Former Dollar General Corp. Chief Executive Officer David Perdue has won the primary for Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate nomination, beating insurance agent and current Congressman Jack Kingston in a close contest. With all precincts reporting in yesterday’s runoff race, Perdue …
The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is accusing members of a volunteer fire department in Wharton with forging state documents. The office said it has filed felony criminal complaints against fire officer Ira Rash and fire chief Robert Rash of …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Matmo (called Henry in the Philippines) formed in the Philippines Sea and became a tropical storm on July 17. It is the third typhoon to form in the northwest Pacific basin in …
Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the unveiling of its “WorldAware Global Gateway,” which the bulletin described as a “technology-based enhancement to WorldAware Solutions, Aon’s award-winning travel risk management platform.” Aon said the “Gateway …
A U.S. council of regulators is poised to label MetLife Inc. a potential threat to the financial system, subjecting the insurer to oversight by the Federal Reserve, two people with knowledge of the matter said. A decision by the Financial …
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the appointment of Simon Smith as Head of EMEA & International P&I Business, effective September 1st. He will be responsible for …
Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew …
PVI Holdings, Vietnam’s second- largest listed insurer, forecast first-half earnings will beat its target by 19 percent, buoyed by an increase in non-life- insurance revenue. After-tax profit for the first six months may be 95.5 billion dong ($4.5 million), while …
ACE Limited reported net income of $779 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to $891 million in Q2 2013. For the first six months of 2014 ACE had net income of$1.513 billion, compared to $1.844 billion in the …
New federal guidelines on job discrimination against pregnant workers could have a big impact on the workplace and in the courtroom. The expanded rules adopted by the bipartisan Equal Employment Opportunity Commission make clear that any form of workplace discrimination …
