Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced financial results (in U.S. dollars) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 that rebounded from a first quarter loss. The Company reported net income of $6.3 million or $0.11 diluted per share for the …
In a recent interview, published on the Lloyd’s web site (www.lloyds.com), Enrico Bertagna, Regional Manager for Europe, discussed Lloyd’s present and future plans to expand the London Market’s presence. Europe is a vital region for Lloyd’s and there are plans …
Oklahoma added 22,500 jobs last year as the energy sector fueled an employment growth rate of 1.4 percent, sixth highest among all states, according to a newly released report. “We’re growing 1 percent faster than the national rate,” said Mark …
Jack Byrne’s magic business touch has been all about the basics paired with high drama. Once hailed as the Babe Ruth of insurance, he was the man who long ago saved Geico, the automobile insurer that later became a household …
Subprime and Credit Crisis Filings Show No Sign of Abating Is litigation stemming from the subprime- and credit crisis-related activity increasing directors’ and officers’ insurance premiums? Despite the steady flow of new securities litigation during the first half of 2008, …
Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a …
The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …” The date: 1921. As the saying goes, everything old …
Fuel Economy or Safety? “More people may be looking at small pickups because of rising gas prices. Unfortunately, they won’t find many that afford state-of-the-art crash protection. Most earn dismal ratings for protecting people in side crashes, and all but …
The letter from the Palatine Insurance Co. to the independent insurance agency, written in the dawn of a new century began: “The insurance business is experiencing perilous and unprecedented challenges …” The date: 1921. As the saying goes, everything old …
Fuel Economy or Safety? “More people may be looking at small pickups because of rising gas prices. Unfortunately, they won’t find many that afford state-of-the-art crash protection. Most earn dismal ratings for protecting people in side crashes, and all but …
