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Montana Auditor Offers Education Program for Sandwich Generation
Dec 2 2008 // The Montana State Auditor’s Office has launched a new investor education program to provide members of the “Sandwich Generation” — adults who are raising children while taking care of aging parents...
People
Nov 30 2008 // Willis Group Holdings appointed Phillip Ellis leader of a new division focused on growing the company’s Enterprise Risk Management business for Willis’ Global Retail and Specialty teams. He was most recently...
Employee Retention: A Best Bet in Any Economy
Nov 30 2008 // Employee retention programs drive better bottom line performance in growing and uncertain economies. In fact, engaging and rewarding employees with financial or non-financial awards are retention actions that can no longer...
Lloyd’s Conference Finds Progress in Insurers Efforts on Climate Change
Nov 26 2008 // Over 100 representatives from the financial services sector met at Lloyd’s on Nov. 24 to listen to what the insurance industry has been doing to combat climate change. The conference, held for the first time this...
California Commissioner Applauds Insurance Education at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 24 2008 // “You are the current and future business leaders of the state of California,” California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner told an audience at California State University in Fullerton on Oct. 17, 2008. In...
Texas Higher Education Students Awarded Insurance Scholarships
Nov 20 2008 // The Insurance Council of Texas Education Foundation has awarded $28,000 in academic scholarships to 14 students of insurance at three universities in the state. “This is the seventh year that we have awarded...
Soft Market Challenges
Nov 16 2008 // Relationships, Recruiting, Training Key to Survival Soft market conditions could last for another nine months to five years, predict representatives from the agent, broker, carrier, reinsurance, and excess and surplus...
The ‘P’ Word
Nov 16 2008 // Passion is not a word we hear very often in the insurance industry. In all my years of listening to industry speakers, I can’t recall a single veteran agency principal, carrier CEO or consultant talk about his or her...
Soft Market Challenges
Nov 16 2008 // Relationships, Recruiting, Training Key to Survival Soft market conditions could last for another nine months to five years, predict representatives from the agent, broker, carrier, reinsurance, and excess and surplus...
Sensible Success
Nov 16 2008 // Focusing on One Industry Has Allowed Construction Specialist Allied North America to Grow Organically Through Even the Toughest Markets Top 100 Agency Profile Ranking: No. 6 Agency Name: Allied North America Headquarters:...
When It Comes to Crane Safety, It’s Not Safety First but Safety Always
Nov 16 2008 // Recognize Challenges, Develop a Plan and Start an Effective Crane Management System Recent crane incidents throughout the United States and around the world are attracting increased media attention to craning...
Wright Risk Management, Aquiline Capital Form WRM America Holdings
Nov 14 2008 // Wright Risk Management LLC, a risk financing and insurance management company, and Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (“Aquiline”), a New York based private equity firm investing in financial services, announced the...
California Insurance Department Web Site Rated “Excellent”
Nov 13 2008 // The Consumer Federation of America has rated the California Department of Insurance Web site as “excellent” for providing consumers information about auto and homeowners insurance, according to a survey...
Washington Launches New Insurance Fraud Web Site
Nov 12 2008 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is using his office’s Web site to help fight insurance fraud. In an effort to protect consumers, the fraud section of the site has been expanded to educate people on...
Neb. Education Board Seeks to Make Up Insurance Premium Tax Shortfall
Nov 11 2008 // A shortfall in the state’s insurance premium tax receipts has prompted the Nebraska Board of Education to submit a budget deficit request to the legislature that calls for an additional $1.53 million for...
Aviator Group Names NationAir as Preferred Insurance Provider
Nov 11 2008 // NationAir Aviation Insurance recently announced that it has been named the preferred aviation insurance provider for the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA). Through the preferred broker relationship, NationAir...
Texas Enforcement Actions for Sept. 2008 Include $160K in Fines
Nov 11 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during September include ten license revocations, two license denials and fines and restitution totaling...
New Colorado Car Insurance Law Drives Consumer Education
Nov 11 2008 // Starting this month, the mail and inboxes of Colorado drivers will begin filling up with notices from their car insurance companies informing customers of a new “opt-out” requirement due to a new Colorado Law...
Endurance Reports $99.4 Million Q3 Loss; Conference Call Details
Nov 7 2008 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported a net loss of $99.4 million and $1.79 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2008 versus net income of $131.4 million and $1.81 per diluted common share...
Validus to Release Q3 Results Today; Conference Call Friday – Details
Nov 6 2008 // Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. plans to release its financial results for the third quarter 2008 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, Thursday, November 6, 2008, a week earlier than...
