Weve had some really amazing entries for this months My World First competition. There have been tales of camel kissing, AK47s, communist countries, ice hotels, the Amazon, a kiss from Olly Murs, stolen underwear and a fling with a diving instructor. And thats just the start! The best news is that theres still time to enter and give yourself the chance of winning a Kindle.

As you might have guessed, the theme for our travel writing competition is world firsts. Get it? We want to hear about your first-time travel experiences.

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The ABI has warned that the Eurozone crisis would not hold up Solvency II, but the new rules for how insurers hold capital should recognise the need for investment in long term projects needed for economic growth.

Health insurer Cigna has finalized the acquisition of UK based travel insurance provider FirstAssist Insurance Services from Barclays Private Equity.

FirstAssist Insurance Services and FirstAssist Legal Protection will be part of Cigna International’s Health, Life & Accident division.

Following this acquisition, Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) and FirstAssist have renewed their arrangement under which Great Lakes will remain the fronting insurer for FirstAssist’s travel, protection and accident policies offering continuity for clients and policyholders.

As a result of the acquisition, Alistair Hardie, previously CEO of FirstAssist Insurance Services, is appointed CEO Europe Health, Life and Accident Business, Cigna International.

Cigna International CEO of Global Health Life & Accident Jason Sadler said that the deal enhances Cigna’s presence in Europe and enables them to offer an expanded range of products and services to their customers across their businesses in Europe and Asia Pacific.

I bought RAC breakdown cover through Quidco, an online cashback company. This offered a year’s cover for £5 instead of the standard £28. I paid £28 and should have received a £23 refund from Quidco but the company told me my transaction had been declined by the RAC and it was too late to do anything. GT, Edinburgh

Reading the terms and conditions would have paid off. Had you done so you would have seen that the cashback is not available to anyone who sets up monthly payment for breakdown cover by direct debit, which is what you had done, because the policy can be cancelled after the cashback has been paid, leaving RAC with a loss. RAC

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A new report issued by Georgetown University Health Policy Institutes Center for Children and Families revealed that the U.S. health care coverage has increased, specifically for children. In the past three years, children without health insurance has dropped by 1 million. This number also incorporates the increased number of children living in poverty due to the the challenging economy.

Accessible Medicaid Eligibility Requirements

According to the report, one reason that health care increased over the past few years for children is due to state government.

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Ziehm Imaging, leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of mobile C-arms, presents its innovative, award-winning product portfolio at RSNA 2011.

Latest market analyst reports predict substantial growth for the fluoroscopy and mobile C-arm market segments that will be substantially driven by the growing number of minimally invasive procedures. By 2017, the market might reach a volume of 1.4 billion US$. With long-year experience in the mobile C-arm business and a broad product portfolio, Ziehm Imaging is ideally positioned to benefit from this growth potential. “One of our highlights at this year’s RSNA is Ziehm Vision RFD hybrid edition that opens up hybrid room applications for physicians working in interdisciplinary environments,” says Nelson Mendes, President & CEO Ziehm Imaging Inc.

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