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, [...]

Hylant Group, one of the nation’s largest privately held commercial insurance brokerage firms, has named Todd Belden to the position of President in their Cincinnati, Ohio office. In his role, Belden will be responsible for the overall management, direction and growth of the office.
Under Belden’s direction and leadership, Hylant will focus on further expansion in [...]

Crump Group Inc.’s Ascensus division announced that it has acquired Baden Retirement Plan Services from Clark & Wamberg LLC. Ascensus is the nation’s largest independent record keeper and administrator for retirement plans in the micro to large market segments and a leading provider of regulatory expertise, plan document services and participant enrollment support. Baden Retirement [...]

WellPoint, Inc. the nation’s largest health benefits company and its affiliated health plans, announced today the expansion of its innovative disease management program designed to help improve the care accessed by members in its affiliated health plans suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a disease that impacts over 5.7 million Americans each year. The Bipolar Condition Care [...]

Home Warranty of America (HWA) announced today that Julie Bareford has been named its “Sales Representative of the Year” for her outstanding performance and revenue share as a sales rep.
Bareford has been with HWA for almost three years as a sales representative and has been voted “Sales Rep of the Month” five times over the [...]

Citizens Republic Bancorp has selected HealthPlus Insurance Company to become its sole health insurance carrier for all active employees and retirees effective January 1, 2009.
Citizens’ 5,000 employees, retirees, and their dependents in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa, will be offered an array of PPO plan options through HealthPlus.
“HealthPlus is an outstanding provider of health insurance [...]

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that the firm’s New York office has significantly deepened its Business Services Department bench with the addition of a team consisting of nine corporate and finance attorneys, four trusts and estates lawyers and one real estate attorney. Stanley E. Bloch, Lawrence B. Brownridge, [...]