A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Investors Insurance CorporationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:04PMOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a” of Investors Insurance Corporation (IIC) (Wilmington, DE). Both ratings have been removed from under review with negative implications and assigned a stable outlook. The rating actions follow the close of the previously ...
Testimony of Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Administrator Richard Serino, before the Senate Committee on ...Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:00PMRichard Serino appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Diaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs to discuss severe spring storms.
A.M. Best Reviews Rating Outlook for U.S. Life/Annuity SectorTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:34PMOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. over the past few months has grown increasingly concerned with the heightened level of global economic uncertainty. Continuing economic weakness in certain European countries and the debt crisis in the United States, which remains unresolved, have elevated the risk profile of life insurers. As a result, A.M. Best is considering a revision in the ...
EnerCom, Inc. to Host the Oil & Gas Conference® 16 August 14-18, 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00PMEnerCom, Inc. will host The Oil & Gas Conference® 16 at the Westin Denver Downtown on August 14-18, 2011 in Denver.  The Conference is the oldest and largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 100 presenting companies over four days with a combined enterprise value of approximately $1.5 trillion.
The Investment Coach: An application of fiduciary ethosTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:35AMEthos, from the Greek word signifying character or nature, means “the distinguishing leadership behaviors, core values, and decision-making process of a person, group, or institution.” The word fiduciary stems from the Latin root word fīdere, to trust. Applied to financial advisors, the term fiduciary ethos describes the “leadership behaviors, core values, and decision-making process an advisor ...