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AWAC Reports $114 Million Q3 Net Income; $314.5 Million for 9 Months; Conference Call Details
Nov 9 2006 // Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (AWAC) reported net income of $114 million, or $1.89 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2006 compared to a net loss of $283.4 million, or $5.65 per diluted share,...
PXRE Posts $4.5 Million Q3 Profit; Conference Call Scheduled Today
Nov 9 2006 // The Bermuda-based PXRE Group Ltd. reported net income before convertible preferred share dividends of $4.5 million compared to a net loss before convertible preferred share dividends of $317.3 million in the third quarter...
Henry Scores Historic win Over Istook in Okla. Governor’s Race
Nov 9 2006 // Democratic Gov. Brad Henry’s victory over Republican Rep. Ernest Istook was the biggest landslide in an Oklahoma governor’s race in almost half a century. Henry, a little-known state senator when he upset a...
Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?
Nov 6 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
Are the flood gates open for retaliation claims?
Nov 5 2006 // Retaliation claims have been on the rise for more than a decade. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, only 15.3 percent of the charges of discrimination filed with the agency in 1992 alleged...
Allied World Sets Q3 Earnings Announcement; Conference Call
Nov 3 2006 // Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd. will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, after the market closes. Scott Carmilani,...
Mo. Commissioner Issues New Flood Bulletin on Training for Producers
Nov 3 2006 // The Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration this week issued a bulletin regarding training requirements for insurance producers who offer flood insurance policies through the...
Farmers Dedicates Campus in Agoura Hills, Calif.
Nov 2 2006 // Farmers Insurance Group plans to dedicate a new, 120,000-square-foot agent, claims, leadership and management training facility — The University of Farmers — at a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at 10:45 a.m., Nov....
XL Conducts U.S. Portion of China Insurance Training Program
Nov 1 2006 // Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. has launched the final module of an executive training and development program for China insurance regulators and executives. “The educational initiative, known as the China Insurance...
Crist, Davis Vow Different Approaches if Elected Fla. Governor
Oct 30 2006 // Charlie Crist and Jim Davis agree that three challenges facing Florida are skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates, rising property taxes and public schools that some rank among the nation’s worst. That’s where...
Koches Receives Spirit of Education Award
Oct 30 2006 // Sharon A. Koches is the inaugural winner of the Spirit of Education Award presented by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), honoring her commitment to delivering quality...
N.M. Fraud Bureau Hosts National Fraud Directors Conference
Oct 30 2006 // The New Mexico Insurance Fraud Bureau, a bureau of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Insurance Division, is hosting the 2006 National Insurance Fraud Directors Conference in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 30- Nov....
ACE Posts Record Q3 Net Income of $578 Million; Conference Call Today
Oct 25 2006 // The parade of good third quarter results continues, with Bermuda’s largest insurer, ACE Limited, posting net income for the period of $578 million, compared to a $112 million loss in Q3 2005. Excluding capital losses...
N.C. Honor Heckle as Agent of Year
Oct 24 2006 // North Carolina independent insurance agents received kudos for leadership, service and dedication at this year’s annual convention. At the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina event held Oct. 8-11 in...
PartnerRe Q3, 9-Month Operating Earnings Show Big Gain; Conference Call Details
Oct 24 2006 // What a difference benign weather can make on a reinsurance company’s earnings. Bermuda’s Partner Re Group announced record net operating earnings of $205.052 million, compared to a $345.176 million loss in Q3...
Making Hartford shine again as insurance capital
Oct 23 2006 // While other states from Minnesota to New Hampshire compete to attract the insurance sector by lowering premium taxes and extending incentives, Connecticut thinks it has the best offer: an unmatched talent pool of insurance...
P/C market takes hold of rapidly developing identity theft solutions
Oct 23 2006 // Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with 3.5 times the aggregate losses of all property crimes, such as burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, reported last year. In today’s technology- information-driven...
Market your business skills to clients and prospects
Oct 23 2006 // Insurance agents are a very talented bunch. Over the years, many have fine-tuned the entrepreneurial skills needed to grow their businesses while competing and surviving in an often cutthroat sales environment. Firms in...
AXA Investor Conference Today
Oct 19 2006 // France’s AXA Group will host an investor presentation on the theme “On the road to Ambition 2012” today at 2.30 p.m., Paris time. It will cover the Group’s recent progress in its “Ambition...
Thoits Selected as ESOP Company of the Year, Employee Honored
Oct 19 2006 // Mountain View, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Service Inc. has been named ESOP Company of the Year by The ESOP Association’s California/Western States Chapter. The award was presented at the Chapter Conference meeting...
