insurance market.

4.   And because the industry was caught off guard, the homeowners insurance market in California is facing one of its biggest challenges ever.

5.   As further evidence that the insurance market has tightened, the rolls of a state insurer of last resort have doubled in the past two years.

6.   As an interim step, Bush is seeking to give senior citizens more options through the Medigap supplemental insurance market.

7.   At issue last week was language Ruthardt had put in the rules that would have barred numerous organizations from access to the group auto insurance market.

8.   Bankers want federal banking regulators to retain their right to oversee the ability of national banks to enter insurance markets.

9.   -- Japan will also deregulate commercial fire insurance, a major portion of the local insurance market.

10.   -- Japan will deregulate commercial fire insurance, a major portion of the local insurance market.