Monthly Archives: <span>February 2004</span>

Max Re Posts $36.4 Million Q4 Net; $120.6 Million Full-year

Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2003 of $36.4 million, or net income of $0.76 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.0 million, or net income of $0.29 per …

Skandia Completes Sale of Japanese Operations to Millea

Skandia announced that the sale of its Japanese operations to Millea Holdings’ subsidiary, The Tokyo Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., has now been completed after receipt of the customary regulatory approvals. The transaction, valued at 20 billion yen, or …

Everest Re Doubles Q4 Net to $121.8 Million; Full-year Operating Income $456 Million

Barbados-based Everest Re Group, Ltd. reported a fourth quarter 2003 net income increase of 119.2 percent to $121.8 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, compared to $55.6 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2002. It …

S&P Foresees Conflict between U.S. Insurers, Reinsurers

According to a new report from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, “reinsurance companies are trailing U.S. insurers in their recognition of inadequate reserves, and as their backing turns to bad debt, conflict will ensue.” “The warning signs are coming thick …

AXA 2003 Revenues Fall to $89 Billion on Dollar Weakness

France’s AXA Group reported total revenues for 2003 of 71.628 billion euros ($89.18 billion) compared to 74.727 billion euros ($93 billion) in 2002. The company said the decrease reflected its decision to exit certain less profitable lines of business, as …

Keenan Appoints Molly Joel Coy to Advisory Board

Keenan, the largest privately held brokerage firm in California, announced the appointment of Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH, to its Advisory Board. Dr. Coye served as the Director of the California Department of Health Services from 1991 to 1993, and …

BenefitMall Completes Acquisition of Colorado Group Services

BenefitMall, one of the nation’s leading broker services companies, announced that it has purchased the assets of Colorado Group Services (CGS), a full-service general agency that has served Colorado’s brokerage community for more than 15 years. As part of the …

Travelers Unveils New Web-Based Ocean Cargo Certificate Capability

Travelers Property Casualty Corp. will now provide Web-based ability to create and print Ocean Cargo Certificates of Insurance to its Ocean Cargo policyholders and their agents. In addition to the anywhere, anytime convenience of a Web-based application, this new on-line …

North American Liability Notes Retirement of Shares of Common Stock

Harold Fischer, CEO of Florida-based North American Liability Group, announced that its two principal shareholders of the company have agreed to retire shares of common stock of the company in exchange for Series B Preferred Shares. Specifically, the company has …

Ky. Agents to be Sentenced for Insurance Fraud

According to the Fraud Investigation Division of the Kentucky Office of Insurance, two individuals have been convicted of committing fraudulent insurance acts. Mark A. Calitri, 34, of Richmond was found guilty of two counts of fraudulent insurance acts over $300. …