May 19, 2000
ebix.com Inc. has entered into a partnership with insuranceOrder.com, the Internet one-stop insurance information and purchasing destination, to offer customers an end-to-end browsing to buying experience for auto insurance. Home, renter’s, life and health insurance will soon be added. Consumers …
May 19, 2000
MetLife subsidiary Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has taken the first step toward offering banking services to customers by establishing a new unit within the company. Judy Weiss, an executive vice president, will head the unit. She will report directly to …
May 19, 2000
Frontier Insurance Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Regency Insurance Company to Tomoka Re Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Tower Hill Insurance Group. Located in Charlotte, N.C., Regency underwrites specialty personal lines and markets non-standard auto and …
May 19, 2000
Travelers Property Casualty has launched a new integrated business system for independent agents. The system exceeds the insurance industry’s standard platform by connecting all aspects of sales and service, allowing agents to cost effectively and efficiently leverage their strength in …
May 19, 2000
Jeffrey W. Greenberg has been elected chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies, succeeding A.J.C. Smith, who is retiring but will retain a seat on the company’s board. Greenberg, 48, became president of MMC in January 1999 and chief executive officer …
May 19, 2000
A Wayne County judge refused Tuesday to throw out a suit against more than 30 gun manufacturers and dealers and seeking $400 million in damages. Circuit Judge Jeanne Stempien denied the motion brought by the manufacturers and dealers to dismiss …
May 19, 2000
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned Thursday without gaining final passage of privacy bills dealing with financial records, telephone calling records and telephone “do not call” lists. The bills were passed last week by the state Senate, but were not brought up …
May 19, 2000
The European Union and China announced early this morning that they had reached agreement on the terms of a trade agreement between them which would lead to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. The end of the marathon talks, …
May 19, 2000
German insurance giant, Allianz AG, will team up with leading network provider Cisco Systems to create new e-Business initiatives for the Allianz Group, which includes U.S. subsidiaries, Fireman’s Fund, Allianz Life, Jefferson Insurance, and recently acquired fund manager Pimco. Cisco …
May 19, 2000
As announced at the beginning of April, the Dutch Association of Insurers (DAI), which represent over 300 Dutch insurance companies, including ING, Aegon, Fortis and others, has formally joined the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC). In a …