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Vehicle hire excess and travel Insurance specialist Questor Insurance has announced the launch of its new golf travel insurance policy, offering specialised cover for golfing holidays. With Brits taking around 750,000 golfing holidays each year*, Questor Insurance has recognised the need to create a comprehensive travel insurance policy that fully…
On June 12, 2013, 36 graduate students from Norwich University’ s online College of Graduate and Continuing Studies spent six hours working on these and other tough leadership challenges with representatives from a variety of organizations. More than 500 students from around the world had come to Norwich’ s Northfield, Vt., campus for residency conferences.
Security Health, alongside Security Life, has successfully carved a niche in the ancillary benefits space through being nimble and responsive to the needs of its distribution partners. Security Health is excited about the partnership with LiDAC and believes that together they can deliver a quality product with best-in-class service to greatly benefit…
Dallas, TX and Reno, NV July 18, 2013. About Gatekeepers LLC. Gatekeepers LLC. About Excess Loss Insurance Services Located in Reno, NV with additional offices in Raleigh, NC, Excess Loss Insurance Services is a diversified wholesale stop loss brokerage services company, providing alternative funding techniques& marketing, traditional fully-insured…
Really Cheap Car Insurance, a company that is devoted to helping people find the best and most affordable deals on auto insurance, has just launched its brand new and easy-to-navigate website at http://meinsurance.net. The site includes useful tools that help people investigate the different types of car insurance that are available in their specific…
On July 2, 2013, the Rhode Island Supreme Court handed down a decision addressing the issue of uninsured and underinsured coverage. In American States Insurance Company v. According to the Court’ s opinion written by Justice Goldberg, Joann LaFlam was involved in an automobile accident on April 25, 2007.
Of the 3,120 drivers questioned by YouGov for the Admiral Survey of UK Motorists, nearly half admitted to experiencing road rage, with almost a third of these saying they get it more than once a week. Admiral spokesman, James Carnduff, commented, “It’ s bad enough letting yourself be annoyed by other road users, but following them or even worse, reverting to violence is…
July 18– Health insurance benefit proposals for about 2,000 employees of the new Macon- Bibb County consolidated government should be back for review by July 29, with a recommendation ready for current city and county governments to vote on Sept. 3. Since then BB&T has been answering questions from “various interested parties,” he said. The Carl Vinson Institute of…
July 18– Larry Grumet and his wife were trying to be responsible when in the late 1990 s they purchased individual insurance policies to cover the cost of nursing home care they might someday need. State and federal budgets, straining under the weight of skyrocketing health and retiree costs, could face an onslaught of applications for Medicaid, which pays for…
FinanceSpectrum.com financial advice column today issued their observations regarding which travelers and which types of trips would most benefit from having travel insurance, and advised readers to do their own due diligence since the considerations and needs are different for every person and for each trip. The Chicago Tribune published an article…
A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and issuer credit rating of “a” of BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited. The ratings of BOCGL reflect its improved capitalization and leading market position in Hong Kong. As a pioneer in the Renminbi- denominated life insurance in Hong Kong, BOCGL’s co-insurance arrangement…
ITA Cayman Holdings agreed to acquire Standard Chartered Trust Limited, along with their clients from Latin America. According to the company, the ITA Group through its fiduciary arm of ITA Global Trust Company provides trustee and corporate management and administration services to high net worth clients, private trust companies, investment funds and…
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced it has expanded its healthcare industry solutions to help agents capitalize on the burgeoning market. “Innovative technologies, a larger patient population and growth within the in-home medical services are driving dramatic growth in the medical industry,” said Matthew Mitchell, president, Hanover Healthcare, in…
Commercial mortgage loans held by life insurance companies generated a total return of 1.99 percent in first quarter 2013, an improvement over the 1.85 percent return achieved in fourth quarter 2012, according to the LifeComps Commercial Mortgage Loan Index. The LifeComps Commercial Mortgage Loan Index reported that income contributed 1.29 percent…
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Reinsurance in the Philippines, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016” report to its offerings. The Philippine reinsurance segment declined in 2009 as a result of the global economic crisis, before recovering and recording annual growth in 2010 and in 2011. During the review period, the Philippine…
Frias joined Segal Consulting’s New York office in 1998. After a series of promotions, he was named a VP in 2007 and VP and Actuary in 2011. Frias has more than 15 years of experience as a pension and retiree health actuary working with multiemployer and public sector pension and health plans. Frias is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American…
Six Market Vectors fixed income exchange-traded funds have received risk-based capital ratings from the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, it was announced. Ratings assess credit quality of fixed income securities and can allow for favorable risk-based capital treatment when a fund is added to…
Regions Insurance announced it has established a new office in Columbia, S.C. and hired tenured insurance executive Frank Norris to lead the office, its first in the state of South Carolina. According to a release, Norris and his team join Regions Insurance from Frank B. Norris and Co., a Columbia- based insurance and risk management brokerage.
