November 29, 2007

SHPS Captures 10 Healthcare Communication Awards in 2007 National

Forbes - Among its many clients, SHPS serves large and mid-sized employers, health insurance carriers, third party administrators, Medicare Part D providers and government agencies. The company employs registered nurses and health professionals, employee Read more

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November 27, 2007

Wyatt’s two sides will meet one fate

Houston Chronicle - Although she had visited several hospitals, no one would treat her due to the fact she had no insurance,” Castillo wrote. Wyatt handed her a $5,000 check and helped get her daughter into the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Former Read more

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November 24, 2007

Market bomb blamed on Iran-backed groups

Miami Herald - An Iraqi girl attends a ceremony to mark the reopening of central Baghdad’s Abu Nuwas street for traffic, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007. Abu Nuwas street, that runs along the eastern bank of the Tigris river in central Baghdad, was reopened for traffic Read more

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November 21, 2007

Ambac’s Executives to Present at Banc of America Bond Insurance Mini

Forbes - Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) (Ambac) announced today that Sean Leonard, Ambac’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and David Wallis, Ambac’s Senior Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Risk Management, will present at the Read more

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November 19, 2007

The First Stage of the Insurance System

Kommersant - The first stage of enlistment of banks in the deposit insurance system has been completed and the results are in from the first quarter of the system’s operations: 97.7 percent of all deposits are in member banks. The majority of banks that have not Read more

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November 16, 2007

Long Island jobs report shows continued slowdown

Newsday - The financial-services losses were due primarily to restructurings in the banking and insurance industries, Huth said. New York City added 54,200 jobs in the 12 months ended in October, or a 1.7 percent rise. Professional and business services led Read more

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November 13, 2007

A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Allianz Societas Europaea

Forbes - Continuing strong demand for life insurance in Germany and Eastern Europe is offsetting the decline in annuities in the United States. In Italian life business, the company is experiencing a turnaround after two years of declining premiums due to Read more