Copart, Inc. announced the opening of a new facility in Montgomery, Alabama. This latest addition to Copart’s growing footprint marks the company’s fourth facility in Alabama and the 146th facility world-wide.
Copart CEO and founder Willis J. Johnson said the 20-acre site will serve the southeast corner of the state, decreasing cycle times and reducing storage [...]
The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“USASBE”), the leading non-profit national organization dedicated to training the next generation of entrepreneurs and supporting the vital entrepreneur sector of our nation’s economy, has announced its keynote speaker line-up for its 2009 conference “Advancing Entrepreneurship”.
The keynote speakers will be five prominent venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and [...]
Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey — are leading the United States’ transformation into a global, entrepreneurial and knowledge- and innovation-based New Economy, according to “The 2008 State New Economy Index,” released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The report is being released during Global [...]
Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of software and service solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (”United America”) has implemented Duck Creek’s Policy Administration solution for a number of its Commercial ISO lines products. The PA-based carrier went live within six months with a custom Vacant Property [...]
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced through its U.S.-based Darwin subsidiary, a new program with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. in conjunction with the rollout of Darwin’s nationwide standard market Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) product. JLT will be underwriting on behalf of Darwin on an admitted basis in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, [...]
The VSP Mobile Eyes® program traveled the nation in 2008 providing over $1.8 million in charitable eyecare services and education outreach, including response services to four major disasters. The introduction of a second mobile clinic in June 2008 provided an additional channel to provide for those in need.
The mobile clinics traveled to 62 locations nationwide [...]
Syncora Holdings Ltd. (”Syncora” or the “Company”) announced results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008. The net loss available to common shareholders in the third quarter of 2008 was $1.339 billion, or $29.28 per common share, as compared to a net loss of $89.9 million, or $1.40 per common share, reported [...]
Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced that the operations of Southern United Fire Insurance Company (Southern United), based in Mobile, Alabama, will be consolidated with Hamilton Risk Management (Hamilton Risk), its subsidiary based in Miami, Florida. This is a further step in Kingsway’s strategic plan to ensure that synergies, cost reduction and operational efficiencies are achieved [...]
Employers Holdings, a Nevada-based company whose subsidiaries are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance specializing in small businesses, today announced the completion of its acquisition of AmCOMP Incorporated (http://www.amcomp.com) (”AmCOMP”) (Nasdaq: AMCP – News) in a transaction valued at approximately $223.5 million, including the assumption of approximately $35.1 million in debt. The acquisition expands [...]
Arcadian Health Plan, Inc., announced today the debut of their Medicare Advantage health plans for select counties in California, Missouri, New Hampshire and Virginia, as well as continued expansion into existing markets including Maine and Texas. Its sister organizations and corresponding affiliates also continue expansion in Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. Providing [...]
