Archive for October, 2011

H.I.M. On Call Introduces New AvianceHealth Technology Solution

H.I.M. On Call announced the availability of its latest AvianceHealth technology solution, Aviance DNFB Management at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The announcement was made by Joseph J. Gurrieri, RHIA, CHP, Vice President and COO. According to customers already [...]

Heffernan Insurance Brokers VP Speaks at California Women’s Network Meeting

Julie Davis, VP of Heffernan Insurance Brokers, provided a keynote speech at Stanford University during the quarterly California Women’s Network meeting in July 2011, according to a release. She spoke about the growing area of Collaborative Consumption. Latitude and Shareable Magazine released findings of “The New Sharing Economy Study,” which uncovered new opportunities for entrepreneurs, [...]

Malaysian General Insurance Agents Forecast To Grow 26% This Yr

The number of general insurance agents in Malaysia is expected to grow by 26 per cent this year, from more than 35,000 in the industry in 2010. The Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Insurance Institute (MII), Khadijah Abdullah said this is based on the average trend of about 800 candidates per month, who sat [...]

Australian Union Concerned By Suncorp Offshore Reports

Queensland-based insurer Suncorp (ASX:SUN) is planning to send thousands of jobs offshore after its hard-working employees raised its reputation in the wake of the summer floods, an Australian union claims. Finance Sector Union national secretary Leon Carter says Indian-based outsourcing companies World Network Services and Genpact are in Australia assessing Suncorp workplaces for jobs suitable [...]

Indian Govt Looks For New Chief Of Insurance Firm

The Indian Finance Ministry is to start searching for a regular chairman and managing director for state-owned New India Assurance following the suspension of chief, M. Ramadoss. New India Assurance, the largest public sector unit (PSU) general insurance company, the government has to appoint a regular CMD. Also, it is difficult for the interim chairman [...]

India’s Irda Set To Release Ipo Guidelines For Insurance Co.s

Indian insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has said it will come out with guidelines for initial public offering (IPO) of life insurance companies within a week. “We will be approaching for the gazetting sometimes later this week,” IRDA Chairman J Hari Narayan told reporters here on the sidelines of Assocham’s Global Insurance [...]