Insurance

Joseph DiBella’s responsibilities include overseeing the entire practice group, including benefits business development.

Prior to joining First American, Schumer was founder and president of

Gary Bennett will be responsible for setting the overall strategic vision for New York Life’s wholly owned affiliates in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and its joint venture with China’s Haier Group, Haier New York Life.

In a related announcement, Rajit Mehta, Max New York Life’s deputy COO, was named COO.

Robert Paiano will be responsible for enterprisewide risk management strategy and execution across the company, including the The Hartford's life, property/casualty and investment operations.

Darryl Page and Greg Meyer join the property/casualty carrier in senior personal insurance roles.

New York's Attorney General is investigating what he contends is "unwarranted and outrageous" spending by AIG in the face of the government's $123 billion bailout.

In a letter to the new CEO, the former CEO says the current bailout terms will force a fire sale and sink the company.

Slow but moving forward, insurers’ IT plans are based more on operational effectiveness and support for growth than on a weak economy, says Novarica.

Participants say the initiative will provide significant improvements for insurers using ACORD standards.

A new survey ranks 250 insurers according to ease of doing business.

BlueWorks honored Anthem Blue Cross for its program, Applications of Indirect Estimation of Race/Ethnicity Data in Health Plan Activities.

The acquisition will enable York Programs to offer nationwide loss control to its existing program partners.

Addition of the two new Web sites is intended to provide superior customer service at all levels.

Users receive hands-on, interactive simulations of various functions available in content management system.

SEC chief says new oversight a necessity.

A recent study reveals that small business owners are unfamiliar with the risks involved in workers’ compensation insurance from self-insured groups.

C. Brett Nilsson, David Daniel, Mike Miley and Tom Minkler will navigate Big "I" members through the current uncertainty wracking the nation during this economic crisis.

New Celent report says insurers need to get bigger, leaner and smarter.

The Fed plans to use bonds from AIG’s life business units as collateral for the latest bailout.