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At the SAP Financials 2012 event in Las Vegas, March 13-16, attendees can visit Excel4apps at Booth 470 to explore how GL Wand fosters efficient reporting and better data visibility using a direct link between SAP Financials and an Excel-based interface, without the need for a data warehouse, additional hardware or programming support. Scheduled for March 15…

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies ® is proud to participate in the first-ever National Tornado Preparedness Summit March 11-13 in Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Attendees and the public are welcome to come by and tour the MCC which will be located on Robinson Street, just north of the Cox Convention Center. “

Scottish Re Group Limited announced that the tender offer made by the Company pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, dated February 10, 2012, and the related Letter of Transmittal, dated February 10, 2012, expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on March 9, 2012 pursuant to the terms of the Offer. UBS Investment Bank served as Dealer Manager and D.F.

Prudential Group Insurance, a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. has named Jim Pogue vice president, Group Life Products. “Jim brings a wealth of group insurance management experience to his new role, including a proven record of achieving business results in a highly competitive environment,” says Jim Gemus, senior vice president, Prudential Group…

Prudential Investments is the mutual fund family of Prudential Financial Inc. and offers funds across a range of asset classes and sectors, including equity, fixed income, real estate and specialty securities. It is managed by Jennison Associates, a leading active equity manager since 1969. Prudential Jennison 20/ 20 Focus Fund, which won for 10- year…

Invesco and Harvest Properties were represented by Josh Rowell and Craig Kalinowski, also of Cornish and Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank. Parkside Towers, located at 1001- 1051 East Hillsdale Boulevard in Foster City, was acquired by Invesco Real Estate in 2008. Joint venture partner Harvest Properties provides property and construction management…

Five Star Professional Programs™, a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc., one of the nation’s largest insurance wholesalers, has teamed up with Allied World to provide E&O coverage for lawyers in Illinois. Allied World offers competitive rates, expert claims handling, loss control and risk management resources and the availability of privacy/cyber…

Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company has been assigned an “A” financial strength rating with a stable outlook by A.M. Best Company, a change from its previous “A+” rating. A.M. Best also assigned KFB Mutual Insurance the issuer credit rating of “a+” with a negative outlook, a change from its previous rating of “aa-.” Offsetting factors noted by A.M. Best include KFB…

Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of core system software to property and casualty insurers, announced its financial results for the quarter ended January 31, 2012. We continue to see momentum across all three of our main application offerings, including sales to both new and existing customers, “said Marcus Ryu, Chief Executive Officer of Guidewire…

Genpact Limited, a global leader in business process and technology management, announced an agreement with Ironshore, a leading provider of specialty lines insurance. “Genpact’s deep domain expertise in insurance operations and approach to process transformation enables Ironshore to deliver best-in-class support services,” said Mitch Blaser, CFO/COO…

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America today named Dan Krueger as assistant vice president for Variable Annuity products and In Force Management, Karen Gemmill as assistant vice president for Fixed Index Annuities and Life Insurance products, and Lisa Hoene as assistant vice president of Market Management. “Dan, Karen and Lisa are instrumental in…

Additionally, A.M. Best has affirmed the FSR of A- and ICR of “a-” of Brokers National Life Assurance Company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the debt rating of “a-” on the $50 million 8.20% surplus notes, due 2026 of Union Central. A.M. Best also notes that UNIFI maintains a favorable business profile complemented by a unified branding strategy, improved economies of…

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and issuer credit ratings of “a” of the core U.S. life/health insurance subsidiaries of Unum Group. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of “bbb” of Unum as well as all existing debt securities issued by the organization. A.M. Best notes that Unum’s core business lines are generating strong earnings…

–California Statewide Communities Development Authority series 2012 A,’ A+’;. –California Statewide Communities Development Authority series 2012 B-E’ A+/ F1′;. In addition, Fitch affirms the’ A+’ and’ A+/ F1′ ratings on Kaiser’s approximately $5.7 billion in outstanding parity debt and affirms the’ F1′ rating on the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals commercial paper program.

This month, nearly 600,000 Cigna customers across the country will receive an important message in the mail as the company rolls out its award-winning Colorectal Cancer Screening Program for the seventh year. Individuals covered by a Cigna medical plan who are 50 years of age or older, and whose claims data indicate they are overdue for a colorectal cancer…