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April 25– Apr. 25– MOULTON– The owner of a downtown Moulton restaurant that fire destroyed Monday said he plans to rebuild and will start the process as soon as the site is released by state and local fire officials. Art Moss, who owns Court Street Grill, said he also plans to have rubble cleaned up by May 4 in time for the annual Strawberry Festival on the courthouse…

_ ProAssurance Corp. on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $31.7 million. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $228.2 million. ProAssurance shares have dropped 11 percent since the beginning of the year.

April 25– Apr. 25– PANAMA CITY– Six months post-Hurricane Michael, and many of us still have a Category 5- sized storm raging in our minds. For the News Herald’s last community recovery-focused forum, we are tackling the Hurricane Michael-shaped elephant in the room– mental health and coping. Tickets are also on sale for the News Herald’s next event: Standing Tall, a…

ProAssurance Corporation reports the following results for the three months ended March 31, 2019. All of this overshadows several positive aspects of the quarter, including higher renewal pricing, solid retention of existing business, continued profitability in our Workers’ Compensation Insurance segment, and a recovery of the majority of last quarter’ s…

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced that it is scheduled to release its earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 after market close. In conjunction with its release, Omega will be conducting a conference call on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to review its 2019 first quarter results and current…

–Aflac Incorporated today reported its first quarter results. Net earnings were $928 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, compared with $717 million, or$. 91 per diluted share a year ago. Net earnings in the first quarter of 2019 included pretax net realized investment gains of $103 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared with pretax net losses of $98 million, or…

The Company is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange which, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. and Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., writes property and casualty reinsurance business. Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. and Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. each have an “A-” financial strength rating from…

Haas joined CNA in February 2017 as the Florida Branch Manager with more than 15 years of underwriting and field management experience of insurance industry experience. About CNA CNA is one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance companies. CNA provides a broad range of standard and specialized property and casualty insurance…

–Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication and supply management solutions to healthcare systems, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019. This compares to GAAP net income of $2. 7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2018.. “We believe that customers and the market are embracing our Autonomous Pharmacy…

In collaboration with analytics firm Statista, Forbes selected America’s Best Employers based on an independent survey of a sample of 50,000 people in more than 25 industries who work at companies with at least 1,000 U.S.- based employees. Pete McPartland, Sentry chairman of the board, president, and CEO, said the honor is a true testament to Sentry employees, and…

A bipartisan group of Florida Cabinet members and state lawmakers is demanding that U.S. lawmakers pass a disaster-relief package for Hurricane Michael victims. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and lawmakers said Thursday they were infuriated that the U.S. Congress had failed to pass relief legislation.

AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb+” of Kentucky Growers Insurance Company. The ratings reflect KGIC’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and…

During a Wednesday morning town hall meeting at the Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus, Ernst said the GOP bill offered a supplemental aid package to many areas in the U.S. affected by disasters for the past few years, including the most recent floods in the Midwest, the 2018 California wildfires and the people of Puerto Rico still recovering from…

The Kaiser Family Foundation poll found 68 percent said “no” to the high court dismissing the pre-existing coverage and 54 percent don’t want to see the entire law overturned. Although nearly three-quarters of Republicans said they want the ACA gone, 52 percent want coverage for pre-existing conditions. A federal judge in Texas ruled in December the ACA was…

“Today marks an important milestone in the development of Marsh’ s Proof of Insurance Blockchain platform,” said Sastry Durvasula, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Data& Analytics Officer, Marsh.“ It builds a robust foundation for creating the network of networks that will enable certificate issuance and verification on a much broader scale, while providing…

–CompWest Insurance Company is proud to recognize HUB International as its 2018 Agency of the Year. And we are proud to work with them in offering world-class workers’ compensation products and services throughout California and the West. “Our clients benefit from the relationship and trust we have developed with CompWest and we look forward to presenting…