Regulators Alert Financial Firms to Disaster Risk August 28, 2013 The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a risk alert on business continuity and disaster recovery planning for investment advisers....
Merrill Lynch Reaches $160 Million Settlement in Black Advisers’ Bias Suit August 28, 2013 By Joel Rosenblatt and Hugh Son Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit agreed to pay $160 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by black...
Wal-Mart Will Offer Health Insurance to U.S. Employees’ Domestic Partners August 28, 2013 By Jessica Wohl Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday it will offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its U.S. employees starting...
Leavitt Group Names Clarke in Southern California August 28, 2013 The Leavitt Group’s Woodland Hills office named Robert Clarke vice president in commercial insurance. Clarke specializes in hospitals, clinics, and...
Kelley-Hunt Named PCI Public Affairs Director for Southeast August 28, 2013 Brooke Kelley-Hunt is the new director of Public Affairs for the Southeast for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
People Just Aren’t Afraid of Climate Change Yet: Sunstein August 28, 2013 By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View With respect to the science of climate change, many experts regard the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the world’s...
Homeland Security Chief Says U.S. Should Expect ‘Major’ Cyber-Attack in Future August 27, 2013 By Phil Mattingly The U.S. will face a cyber-attack in the future that will cause major disruption in the economy, the outgoing Homeland...
Yosemite May Be Harbinger of California’s Wildfire Potential August 27, 2013 By Don Jergler The week-and-a-half-old wildfire in Yosemite is seen by some as a harbinger of what could be a “worst case scenario”...
Bellotti to Receive Award From Insurance Library Association of Boston August 27, 2013 The Insurance Library Association of Boston announced that Francis X. Bellotti, vice chairman of the board of the Arbella Insurance...
Aon Risk Solutions Names Middle-Market Practice Leader in Philadelphia August 27, 2013 Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the addition of Jack Reick as a middle-market...