A series of town hall workshops will be held this month in Orlando, Tampa and Ft. Myers, Fla. to give employers and employees updated information on the state’s workers’ compensation system and to answer questions about recent rate reductions. The …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a-” to EIG-Ansvar Limited (New Zealand). The outlook for both ratings is stable. The rating reflects EIG-Ansvar’s continuous improvement in operating …
Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has updated its assessment of estimated losses from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Based on the information available and evaluations to date, Aspen estimates that its retained losses from those hurricanes, after recoveries from its …
GAB Robins, an international claims services firm, announced that Alan N. Mansfield has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of the GAB Robins Group of Companies, effective Dec. 5, 2005. Mansfield, who will be based at GAB …
Help is on the way for up to 20,000 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina and other recent disasters, Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced Monday. Under the Mortgage Assistance Initiative, HUD will make mortgage payments for …
Self-Funded Plans Inc., a third-party administration firm specializing in company benefits plan management, announced that William Gorton joined the firm as the new director of sales and marketing. Gorton is expected to position the firm for continued growth in northeast …
The LYNX Services auto physical damage (APD) team, based in Fort Myers, Fla., has collectively achieved the I-CAR Gold Class Professionals training designation in the collision repair industry. The APD team manages the collision claims and repair process for insurance …
Why do sexual harassment claims spike in January? Because the holiday office party is often seen as a “no fault zone” for improper behavior which leads to alcohol fueled incidents that injure both employees and companies. “The corporate holiday party …
An insurance broker-agent has been arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court on two felony counts of financial elder abuse and four felony counts of grand theft following a two-year investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Investigation Division. …
Every year millions of American lives are disrupted by natural disasters ranging from wildfires and floods to hurricanes and tornadoes. But all major disasters have one thing in common: they focus attention on the importance of pre-disaster preparedness and the …