XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd announced that its Environmental division has launched a new commercial business unit dedicated to providing pollution coverages to small and mid-size businesses.
The new Environmental Commercial Business Unit is dedicated to handling pollution insurance requests for small to mid-size businesses, particularly in the construction and [...]

With layoffs on Wall Street and in the corporate sector putting health insurance front and center in the national debate, a group of the country’s leading philanthropies and businesses has joined together with Freelancers Union, a national non-profit organization, to pioneer a new model for providing health insurance to independent workers. Rockefeller Foundation, New York [...]

As a result of the development of a new long-range plan for 15-year-old Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, the firm’s senior management team has announced a series of strategic moves that have focused the Roseville-based company on its core competencies.
CEO George “Mac” McCleary detailed the plan, highlighting the divesture of an insurance brokerage operation and other [...]

Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) announced approval by the New York Department of Insurance to begin offering Life and Disability insurance as part of their broad benefit portfolio. Available through the New York-based affiliate, Anthem Life & Disability Insurance Company, this addition makes Empire a leading information resource and one-stop shop for medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, [...]

Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Non Profit and Employment Practices Liability book of business from AUSCO, a division of Financial & Professional Risk Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Aon Corporation.
AUSCO has been providing management liability solutions for non-profit organizations since 1981. Since 2005, AUSCO and [...]

Great American Insurance Group’s Executive Liability Division is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Non Profit and Employment Practices Liability book of business from AUSCO, a division of Financial & Professional Risk Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Aon Corporation.
AUSCO has been providing management liability solutions for non-profit organizations since 1981. Since 2005, AUSCO and [...]

Kaplan Compliance Solutions a leading provider of services and technology solutions for the insurance and securities industries, introduced a new Cost/Benefit Analysis Tool designed to identify areas of compliance risk and unnecessary costs for insurance and securities organizations.
Kaplan Compliance Solutions recently completed a cost/benefit analysis for a large insurance company and found that the company [...]

Global Strategic Advisors announced today that it has developed a joint venture relationship with HGA-BVI and its affiliates to further build on their relationship in providing alternative risk transfer and captive insurance educational services on a global basis.
Alternative Risk Transfer is the execution of techniques outside of traditional insurance and reinsurance to provide risk-bearing entities [...]

The Co-operative Insurance has launched a new range of specially designed sector-specific, flexible packaged business insurance products.
The range of tailored insurance products have been developed to meet the protection needs of the self employed, shop and salon owners, publicans, restaurateurs, hoteliers, office and surgery owners and residential property owners.
Policy holders will have access to a [...]

IHI provides an explanation on how those hit hardest with the downturn in the economy can access affordable options in healthcare coverage.
Rising unemployment, decreasing coverage from employers, and the high cost of COBRA insurance has more and more people turning to the individual health insurance market. Meant for both individuals, families, and the self-employed, this [...]