SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced that the Company has been authorized by the NYSE to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “SBX.” The Company will move from the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) to the NYSE and expects to begin trading on the NYSE on November 6, 2008. The Company will continue to [...]

American National Bankshares Inc., parent company of American National Bank and Trust Company, today announced third quarter net income of $2.22 million. Earnings per share were $0.36 on both a basic and diluted basis. This net income produced annualized returns on average assets and average equity of 1.13% and 8.72%, respectively. The annualized return on [...]

For the sixth year in a row, MetLife has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRC) 2009 Corporate Equality Index, a rating system for how major U.S. corporations treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees and consumers.
The HRC Corporate Equality Index rated companies on a scale [...]

Employers Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small, U.S. businesses, will review the company’s third quarter 2008 financial results during a conference call and webcast Friday, November 7, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. PST. The webcast will be accessible on the Employers Holdings, Inc. Web site at http://www.employers.com through the “Investors” link.
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A.M. Best Co. has revised the rating outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Southland National Insurance Corporation (Southland National) (Tuscaloosa, AL).
The negative outlook reflects Southland National’s recent decline in capitalization due to impairments in its investment portfolio and lower after-tax [...]