Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised to positive its outlook on Morocco-based reinsurer Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR), following the revision to positive of the outlook on the local currency ratings on the Kingdom of Morocco (BBB/Positive/A-3). At the …
Towers Perrin has named Steve Taylor-Gooby as managing director for its Tillinghast business. In his new role, Taylor-Gooby will assume responsibility for establishing overall strategic direction, key investment priorities and positioning for Tillinghast’s global organization. He was previously the Global …
Mich. fugitive convicted of health care fraud, sent back to jail after 17 years Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox recently announced that, after 17 years of being a fugitive from justice, Joel Edward Freedland, D.O., age 57, formerly of Franklin, …
Mich. fugitive convicted of health care fraud, sent back to jail after 17 years Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox recently announced that, after 17 years of being a fugitive from justice, Joel Edward Freedland, D.O., age 57, formerly of Franklin, …
A Morocco, Ind. funeral director faces charges that he pocketed money for prepaid funeral plans instead of forwarding it to insurance companies, state police said. H. Robert Lang, 41, of Morocco, was arrested Friday on 13 felony counts of insurance …
“Disease, kidnap and ransom, and terrorism risks pose the greatest threat to global filmmaking,” according to the 2006 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map published today by Aon/Albert G. Ruben. Aon’s bulletin said “the map, which measures crime and corruption, terrorism, …
The hurricane “season” is largely expected to come to a finish by the end of November, and for the Caribbean and U.S. coastal regions hopefully it has. However, Hurricane Epsilon, the 29th named storm of this extraordinary season, is currently …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has announced that Brett T. Palmer has joined the Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. as managing director of government relations. In his role as managing director, Palmer will represent NAIC members before …
According to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re’s forthcoming sigma report, more than 21,000 people around the world lost their lives as a result of natural and man-made catastrophes in 2004. Economic losses were around $105 billion worldwide, while property insurance …
