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Where have all the underwriters gone?

May 21 2007 // The commercial insurance industry is not what it was 20 years ago. Clients present deeper risks and greater needs for cost control, and large brokerage houses and carriers are being challenged to respond. But the challenge...

Agents young and old can benefit from bridging the age gap

May 21 2007 // When many young insurance agents first start working in the insurance industry, they believe success is about making money. While they may focus on developing strategies to reach out to clients, they often do so with the...

Ind. PIA Announce 2007 Award Winners

May 16 2007 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Indiana Inc. (PIA) announced its annual awards on May 10th at the 2007 PIA of Indiana Annual Convention. Each year, PIA of Indiana honors two individuals and one company for exemplary...

Former Students Win $9 Million Settlement in Fraud Case

May 14 2007 // Washington students who alleged they were defrauded by the defunct Business Computer Training Institute have won a $9 million settlement and may get tens of millions more. An insurance company for BCTI, once based in Gig...

Double Duty: Agent-Soldiers Who Serve Their Country and Their Customers

May 10 2007 // Twenty-nine year old Peter Webb served his country in the U.S. Marines for eight years. Since then, Sergeant Webb has spent four years serving small businesses as an account manager and producer for an Oklahoma City...

Flagstone Re to Post Q1 Earnings; Conference Call Details

May 9 2007 // Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced that it will release its results for the first quarter of 2007 prior to the opening of market on Thursday, May 10, 2007. The Company will hold an investment...

PXRE to Release Q1 Earnings; Conference Call Details

May 8 2007 // The Bermuda-based PXRE Group Ltd. will release its 2007 first quarter financial results after the market close today, May 8, 2007. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its 2007 first quarter financial results...

Allied World to Release Q1 Earnings; Conference Call Details

May 8 2007 // Bermuda’s Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 today, May 8, 2007 after the market closes. President and CEO Scott Carmilani and...

“The Big I” State Associations Co-Sponsor Agribusiness Conference

May 8 2007 // “The Big I” associations of Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, and Washingto are co-sponsoring Insurance Skills Center’s Agribusiness Conference in Denver on June 25-26, 2007. The Rocky...

Thinking outside of the box

May 7 2007 // No one knows just how many managing general agencies (MGAs) operate in the United States, but the insurance industry couldn’t survive without them, says Scott Anderson, current president of the American Association...

Violence in schools: Having a plan is key to survival

May 7 2007 // It’s a parent’s worst nightmare: worrying about the safety of a child. But many parents were thrown into that situation on April 16. As the nation well knows by now, on that day, student Seung-Hui Cho unleashed...

Are you truly independent?

May 7 2007 // Given today’s business environment, is it possible for independent agents to truly be “independent?” When we talk about an independent agent, we simply think of a producer who has access to many different...

Max Re Capital Q1 Earnings Report Monday; Conference Call Details

May 4 2007 // Max Re Capital Ltd. will hold an investment community conference call on Monday, May 7, 2007, at 10 o’clock a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s first-quarter 2007 financial results with interested...

Endurance Posts $101.8 Million Q1 Net; Conference Call Today

May 3 2007 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. reported net income of $101.8 million and $1.36 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2007 versus net income of $107.0 million and $1.45 per diluted common share...

Aspen Net Q1 Income up 97% to $121.9 Million; Conference Call Today

May 3 2007 // Bermuda’s Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported that its net income for the first quarter rose by 97 percent to $121.9 million versus $61.8 million for the same quarter in 2006. Other earnings highlights noted by...

Mich. First Mercury Announces 1st Quarter Results, Conference Call Today

May 3 2007 // First Mercury Financial Corp. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Highlights for the quarter include: — Total operating revenues increased 51.6 percent from the first quarter of 2006 to...

Texas’ March Enforcement Actions Lead to $188K in Fines, Restitutions

May 3 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions that became final during March include nine license revocations, four license denials and fines and restitution totaling $188,826. Copies of Insurance...

RenRe Net Income Rises on Investments; Conference Call Today

May 2 2007 // RenaissanceRe reported net income of $190.8 million for the first quarter of 2007 or $2.63 per common share, up from the $178.98 million in the first quarter of 2006. First quarter operating income – which excludes...

CastlePoint Q1 Earnings Report due Tomorrow; Conference Call Details

May 2 2007 // CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. plans to release its fiscal 2007 first quarter results on Thursday, May 3, 2007, prior to the market opening. The Company will also host a conference call and web cast to discuss the results on...

Aspen to Release Q1 Results Today; Conference Call Details

May 2 2007 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its first quarter 2007 financial results today, May 2, 2007, following the closing of the U.S. markets. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its...