Aviva plc, the U.K.-based savings, investments and insurance group, announced that Group Chief Executive Richard Harvey intends to retire July 11, 2007. The Company’s Board of Directors has named Andrew Moss, currently Aviva’s finance director, to succeed him. Under Harvey’s …
By Jenny Barchfield (AP) The chief of the United Nations’ effort against climate change said Monday there is widespread recognition of the seriousness of global warming but a lack of leadership has created a sense of helplessness. Yvo de Boer, …
Customers of the state’s largest insurer, Citizens Property, would be spared a recent proposed 55 percent increase and see their rates frozen for a year under a massive bill proposed Monday by a state legislative committee. The measure, written by …
Employers help staff gain college credit with valuable insurance classes. San Francisco, CA — The California Insurance Careers Program and the state’s community college system are offering insurance employers a unique opportunity to send their staff ‘back to school’ starting …
CNA has enhanced Epack, its management and professional liability package policy, to create Epack EZ. Targeting companies with less than 50 employees and $10 million in assets, Epack EZ offers a stand alone employment practice liability (EPL) policy or combination …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Financial Profiles, Inc. located in Coral Springs, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Financial Profiles, Inc. is a specialty retail life insurance agency that specializes in life policies, …
Argonaut Group Inc., based in San Antonio, announced that Gregory M. Vezzosi has joined the organization as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Vezzosi will report to Mark E. Watson III, president and chief executive officer. Watson said Vezzosi …
QualCorp, Inc. announces that they have just released a reporting tool that makes the on-going chore of mining data out of the industry’s most widely used agency management systems straight forward and simple. By using a simple 6-step query/filter process …
Some Californians are refused individual health insurance policies even if they are in good health and can afford coverage because of their jobs and use of certain medications, according to a published report. Such considerations by health insurers are legal, …
Insurance companies would be required to cover gastric bypass surgery for morbidly obese residents under a bill the Utah Legislature will consider in the session that begins Jan. 15. A 386 pound man, Jeff Haaga, urged Rep. Steve Mascaro, R-West …
