All the headlines from our Training Development Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. reported a net loss to ordinary shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 of $1.06 billion, or $6.01 per ordinary share, compared with net income of $471.1 million, or net income...
Feb 6 2008 // ACE Limited’s earnings report showed a 14 percent drop in fourth quarter net earnings to $572 million, down from $665 million in the same period of 2006. The Company posted Q4 investment losses of $134 million....
Feb 6 2008 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2007 financial results today, Wednesday, February 6, 2008, following the closing of the U.S. markets. The Company will hold a conference call to...
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. will release its fourth quarter 2007 financial results today, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 after the close of the financial markets.On Thursday, February 7, 2008, Kenneth...
Feb 6 2008 // Bermuda’s RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. reported $186.2 million in fourth quarter operating income, which excludes capital gains/losses, available to common shareholders, compared to $198.6 million in the fourth...
Feb 4 2008 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. will announce its fourth quarter 2007 and full year results after the market close today, February 4, 2008.Senior management will conduct a dial-in conference call, which will include a...
Feb 4 2008 // Bermuda’s AXIS Capital Holdings Limited will announce its fourth quarter 2007 and full year results after the market close today, February 4, 2008.John Charman, CEO and President, and David Greenfield, CFO, will host...
Feb 1 2008 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley appointed Brock Long to serve as director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Long has served in emergency management at the state and federal levels specializing in hurricane planning and...
Jan 31 2008 // Enforcement actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance December 2007 resulted in eight license revocations, four license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $1,591,264, the department reported.An order...
Jan 30 2008 // The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, Ltd. will release its Fourth Quarter 2007 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE today, January 30, 2008. The Company will hold a conference call discussing the results at 8:30...
Jan 28 2008 // Federal researchers have concluded that airtight refuge chambers could save trapped miners and merit installation in the nation’s 731 underground coal mines.National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
Jan 27 2008 // Continuing education is a fact of life for all agents and brokers. Because states require CE credits, it translates into the reality of a continuous, and often repetitive, obligation — a career-long commitment of time...
Jan 27 2008 // Continuing education (CE) is a fact of life for all agents and brokers. Since states require CE credits, the reality can be a continuous and often repetitive obligation — a career-long commitment of time and attention...
Jan 27 2008 // An insurer’s success rests largely in the expertise of its underwriters. As the U.S. Department of Labor noted in its Career Overview series, “Great trust is placed in underwriters as an insurance company may...
Jan 27 2008 // There is an X-factor in setting insurance rates that even actuaries would have a hard time calculating: Politics.For those who serve as their state’s ultimate authority on what factors insurers can use to raise or...
Jan 24 2008 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes today unveiled AgentFinder, a Division of Insurance Web site designed to make it easier for Massachusetts consumers to find insurance agents and insurance products in...
Jan 23 2008 // The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a comprehensive plan for what the country must do to have a more effective and unified response and recovery in disaster situations.DHS said that the new plan, called...
Jan 18 2008 // Arkansas state government is promoting a new program for workers who want to improve their job security. The state Department of Workforce Services is among several state agencies that are promoting a new certification for...
Jan 15 2008 // The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (the CII Group) announced “a strategic partnership for the Middle East” with JWZ Insurance Solutions, a newly-formed insurance training and educational consultancy...
Jan 14 2008 // Sexy Insurance? A New Social Networking Site for the Sexiest Industry on the Planet.Meet new colleagues, network, job search, trade war stories, post pictures, video, audio, and more! Boston, MA – January 14, 2008:...