The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Maryland Insurance Administration. NCCI stated in its July 28 filing that based on its review of the most recently available data, it is …
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AXA announced it has entered exclusive negotiations with Ageas for the potential sale of AXA’s Portuguese operations. These operations include AXA’s entire stake in AXA Portugal Companhia de Seguros SA (P&C business), AXA Portugal Companhia de Seguros de Vida SA (life …
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A state agency spokesman says a fire in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.’s, commercial area began on the rear patio of a business. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina tells The Herald-Mail that the cause of the …
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Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage based in Chicago, has acquired BW Insurance Agency Inc. (BWIA) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of the West. BWIA is a multi-line property and casualty, personal and employee benefits insurance brokerage. Terms of …
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The families of more than a dozen victims of the Newtown school shooting rampage in Connecticut would split $1.5 million under proposed settlements of lawsuits against the estate of the gunman’s mother. The lawsuits filed this year accuse Nancy Lanza …
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The French government has responded to a request from Malaysia for more help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. France said it would send planes, boats and helicopters to scour the coast of the remote Indian Ocean …
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XL Group’s second quarter report showed a net decrease in operating income to $245.8, compared to $279.6 million in Q2 2014. For the first half of 2015 XL reported operating earnings of $440 million, down from $518 million in 2014. …
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The Texas Department of Insurance is seeking public comment on drafts of rules for implementing legislation that alters funding mechanisms for the state’s property insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast. TDI has posted on …
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Bedford, Texas-based State National Cos. Inc. appointed Tim Poeton senior vice president of business development in its Program Services segment. Poeton has more than 30 years of insurance and reinsurance experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and branch …
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French insurer AXA SA said first-half profit rose 2.3 percent, helped by higher life-insurance earnings in the U.S. and France. Net income at France’s biggest insurer climbed to €3.08 billion ($3.37 billion) from €3.01 billion [$3.30 billion] a year earlier, …
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