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  • AequiCap on Track

    AequiCap Insurance Company was notified by A.M. Best Company of a one notch downward adjustment of its rating to C++. This one notch adjustment remains within the C++/B- range anticipated by the company as a result of adverse development in the trucking line from the 2002-2005 accident years predominantly relating to reinsurance commutations affecting those years. With those accident years now 97% closed (approximately 400 claims remaining out of over 14,000) and profitable results emerging from the subsequent years for all lines, the company anticipates strong profitable growth on a go forward basis.

  • A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of AequiCap Insurance Company

    A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to C++ (Marginal) from B- (Fair) and issuer credit rating to "b" from "bb-" of AequiCap Insurance Company (AIC) (Fort Lauderdale, FL). The outlook for both ratings is negative.

  • INETICO, Inc. Creates Data Interface with TPABenefits, Inc. Offering a Powerful Care and Claims Management Solution

    INETICO, Inc. and TPABenefits, Inc. of San Antonio, TX announced today they have developed a data interface between the INETICO system and the TPABenefits Web Portal. This provides TPABenefits clients with a Care and Claims Management, Pre-Certification, and Wellness data source and allows Payors, TPA's, Providers, and Members to view electronically transmitted Pre-Certifications and Case Notes on the TPABenefits Web Portal.

  • Humana Engages Consumers Through New Games for Health Initiatives

    Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced it is launching the website www.humanagames.com as part of its strategy to impact consumers positively through a new medium: Games for Health. As part of the same strategy, Humana also recently partnered with schools in Kentucky and Florida for pilot programs involving student fitness and game technology.

  • ''Allstate America's Teen Driving Hotspots'' Study Highlights Metro Areas With Highest Rates of Deadly Crashes

    Metro areas in the southern United States scored lowest in a study released today by Allstate Insurance Company that identifies "hotspots" where fatal teen driving crash rates are highest. The release of the study, which includes data for metropolitan areas around the country, kicks off the company's national "Action Against Distraction" safe teen driving campaign.

  • Phyhealth Signs Agreement with Argus Dental to Provide Dental Services for Pilot HMO

    Physicians Healthcare Management Group, Inc. (Phyhealth) (Pink Sheets: PHYH), a developer of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in partnership with physicians, today announced that Phyhealth Plan Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phyhealth, has signed an agreement with Argus Dental of Tampa, Florida to provide dental services for its Pilot HMO scheduled to be launched in the latter half of 2008.

  • NationsHealth and CIGNA Extend Preferred Vendor Agreement Through 2012

    NationsHealth, Inc. (OTCBB:NHRX) ("NationsHealth" or the "Company") today announced that NationsHealth and CIGNA have amended and restated the agreement under which the Company provides services for CIGNA's Medicare Rx Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan. The amended and restated agreement extends the term through September 30, 2012, with automatic renewals for additional one-year periods thereafter.

  • Aspen Chief Risk Officer to Speak at Willis Political Capital Event

    Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (the "Company") (NYSE:AHL) today announced that Oliver Peterken, Chief Risk Officer, will be a featured speaker at a special Political Capital briefing at Willis' London head office on Thursday, May 8, 2008. The event, which Willis is holding to mark the opening of their new headquarters, brings together high profile speakers on EU regulatory reform and Enterprise Risk Management. Oliver's talk is titled "Could Regulatory Reliance on ERM Models Heighten Systemic Risk?"

  • AmCOMP Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

    AmCOMP Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMCP) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

  • Swiss Re's Commercial Insurance and BISYS Specialty Programs Offering World-Class Insurance Protection

    Swiss Re's Commercial Insurance and BISYS Specialty Programs (a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc.), today announced the launch of an insurance program for auto dealers. Backed by the world-class financial strength of Swiss Re and the industry expertise of BISYS, this program offers high quality coverage and security for auto dealers who meet underwriting guidelines.

  • Cyberhomes Announces Launch of Richer, Redesigned Real Estate Listings and Home Evaluation Site

    Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries, has announced the release of a completely redesigned and enhanced Cyberhomes.com, the real estate listings and home evaluation site from Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (FNRES).

  • Sagicor USA Appoints New Sales Director - East Division

    Sagicor USA Inc. has appointed Rick D. Miller to the position of Sales Director - East Division of Sagicor Life Insurance Company. Miller will lead the growth and development of Sagicor Life Sales Division for the Eastern region of the United States. He will report directly to the Sagicor Life Insurance's Divisional General Manager, George Estock.

  • LTC Global Announces the Acquisition of Insurance Producers Alliance, Inc. and Insurance Producers Alliance of America, Inc.

    LTC Global, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Insurance Producers Alliance of America, Inc. (IPAA), a privately held Long Term Care Insurance agency based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and a related company, Insurance Producers Alliance, Inc. (IPA). William J. Borosak, Jr., principal of IPAA and IPA, joined Gelbwaks Insurance Services, Inc. (GIS) as Regional Sales Director in connection with the acquisitions. GIS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LTC Global with offices in Plantation, Florida.

  • Texas Instruments' Ultra-Thin Chip Module Enables Production of High-Quality Graphics-Rich Branded Contactless Cards

    Taking its cue from customers and a page out of the fashion magazines where "thin is always in," Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced the availability of its ultra-thin module for contactless payment applications which removes another technology barrier for broader proliferation of contactless payment. Now 26 percent thinner than conventional packaged contactless chip offerings, the new ultra-thin module enables card manufacturers to produce an increasing array of colorful and distinctive products with higher yields as a result of causing fewer visual imperfections than thicker chip modules. (See http://www.ti.com/ultra-thin)

  • Florida's Bria Brown of Miami Gardens Named One of America's Top Ten Youth Volunteers

    Bria Brown, 13, of Miami Gardens was named one of America's top ten youth volunteers for 2008 in a ceremony today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, receiving a national Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her outstanding volunteer community service. Selected from a field of close to 20,000 applicants across the country, she received a personal award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for her school, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit charitable organization of her choice.

  • School Choice Competition Working in Florida, New Report Shows

    America's largest school voucher program for students with special needs, the John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, has led to increased achievement among public school students with special needs, a new report by the New York-based Manhattan Institute reveals.

  • Health Plan Administrators Launches Agent Resource Center (ARC) and Turnkey Post-Grad Marketing Video

    Health Plan Administrators, Inc. (HPA), a member of the IHC Group and a leading marketer and administrator of short-term health insurance plans, today announced the availability of a new Agent Resource Center (ARC) embedded in its agent-centric Web site. The ARC includes turnkey marketing fliers and a viral video for agents to educate new graduates about the potential need for short-term health insurance following college graduation.

  • David Pizzo Appointed Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Market President - West Florida

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) today announced that David Pizzo has been appointed Market President - West Florida, effective immediately.

  • Aspen Insurance Holdings Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

    Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE:AHL) today reported that for the first quarter of 2008 net income after tax was $81.2 million or $0.85 per share versus $121.9 million and $1.27 per share for the first quarter of 2007. The combined ratio was 85.4%, compared to 79.4% in the same quarter last year. The annualized return on average equity was 12.8%, down from 22.9% in the first quarter of 2007, and book value per share increased 23.7% to $29.22 when compared to the first quarter of 2007.

  • FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

    FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. ("FPIC") (NASDAQ:FPIC) reported for the first quarter of 2008:

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