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 [...]

ET Solar Group Corp. a Nanjing-based solar farm EPC provider and integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (”PV”) products including ingots, wafers, modules, and state-of-the-art dual-axis tracking systems, announced immediate provision of product liability insurance coverage for its PV module customers worldwide.
Arranged by Aon, world’s top insurance brokerage firm headquartered in New York, the cover is provided [...]

The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance announced June 30, 2009, that effective August 1, 2009, real estate title insurance premiums would rise by 10.7 percent overall. Additionally, the remittance rates from title agencies to underwriters increased from 19 percent to 20 percent for residential properties. A new rate schedule has yet to be released.
This ruling [...]

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced that The Company will be participating in the 2009 Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (FPK) Small & Mid-Cap Bank and Insurance Conference being held on June 17, 2009. The conference will be held at The Roosevelt Hotel New York, located in mid-town Manhattan.
AmTrust President & CEO Barry Zyskind is scheduled [...]

The current economic crisis is negatively impacting fire departments in the state of Massachusetts, according to a comprehensive national survey of firefighters from nearly 9,500 fire departments or 30 percent of departments in the country, including 195 fire departments in Massachusetts.
“Supporting Safer Communities: A National Fire Service Survey,” sponsored by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, found [...]

Thunderhead, recognized innovators in document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, today announced that SafeAuto® Insurance Company has selected the Thunderhead NOW platform to streamline the creation and delivery of customer communications across the enterprise.
SafeAuto provides personal auto insurance on a consumer-direct basis exclusively through online and telephone distribution channels. The company specializes in providing low-cost, [...]

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 [...]

Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has announced a significant organizational change that strengthens the company’s leadership team while maintaining Alliant’s commitment to a flat management structure. Effective immediately, Ralph Hurst now directs the company’s retail operations as President, National Brokerage Group, while Sean McConlogue, President, Alliant Specialty Insurance Services, directs [...]

A recent survey of New Jersey auto repair shops conducted by USA/DIRECT Inc., an independent research firm, showed there are significant differences in repair quality, speed of repairs, and customer experience when it comes to how well auto insurance companies provide claim services to policyholders.
In a blind survey, Palisades Safety and Insurance Management Corporation (”Palisades”) [...]

Senior Market Sales, Inc., a leading independent marketing organization (IMO), has partnered with Brown and Brown of California, Inc., dba CalSurance, to offer Errors & Omissions insurance for agents at significantly discounted rates. The initial open enrollment period launched Feb. 2, 2009. Insurance agents who are contracted with Senior Market Sales can now enroll for [...]