Tropical Depression Could Grow Into North Carolina Hurricane Arthur July 1, 2014 By Brian K. Sullivan A tropical depression off the coast of Florida is forecast to grow into Hurricane Arthur and strike North Carolina’s Outer...
South Carolina Jury Awards $8.1 Million to Investor Who Sued BB&T July 1, 2014 By Suzanne Barlyn A South Carolina jury on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to...
Court Tosses Liability Claims Against Painkiller Drugmakers July 1, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of nearly all claims in 68 cases seeking to hold drug...
U.S. Risk Names Dean Mills a Vice President for the Houston Office of U.S. Risk Brokers, Inc. July 1, 2014 By Newswire Dallas, TX – July 1, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com), the eighth largest managing general agency and...
Tower Group Falls As Doubts Rise Over ACP Re Deal July 1, 2014 By Zachary Tracer Tower Group International Ltd., the insurer that agreed to be bought by ACP Re Ltd., plunged to a record low...
ING Said to Price Insurance Unit at Midrange in $1.9 Billion IPO July 1, 2014 By Maud van Gaal and Ruth David ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, is likely to price the initial public offering of its European insurance...
European Insurance Federation Opposes Compulsory Environmental Liability July 1, 2014 “An EU-wide compulsory environmental liability insurance system would not benefit customers and so should not be introduced,” according to Insurance...
Overselling the Costs, Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Regulations July 1, 2014 By Victoria Stilwell The Environmental Protection Agency calls its carbon rules an economic winner that will deliver more than $10 in benefits for...
Google, Detroit Take Different Routes on Driverless Cars July 1, 2014 By Alexei Oreskovic and Ben Klayman In 2012, a small team of Google Inc. engineers and business staffers met with several of the world’s largest car...
Upper Mississippi River Closed Due to Rising Waters After Heavy Rains June 30, 2014 Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force...