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Insurance Company Approved for Land Trusts
May 19th
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The $4 million estate on the Connecticut River in Lyme had everything: a six-bedroom home, a pool and a dock, all surrounded by 17 acres of native meadows, brush and woodlands. ...
We are seeking an onshore India licence: Lloyd’s CEO – Times of India
May 19th
In the insurance world, Lloyds of London is where it all began. Edward Lloyd's coffee shop in 17th century London where underwriters provided cover to British cargo vessels gave birth to a multi-trillion dollar industry facilitating world commerce.
Doctors Reluctant to Switch to E-Prescribing, Despite Safety Benefits
May 19th
A recent study found that the use of e-prescription programs greatly reduce medication error rates among prescribing physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, but the practice is still not widely used with only 36 percent of prescriptions being e-delivered in 2011.
Polaris Launches Intellect Claims…Quick, Accurate and Easy End-to-End Claims Processing Solution with Role-Based Workstations Providing Superior Customer Experience
May 19th
Polaris Financial Technology Ltd. announced the launch of IntellectTM Claims, a comprehensive cloud enabled claim processing system which caters to several lines of business, including Life and Disability Health.
Virginia Workers’ Compensation: The Borrowed Employee Doctrine
May 19th
In a complicated commercial venture like a construction project, the interrelationships of the parties can make it difficult to say which employer is responsible for covering an injury for workers' compensation purposes.
McCusker and Company Expands to Australia With Web Warranties Agreement
May 19th
Agreement extends international operations into Australia.
Choosing the Best International Shipping Company–Decides the Security Factor of Your Goods – PRLog (free press release)
May 19th
The services offered by this company include ocean freight, air freight, oversized freight, door-to-door, port-to-port services, marine insurance, overseas vehicle shipping, etc. The company takes utmost responsibility in paying attention to your shipping ...
Facebook hits $105bn mark – but only after underwriters step in
May 19th
The underwriters of Facebook's much-anticipated public share offering had to intervene heavily in the market to keep the social network from falling embarrassingly below its float price on the ...
Insurance expert Hiscox will be sorely missed
May 19th
Having built one of the country's most successful insurance businesses over the last 40 years, Robert Hiscox will be sorely missed as he goes off into retirement - not least because he is one ...
Citizens removes insurance discounts on 100,000 homes
May 19th
More than 100,000 Florida homes re-inspected by the state-run insurer of last resort have lost windstorm discounts, resulting in average premium increases of $600 a year, according to data released ...