Boston College Law School will establish the Francis X. Bellotti Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Program – in honor of Arbella Insurance Group founder and Vice Chairman and former Massachusetts Attorney General Frank Bellotti, a 1952 alumnus – through $3 million in gifts -$2 million from the Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation and $1 million from [...]
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces the addition of North Bay business professional Adam Heher in the company’s Petaluma, Calif. office. Heher has deep ties to the North Bay, having lived and worked in the community his entire life.
Heher joins EPIC as vice-president and will be [...]
Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH – News), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, announced that it is offering individual and family health insurance plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida through the company’s primary retail website, www.ehealthinsurance.com.
Individual and family health insurance consumers in the state of Florida [...]
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited today announced that it has updated its pre-tax loss estimate for the New Zealand earthquake, which occurred in September 2010, from US$20 million to US$53 million, net of reinstatement premiums. This equates to US$47 million post tax. Aspen’s current loss estimate is consistent with an industry loss of NZ$5.5 billion [...]
American Integrity Insurance Company announces its vacant home property insurance policy for Floridians whose existing homeowner’s policy is terminated because they have relocated. There is an emerging trend of increased policy cancellations when a policy holders move from their residence and notify their existing insurance provider of a mailing address change. The change of address [...]
Bakerjian Insurance Services (BIS) has announced the launch of a new insurance product designed to protect lenders against potential damage from repurchase demands. Called “Lenders Misrepresentation Insurance™” (LMI™), the policy compensates the lender if the loan is put back by their investor because of material financial misrepresentation in the borrower’s loan file.
“Lenders are vulnerable to [...]
A survey by the Urban Institute found that 1.9 million seniors found themselves having to choose between buying food and buying medicine. The survey was conducted in 1993—a time when the economy was booming! Due to the current economic woes, it is more difficult than ever for seniors to make it on their own.
“More and [...]
Hughes Insurance, the largest independent broker for car insurance in Northern Ireland, has recorded a number of incidents where motorists have had their insurance policy renewal declined by their existing provider. The incidents indicate that certain insurance providers are ‘redlining’ specific areas in Northern Ireland – including Newry.
‘Redlining’ is the practice of denying services, such [...]
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc, a vertically integrated insurance holding company, announced that it has been named to the Fortune Small Business magazine 2009 ‘FSB 100′ list of ‘America’s fastest-growing small public companies.’ Universal Insurance Holdings ranked #2 on the list, which can be found at the following Web address: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2009/full_list
According to Fortune Small Business, the [...]
In unpredictable economic and financial environment, directors and officers, now more than ever, realize the need for personal asset protection. Travelers Bond & Financial Products introduces its enhanced Broad Form PLUS+SM Directors and Officers Liability policy. When other sources of indemnity are unavailable or unable to respond, this policy offers superior personal asset protection for [...]
