Local business briefs: Earnings fall at Kansas City Life InsuranceKansas City Star, MO -41 minutes agoLower insurance and investment revenues and higher income taxes cut Kansas City Life Insurance Co.’s 2007 earnings to $35.7 million, or $3.01 a share, …
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Berkshire's Net Falls 18% on Lower Insurance Prices (Update3)Bloomberg -3 hours ago29 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said fourth-quarter profit fell 18 percent on declining insurance rates. …Buffett's Insurance BustForbesBuffett says profit party's over for insurance industryMarketWatchBerkshire Hathaway May Post Profit Drop as Insurance Rates FallBloombergUSA Today - The Associated Pressall 287 […]
Capita announces first UK insurance firm to operate on Muslim …Times Online, UK -6 hours agoBritain's first Sharia-compliant insurance company is to be launched in April by a former GE Capital insurance executive. British Islamic Insurance Holdings …Conventional insurance in conflict with IslamTimes OnlineCapita to launch Muslim-friendly insuranceTimes OnlineCapita to support Sharia-compliant insuranceEuropeNewsTrading Markets (press release) - CityWire.co.ukall […]
S&P cuts Radian Insurance financial strength ratingReuters -6 hours agoNEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Friday cut its financial strength rating on Radian Insurance Inc, part of Radian Group (RDN. …Radian Group Notes S&P Downgrade of Radian InsuranceEarthtimesS&P Downgrades Radian SubsidiaryHouston ChronicleRadian reassures after subsidiary's credit rating cutBizjournals.comall 13 news articles
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Poll: Legislature should revisit property insurance issueBizjournals.com, NC -7 hours agoFlorida residents want the Legislature to revisit the changes made to property insurance in 2007, but prefer long-term solutions and innovative approaches …Floridians Seek Long-Term Solutions Instead of “Quick Fixes” on …Insurance News Net (press release)Nationwide Insurance to cover RVsBradenton HeraldSurvey: Fla. Voters Agree Property Insurance […]
BB&T Insurance acquires Maitland firmBizjournals.com, NC -3 hours agoBurkey also has an office in Boynton Beach and a subsidiary called Hotel Insurance Programs of America Inc. Burkey, which is lead by CEO Gary Burkey, …Raleigh's BB&T Insurance buys Florida companyBizjournals.comBB&T Insurance Services To Acquire Burkey Risk ServicesCNNMoney.comBB&T Insurance Services to acquire Orlando agencyEarthtimesall 18 news articles
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UPDATE 1-Insurance broker Willis extends CEO contractReuters -2 hours agoN: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's third-largest insurance broker, on Friday said it extended its employment agreement with Chief Executive Joseph …CORRECTING and REPLACING Willis Group Holdings Extends Chairman …WELT ONLINEWillis Group Extends CEO Plumeri's PactCNNMoney.comWillis Extends Plumeri's Contract, Promotes Millwater to PresidentTrading Markets (press release)Forbes - Reutersall […]
Insurance agent's case headed for Circuit CourtMLive.com, MI -5 hours agoby Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot A jury will determine the fate of a former insurance agency owner, following the conclusion of a preliminary …
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Long won't run again for state insurance commissionerBizjournals.com, NC -5 hours agoLongtime state Insurance Commissioner Jim Long, who has built a reputation for saying no to insurance companies' requests for rate increases, isn't running …No Re-Election Run for Longtime Insurance CommissionerWRAL.comInsurance chief won't run for 7th termCharlotte ObserverLong won't run for seventh term as NC […]
IAG victim of weather: Bleak outlook at insurance giantMelbourne Herald Sun, Australia -2 hours agoSEVERE weather has played havoc with the bottomline of Australia's biggest home and car insurer, Insurance Australia Group. IAG yesterday announced a 68 per …Insurance Australia Profit Falls, Raising Bid Talk (Update3)BloombergInsurance Australia Group Posts 68% Decline in Profit (Update3)BloombergInsurance Australia H1 Profit […]