By Finn Peden on 07-03-2012
XL Group announced that the Board of Directors of the Company approved a new share buyback program, authorizing the Company to buy back up to $750 million of its ordinary shares. This authorization replaces the approximately $190 million remaining under a previously authorized share buyback program.
The Company expects the purchases to be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, and that such purchases are expected to be funded from cash on hand.
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By Lara Badgery on 04-03-2012
Purchase commercial insurance is the best way to prepare for the unexpected. Without proper protection, misfortunes such as death of a partner or a key employee, embezzlement, a lawsuit before the courts or a natural disaster could cause the end of a prosperous operation. Insurance companies range from the essential workers compensation coverage to the policyholders, not very common in the United States that insure against the kidnapping of executives.
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By Lara Badgery on 29-02-2012
I got an email from a life insurance agent today asking me if I could recommend a guaranteed issue life insurance company in Massachusetts. He indicated that he had run into several clients that were uninsurable and wanted to find the best company to write graded benefit guaranteed issue life through.
I know Ive talked a lot about the 99.9% of life insurance companies that would decline themselves if their mother had a history of a cold in the last 50 years.
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By Finn Peden on 26-02-2012
Couples planning to invest in wedding insurance and tie the knot may be keen to register their interest for the chance to win a marriage ceremony.
Leicester County Council has invited brides and grooms-to-be to attend an open day at its registry office in Hinckley.
From 10:00 GMT until 16:00 GMT on Saturday (February 25th), individuals can meet with employees at the Atkins Building to discuss holding nuptials at the venue.
Diane Reed, registration services manager for the county council, said: “This is a great chance for budding couples to meet our staff and see how attractive our latest ceremony rooms are.”
All those who attend the open day will be entered into a competition to win a free wedding or civil partnership at the registry office.
The venue has a choice of six different rooms where couples can exchange vows in front of a small selection of friends and family members.
By Finn Peden on 21-02-2012
A slight plurality suggest opposition to President Obamas plan to force insurance companies to provide contraceptives in cases where employers refuse on religious grounds, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.
By a narrow margin (55% to 45%), participants in the latest IFAwebnews.com poll labeled the presidents plan “inappropriate.”
The remainder considered his compromise “appropriate,” according to the poll.
The president announced the compromise last week, hoping to appease Catholics and other religious groups, but so far the plan has drawn even more criticism.
