Archive for April, 2008
Virgin Money withdraws insurance affiliate schemes
Virgin Money has become the latest in a string of service providers to withdraw from the UK affiliate market.
Originally running on the Online Media Group (OMG) network, Virgin Money have suddenly and without notice withdrawn their car, home, pet and travel Insurance products.
The move comes as other insurance companies re-organise or withdraw entirely from affiliate […]
New vice president at Willis Americas
Dorien Smithson has been named as the new executive vice president of Willis Americas.
In her new post, Smithson will be responsible for leadership of the North American Claim and Risk Control Practice, in addition to the pre and post loss services available to Willis clients.
She leaves behind ESIS Inc., where she served as senior vice […]
Schriber made president of Signet Star
Jonathan Schriber has been named by WR Berkley as the new president of subsidiary firm Signet Star Re.
Schriber will take up the post on 1 July, and will replace incumbent Craig Johnson who is set to retire.
He is promoted from his current position of executive vice president and chief administrative officer, and brings 13 years […]
Most California Voters Concerned About Health Care, Would Have Supported Governor’s Overhaul Plan, Poll Finds
More than half of California voters are worried about the state’s health care system and nearly three-quarters said they would have approved a health system overhaul proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) last year, according to a Field Poll survey released on Monday, the
Number Of Uninsured U.S. Residents Projected To Rise By 1.1M For Each Percentage Point Increase In Unemployment Rate, Could Strain Public Programs
For every one point rise in the U.S. unemployment rate, the number of uninsured is projected to increase by 1.1 million people, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured analysis released Tuesday, the
Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee McCain Promotes Health Care Proposal At Miami Children’s Hospital
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Monday at the Miami Children’s Hospital promoted his health care proposal, which he said would “put families in charge,” USA Today reports (Jackson, USA Today, 4/29).
Arc contract extended
Legal costs insurer to provide professional fees cover to mydeposits through 2012.
ABI calls for overhaul of UK’s drainage system
Government urged to act over worsening surface water flooding.
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums For Family Coverage Rose 10 Times Faster Than Income, Report Finds
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for family coverage increased more than 10 times faster than U.S. employees’ median incomes from 2001 to 2005, according to a report released Tuesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Washington Post reports (Washington Post, 4/29).
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