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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...
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Oct 27 2007 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Glendale Legal Unit B appointed Katherine Harvey-Edwards to attorney-in-charge. Harvey-Edwards brings 16 years of legal experience to her new post. She was hired as...
How to put the brakes on truck crashes
Oct 27 2007 // Drivers of large trucks and other vehicles involved in truck crashes are 10 times more likely to be the cause of the crash than other factors, such as weather, road conditions, and vehicle performance, according to a study...
Lack of Funding Halts Buyout of Homes in Okla. Superfund Site
Oct 26 2007 // The panel in charge of a federally funded buyout of homes located within the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Oklahoma has stopped making offers to homeowners because of a lack of funding, an official said. The Lead-Impacted...
Feds Push for Airline Safety Yields Runway and Training Upgrades
Oct 24 2007 // Several dozen airports painted brighter runway markings, airlines began new pilot training and regulators agreed to order clearer taxiing instructions as part of a two-month industrywide effort to improve U.S. aircraft...
Burns & Wilcox Appoint Liverance Director of Talent Acquisition
Oct 23 2007 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox recently announced that Steve Liverance has joined the company as director of talent acquisition. Liverance is responsible for developing and implementing a company-wide...
Head of Ala. Teachers Group Concerned About Coastal Insurance Bill
Oct 22 2007 // The head of Alabama’s teachers’ organization is concerned that legislation designed to improve the availability of insurance along the Alabama coast could have another effect – eliminating tax dollars for...
Everest Re to Release Q3 Earnings Today; Conference Call Details
Oct 21 2007 // Bermuda’s Everest Re Group will release its third quarter 2007 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE today, October 22, 2007. A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time...
Lloyd’s Launches Recruitment Program
Oct 18 2007 // Lloyd’s has announced the launch of its new graduate recruitment program in an expanded effort to “recruit fresh talent and ideas to the insurance industry.” The program is scheduled to run for 18 months...
Effective Date Approaching in Okla. for New Resident Producer Rule
Oct 15 2007 // Rules affecting new resident producer license applicants in Oklahoma will be implemented Nov. 1, 2007, the Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced. Beginning on that date applicants for a resident producer license must...
Mass. Agents Launch Site on Mandatory Health Insurance Law
Oct 15 2007 // In an effort to clarify business and individual responsibilities under the Massachusetts Health Reform Act, the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters (MassAHU) has launched the Web site at...
Aug. Enforcement Actions in Texas Result in $205K in Fines, Restitution
Oct 12 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance enforcement actions that became final during August 2007 include five license revocations, a license denial, and fines and restitution totaling $205,428, the department reported. An order...
W. Va.: Second Phase of DuPont Waste-Site Lawsuit Goes to Jury
Oct 11 2007 // The second phase of a class-action lawsuit against DuPont has gone to the jury, which must decide whether thousands of West Virginia residents deserve medical monitoring because of exposure to contamination from a waste...
N.Y. City Restarts Site Inspections, Uncovers Safety Problems
Oct 10 2007 // The New York City Fire Department has uncovered more than 120 fire hazards and shut down construction sites at twice the normal rate since it restarted its inspections program less than two months ago. After a deadly blaze...