A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Island Heritage Insurance Company Ltd. (Island Heritage) (Cayman Islands) remains unchanged following the recent announcement that ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd. (ACE Bermuda), a member of the …
Mark Potter, special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Stephen Cooper, chief of the Connellsville Police Department, recently announced the arrest of Harry Collins on state charges …
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Carl Truscott and Michael Schlatman, president of the International Association of Arson Investigators, announced the launch of a new online learning program for fire investigators called CFITrainer.net. CFITrainer.net will provide affordable …
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has signed an Executive Order declaring an emergency across the state as reservoirs, rivers, and streams fill with the highest spring runoff levels in nearly three decades. “We’re taking action now to save precious time …
As part of its continuing investigation into the boiler explosion aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line vessel NORWAY while moored in Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, the National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release a series …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Very Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb” of The Egyptian Reinsurance Company (Egypt Re) (Egypt). The outlook for both ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Egypt Re’s …
Warmer temperatures don’t just cause spring fever. They herald in the beginning of the annual home shopping season. With more people looking at homes now than at any other time of the year, consumers need to make sure they ask …
In a speech to business leaders Tuesday at Town Hall Los Angeles, The Allstate Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Liddy called for greater public and private sector dialogue toward protecting consumers in the wake of natural disaster, …
Seattle-based SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. For the first quarter of 2005, net income was $2.7 million or $0.18 per share on a diluted basis. For three months ended March 31, …
AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) has been selected to present its approach to terrorism risk modeling at a conference sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. AIR will explain how the insurance industry and government organizations are using catastrophe risk models …