Monthly Archive: January 2019

Brewers Sign Ballpark Naming Rights Deal With American Family Insurance

The Milwaukee Brewers ballpark will be renamed when MillerCoors’ naming rights expire following the 2020 season. MillerCoors says the rights to Miller Park will go to American Family Insurance beginning in 2021. MILWAUKEE (AP)...

Life Insurance Sales To Rise 3 Percent In 2019, LIMRA Forecasts

Courtesy of LIMRA Reports In 2019, LIMRA is expecting U.S. individual life insurance sales to rise 3 percent to $15 billion. This growth will be primarily driven by gains in disposable income and bond...

AmeriServ Financial Reports Increased Earnings For 4Q And 2018

AmeriServ Financial reported fourth quarter 2018 net income of $1,928,000, or $0.11 per diluted common share. This earnings performance represented an increase of $2.9 million, or 294%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 when...

CIBC AM launches five new investment portfolios

CIBC Asset Management today introduced CIBC Smart Investment Solutions – five new portfolios that take into account client goals, life stage and risk profile.

CI Investments introduces CI Mosaic ETF Portfolios

CI Investments today launched CI Mosaic ETF Portfolios. The company says this investment solution “blends the benefits of exchange-traded funds with the accessibility of a mutual fund structure.”

Number of independent investment dealers expected to decline

Despite projected overall profits of a record $7.1 billion for the investment industry last year, the number of independent investment dealers in Canada is expected to drop in 2019, says the president of the...

Bermuda Raising Profile Of Life/Annuity Insurance Sector

The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) is partnering with the island’s fast-growing life and annuity re/insurance sector to promote a strong presence at the industry’s largest US conference this spring. For the first time,...

Improving the Broker-Insurer Digital Connection

A 2019 ICTA nomination Toronto, ON (Jan. 21, 2019) – Economical Insurance, one of Canada’s leading property and casualty insurance companies, is making it easier than ever for brokers to match customers with the...