HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced that it has acquired VMGU Insurance Agency, a leading underwriter of the lumber, building materials, forest products and woodworking industries. The acquisition, along with recently announced transactions in the Public Risk insurance sector, will further extend HCC’s reach in the specialty commercial package insurance market.
Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, VMGU [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that Pamela J. Penny, Senior Vice President-Finance, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
“As Chief Accounting Officer, Pam Penny will have complete responsibility for the preparation of HCC’s financial statements including signatory responsibility for the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced that Thomas M. Hamilton, 65, has been elected as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
`As a former CEO and a member of multiple Boards of Directors, we feel that Tom Hamilton will bring a wealth of knowledge to HCC. We are very pleased to welcome him [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced that HCC Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bramanti and HCC President and Chief Operating Officer John N. Molbeck, Jr. will be presenting at the Raymond James Boston Fall Investors Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, December 11, 2008, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that HCC Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bramanti will be presenting at the FBR Capital Markets 2008 Fall Investor Conference in New York City on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The presentation by Mr. Bramanti will be accessible through the HCC website at http://www.hcc.com.
Headquartered [...]

The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and non-profit organizations located in Alabama of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes that occurred from April 10 through 13, 2009. The deadline to file an application for physical damage is August 10, 2009.
The [...]

June 29th, CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) received a $1.447 million capital improvement grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund construction of the organization’s new community health center in Kyle, Texas.
“This grant will make it possible for us to build a new health center and expand services to help the medically [...]

Although President Obama has called for affordable, accessible, high-quality health care for all Americans, “There’s no guarantee the legislation will bridge the long term care gap,” says Denise Gott. “Only about 9 million Americans, a fraction of our 300 million plus, have long term care insurance. And among those at greatest risk, 45 and older, [...]

Less than 90 days after abandoning America’s elderly, Conseco Insurance is out with a “white paper” encouraging people to buy supplemental insurance policies, says Frank N. Darras, the nation’s leading disability and long-term care insurance lawyer.
Darras warns against purchasing a supplemental policy from Conseco. In 2008 alone, Conseco was investigated, charged and fined $32 [...]

American Physicians Capital, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Kevin Clinton, and Chief Financial Officer, Frank H. Freund, will speak at the UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference at The Waldolf=Astoria hotel in New York City on February 10, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
This event will be Webcast live with the Company’s slide presentation. [...]