International Medical Group (IMG) has improved its flagship marine group medical insurance program, to help ship owners to offer their crew-members a complete coverage for eligible medical expenses. Known as International Marine Medical ...
US-based insurance brokerage company Simpson McCrady has formed a new business unit, called Capterra Risk Solutions, which provides captive insurance coverage for medical benefits and property and casualty losses. The new operation has ...
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Edwards Lifesciences has obtained the reimbursement for its Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve implant from Japan's Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) after the recommendation made by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor ...
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Canada-based Sun Life Financial has forayed into the Malaysian insurance market with the launch of a new joint venture between Khazanah Nasional and CIMB Group Holdings to offer services in the country. Sun Life Malaysia Assurance and Sun ...
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UK-based Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon, has opened its new office at Cambourn Business Park in Cambridge. As part its domestic expansion plans, the firm has also expanded its existing offices in St Albans ...
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Ascent Underwriting, a trading division of insurance broker Safeonline, has launched a general liability coverage extension for small and mid-market business clients, as part of its new coverage initiatives. The new coverage, which ...
The Cato Corporation reported net income of $14.8 million or $.51 per diluted share for the second quarter ended August 3, 2013, compared to net income of $17.3 million or $.59 per diluted share for the second quarter ended July 28, 2012. ...
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Neatly bundled files sit atop filing cabinets at a North Carolina VA center. A fireproof safe can protect important documents from damage resulting from fire, flood and building collapse. As an office manager, it's easy to get overwhelmed ...
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Policyholder-owned insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) will offer its customised, comprehensive property and casualty insurance with major coverage options to high-net-worth homeowners in Vermont. Compared to ...
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Suncorp Group has reported a net profit after tax of $491m for the full year 2013, a decrease of 32% compared to $724m last fiscal. The drop in profits is mainly due to $632m loss after tax from resolution of the Non-core Bank. Profit ...
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Germany-based reinsurance group Hannover Re is in discussions to acquire a minority stake in Lloyds Banking Group’s German arm, Heidelberger Leben, for approximately €100m ($133.5m). The sale of stake in Heidelberger Leben is ...
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Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has launched a new software offering, integration accelerator, to help insurers save time and resources as well as reduce implementation costs. The ...
Marine insurance provider Fidelis Group Holdings (FGH), through its subsidiary Continental Underwriters, has launched a new inland marine division. Based at FGH's New York office, the new division will be underwritten through the ...
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Australian general insurer QBE Insurance Group has posted a net profit of $477m for the first half of 2013, a decline of 37% compared to $760m for the same period last year. Underwriting profit grew by 2% to $530m for the first half of ...
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Law firm Ryan & Maniskas has filed a class action lawsuit against officers and directors of Meadowbrook Insurance Group (MIG) for violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the ...