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Allstate Donates On-line Access of Encarta Africana to Chicago Schools

Nov 19 2007 // Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Insurance Co. recently announced it had made a contribution of a three year subscription to Encarta Africana to all Chicago Public High Schools. Nearly 500 people turned out at Urban Prep...

Insurance Isn’t Dull, Says Kiln’s Creasy

Nov 19 2007 // Kiln’s Chief Executive Edward Creasy in his speech to the Insurance Institute of London (IIL) this week, sent a strong, and much needed message. As reported on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com) , he said...

Recognizing, Encouraging and Nurturing Outstanding Customer Service Reps

Nov 18 2007 // Today’s top CSRs possess indispensable attributes, including good communication skills, trust, integrity, and more Agencies that offer their employees the option of working remotely achieve an advantage when it comes...

S&P to Hold Conferences on European Bank Sector

Nov 16 2007 // Standard & Poor’s announced that it will be holding conferences on the European bank sector across Europe. The meetings will concentrate on “how financial institutions are managing their way through the...

Delaware Auto Rates Available for Comparison on State Web Site

Nov 15 2007 // Updated Auto Rates Available On compare.delawareinsurance.gov Delaware consumers can compare sample auto insurance rates from over 50 companies online via the state’s Insurance Commission Web site. They can then...

XL is Co-sponsor of Second China Leadership Conference

Nov 12 2007 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. will co- sponsor the China Insurance Industry Executive Leadership Program for the second year. The program is designed to identify and develop future leaders among the People’s...

Agency Ideas Newsletter Introduces New Sales Web Site for Agents

Nov 12 2007 // Cary, N.C.-based Agency Ideas, the publisher of Agency Ideas Newsletter, an independent subscription-only sales and marketing newsletter for property/casualty agents, has introduced ProducerIdeas.com, a membership-only Web...

Cincinnati Financial to Present at Credit Suisse Insurance Conference

Nov 9 2007 // Cincinnati Financial Corporation recently announced that the company will participate in the Credit Suisse Insurance and Asset Management Conference. John J. Schiff, Jr., CPCU, chairman and chief executive officer; Kenneth...

Flagstone Re Reports $66 Million Q3 Net; Conference Call Today, Details

Nov 8 2007 // Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $66.2 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, compared to $56.9 million, or...

Calif. AG Files Lawsuit Against PacifiStaff Construction Training Company

Nov 7 2007 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has sued PacifiStaff, a Southern California corporation that trained construction companies to violate workers’ compensation laws by the use of “fake corporations...

Mo. Dept. Hosts Training Course on Insurance Fraud for Investigators

Nov 7 2007 // The Missouri Department of Insurance’s Consumer Affairs Division today announced it will host a training course for state and local government special investigators on Friday, Nov. 9 in Jefferson City at the Harry S....

Assurex Global, National Alliance Create International Insurance Program

Nov 6 2007 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and Assurex Global announced they have partnered to create a strategic initiative focused on “Developing and Managing An International Book of Insurance...

La. Dept. of Labor Gets $10.5 Million to Help with Hurricane Recovery

Nov 6 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Labor has received a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to assist 3,500 citizens in hurricane-affected parishes, the agency reported. LDOL requested the National Emergency...

Max Capital Earnings Announcement Today; Conference Call Details

Nov 5 2007 // The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. will hold an investment community conference call today, November 5, 2007, at 10 o’clock a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s third-quarter 2007 financial results...

Lloyd’s Holds Conference on Terrorist Threats in New York

Nov 5 2007 // Threats from terrorists have become a subject nobody can ignore – least of all the insurance industry. To meet those threats requires knowing who the terrorists are and how they operate. Lloyd’s recent seminar...

Ohio Announces Changes to Agent Continuing Education Process

Nov 5 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that it will no longer require Continuing Education (CE) providers to collect an agent’s Social Security Number (SSN) starting Jan. 1, 2008. The Department said...

Aspen Reports Record Q3 Results; Conference Call Today, Details

Nov 2 2007 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings reported record results for the third quarter of 2007. The Company gave the following highlights: from the earnings report: — Record third quarter net income of $117.2 million...

Okla. Reaches Tentative Settlement Over Tar Creek Superfund Site

Nov 2 2007 // The state of Oklahoma has reached a tentative settlement with a mining company that would provide nearly $65 million to agencies involved in restoration efforts at the Tar Creek Superfund site. A hearing on the settlement...

Insurance Adjusters Working at Site of N.C. Beach House Fire

Nov 2 2007 // The mayor of Ocean Isle Beach says insurance adjusters are on site at the scene of a burned-out North Carolina beach house where seven college students died. Mayor Debbie Smith says the town will keep a police officer...

Texas Sept. Enforcements Result in Nearly $376K in Fines, Restitution

Oct 30 2007 // Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during September 2007 include 12 license revocations, three license denials and fines and restitution totaling $375,983, the Texas...