Unemployment Insurance ExtendedWashington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted to extend unemployment insurance and Cobra health benefits for one year.Ecclesiastical Insurance saves millions with e-procurementInsurance company Ecclesiastical Insurance has cut its procurement costs by £3m in a year following a £20,000...Kinsale Capital Group, Ltd. Launches New U.S. Excess And Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyKinsale Capital Group, Ltd. (\"Kinsale\") recently announced the formation of Kinsale Insurance Company, Inc. (\"KIC\"), a specialty insurance operation based in Richmond, VA. KIC carries a rating of A- (Excellent) VII from A.M. Best Company. KIC underwrites commercial property/casualty and professional liability lines within the excess and surplus lines segment in 31 states/District of Columbia and ...Insurance Mandate May Need Strict PenaltiesThe health care plans before Congress require individuals to purchase insurance. But the penalty for violating the individual mandate may be so low that healthy people might be tempted to pay it instead of buying insurance. That would leave insurers with less healthy customers, prompting companies to raise their rates, prompting more people to drop out, and so forth.Taking insurance education onlineFarmington Hills, Mich.-based Burns & Wilcox Ltd. has created a Web-based portal within its corporate university--The Kaufman Institute--to deliver online education, training and development services to insurance professionals.Guidewire Wins Insurance Canada.ca's 'Best In Class Technology Provider - Insurer Solutions' AwardGuidewire Software, a leading provider of flexible core systems to property/casualty insurers, recently announced that it has won an Insurance Canada.ca Technology Award (ICTA)
