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Avid Biker, U.S. Transportation Chief Sends Helmet Legislation to Congress
Feb 14 2008 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today sent legislation to Congress that she said seeks greater flexibility for states to target one of the leading causes of motorcycle deaths across the nation – riding...
Firms Use Employee Codes of Practice to Address Third Party Ethics
Feb 13 2008 // The most common method for handling third party ethics and compliance issues is to adopt and stick to a code of practice or policies that governs the manner in which a company’s own employees deal with third parties,...
National Guard Truck Flips Over on Way to Tenn. Tornado Disaster Site
Feb 12 2008 // A Tennessee National Guard truck on the way to help tornado recovery efforts in Macon County turned over on the side of Interstate 40. Randy Harris, a guard spokesman, said the five-ton truck was among other engineering...
Outreach Training
Feb 10 2008 // Over the next several months, DHS is going to conduct outreach training across the country because, in the words of DHS Secretary Chertoff, “the NRF does not come to be born in one fell swoop. It’s a birthing...
Agog About Blogs
Feb 10 2008 // The risks for professional liability gain momentum from this new communications medium The new medium of blogging is changing the way communication is done today with respect to both individuals and the corporate universe,...
Revells Joins Universal’s Arizona and Nevada Operations
Feb 8 2008 // Wanda Revells, CIC, has joined Universal North America Insurance Co. as assistant vice president of marketing and agency relations for Arizona and Nevada. She will oversee development and execution of market strategy to...
India’s Insurance Industry Faces Talent Shortage
Feb 8 2008 // It may come as a bit of a shock, but India, the country that’s become synonymous with out-sourcing, is facing a talent shortage. According to the Darwin Rhodes Group, India’s only specialist insurance...
Aspen Posts $489 Million FY Net; Q4 $135 Million; Conference Call Today
Feb 7 2008 // The subprime mortgage crisis that has dragged down the profits of many insurers, especially in the fourth quarter of 2007, doesn’t seem to have affected Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The Bermuda-based Company...
Willis Reports Q4, FY Earnings; Conference Call Today
Feb 7 2008 // Global broker Willis Group Holdings reported fourth quarter and full year revenues that were slightly less than those posted in 2006, even though gross revenues from commissions and fees were somewhat higher. Net income...
Endurance Posts $521 Million FY Net, Despite Q4 Drop; Conference Call Today
Feb 7 2008 // Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported net income of $152.5 million and $2.18 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $198.8 million and $2.70 per diluted common share in...
XL Confirms $1.06 Billion Q4 Loss; FY Net $360.4 Million; Conference Call Today
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. reported a net loss to ordinary shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 of $1.06 billion, or $6.01 per ordinary share, compared with net income of $471.1 million, or net income...
ACE FY Net Up12% to $2.578 Billion Despite Q4 Losses; Conference Call Today
Feb 6 2008 // ACE Limited’s earnings report showed a 14 percent drop in fourth quarter net earnings to $572 million, down from $665 million in the same period of 2006. The Company posted Q4 investment losses of $134 million....
Aspen to Release Earnings Today; Conference Call Details
Feb 6 2008 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2007 financial results today, Wednesday, February 6, 2008, following the closing of the U.S. markets. The Company will hold a conference call to...
Endurance Q4 Earnings Announcement Today; Conference Call Thursday
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. will release its fourth quarter 2007 financial results today, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 after the close of the financial markets. On Thursday, February 7, 2008, Kenneth...
RenaissanceRe Q4, FY Earnings Decline on Writedowns; Conference Call Today
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda’s RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. reported $186.2 million in fourth quarter operating income, which excludes capital gains/losses, available to common shareholders, compared to $198.6 million in the fourth...
PartnerRe Earnings Announcement Today; Conference Call Details
Feb 4 2008 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. will announce its fourth quarter 2007 and full year results after the market close today, February 4, 2008. Senior management will conduct a dial-in conference call, which will include a...
AXIS Capital Earnings Announcement Today; Conference Call Details
Feb 4 2008 // Bermuda’s AXIS Capital Holdings Limited will announce its fourth quarter 2007 and full year results after the market close today, February 4, 2008. John Charman, CEO and President, and David Greenfield, CFO, will...
Former Hurricane Program Manager to Head Ala. Emergency Agency
Feb 1 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley appointed Brock Long to serve as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Long has served in emergency management at the state and federal levels specializing in hurricane planning and...
TDI December Enforcements Result in Nearly $1.6M in Fines, Restitution
Jan 31 2008 // Enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance December 2007 resulted in eight license revocations, four license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $1,591,264, the department reported. An order...
Everest Re to Announce Q4 Earnings Today; Conference Call Details
Jan 30 2008 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, Ltd. will release its Fourth Quarter 2007 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE today, January 30, 2008. The Company will hold a conference call discussing the results at 8:30...
