New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed insurer-backed legislation yesterday reducing the premium tax on property-casualty and life insurers from 2 percent to 1 percent over three-and-a-half years beginn

Featured speaker Thomas Hampton, commissioner for the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking for the District of Columbia, will discuss captive insurance legislation and opportunities in the

The company said Mr. Eden's career has included roles in underwriting, accounting and finance, and small and middle-market marketing and distribution with several insurers, including USF&G, Fireman's

The new office, reporting to Brian M. O'Hara, president and CEO, will consist of five senior executive functions. These will include chief financial officer, chief investment officer and chief executi

Folksamerica Reinsurance Company has set its reserves for offshore energy and marine exposures for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at full policy limits, and increased its reserves on other exposures affe

NEIL, a provider of insurance to the nuclear industry, is a Bermuda-based mutual insurance company and is licensed as an Industrial Captive Insurance Company in Wilmington, Del., where its headquarter

Established in 1984, Lemac & Associates, based in Los Angeles, is a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent. The firm provides excess and surplus property-casualty coverages including pr

The acquired group of companies, based in Jacksonville, Fla., provides third-party claims administration and a variety of claims, risk and benefits consulting services to clients nationwide, and poste