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Arthur Gallagher, an insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has announced the acquisition of Specialty Risk. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The bank and insurance company Fortis NV said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings fell by 31 percent, as its investments soured and assets declined in value amid market turmoil.

Kevin Sinclair, an insurance veteran with a track record of over twenty five years of industry leadership, has joined the advisory board of Earnix, a leading provider of customer value and price optimisation solutions for insurance and banking. (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb934064.htm

Ross Buchmueller, president and chief executive officer with PURE Risk Management, today announced the South Carolina launch of Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), a specialist insurer dedicated exclusively to serving the owners of high-value homes insured for more than $1 million. (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/south/carolina/prweb939644.htm

ROCHESTER, MN -- It is a lesson learned from tragedy and now some may benefit from southeastern Minnesota's struggles.

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Private equity groups have been shut out from bidding in the first round of the £7bn auction of Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance business, which includes Direct Line and Churchill.

Signaling Democratic intentions to contend for longtime Republican seats in Tallahassee this fall, four Democratic candidates this morning accused the GOP-led legislature of neglecting homeowners' insurance relief and other meaningful reforms and pursuing 'frivolous' matters instead.

Regulators have mandated that all insurance products must begin using a new mortality table for non-forfeiture and valuation purposes no later than January 1, 2009. because of this, Lincoln National Corporation has announced the early release of its new 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary compliant product portfolio named the Lincoln Corporate Commitment series of products.

LONDON----Positioning itself as a force to be reckoned with in the insurance industry, Willis Group Holdings , the only global insurance broker with a UK headquarters, today revealed its spectacular new 28-storey skyscraper.