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Strong profits in spite of financial turmoil

2/9/2012 1:30 AM EST  -   DNB ASA
DNB recorded profits of NOK 4 089 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with NOK 5 284 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Profits for the full year 2011 were NOK 12 979 million, a reduction of NOK 1 083 million compared with 2010.
“This was another quarter affected by financial turmoil. However, there was a high level of activity in the bank, with a close to NOK 1.7 billion rise in income. We are...

Fourth quarter and 2011: Good performance despite weather-related claims

2/9/2012 1:00 AM EST  -   Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA recorded a profit before tax for the fourth quarter 2011 of NOK 898 million (1,068). The profit from general insurance operations, measured by the underwriting result, was NOK 186 million (315).
The preliminary figures for 2011 show a profit before tax of NOK 3,731 million, up from NOK 3,254 million in 2010.

‘We are very pleased with the 2011 results, even though the fourth quarter...

Teachers enter contest by Feb. 12 to win trip to learn more about Lincoln

2/6/2012 2:00 PM EST  -   The Horace Mann Companies
Teachers—we want to treat you like a celebrity. We want your brain to overflow with knowledge because you’ve learned more about Abraham Lincoln in a week’s time than you have in your lifetime. We want you to find a new sense of motivation that re-ignites your passion for learning and teaching our nation’s youth.
Springfield, Ill., February 1, 2012 - We know schools don’t always have money to give teachers...

Tips for home-workers from Endsleigh Insurance

2/6/2012 12:08 PM EST  -   Endsleigh
The current job market is encouraging many people, especially working mums, to try self-employed life for the first time.  Endsleigh Insurance provides tips for people setting up their own businesses.

Kate Jenner Commercial Team Manager of http://www.endsleigh.co.uk/ commented:  “We’re getting more and more enquiries from people setting up in business on their own for the first time.  The internet has made it...

Survey: Brits love their mobiles and gadgets more than their families – Endsleig...

12/20/2011 5:31 PM EST  -   Endsleigh
It’s official:  We value our gadgets ahead of our own lives.  That is the finding of a recent survey by Endsleigh Insurance, which revealed that office workers are twice as likely to insure their gadgets than take out life insurance.
In a new poll, office workers were asked whether they would be more likely to insure themselves, or their mobiles and iPads if they had an extra £20 in their salary. As many 28% of...

New members of Gjensidige's Group management

12/16/2011 2:00 AM EST  -   Gjensidige Forsikring ASA
Catharina Hellerud (43) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Mats C Gottschalk (34) has been appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for strategy and M&A. Both appointments are effective 19 December.
Hellerud has experience as head of Gjensidige’s Investor Relations. She previously worked at the Oslo Stock Exchange following listed companies and also has worked as an auditor with...
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Pronto Insurance Partners with U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots

12/8/2011 11:25 AM EST  -   Pronto Insurance
Pronto offices to support collection and distribution of toys during Christmas
Brownsville, Texas - December 2011. Pronto Insurance announced they are partnering this Christmas season with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program as a Community Partner Sponsor. Pronto Insurance is participating in the program via the following communities in which the Marine Corps offices are aligned that include;...

FREEWAY INSURANCE NAMES NORM HUDSON COO

11/23/2011 4:39 PM EST  -   Freeway Insurance
BUENA PARK, CA, November 23, 2011 – Freeway Insurance, a leading provider of auto insurance and a subsidiary of New York-based Confie Seguros, announced today the promotion of Norm Hudson to Chief Operating Officer from his former position as President of Freeway California North.

Freeway Insurance and its related companies have grown to nearly 300 locations serving customers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas,...

CONFIE SEGUROS HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN DANA POINT, CA

11/23/2011 4:36 PM EST  -   Freeway Insurance
BUENA PARK, CA, November 23, 2011 –  Confie Seguros, parent company of Freeway Insurance, Inc., hosted its first annual leadership conference last week in Dana Point, CA.

Confie Seguros is a leading national insurance broker primarily focused on the insurance needs of the Hispanic consumer. Under the leadership of John Addeo, CEO of Confie Seguros, Confie has been building its portfolio of regional auto insurance...

Pronto Insurance Launches Fun and Memorable Billboard Campaign

11/23/2011 10:47 AM EST  -   Pronto Insurance
Campaign creates buzz with bi-lingual messages people remember and want to read while informing them of overall value
Brownsville, Texas – November, 2011. Pronto Insurance recently launched an exciting Billboard Campaign throughout south Texas using culturally infused, bi-lingual, fun and memorable messages.   The billboard messages were designed to be part of the company’s branding campaign that positions the...