Reston, VA (ContentDesk) February 3, 2006 -- Environmental Strategies Consulting LLC, the environmental consulting services subsidiary of Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTA), today announced that Stephen S. Koenigsberg, Ph.D., a pioneer in the development and commercialization of advanced bioremediation and chemical oxidation technologies, has joined the company as a Partner and head of its new Irvine, California office. Dr.
Vice President for Research and Development at San Clemente, CA-based Regenesis, Inc., which he co-founded in 1994 as Regenesis Bioremediation Products. Through Dr. Koenigsberg, Environmental Strategies will be providing consulting services to Regenesis. Dr. Koenigsberg remains Chairman of Regenesis Science Advisory Board.At Environmental Strategies, Dr. Koenigsberg will focus on groundwater and soil remediation using conventional bioremediation and chemical oxidation technologies. He will also lead the firms ...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (ContentDesk) September 23, 2005 -- Employers Security Insurance Company has earned a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. This level of FSR is appropriate for insurers who possess an exceptional ability to maintain a positive surplus as regards policyholders, maintain liquidity of invested assets, quality reinsurance and acceptable financial leverage.
SRs summarize Demotech's opinion as to the financial stability of an insurer regardless of general economic conditions or the phase of the underwriting cycle. FSRs are based upon statutory insurance accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). For more than a decade, FSRs of A or better have been accepted by the major participants in the secondary mortgage marketplace, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD.
Security ...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (ContentDesk) January 10, 2006 -- Get recognized for your outstanding communication programs and prove that you are among the best in the profession. The deadline to send entries for the 2006 Gold Quill Awards competition is just a month away. The early-bird deadline for entries is 2 February 2006 and the final deadline is 9 February 2006. Visit http://www.iabc.com/gq for details.
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and sponsored by Towers Perrin, this years Gold Quill Awards program continues IABCs 35-year-old tradition of rigorously testing the work of communicators and recognizing excellence in business communication. Each year, the competition attracts more than 1,000 entries from IABC members and non-members from over 25 countries. An international judging team evaluates the best examples of thought leadership, strategic management, creativity, resourcefulness ...
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New York, NY (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) January 12, 2006 -- Institutional Investor presents an audio conference titled IRS Memo Roils Pre-paid Forward Markets: Are You Prepared for the Consequences? on January 19 at 3:30 p.m. (ET). An audio conference is an interactive conference carried live over the phone.Sweeping changes are ricocheting through the wealth management sector. An IRS memo shakes up existing pre-paid forward transactions, which till now had fairly predictable tax consequences. New taxes are likely.
The IRS ruling states that pre-paid forward gains triggered gains. Pre-paid forwards in which investors lent or lend shares to a counter-party will get scrutinized. Investment advisers must tread gingerly when advising clients on pre-paid forward agreements (also known as common tools used to monetize a profitable securities position). In this hour-long ...
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Covington, LA (ContentDesk) February 24, 2006 -- The name "Gilsbar" is not new in Louisiana, but its strategy for continued growth is. As one of the largest privately-held third party administrators in the country, Gilsbar has regeared focusing heavily on the demands of the market. Their most recent addition to the Louisiana sales team is Mr.
Executive Officer explains the thinking behind the redirection, "We're looking toward tomorrow. It's not simply claims payment anymore. Our investment in the future is in thought-leading professionals and our new, integrated approach that empowers clients to stay in control of their benefit plan costs, while medical inflation continues to rise. The market will drive our direction and our process and people will enable us to deliver unanticipated solutions."As a ...
Dallas, TX (ContentDesk) April 21, 2004 -- IFS Media, Inc. announces new employment web-site specifically targeting the Insurance & Financial Services [IFS] industry. The site is called IFSjobs.com. Our mission is to aid in the economic growth and development of the Insurance & Financial Services [IFS] industry by offering a reliable and cost effective alternative for IFS companies to quickly recruit and hire talented individuals at all levels of experience and education from within the IFS Industry. Direct Employers and Recruiters can test the site for free until 5/1/04.
World Wide Web at http://www.IFSjobs.com, IFSjobs.com provides a national database of Insurance, Finance, Securities, Banking, Mortgage, Reinsurance & Financial Guaranty jobs. Unlike the other "mega" job boards that target any and all jobs, IFS Jobs will offer its services exclusively to companies ...
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Minneapolis, MN (ContentDesk) December 10, 2003 John B. Collins Associates, Inc., one of the world's leading reinsurance intermediaries, today announced that senior Property & Casualty reinsurance broker Simon Hudson has joined the firm.Mr. Hudson was previously with Willis Re. With 20 years of insurance and reinsurance experience, he has been active in many lines of business, including medical, professional and general liability. Prior to joining Willis he had been an underwriter for CNA Re in the U.S. and London. Mr.
Collins organization," said Mr. Hudson. "Collins has a reputation as an outstanding service intermediary, and this is an exciting opportunity to bring new reinsurance clients to the company.""We're delighted to have Simon on board to help us continue our growth," said Pat Denzer, President and co-CEO of Collins ...
Adeptia Inc., an innovative provider of business process integration and management technologies, today announced its membership with Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), the leading standards organization for the insurance industry. Adeptia provides efficient, quick-to-deploy, cost-effective, ACORD based business process solutions for the Insurance industry.
Adeptia's technology allows firms to seamlessly and quickly unify disparate data and application silos into high value customer and supply chain solutions."Through the use of Adeptia's technology, we can streamline the ACORD implementation process and rapidly deliver scalable integration from the value chain to back-end systems." said Deepak Singh, CTO of Adeptia. "Adeptia solutions are aimed at bridging the gap between IT and Business.
About ACORDBased in New York, ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) is a global, nonprofit insurance association ...
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Minneapolis, MN September 23, 2004 - John B. Collins Associates, Inc., one of the world's leading reinsurance intermediaries, today announced that Mike Larson has joined the firm as Senior Vice President / Chief Actuary in their Minneapolis headquarters.In his new role, Mr. Larson will be responsible for the management and continued development of Collins Property and Casualty actuarial practice. He brings more than 17 years of insurance industry experience to the company after most recently serving in a senior actuarial leadership capacity with St. Paul Travelers. Mr. Larson earned a B.
Mike is an outstanding senior addition to our group," said Dan Bilot, Senior Vice President, Analytical Services. "He brings a wealth of experience and actuarial expertise to Collins which we'll tap into to further enhance the breadth and depth ...
