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Damien Bullard finally opens his services to new dealerships and auto groups. Damien Bullard has spent the last 10 years working, growing and branding some of today’s most impressive dealerships and dealer groups from behind the scenes. Damien Bullard has helped 100′ s of dealerships nationwide uncover massive amounts of revenue by simply rethinking their…

TIG Advisors, LLC a stockholder of Altera Corporation, called on fellow stockholders to join TIG Advisors in voting“ AGAINST” Altera’ s Lead Independent Director T. Michael Nevens at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on Monday, May 11, 2015. TIG Advisors is taking this action in light of the Altera Board of Directors’ failure to…

–John Hancock Insurance today announced a strategic relationship with Synodex, a division of Innodata Inc.. John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife, a leading Canada- based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Operating as Manulife in Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United…

–Ally Financial and Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. today announced that Ally will become the preferred financing source for Mitsubishi Motors in the U.S., replacing the brand’s captive finance company, Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America, Inc. The agreement broadens the existing relationship between Ally and MMNA, continuing to make Ally’s full…

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the’ BB’ long-term Issuer Default Rating of Fidelity& Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc. and the’ BBB’ Insurer Financial Strength ratings assigned to F&G Life Holdings’ insurance subsidiaries, Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Co. and Fidelity& Guaranty Life Insurance Co. of New York. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A complete list of ratings is…

“Deric’s C-suite experience will help shape our solutions to fit the needs of similar executives and large corporations who are looking for tax advantaged retirement, benefit and estate planning strategies,” explained Jason Zimmerman, Senior Managing Director. Prior to joining Schechter, Deric served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment…

Newfleet is an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. that manages more than $12 billion of fixed-income assets. In addition to being the sector head for distressed credit in the multi-sector portfolios, Tai will manage the Virtus Credit Opportunities Fund 1, a new open-end mutual fund for which Virtus recently filed a registration statement with the…

April 27– During a sometimes emotional hearing in November 2009 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento, a beleaguered Abolghassem “Abe” Alizadeh defended himself as an honest businessman victimized by a bad economy and an inability to secure favorable financing for his companies. Alizadeh’s holdings included two upscale restaurants in Roseville, as well…

Previous Business Challenges Faced by Nextep:• Nextep’s chart of accounts had to be maintained at the entity level.• Nextep’s finance and accounting department was using Excel heavily in modifying and analyzing financial reports.• Nextep was forced to access each legal entity separately to book activity and inter-company transactions.

Prudential Financial, Inc. announced today a $1 million grant to the National Organization on Disability, a nonprofit that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’ s 56 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. The grant, provided through The Prudential Foundation, will help cover the start-up costs for…

April 27– Popular 529 education savings plans are even more improved, thanks to Congress’ exerting some rare common sense. The bill, H.R. 1928, the Empowering Parents to Invest in Choice Act, also raises annual contributions to Coverdell ESAs from $2,000 to $15,000. Your kid’s 529 college savings plan is considered a marital asset and should be included as part of…

Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, today announced the launch of Marsh Cyber Monitor and Marsh Cyber View, new cyber risk assessment services to help the risk management community effectively understand, measure, and manage their cyber risk. These offerings are part of a broader effort by Marsh to integrate its industry-leading…

Preferred Concepts, LLC, www.preferredconcepts.com, a leading program underwriter and specialty insurance broker, announced Monday that Catherine Pipitone has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and Director of Customer Services. Prior to joining Preferred, Cathy managed the New York office for Kevin Davis Insurance Services.

Michigan drivers pay more than double the national average, while North Carolina drivers pay 41% less than the national average. “Michigan is the only state where car insurance includes unlimited lifetime personal injury protection, so that’s a major reason why car insurance is so expensive in Michigan,” according to Laura Adams, insuranceQuotes.com’ s senior…

Combined Insurance, a leading provider of individual supplemental accident, disability, health and life insurance products, and an ACE Group company, continued its commitment to support our military servicemen and women with its recent donation of $30,000 to Luke’ s Wings, a national organization dedicated to helping soldiers who have been wounded in battle.

April 27– Smithfield is getting creative to curb a spike in the cost of providing health insurance to its workers. On July 1, barring any changes, it would cost 16 percent more for Smithfield to provide the exact same coverage to employees, according to the town’s insurance broker, Mark III Employee Benefits. Smithfield considered switching insurers, Town Manager…