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Lloyd’s Nanotechnology Conference and Report Examines New Risks
Dec 11 2007 // Lloyd’s held its first ever seminar on nanotechnology on Monday, Dec. 10. The conference was organized in cooperation with the Lighthill Risk Network, (http://www.lighthillrisknetwork.org), a non-profit organization...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Hires Cox as Director of Wellness
Dec 3 2007 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers based in San Raphael, Calif., has appointed of Adam Cox as director of wellness, to implement a fitness and wellness program for all employees. In this role, Cox will be charged with...
Best Launches Structured Finance Site
Nov 26 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has launched “Best’s Structured Finance Center,” which it describes as a “web Portal where visitors can view the rating agency’s activities in the insurance-linked securities...
Lloyd’s Conference to Address Opportunities/Risks of Nanotechnology
Nov 26 2007 // The insurance industry is normally concerned with the very large – hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, etc.- but there’s increasing awareness that it should also be concerned about the very small. Nanotechnology is...
Texas October Enforcement Actions Total Nearly $650K
Nov 26 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during October. The actions include a license revocation, a license denials and fines and restitution...
Virtual Conference: Economic Impact from Absence of Hurricanes in Fla.
Nov 26 2007 // Florida has been spared landfall by a hurricane for a second consecutive year, but residents should not be lulled into a sense of false security, cautions Sam Miller of the Florida Insurance Council. The 2007 hurricane...
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...
