Willis Group Holdings Ltd. reported results for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005. Separately, the Board of Directors approved a 9 percent increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock to $0.235 per share, …
The nation’s largest two-day conference focusing on farm and agribusiness insurance risks will be held March 15-16, 2006 in Sacramento, CA at the beautiful Radisson Resort Hotel. This 19th Annual Agribusiness Conference allows participants to receive continuing education (CE) credits …
Risk managers of multinational corporations would do well to follow closely the escalating protests over Danish cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad in Europe and the Middle East, according to Aon Trade Credit Managing Director Bryan Squibb. President Bush has called …
Canada-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2005 (Cdn dollars except where indicated). Net income for the quarter increased 16% to $42.1 million compared to $36.3 million in the fourth …
Automatic all risk coverage with comprehensive extensions for international shipments is now available through Cargo Elite, a new Ocean Cargo policy introduced by St. Paul Travelers, a U.S. provider of Ocean Marine insurance. Automatic all risk coverage differs from traditional …
Insurance scams, especially hurricane-related complaints, ranked third in a list of top categories of fraud complaints received by Attorney General Charlie Crist’s office in 2005. The top categories on the list, released to kick off the Feb. 5 to 11 …
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is urging the Mississippi House to support legislation (SB 2014) that will help clarify for consumers that coverage for flood damage is excluded from homeowners insurance policies. Under SB 2014 consumers will receive …
In preparation of next month’s Florida legislative session, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America hosted its first annual Legislative Conference, which brought insurance industry executives to Tallahassee, Fla. to discuss legislative priorities for the session and to hear from …
The Christman Company was named Accident Fund Insurance Company of America’s first “Policyholder of the Year” during the company’s annual all employee meeting at the Lansing Center on January 26, 2006. Christman President & CEO Steve Roznowski and Senior Vice …
The Piracy Reporting Centre at the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has issued a new report that identifies a number of “piracy hot spots” that have “emerged over the past 12 months” where attacks on shipping have become more violent. The …
