Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group today announced that it would continue its sponsorship of the Boston Pops Fourth of July Concert on the Esplanade through 2012, which coincides with the company’s 100th anniversary. The multi-year sponsorship agreement with Boston 4 Productions, the company that produces the event, totals approximately $7 million.
Headquartered in Boston since its inception [...]

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $635,000 in grants to 16 community organizations whose mission includes a focus on advocacy efforts to promote the health care interests of uninsured and low-income residents. The grants, which range from $25,000 to $50,000, will be used to fund core organizational operations.
“There is a strong [...]

In recognition of the holiday season, the OneBeacon Charitable Trust has made a $12,000 donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank, the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country.
Said Carmen Duarte, a member of the OneBeacon Charitable Trust Committee, “At OneBeacon, we are firm believers in [...]

In its 24th year as the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon, John Hancock Financial today announced the signing of Olympic marathoner and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall for the 113th running of the race on April 20, 2009.
The fastest American marathoner in 2007 and 2008, Hall has quickly proven himself as one [...]

First Horizon Msaver has received the 2009 Model Bank Award in Healthcare Banking from Celent, a Boston-based financial research and consulting firm.
First Horizon Msaver was named a model healthcare bank for its Employer Funding Portal, which is used by employers to deposit employee payroll deductions and employer contributions into individual health savings accounts (HSAs).
The [...]

Liberty Mutual, the eighth largest car and home insurer in the U.S., today launched its online “Driver Seat Game,” a flash-based video game that will allow players of all ages to experience first-hand the physical and cognitive limitations that older drivers may experience while operating a motor vehicle. The goal of the game — found [...]

The TriZetto Group, Inc. announced that Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) were the winners of the first annual Integrated Healthcare Management (IHM) Power Awards in the categories of Operational Excellence and Innovation, respectively. The awards honor innovative customers that are demonstrating tangible success in the pursuit of IHM, the systematic application [...]

C.V. Starr & Company, a subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc., is pleased to announce that it will begin offering its Resolute PortfolioSM products, designed specifically for Private and Public Companies as well as Not For Profit Organizations, through Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (Starr Indemnity) for business effective June 1, 2009 and [...]

W. R. Berkley Corporation announced the formation of Gemini Transportation Underwriters, a new division of Carolina Casualty Insurance Group, LLC. Gemini Transportation Underwriters will specialize in underwriting transportation excess liability insurance, such as railroad liability and vehicular coverage.
Rocco P. Modafferi, CPCU has been named president of the new Boston-based division, effective immediately. Mr. Modafferi has [...]

The Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has appointed Ned Moran as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Moran is responsible for ensuring that all information systems and services meet the Bank’s operational and strategic objectives. He has over 23 years of information technology experience in the financial [...]