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CNA Announces Enhancement to Its Coverage for Precasters

Business Wire | 13 hours 1 minute ago

CNA recently announced an enhancement to its current coverages for precasters – the Concrete Product Rework endorsement which will reimburse precasters for expenses arising out of the removal, repair or replacement of defective precast concrete products.... (more)


NYMAGIC, INC. Announces Management Succession

PRNewswire | 13 hours 1 minute ago

NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NYMAGIC, INC. (NYSE: NYM) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, A. George Kallop, intends to retire on April 2, 2010.  He will be succeeded by George R. Trumbull, currently a Director of the Company, and formerly the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who was elected to the position of Senior Executive Vice President of the Company, effective today, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective April 2...... (more)


Haights Cross Communications Emerges from Chapter 11

Business Wire | 1 day 15 hours 1 minute ago

Haights Cross Communications, Inc. (“HCC”, and together with its U.S. subsidiaries, the “Company”) announced today that it has successfully emerged from Chapter 11 protection approximately 60 days after filing its prepackaged plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) and related petitions. As previously announced, the Plan was confirmed by the court on February 24, 2010.... (more)


Thomas White, President and CEO of Farmers Life Insurance Company, Announces Appointment of Brian Fitzpatrick to Vice President of Life Sales

PRNewswire | 1 day 16 hours 31 minutes ago

SEATTLE, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Life Insurance Company President and CEO Thomas White announced today the appointment of Brian Fitzpatrick from Executive Director of Life Sales to Vice President, Life Sales.... (more)


Aberdeen Group Announces Prestigious Award Nominations for Industry Excellence in Human Capital Management

MarketWire | 1 day 17 hours 1 minute ago

BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/11/10 -- Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), today announced the nominations for their annual industry achievement award for excellence in Human Capital Management. The award winner will be chosen from five industry categories and awarded onsite at the Aberdeen ... (more)


RenaissanceRe Provides Initial Estimate of Impact from the Chilean Earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia

Business Wire | 1 day 21 hours ago

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) today announced that based on its initial assessment, the impact of the Chilean earthquake and windstorm Xynthia on its financial results (net of reinstatement premiums, retrocessional recoveries and noncontrolling interest) will be significant and could be material. However, based on a review of the information currently available to the company, and subject to a range of current estimates and assumptions, the company currently expects to report a prof...... (more)


Everest Re Group Provides Preliminary Loss Estimates for the Chile Earthquake and the European Windstorm Xynthia

Business Wire | 2 days 13 hours 1 minute ago

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announced today that its preliminary loss estimate for exposures relating to the earthquake in Chile is $225 million. In addition, the Company estimates its loss for expected claims from the European Windstorm Xynthia to be approximately $25 million. Both of these loss estimates are being provided net of tax and reinstatement premiums.... (more)


PartnerRe Ltd. Prices $500 million in 5.50% Senior Notes due 2020

Business Wire | 2 days 13 hours 1 minute ago

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A.M. Best Places Ratings of Tenet Insurance Company Ltd Under Review With Positive Implications

Business Wire | 2 days 14 hours 31 minutes ago

A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Tenet Insurance Company Ltd (Tenet) (Singapore) under review with positive implications.... (more)


Critical Alerts for General Electric, MGM Mirage, Nabors Industries, ACE, and STEC Released by Seven Summits Research

PRNewswire | 2 days 20 hours 31 minutes ago

CHICAGO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for GE, MGM, NBR, ACE, and STEC.... (more)


Shareholders Foundation Announces Investor Lawsuit Against Zenith National Insurance Corp. Board

MarketWire | 2 days 20 hours 31 minutes ago

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/10/10 -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit has been filed in California State Court on behalf of current investors in Zenith National Insurance Corp., who purchased their ZNT shares before February 18, 2010, alleging that the defendants' attempted to sell Zenith National Insurance to Fairfax Holdings Limited and Fairfax Investments II USA Corp., by means of an unfair process and for an unfair price. ... (more)


Larry Moews is Named Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer for Transamerica Reinsurance

Business Wire | 2 days 23 hours 1 minute ago

Transamerica Reinsurance, a division of Transamerica Life Insurance Company and a major worldwide supplier of life reinsurance, announced that Larry Moews has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer. Moews reports to Joe Gilmour, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and will play a key role on Transamerica Reinsurance’s senior management team.... (more)




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