Point Guard Insurance Agency, a new player in the compulsory auto liability insurance policy market, is vowing to take over a considerable portion of the market by offering a better service structure and more efficient claims processes than the incumbent Compulsory Insurance Joint Underwriters Association, or ASC.
Last weekend, a woman was at home in Orlando, when she got a call from her bank warning her of a potentially fraudulent transaction involving her debit card. Someone had lifted the card number to go on a $150 shopping spree at a mega-retailer in Canóvanas, miles from where she was in Florida.
First BanCorp, parent company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, announced that it has received approval at the special meeting of stockholders held earlier today to issue 150 million shares of its common stock for $3.50 per share to institutional investors.