New Delhi, Sep 4 : The Banking and Insurance sector will also participate in the one-day countrywide strike on September 7, called by eight major trade unions (TU), including Congress-affiliated INTUC, demanding expansion of public sector banks and nationalisation of private banks besides other issues.

Insurance Office of America has opened an office in Santa Barbara to be led by Jon Valois. Valois is a 22-year industry veteran, with a broad base of clients in industries including construction, ...

A Glenburn man has been sentenced to six months probation after admitting he concealed his employment from the federal government so his disability insurance would not be affected.

Chartis today announced the expansion of NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance solutions developed by its Environmental Division. The additional industry segments within the ...

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.

ABM Industries Inc. reported third-quarter 2010 operating earnings of 36 cents per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 41 cents by 5 cents.

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.

Hindalco unveils major investment plans Hindalco Industries, an Aditya Birla group company, has drawn up a capital expenditure plan of Rs 10,000 crore this fiscal, going up to Rs 11,000 crore ...

By Steve Bousquet - Fri, Sep 03 2010 Associated Industries of Florida hosted a closed-door breakfast fund-raiser with Rick Scott Friday. For more than an hour, the Republican candidate for governor talked about his agenda for creating jobs, improving schools and having a viable private insurance market in Florida -- an AIF priority. AIF was willing to allow a reporter to listen, but the company ...

Insurers, Employers Threaten to Drop Low-Benefit Employee Insurance If $750,000 Annual Benefit Limit Is Enforced WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans were promised meaningful health benefits under health reform and deserve better than the near-worthless junk insurance that low-wage employers are lobbying to preserve, said Consumer Watchdog. The group urged President Obama to ...

Les Range has been executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security since October 2009. Range joined the agency in 2004 when he was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour as the director of the agency's Office of Unemployment Insurance.

The economy is still in the midst of recovery, industries worldwide are looking for innovative ways to reduce costs and improve company collaboration. For Millville Mutual Insurance Company, located in Columbia County, PA, MegaMeeting.com’s video and web conferencing has been the solution.

Tehran slams Tokyo's move to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying such measures will be ineffective.

DALLAS—A pilot project that launched this week will help nine employer members of the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health more effectively tailor their benefits to better address worker health and productivity while also lowering overall health care costs.

Employers Holdings, Inc. announced that key members of its senior leadership team will present at the 2010 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Annual Insurance Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Growth in U.S. service industries slowed in August, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday. Institute for Supply Management - Business - Tertiary sector of the economy - Management - Growth and Sprawl

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) - GDT Tek ( PINKSHEETS : GDTK ) today announced that the company has been issued Business Interruption Insurance from Willis Insurance Services of California, part of Willis Holding Group, trading on the NYSE as WSH, to cover business expenses in the event one of its green electricity installations goes offline. Management's decision was to acquire ...

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ABM Industries Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped 70 percent as the facility services contractor posted an after-tax benefit and lower expenses.

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 ...