Thu 2 Jul 2009
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'B++' (Good) from 'B+' (Good) and the issuer credit rating to "bbb" from "bbb-" of Guam-based Pacific Indemnity Insurance Company (PI), …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Vancouver, Wash.-based Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has named Patrick Winters its first, full-time paid president, effective August 1, 2009. Winters …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
A Federal Court judge in Sacramento, Calif., has ruled that Greyhound could be liable for failing to put seatbelts on its buses. In this case, the plaintiffs were eight passengers who were …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $5.9 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009, the department has reported.
The money …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Members of the Workers' Compensation Action Network (WCAN) have launched a campaign to oppose more than $60 million in new annual workers' compensation assessments being proposed in California. …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
A bulletin from Aon UK in London notes that "financial failure poses the greatest risk to global supply chains," according to 75 percent of the companies who participated in Aon's "2009 Risk in …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Indiana Department of Insurance has issued a warning to Indiana licensed agents to be aware of a potential scam targeting them.
The Department has received reports from other states that …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Aon Limited, the UK subsidiary of Chicago-based Aon, announced the appointment of Rob Brown as CEO, subject to the approval of the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA).
He will continue in …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited has tossed its hat into the ring of potential merger partners for IPC Re. The company announced that it has made an offer to the Board of IPC …
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Thu 2 Jul 2009
Guy Carpenter & Company announced that it has named Henry Keeling as President & Chief Executive Officer of International Operations, effective August 1, 2009.
He will also chair Guy …
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