A media release from Fitch Ratings casts a shadow over the insurance industry prospects overall for 2009. Fitch already had moved its rating outlook for most insurance regions and sectors globally to
Florida CFO Alex Sink has named Kyra Jennings as her office's new communications director. A Tallahassee native, Jennings worked as a communications professional in Washington, D.C., with numerous
MetLife has introduced the Benefits Bundle for Small Business, a combination of employer-paid coverage and employee-paid voluntary benefits. The program is designed to make it easier for small
Tampa-based eBridge Solutions, Inc. has launched its Web-based agency management tool for insurance agents. eAgent is a full-featured agency management system capable of handling any line of
Scott G. Pollard has been hired as the new president of 1-800-WE-INSURE. Pollard most recently was as a regional vice president with Safeco. The company is located in Loganville, Ga. 1-800-WE-INSURE
RLI has launched an architects and engineers professional liability division -- RLI Design Professionals -- and hired Louis Leonard "Lenny" Waldhauser IV to lead the operation as vice president.
PMSI Settlement Solutions (formerly PMSI MSA Services) represents the expansion of MSA-related services. Dr. Kent Takemoto has been named president of the division. Jim Molloy has joined the firm as
Kevin M. Tromer has been named president of MacNeill Group, Inc. He succeeds Douglas W. Bullington, who continues in his current position as CEO of Focus Holdings, LLC, MacNeill Group's parent
According to the 2008 Catastrophe Update, a report from Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC about the catastrophe reinsurance marketplace, the high frequency and severity of Atlantic hurricanes in 2008,
Imagine that one of your customers walks into your agency looking for insurance for his new travel trailer. You pull a quick quote for an endorsement on his existing car insurance policy. Pleased