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Insurers See Lower 3Q Income, S&P Revises Life Insurer Outlook
U.S. life insurers Lincoln National Corp. and ACE Ltd reassured investors that they have enough capital, but credit rating agency Standard & Poor's cut its outlook for the industry on Friday.
The P
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Greenberg: AIG's Risky Subprime Activity 'Exploded' After He Left
American International Group's (AIG) exposure to the subprime mortgage market that precipitated the government's $85 billion bailout came as a result of business conducted after he left the company, a
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Agency Findings: NASA Buildings in Ohio Didn't Cause Cancer
A federal health agency determined that two buildings at the NASA Glenn Research Center did not cause cancer among its past and present employees, a survey released October 8 shows.
The National I
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Independent Agent 2.0: Branding Through Blogging and Beyond
Real time technology is giving agencies immediate access to carrier information on their clients, allowing agencies to quickly and efficiently transact quotes, billing inquiries, endorsements, loss ru
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Medical Group Earns First Texas Mutual Workers' Comp Dividend
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $282,592 dividend to the Texas Medical Group (TMG) workers' compensation discount program. This marks the group's first dividend.
The group dividend was b
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Medicus Names Johnson Chief Financial Officer
Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance Company has appointed Mark D. Johnson as vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 13, 2008. Johnson succeeds Gerald Whelply, who has resigned fo
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Houston-based General Agency Adds Starmark as a Provider
AMG, an independent privately-owned brokerage general agency based in Houston, has announced it is now managing general agent for Starmark to offer healthcare for small businesses.
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Capitol Names Allen President of Surety and Fidelity Operations
Middleton, Wis.-based Capitol Insurance Cos. ("Capitol") recently announced that Richard W. Allen III, currently senior vice president of Surety & Fidelity Underwriting, has been named president of S
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American National Aiding Clients of Former Agent Accused of Premium Theft
Galveston, Texas-based American National Insurance Company and its subsidiary, American National Property and Casualty Company learned shortly after Hurricane Ike that one of its agents had failed to
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1 Person Killed in West Virginia Mine
A contract worker has been killed at a Massey Energy mine in West Virginia.
State Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama Jarrett says apprentice miner Steven Cain was pinned
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Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia
For the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance shows that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia -- a one in 45 chance.
That's up from a year ago when
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University of Iowa Appoints 14 Member Flood Task Force
The University of Iowa has named a 14-member task force that will assist in planning changes to reduce the risk of future flooding from the Iowa River.
Officials say the flood mitigation task forc
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Media Bloggers Group Launches Liability Insurance Program
Bloggers are getting access to same sorts of training, legal support and insurance available to traditional media organizations.
The New York-based Media Bloggers Association has launched a program
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GOP Candidate Challenges Sen. Kerry on AIG Bailout
Democratic Sen. John Kerry's Republican challenger in Massachusetts called on him to sell any stock he has in insurance giant American International Group and donate all campaign contributions from of
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AIG Crisis Highlights the Need for Insurance Professionalism
American International Group's meltdown may serve at least one (if not more) positive purpose: spotlighting the difference between the insurance professional and the non-professional.
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