STAMFORD, Conn., May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Independence Holding Company (NYSE:IHC) announced today that it intends to commence a tender offer within the next week to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $20.00. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer represents approximately 12.21% of IHC’s currently …

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced its succession plan for Chief Financial Officer, Mark Smith.  Smith has served as Enstar’s CFO since August 2015 and will step down on December 31, 2017.  He will move into a consulting role for Enstar beginning January 1, 2018. Guy Bowker, Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy …

GUANGZHOU, China, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fanhua Inc., (Nasdaq:FANH), (the “Company” or “Fanhua”), a leading independent online-to-offline (“O2O”) financial services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 20171. (In thousands, except per ADS) 2016 Q1 （RMB） 2017 Q1(RMB) 2017 Q1(US$) Change % Total net revenues 907,864   1,467,380 213,183 …

NEW YORK, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), one of the world’s leading specialty-focused providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Denise Kaloudis as Senior Vice President.  Based in New York, Kaloudis will work …

Directors Elections to the Board of Directors Announced New Officer Elections Announced Director Elections to the Board of Directors CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:UFCS) (the “Company” or “UFG”) announced today that four directors were elected to our board at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2017. The following individuals …

In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Ageas notifies that on 17 May 2017, its interest has fallen below the threshold of 5% of the shares issued by Ageas. Its current shareholding stands at 3.35%. Reason for the notificationAcquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights Notification byA parent undertaking or a controlling person Persons subject to the …

Alm. Brand generated a highly satisfactory pre-tax profit of DKK 272 million in Q1 2016. The guidance for FY2017 is raised by DKK 150 million to DKK 600-700 million.   “We are once again delivering a better-than-expected quarterly performance, which is highly satisfactory,” emphasised Alm. Brand’s CEO Søren Boe Mortensen. He continued:   “All of our three business areas are …

ORLANDO, Fla., May 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The life settlement marketplace is poised for new growth opportunities as industry participants better leverage emerging technologies to facilitate the sale of seniors’ life insurance policies, according to speakers at this week’s 23rd Annual Spring Life Settlement Conference. The conference was hosted by the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), the nation’s oldest …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Former Midland National® Life Insurance Company President and Chief Executive Officer William A. Rigsbee passed away on May 1, 2017.  Rigsbee joined Midland National in 1961, retiring in 1992 after serving 31 years at the company. “Bill left an indelible mark on our organization by leading us on a course of …

Following the cancellation of 7,170,522 Ageas shares bought back in 2016, the total number of issued shares (the ‘denominator’) has declined to 209,399,949. The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of ageas SA/NV of 17 May 2017 approved the cancellation of 7,170,522 shares (result of the shares bought-back in 2016). As a result, the total number of issued shares is reduced …

The Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders of ageas SA/NV have approved the proposals submitted to it by the Board of Directors. 41.91 % of the share capital was represented. The General Meetings of Shareholders have approved: the company’s statutory annual accounts for the financial year 2016; the payment of a gross cash dividend of EUR 2.10 per Ageas …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Board of Directors of United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:UFCS) (“UFG”) approved a dividend increase of 12.0 percent over the previous quarterly dividend and declared a common stock quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share. This dividend will be payable June 15, 2017, to shareholders of record as of June …

Raleigh, NC, May 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RegEd, the leading provider of compliance and risk management technology to broker-dealers and other financial services firms, today announced that it has surpassed 250,000 registered reps reporting outside business activities and compliance disclosures through its enterprise platform, representing 50% of the registered rep population across firms with over 100 reps. The firm …

New York, May 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beazley, a leading provider of specialist environmental liability insurance, has increased its capabilities with the hire of two new environmental underwriters in the US.  Edwin Baez joins Beazley with a focus on site specific pollution coverage, based out of the company’s Miami office.  Previously, Baez was with Berkley Environmental, where he held …

NEW YORK, May 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), one of the world’s leading specialty-focused providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and associated services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gabe Levitt as Executive Vice President. Based in New York, Levitt will join …

Raleigh, NC, May 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RegEd, the leading provider of compliance technology solutions to broker-dealers and other financial services firms, is pleased to announce its participation at the 2017 FINRA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, May 16-18, 2017. FINRA’s annual conference provides securities industry practitioners with guidance on regulatory priorities and addresses the compliance and regulatory issues …

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., May 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Former Midland National® Life Insurance Company President and Chief Executive Officer William A. Rigsbee passed away on May 1, 2017.  Rigsbee joined Midland National in 1961, retiring in 1992 after serving 31 years at the company. “Bill left an indelible mark on our organization by leading us on a course of …

CARMEL, Ind., May 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWINA) (NASDAQ:BWINB) today announced the formal appointment of John Nichols and James Porcari to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. “John and James each bring years of insurance industry expertise and leadership acumen to the table, which will help continue fueling our company’s growth and success in …

Copenhagen, 2017-05-15 12:19 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the period 8 May 2017 to 11 May 2017, Alm. Brand A/S bought own shares for a total amount of DKK 8.5 million as part of the share buyback programme of up to DKK 300 million announced on 1 March 2017. The share buy-back programme is expected to run until the end …

FARGO, N.D., May 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NODK) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.  Significant items included: Net income attributable to NI Holdings of $4.7 million for first quarter of 2017 compared to $6.2 million for first quarter of 2016. Net premiums earned of $32.8 million, an increase of …