You’ve had a motor vehicle accident some time ago when a local character by the name of Fred Fuddle smashed into your rear end but now you’re in the home stretch with his Adjuster, I. M. Strong, and you’re going to be paid for your loss by Strong’s employer, Rock Solid Insurance. A good portion […]

You may be curious as to how I keep track of my net worth updates. It’s actually highly manual and nothing fancy. I simply log into Yodlee account aggregation via Bank of America’s MyPortfolio and copy-n-paste the appropriate balances into this simple Excel spreadsheet file. Then I make a screenshot and post […]

NEW YORK (Reuters)—An Ohio court will hear a motion to compel Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the world’s largest insurance brokerage company, to release documents to state Attorney General Mark Dann, Mr. Dann’s office said Tuesday. Mr. Dann is investigating allegations that Marsh conspired with……Read Full Story on Business Insurance: Breaking News

The U.S. surety insurance market has fully recovered from its slump earlier this decade, and capacity is returning to the market, according to a study by Hartford, Conn.-based Conning Research & Consulting Inc. Along with new capacity, though, is “a renewed appreciation for underwriting discipline,”…Read Full Story on Business Insurance: Breaking News

Lancashire promotes managers

March 27th, 2007

HAMILTON, Bermuda—Specialty insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd. on Tuesday announced a trio of senior management promotions. Simon Burton—previously deputy chief underwriting officer for Lancashire—was appointed deputy chief executive officer of the holding company. At the same time, Mr. Burton was……Read Full Story on Business Insurance: Breaking News

The U.S. civil justice system costs the national economy $865 billion a year, according to a study of U.S. tort costs released Tuesday. “Jackpot Justice,” prepared by the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based free-market think tank, took into account what its authors considered to be……Read Full Story on Business Insurance: Breaking News

DENVER—El Paso Corp.’s cash balance pension plan does not discriminate against the Texas natural gas and pipeline company’s older employees, a federal judge has ruled. Looking at the numerous rulings on the age discrimination issue, Judge Walker D. Miller of the U.S. District Court for the District……Read Full Story on Business Insurance: Breaking News

Sun Life Financial Inc. announced today that it is integrating its brand strategy in Canada to more effectively leverage the Sun Life brand. As part of the integrated strategy, the Company also announced that it is retiring the Clarica name.Sun Life Financial Announces Integrated Brand Strategy In CanadaSource: Yahoo! Finance…Read Full Story on Insurance Life […]

Lidle’s Widow Sues MetLife

March 27th, 2007

The widow of New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle has sued MetLife Inc., claiming she is owed more than $1 million under baseball’s benefit plan.Lidle died in the crash of his small plane into a Manhattan high-rise Oct. 11 and was covered by the benefit plan of Major League Baseball and its players’ association, which […]

Secure Life Settlements™ announced it now offers insurance agents and brokers with financial planning tools for the senior citizen clientele who need to realign their financial and insurance arrangements. The company also offers insurance agents and brokers the most competitive industry compensation available.Secure Life Settlements Provides Insurance Agents, Brokers with Tools to Assist Senior ClientsSource: […]

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