| Robert G. Bottoms, DePauw's President Since 1986, Announces ...
April 19, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Robert G. Bottoms, who has served longer than any president in the 170-year history of DePauw University, will retire from the position at the conclusion of the 2007-08 academic year and become Chancellor of the University. Dr. Bottoms announced his intentions today to DePauw's Board of Trustees, which began its spring meeting on the Greencastle campus. DePauw's eighteenth president, Bottoms has led the University since 1986. "I have great love for this college and its people, but after 21 years in this position, I feel the time is right to make this move," says Bottoms. "Being a college president is a very rewarding, yet personally demanding job. I look forward to spending more time with my wife, Gwen, and our children and grandchildren.
Life gets better
The long-term insurance industry sees some tough times, but could new stats showing inflows up 14% over 2006 totaling R50.2billion in new individual life business mean the worst is over? Gerhard Joubert is on the line from the Life Offices Association (LOA)
LINDSAY WILLIAMS: Gerhard, the industry has had a bit of a tough time, but I was quite startled by these impressive numbers
GERHARD JOUBERT: It is. If you look at the recurring premium numbers, which is an important indicator of the health of our industry, that went up to R9.5billion last year which was up 12.5% over 2005. So that number has steadily been increasing over the last few years - and its actually up 28% half-year on half-year last year as well.
LINDSAY WILLIAMS: Why is that such an important indicator?
GERHARD JOUBERT: Thats the core of our business.
COUNTRY Appoints Fisher to Lead New Chicago District Office
CHICAGO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Chicago financial services executive Michael Fisher has been appointed director of new market development by COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services and will manage its newly created Chicago district office. Fisher's hiring as director of new market development accelerates the organization's plans to offer insurance and investment products in Chicago for the first time in its 80-year history. COUNTRY plans to open an 8,000-square-foot Chicago district office at 55 W. Monroe in June. The office will be fully staffed to handle marketing, claims and underwriting to support its Chicago-based agents. In addition, COUNTRY will open branch offices in Beverly, Bridgeport and Clearing this year. Eventually, COUNTRY plans to have 20 Chicago locations and about 100 employees.
999 PENSION ALERT
Union leaders threatened industrial action yesterday, claiming they had been "stitched up" by new owners of the Airwaves system. Mobile phone giant O2 sold the business - which links Britain's 999 services - for £2billion to Guardian Digital Communications, part of Australia's Macquarie Bank. .
School caretaker says hello to retirement.
He took the word "custodian" to heart, considering himself to have custody of something that needed careful looking after. But for Giles, who retired this month at 65, the job was never just about a building. "It's really for the teachers and the kids," he said. A sparkling space, Giles said, sets the tone for learning, and for "a brighter outlook on life." That belief seems to reflect his own bright outlook. Giles, his wife, Judy, and sons Scott and Timothy moved to this area from Maryland 30 years ago because they preferred its slower pace and sense of community. He came to the school after working for years in the millwork industry. Before that, he was a calculator repairman back when calculators were creations of springs and ratchets that went "chunkachunkachunka," Giles recalled.
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