(TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (”Kingsway”) announces that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (the “Department”) has completed its review of a proposed RBC plan (the “Plan”) filed by Lincoln General Insurance Company (”Lincoln General”). The Department has determined that Lincoln General’s Plan is satisfactory and may be implemented immediately.
As previously announced, Lincoln General submitted its [...]

Lincoln Financial Group announced that on February 13, 2009, a jury rendered a verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit in favor of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and against three Aegon USA companies: Transamerica Life Insurance Co., Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio. The jury found Lincoln’s [...]

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) announced that Tracy L. Rich will join the company as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective July 1.
Rich’s legal career spans more than 30 years and includes work in both the public and private sectors. As Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, [...]

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas F. O’Neil III, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, to Vice Chairman and Timothy S. Susanin, Vice President and Chief Counsel, to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
Mr. O’Neil, formerly a partner at DLA Piper US LLP, general counsel of the MCI Group and [...]

Lincoln Financial Group will participate in the Annual Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) Conference on March 2-3, 2009, during the following sessions:
Rob Grubka, head of the individual annuity product team for Lincoln Financial Group, will participate in the retirement panel on Monday, March 2, 2009, at approximately 1:10 p.m. ET.
Dennis Catanzano, vice [...]

(TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (”Kingsway” or “Company”) announced that it expects to report a material fourth quarter loss due to underwriting losses at its subsidiary Lincoln General Insurance Company (”Lincoln”), impairments to goodwill, further valuation allowance of future tax assets and net realized losses on investments. All amounts contained within this press release [...]

Hooper Holmes announced the appointment of Mark C. Rosenblum as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He has also been elected an executive officer of Hooper Holmes, Inc.
Mr. Rosenblum has over 23 years of corporate legal experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, including intellectual property, securities, contract, consumer and other class actions, [...]

JHA is pleased to announce that John Cassell, founder and Senior Partner at Spring Consulting Group, LLC, will participate in the 2009 Dynamics Seminar program as a member of the Senior Leadership Panel on Friday, March 6, 2009. In addition, a new session focused on producer/carrier relationships has been added to the agenda on Wednesday, [...]

KPD, the Oregon based insurance and risk management company, announced they have merged with Portland insurance agency Jones Kendall Sauer. The insurance office will be located at One Lincoln Center near Washington Square.
“We are excited about the merger,” said Jim Ginger, President of KPD Insurance. “Jones Kendall Sauer has been providing professional personal and commercial [...]

Kingsway Financial Services Inc (”Kingsway”) announced today that it has cancelled the special meeting of shareholders called for February 10, 2009 as a result of the settlement with Mr. Joseph Stilwell and his associates (the “Stilwell Group”) of the matters giving rise to the requisition for the meeting
The settlement involves the appointment to the Kingsway [...]