San Diego-based property and casualty insurance program manager, Arrowhead General Insurance has promoted Joseph Shomphe as its new chief technology officer and Adam Nordost as the chief information officer, effective from 01 July 2012. ...
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Patriot National Insurance has named Bob Peters as its chief operating officer to manage the operational support of Guarantee Insurance. Peters will report to Charles Schuver, president of Guarantee Insurance and will be based at Patriot ...
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New York-based private equity firm Southport Lane, through its subsidiary Lonestar Holdco, has inked a definitive agreement with Dallas National Insurance to acquire 100% of Dallas National Insurance Company. The deal's terms and ...
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Fairfax Financial Holdings has acquired the entire outstanding shares of London-based Brit Insurance, following the receipt of all regulatory approvals. The $300m acquisition was carried out through its runoff subsidiary RiverStone based ...
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India International Insurance(III),the Singapore-based joint venture of India's five state-owned insurance companies,is planning to further expand its geographical footprint in Asia. III director N.S.R.Chandraprasad was quoted by Press ...
A fifth of lost electronic devices have access to work email,exposing confidential corporate information,a Sophos survey has revealed. Some 42%of lost devices do not have any basic security measures in place,according to a survey ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Torbay Care Trust (TCT) £175,000 for a data breach it said was "entirely avoidable". The Trust, based in Devon, had published "sensitive details" of over 1,000 employees on its ...
USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired certain assets of National Insurance Specialists (NIS), which is expected to contribute about $1.6m in revenues to USI per year. The enterprise will be merged with USI Affinity, a division of USI ...
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed chancellor George Osborne's ambitious programme to stimulate the economy by large-scale new investment in infrastructure and housing, along with help for small businesses. Mr Osborne's autumn ...
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