Millions of Ohioans could benefit from new health-care regulations kicking in this month, starting with a requirement that insurance companies cover immunizations, cancer screenings and other preventative services for free.

Vienna Insurance Group uses an application intelligence program from CAST to manage an ever-growing team of developers and the code they create.

WASHINGTON—Congress needs to extend the National Flood Insurance Program during the short session that begins next week, according to property/casualty insurance representatives.

WEST POINT -- Loyalty was the issue Monday as the Clay County Board of Supervisors struggled to choose an insurance provider for the county. On one side were those loyal to the county's longtime insurance carrier. On the other were those loyal to saving tax dollars.

BOSTON----Sword Insurance , the provider of leading solutions in distribution, policy administration, customer service and business intelligence for the property and casualty insurance industry, has relocated its North American headquarters to 51 Sleeper Street in Boston, Mass. as of August 30, 2010.

For the second consecutive year, Pioneer Insurance and Surety Corporation has topped the net worth ranking of non-life insurance companies in the Philippines, in accordance with the list published by the Insurance Commission. With a net worth of over P6 billion, Pioneer emerged as No. 1 on the list.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the Company or Universal ) ( NYSE Amex : UVE ), a vertically integrated insurance holding company, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC) has entered into an agreement with GEICO to make UPCIC's personal residential insurance products available ...

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BRADENTON — The insurance industry is on the edge of its seat waiting once again to see what will happen to the National Flood Insurance Program as it faces its fourth reauthorization this year.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to D (Poor) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to “c” from “b-” of Constitutional Casualty Company (Constitutional) (Chicago, IL). The outlook for both ratings is negative. The rating actions reflect Constitutional’s weak level of capitalization following several years of underwriting losses and ...

According to the results of the 10th Biennial Michigan Association of Insurance Agents 2010 Agent Survey of Companies, Fremont Insurance remains one of the highest rated insurance companies among independent agents across the state. Â Fremont Insurance placed third overall in the survey and finished in the top five in all 11 categories of the survey. Â Fremont tied for first in the accounting ...

Kenneth Frier, chief investment officer of Hewlett-Packard Co., has been appointed chief investment officer of Stanford Management Co. As CIO of HP since 2007, Frier's global responsibilities included the investment of more than $30 billion of retirement plan... Hewlett-Packard - Stanford University - Pension - Chief investment officer - HP

Yesterday, the rating agency Fitch Ratings affirmed the issuer default rating as well as senior debt rating of A- and BBB+ on Cincinnati Financial Corporation. Along with this, the rating agency also affirmed the issuer financial strength rating of A+ on three of its subsidiaries -- the Cincinnati Insurance Co., the Cincinnati Casualty Co., the Cincinnati Indemnity Co., and the Cincinnati Life ...

The United States military in Hawaii offered their assistance after the earthquake in Canterbury but were turned down because local authorities have the situation under control

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this week announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. Nearly 2,000 employers, representing large and small businesses, state and local governments, educational institutions, non profits, and unions have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for employee ...

Some insurance decisions are easy. Take life insurance. You know you need it to replace the income your spouse and kids would lose if you died. Insurers don't have much leeway to dispute claims for death benefits because "deceased" is a pretty definite condition.

Another casualty of a down economy, a 10-year old girl is being treated for smoke inhalation at the Augusta Burn Center Friday night.

Watkins Insurance Group, one of the largest full-service, locally owned independent insurance agencies in Central Texas, has added agent Andy Webb to its sales team. Webb began his career in the ...

Siemens to close Ohio center, cut 88 jobs

Live coverage as aftershocks continued in Canterbury the day after the region was struck by a 7.1 earthquake.