Bermuda is growing in importance as a primary, if not the primary, international insurance center. According to a recent publication by Conning Research (see here, here and here), the growth of insurance and reinsurance in Bermuda has accelerated over the last five year in the wake of huge industry losses. A large share of the approximately $25 billion of new capital that has entered the business has landed in new and existing Bermuda companies. The study suggests that the opportunities...
November, 2006
Pacific Life Insurance Co. on Wednesday named a new president and chief executive to guide its continuing growth as a provider of insurance, mutual funds and other products for baby boomers and others facing retirement.
James T. Morris, 46, will take over in April from Thomas C. Sutton, 64, who will remain chairman. Morris currently is chief operating officer of the privately held Newport Beach-based company, known for its humpback whale logo.
Pacific Life Insurance Names Longtime Insider As New President
Source: LA Times
Great-West Lifeco Inc. today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, has reached an agreement to acquire the bundled, full-service, defined contribution - primarily 401(k) - business from U.S. Bank.
Great-West Lifeco's U.S. Subsidiary Announces Agreement To Acquire 401(k) Retirement Plan Business
Source: PR Newswire
The year ahead will be a watershed for the health industries, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as health savings accounts reach a tipping point, states act where the federal government hasn't and pressure on pricing amid demand for transparency forces pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health plans to rethink their strategies. These are among the top issues identified by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute, which today released its report, "The Top Seven Health Industry Trends of '07."
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Identifies Top Seven Health Industry Trends of '07
Source: Insurance News Net
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) May 3, 2006 -- Dr. Nissan Kahen announced recently the launch of a newly redesigned website for South Atlantic Medical Group (SAMG). Dr. Nissan Kahen is medical director for SAMG, a leading medical group in Los Angeles that provides primary, preventive, diagnostic and acute/urgent patient care. SAMG also provides direct and referral access to a wide range of medical specialists for the whole family, including Medicare and Medi-Cal (Medicaid in CA) beneficiaries and persons seeking immigration medical examinations.
Internet resources and information on the SAMG founding physician, Nissan Kahen, MD. Dr. Nissan Kahen started providing health and medical care to his patients through South Atlantic Medical Group (SAMG) in the heart of East Los Angeles in 1984. Paul Parviz Kahen, Dr. Kahens brother, ...
Besides asking family friends for real estate advice, my father-in-law also manages rental properties himself. He is an extremely handy guy, and I hope to get him to teach me some useful home repair and remodeling skills later on. But today, he was replacing a tenant’s toilet and dropped it on his foot. The result was a side trip to the Emergency Room and a stylish cast. As a klutz myself, this is not good.
No, I didn’t forget! Over 100 people joined me in my Make A Goal Experiment and shared their goals. Since they are cached somewhere in a Google database by now, your goals are now a permanent piece of internet history.
Now to make it happen… I’m going to share a little tip my mom taught me. Whenever you are too lazy to study, exercise, or do a chore, tell yourself to just do it for five minutes. If you want to stop after that, fine. But you’ll be amazed. Once you do it for 5 minutes, most of the time you’ll keep doing it. I often do this with jogging. Sometimes I just come home after a circle around the block. ...
