If theres one word that is most important to car insurance companies, that word would be risk. Drivers who apply for policies are assessed for their level of risk when they apply for a policy. A driver whos more likely to file an expensive claim is considered high risk, while […]
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Members of Standard Insurance Group and Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Limited
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” of Standard Insurance Company (Portland, OR) and its affiliate, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York (White Plains, NY), together referred to as the Standard Insurance Group […]
Singapore’s DBS and Standard Chartered are Leading a DLT based Digital Trade Finance Registry Project
Singapore based DBS Bank Ltd, (SGX: D05), a multinational banking and financial services corporation with over $330 billion in assets, and Standard Chartered, a major British financial services provider, are reportedly leading a workgroup of 12 other banks that are helping to develop a proof-of-concept (POC) for a digital Trade […]
DBS, Standard Chartered Launch Trade Registry
DBS Group and Standard Chartered are launching a digital trade finance registry along with 12 other Singapore banks, Reuters reports, with the idea being to help reduce the risk of fraud. Commodity trade experts are teaming up now after a series of defaults in the city-state earlier in the year, […]
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and Standard Insurance Company Appoint Patrick Criteser and James Lobdell to Board of Directors
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and primary operating subsidiary Standard Insurance Company have appointed Patrick Criteser and James Lobdell to their boards of directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201002005059/en/ Patrick Criteser, board member of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. and Standard Insurance Company (Photo: Business Wire) […]
South Africa: Standard Bank Taps Contour Blockchain Finance Network to Issue Letter of Credit
Major South African bank joins the Contour blockchain trade finance network. Standard Bank Joins Contour Blockchain Alliance Johannesburg headquartered South African bank Standard Bank is primed to join the Singapore-based Contour blockchain trade finance network. Notably, Contour leverages the enterprise-grade R3 Corda enterprise blockchain for its digital Letter of Credit […]
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: WeissLaw LLP Investigates Standard AVB Financial Corp.
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WeissLaw LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Standard AVB Financial […]
Standard Chartered Bank named ‘World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank 2020’ in Ghana by Global Finance Magazine
Press Releases of Tuesday, 22 September 2020 Source: Standard Chartered Bank 2020-09-22 Yvonne Fosua Gyebi Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has been named the Best Consumer Digital Bank in Ghana by the Global Finance Magazine for the 8th consecutive year. This was announced as Global Finance unveiled the Best Consumer […]
AM Best Removes From Under Review With Positive Implications and Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Standard Life and Casualty Insurance Company
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 25, 2020– AM Best has removed from under review with positive implications and upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bb+” from “bb” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) of Standard Life and Casualty Insurance Company (Standard Life and Casualty) (Salt Lake […]
The Standard Promotes Alycia Bleeker to Second Vice President of Employee Benefits Services
PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Standard Insurance Company (“The Standard”) announced today that Alycia Bleeker has been promoted to second vice president of Employee Benefits Services. Bleeker started her career at The Standard 10 years ago as an attorney, eventually becoming a senior director in the Insurance Services legal group. In 2016, she […]
Group wants Parliament, courts to hold social media to same standard as publishers
TORONTO — Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is calling on Parliament to restrain social media platforms from distributing harmful or hateful content by applying the same laws that publishers and broadcasters already face. The lobby group’s executive director says courts should be penalizing social media platforms that knowingly spread harmful content. […]
Simple steps to spring clean your wardrobe | The Standard
life-style, Spring clean wardrobe With the warmer weather settling in, spring is the ideal time to declutter your wardrobe. Wellness coach and Australia’s first KonMari method trained organising consultant, Sally Flower has great advice for spring cleaning your wardrobe effectively. “In this current crazy world where chaos, stress and anxiety […]
This Aviation Entrepreneur Scaled Private Jet Charter Business to a Global Brand and Focuses on Providing a New Standard of Service to Their Clients
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 16, 2020 / Nothing says luxury than flying across the world in private planes. The lifestyle is a staple for the few who have risen at the top of their game, and it is something that entrepreneur Kolin Jones knows all too well. […]