Imagine for a moment that the late Steve Jobs had thought that the best way to succeed in the computer business was to mimic everything that IBM or Microsoft performed, to emulate them....
Regulators have long sought to make it easier for consumers to comprehend the terms of insurance contracts by insisting that policy forms be written in language that most consumers can understand. They typically...
I am a big fan of the Sunday morning news shows--the ones where reporters and journalists sit around commenting on the past week's worth of political news. Occasionally, the host will kick things...
New Solutions Revolutionize the Property Insurance Claims Process from Underwriting to Settlement NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Enservio (www.enservio.com), the nation's leading provider of contents inventory creation, valuation and replacement services and software, today announced...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb+" to Farmers and Mechanics Fire and Casualty Ins Co (FMF&C).The...
Crowne Consulting Group reports onsite health centers reduce risks and cut costs OCOEE, Fla. -- For a large number of governments and municipalities in Florida, employee health centers are just what the doctor...
NEW YORK -- Chartis today announced that it has aligned its geographic structure to enhance execution of the company's commercial and consumer strategies and to add greater focus on its growth economies initiatives....
CHICAGO -- Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) today announced that it will issue its earnings release and financial supplement containing fourth quarter 2011 results after 4:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET) on Wednesday, February 1,...
Book Value Per Share Increases 17% in 2011 2011 Full Year Highlights * Net income was a record $352.1 million and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") were $2.65. * Non-GAAP net income was...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- Best's Review magazine is making the January 2012 "Innovators Showcase" issue free for all visitors to www.bestreview.com/freeissue. This special issue focuses on 15 ideas--selected from nearly 70 submissions by a...
As head of development in 2007, Tad Mitchell was the creative force behind Compliance11 Inc.'s first corporate compliance software product. Four years later, he's at the helm of the fast-growing business recently snapped...
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation (Infinity) (NASDAQ: IPCC) and its subsidiaries as follows: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+'; --$195 million senior notes...
MUNCIE, Ind. -- First Merchants Corporation will report fourth quarter 2011 financial results on January 26, 2012. The Corporation will host a fourth quarter 2011 earnings conference call and web cast at 2:30...
* Economic imbalances and social inequality risk reversing the gains of globalization * A dystopian world, unsafe safeguards and the dark side of connectivity are this year's major risk cases * Report analyses...
NEW YORK -- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) released its fourth quarter 2011 market commentary providing a review of the economy and the residential mortgage, commercial mortgage, asset-backed, corporate credit and treasury...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has released a briefing on the 2012 U.S. property/casualty rating outlooks. Divergent trends are influencing rating outlooks for the various segments of the property/casualty industry, with personal...
Mainframe rehosting with UniKix delivers the same great legacy processing capabilities for less CHICAGO -- Clerity Solutions, a full-service provider of mainframe migration, modernization, and optimization solutions, said that 21st Century Insurance, part...
Industry-First, In-TV Brand Survey Capability from Vizu Gives Brands Real-Time Insight into Ad Campaign Efficacy REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- YuMe, the operating system for TV 2.0, today announced that it is partnering with...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from C++ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to...
LAS VEGAS -- Allstate Roadside Services, one of the nation's leading providers of roadside assistance, and Airbiquity Inc., a leading provider of global connected vehicle services, today announced their collaborative efforts to create...