Almost 4-in-10 U.S. adults did not see a doctor when sick or failed to fill prescriptions due to cost, compared to 5 percent in other nations, researchers say. An 11-country survey by The Commonwealth Fund also found about 2-of-5 U.S. ...
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BOLT Solutions, Inc. A leading independent provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) insurance distribution solutions to the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, announced the acquisition of the industry's largest online insurance ...
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London-based insurer RFIB Group (RFIB) has officially launched its new representative office in Durban, South Africa, as part of its strategy to boost its operation in the sub-Saharan insurance market. RFIB director John Hoggard has been ...
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Charles Taylor, a UK-based insurance service provider, has purchased KnowledgeCenter, a provider of business solutions to insurance industry, for an undisclosed amount. Formed in 2001, KnowledgeCenter provides business solutions to major ...
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US-based Health Insurance Innovations (HII) has launched Principle Advantage, a guaranteed-issue limited benefit plan, with Companion Life Insurance to address specialty insurance markets. The affordable fixed-benefit plan, which is an ...
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Munich-based insurer Allianz has inked an agreement to acquire Turkish property and casualty underwriter Yap Kredi Sigorta including its life and pension subsidiary Yap Kredi Emeklilik, in a deal valued at TRY1.6bn (€684m). ...
Presidential Life has received stockholders approval for merger with Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, which is a retail fixed and index annuity sales and reinsurance provider. Athene had inked an acquisition agreement with ...
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London based Specialty Lines broker R K Harrison Insurance Brokers and Chile's Conosur Corredores de Seguros Y Reaseguros (Conosur) have inked an agreement to collaborate on all new insurance and reinsurance business that emerge from Chile. ...
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Canadian Broker Network (CBN) has signed an agreement to acquire Intact Financial's affiliate South Western Insurance Group Limited. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed and is likely to close by the end of the year. Canadian ...
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Ebix, a supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance industry has acquired TriSystems, a Londoner online insurance trading hub that facilitates commercial insurance and reinsurance transactions between London ...
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Aspen Insurance Holdings has appointed John Worth as the group's chief financial officer, effective from 1 November 2012 and subject to relevant regulatory approval. Succeeding Julian Cusack, interim Aspen Group chief financial officer, ...
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Flexpoint Ford has inked a definitive agreement to acquire GeoVera Insurance Group Holdings, from affiliates of Hellman & Friedman and Friedman Fleischer & Lowe for an undisclosed amount. The acquisistion deal is anticipated to complete ...
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Health service and insurance provider Cigna has inked an agreement to buy 51% stake in Finans Emeklilik, in Turkey through in-branch banking channels, forming a joint venture (JV) with Finansbank to market life and pension products in the ...
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Presidential Life and Athene have inked a definitive agreement for an Athene subsidiary to acquire Presidential Life for $14 per share in cash, in lieu of an aggregate purchase price of nearly $415m. In pursuant of the terms of the merger ...
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Personable Insurance, a portfolio company of Excellere Partners, has acquired Endeavor General Agency, a non-standard personal automobile managing general agency working in the US state of Texas. The deal has been finalized in May this ...
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