Drillinginfo Inc. announced today the appointment of its senior vice president of technology, Mike Couvillion, to door64′ s Software Advisory Council. A 20- year industry veteran with a strong background in software engineering and IT leadership, Couvillion joins other Austin- based technology industry leaders from Dell, Samsung and Bazaarvoice, among…
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Effective June 5, 2013, Brenda E. Richardson, M.D., assumed the chair of Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. She is joined by Erwin A. Stuebner, Jr., M.D. as vice chair and Bruce S. Auerbach, M.D., FACEP secretary. Richardson, Stuebner, and Auerbach have all served on the Board over the past decade,” said Gregg L. Hanson, CEO and president for…
OneBeacon Insurance Group recently announced the winners of its annual college scholarship program. OneBeacon’s scholarship program is managed by Scholarship Management Services ®, a nonprofit scholarship program administrator, and is funded by the OneBeacon Charitable Trust. The OneBeacon Charitable Trust is a tax-exempt private foundation under…
David Dunham Insurance, a Florida insurance agency specialized in homeowners’ insurance solutions, is here to share pool safety tips with homeowners across the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States is drowning. David Dunham Insurance is ready to…
Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, my name is David Min and I am an Assistant Professor at the University of California Irvine School of Law, where I teach and research in the area of banking law and financial regulation. For example, Germany has recently enjoyed relative home price stability and low mortgage delinquency…
The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release:. “Covered California,” the ObamaCare exchange in the Golden State, is headed for a death spiral in which insurance rates become virtually unaffordable, says a just-released paper, ” California’s Coming Health Insurance Death Spiral,” by David Hogberg, Ph.D., senior fellow for health…
Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress would give workers an important new retirement income planning tool and help boost retirement security…
TAMPA, Fla., June 13, 2013– Florida based insurer, HCI Group, Inc., formerly Homeowners Choice, Inc., has won a breach of contract dispute with reinsurance intermediary giant Aon Benfield in which HCI claimed monies were owed under a 2009 revenue sharing agreement. HCI, which primarily provides insurance to Florida homeowners, had engaged Aon, one of the world’s…
As the great holiday getaway approaches, more than half a million Britons are sacrificing foreign holidays in an effort to conserve money, according to the Office of National Statistics. 1st Central Insurance Management Limited, has reviewed the true cost and time implications of summer holiday travel to popular holiday destinations, to establish whether…
A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Arden Reinsurance Company and the ICR of “bbb-” of the parent company, Arden Holdings. According to a release, the rating actions follow the recent announcement that Arden Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement with Enstar…
ACE USA, U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, announced the introduction of a new Contractors Pollution Liability Owner-Controlled Insurance Program for the healthcare industry. “Now more than ever, healthcare reform and the associated increase in demand for cutting-edge healthcare services continue to drive healthcare construction…
TigerRisk Partners, a broking and risk/capital management firm, announced that James F. Dowd, one of the founders of Odyssey Re, will lead TigerRisk’s expansion into international markets. Dowd began his insurance industry career in 1971 as general counsel at Skandia America Group where he ultimately became CEO in 1984. From 1993 to 1995 he was Chairman and…
Cigna’s Return and Receive program and creation of the Disability Management Pharmacist role earned the highest honors in the categories of Disability and Rehabilitation Case Management Programs at the Fourth Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards, created by publisher Dorland Health. In addition, Cigna case manager Jennifer Maxeiner won the individual…
Made up of a team of experts in Life, Long Term Care, Medicare Supplements, Annuities, and Disability Income, the insurance marketing organization’ s website successfully represents each division individually. Also available are“ Long Term Care Tools” like LTC Certification, NFBA Discount Program, Cost Comparison and a brand new blog, written by Angie Hughes, a…
The New York Life- AARP customer contact center has been certified as a Center of Excellence for the tenth year in a row by BenchmarkPortal, a leading contact center research and consulting organization. “New York Life- AARP is the first contact center to be certified as a Center of Excellence for ten consecutive years,” said Bruce Belfiore, BenchmarkPortal CEO.“ A…
CRC was selected #1 out of 4,500 approved USAA contractors in 2013. The company handled over 1,700 claims without any customer complaints or concerns. CRC is one of the oldest preferred contractors for USAA. We work timelessly around the clock to insure all USAA members receive the absolute best service possible.”.
Iscential CEO, Warren Barhorst becomes a Regular Guest on Internet Radio Program, “Bring On Success”
Texas entrepreneur, Iscential CEO and past member of Texas A&M’ s famed 12th Man Kickoff team, Warren Barhorst, has been a frequent guest on KGCP Internet Radio’ s Sunday morning program,“ Bring On Success”. Barhorst is the founder and CEO of Iscential, a Texas- based risk management and insurance firm. In 20 years, Iscential has grown from zero clients to more than 60,000…
According to SNL Insurance’s latest report: Allstate’s ad spend increased 14.8% year over year to $828.8 million, while State Farm reduced its advertising expense 4.4% from the year before to $777.9 million… Excerpt: Much of the advertising spending has gone into re-branding Esurance as “Insurance for the Modern World” while associating Esurance with the…
A Camden County, N.J., man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for organizing a plot to sink his fishing boat off the coast of Cape May, N.J., in August 2009 to collect $400,000 from an insurance company…
