AXA Insurance Gulf has signed an agreement with AXA Corporate Solutions to further its strategic ambition to grow significantly in the Marine & Large Risks insurance and risk management sectors.

With AXA Corporate Solutions' support, it aims to become the region-wide leader in Large Risks insurance and strengthen its premier cargo insurance status offering world class insurance products and services.

Ebrahim Al Rayes – Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Co. announced that the Company achieved 5.46% increase in net profit - from BD. 2,704,464 in Q2 of this year against BD. 2,564,364 for the same period last year. Underwriting profit increased by 76% from BD. 878,400 in Q2 2007 to BD. 1,547,163 for the same period this year.

VENTURA - Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today announced the arrest of a Ventura resident for grand theft of more than $163,000. Angela Meza, 45, was arrested today at her home by California Department of Insurance investigators. Meza was booked at the Ventura County jail.

"Fraud perpetrators will not get away with scamming honest Californians out of their money, or risking the health coverage of others for personal gain," said Commissioner Poizner. "Department of Insurance investigators are continuously following leads to capture criminals attempting to cheat the system."

SACRAMENTO - Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today issued the following statement regarding Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of Senate Bill (SB) 1145 (Machado, D-Linden) and Assembly Bill (AB) 1874 (Coto, D-San Jose), which help reform the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), one of the largest workers' compensation insurance companies