American Country Holdings Inc. Announces Officer and Director Appointments.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective February 15, 2001, John A. Dore, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer was elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Country Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHI), and subsidiaries, succeeding Co-Chairman Martin L. Solomon and President Edwin W. Elder. Mr....

/C O R R E C T I O N - Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company/.
In CLM015, Nationwide Mutual Pursues Lawsuit Against Tri-Continental Exchange Ltd., moved yesterday, February 19, we are advised by the company that the first graph, third line should read "Combined Services Ltd." rather than "Combines Services Ltd." as originally issued. Complete corrected release follows: Nationwide Mutual Pursues Lawsuit...

S&P Affirms Progressive Security Insurance 'AApi' Rating.
NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its double-'Api' financial strength rating on Progressive Security Insurance Co. The rating is based on the company's participation in a reinsurance agreement with an affiliate, Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. (financial strength rating double-'Api'), to...

S&P Affirms Granada Insurance Co. 'BBBpi' Financial Strength Rating.
NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today affirmed its triple-'Bpi' financial strength rating on Granada Insurance Co. (Granada Insurance). Key rating factors include the company's very strong capitalization, good operating performance, sound reinsurance, and favorable reserve development, which are somewhat offset by...

NEW REPORT SETS OUT AGENDA FOR 'EUROPEANISING' FLEET MANAGEMENT.
PR Newswire, London, June 28. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Alphabet. Hook, Hampshire - Company cars emerge from a new report as a potential obstacle to companies trying to 'Europeanise' their operations across Europe in search of greater efficiency. Despite...

eAutoclaims, Parts.com and Keystone Automotive Industries Launch Parts Procurement and Extraction Software to Facilitate Collision Parts Sales in California.
PALM HARBOR, Fla., and SANFORD, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- eAutoclaims (OTC Bulletin Board: EACC), a provider of seamless back-end infrastructure connecting thousands of collision repair shops into a network for insurance companies and self-insured fleets, Parts.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PART), a marketplace and software solutions...

A growing technology, satellite-based truck fleet monitoring has been presented at vending conventions in recent years. (Staff Report).
* A growing technology, satellite-based truck fleet monitoring has been presented at vending conventions in recent years. The systems enable a fleet manager to monitor the activity of vehicles by means of a tracking module installed in the track. FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions, Inc., which has exhibited at NAMA...

Wireless systems bring GPS vehicle tracking to vending: Global Positioning Systems offer vendors a new way to monitor their vehicles. (Special Report).
While the automatic merchandising industry awaits the benefits of wireless reporting of vending machine activity, one wireless application has quietly expanded beyond the test phase and is already being used to improve operations on a commercial basis: satellite-based fleet monitoring. Thanks to the "wireless revolution," numerous vehicle fleet operators,...

Exporters Insurance.
The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. created an insurance package to help exporters manage risks they may face abroad. This policy, Exporters Package Portfolio, includes insurance for blanket travel accident, personal property, business income, general liability, commercial auto, crime, employment-related practices hazards, excess medical, foreign voluntary workers' compensation, kidnap/ransom...

S&P Lowers Queensway International Indemnity Rating to 'Bpi'.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today lowered its financial strength rating on Queensway International Indemnity Co. to single-'Bpi' from double-'Bpi'. This rating action reflects a writedown of assets by the company's ultimate parent, Queensway Financial Holdings Ltd., leading to a 58%...