July 6, 2009
Michael Jackson’s untimely death, barely two weeks before he was to begin a long awaited series of 50 concerts stretching over eight months, has been the world’s top story. It’s also a story in London, where rumors, announcements, speculation and …
June 29, 2009
Donald Forsythe and Fred Wilder, founders of Wilder-Forsythe Inc. insurance agency, picked an awful location to sell insurance. The small office building they bought in 1974 in the far-northern New York city of Ogdensburg sits on land, formerly a gas …
June 24, 2009
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Paul Schiavone (40, US citizen) to the position of Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Global Corporate, with immediate effect. He will be responsible for developing and implementing the global strategy of the …
June 24, 2009
A French official said sounds detected by search teams in the Atlantic depths are not those of Flight 447’s black boxes. The aide to France’s top transport official, Jean-Louis Borloo, said the “black boxes have not been detected.” The aide …
June 24, 2009
Emmanuel Albaret has joined Manville, Rhode Island-based insurance agency, Hunter Insurance, Inc. as an account executive. Albaret specializes in commercial lines of insurance. He has seven years of experience in the insurance industry, working previously for two insurance agencies and …
June 22, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit rating of “bb+” of Nigeria’s Continental Reinsurance Plc, both with stable outlooks. “The ratings reflect Continental Re’s insufficient although improving risk management and insufficient security …
June 19, 2009
Air France will compensate the families of the victims of a June 1 crash in which 228 people died, the company’s chief executive said on Friday. Flight AF 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic after …
June 18, 2009
French investigators said Wednesday more than 400 pieces of Flight 447 have been recovered in a painstaking search in the Atlantic but no conclusions have yet been reached in the probe. “If we had concluded or excluded something, we would …
June 15, 2009
Liability Claims to Come Could Exceed $1 Billion, Some Experts Predict The tragic disappearance of Air France flight 447 over the Atlantic early on June 1 remains a mystery. The plane’s 216 passengers and 12 crew members perished as all …
June 15, 2009
Assurex Global Struck Gold with Partners Around the World Assurex Global Year Founded: 1954 Locations: 500 offices on six continents Employees: 20,000 Annual Premium Volume: $28 billion Annual Revenue: $3.4 billion Assurex Global wasn’t fully “global” until the late 1990s, …