The Worcester Business Journal today recognized Unum as the 2009 Corporate Citizen of the Year. The award is part of the publication’s Business Leaders of the Year awards program, which highlights admirable businesses and business leaders in Central Massachusetts.
“We give out the Corporate Citizen of the Year award to celebrate the businesses that demonstrate that [...]

Fifth Third Processing Solutions is pleased to announce that Wright State University has signed a contract to begin offering Fifth Third Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to its employees. Wright State University, located in Dayton, Ohio, employs more than 2,400 faculty and staff, serving nearly 17,000 students and offering more than 100 undergraduate and 50 Ph.D., [...]

U.S. affiliate of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. and the University of Rhode Island Foundation (URIF), on behalf of the University’s Graduate School of Oceanography (URI-GSO), today announced the awarding of $630,000 to support innovative atmospheric hazards research being conducted at URI. The two-year grant, one of the largest corporate research awards the University [...]

National trends indicate that higher percentages of students enrolled in K-12 schools will be from communities underserved by the public educational system. This growing population of students is less likely to graduate from high school, enroll in post-secondary education and complete a college degree.* As such, Travelers announced its newest Education Access Initiative partnership [...]

Centene Corporation announced that an agreement has been reached between University Health Plans, Inc. (“UHP”) and Amerigroup New Jersey, Inc. (“Amerigroup”), resolving the litigation regarding the sale of certain UHP assets to Amerigroup. Under the settlement agreement, the parties will move forward with the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to be [...]

Allstate announced it has selected Matthew Winter, 52, as president and chief executive officer of Allstate Financial. Winter will be responsible for leading Allstate Financial’s effort to provide life insurance and retirement products to middle-income Americans. He will serve as a member of the corporation’s senior management team, reporting to Thomas J. Wilson, Allstate’s chairman, [...]

enkins Insurance Group, a Leavitt Group affiliated agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott W. Reynolds as a Vice President. Scott will lead Jenkins’ new Energy Practice with a focus on the Renewable Energy industry.
Reynolds has been in the insurance industry for 28 years with extensive experience in the Energy field. He was [...]

After thorough review of multiple agency management platforms, AgencyWorks receives a formal endorsement from National Brokerage Consortium (NBC) as the common platform of choice for all NBC members.
According to NBC Secretary Pete Caneer, “In world, insurance companies are looking for efficiencies from the national marketing organizations (NMOs) they deal with. If an NMO adopts a [...]

Farmers Insurance Group announced it has launched its latest Hispanic advertising campaign titled “Force Field” that includes TV, radio and rich media – all produced by U.S. Hispanic Agency of Record Accentmarketing.
Force Field’ is a visual representation of finding the right fit when it comes to providing individualized insurance coverage that’s right for each person,” [...]

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to its Board as independent directors. Both will serve as Class II Directors.
Michael Butt, Chairman of AXIS Capital, said: “We are delighted to welcome Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to AXIS Capital’s Board of Directors. [...]