Why Are Agency Employees Unhappy? March 26, 2015 By Andrea Wells Agency employees are not happy when it comes to compensation, and money isn’t the problem. Despite increases in salaries and...
Regulators Concerned About Risks in $75 Trillion Shadow Banking Sector March 26, 2015 By Huw Jones Authorities are nowhere near to fully understanding “shadow banking” as the $75 trillion sector morphs and grows under the influence...
EU, US Insurers Lost $400 Billion from Continued Low Interest Rates: Swiss Re March 26, 2015 A study, – “Financial repression: The unintended consequences -” released by Swiss Re, notes that “seven years after the financial...
Lloyd’s Reports US$4.9 Billion (£3.2 Billion) Profit for 2014, Level With 2013 March 26, 2015 Lloyd’s announced a pre-tax profit of US$4.9 billion (£3.2 billion) for 2014, which is unchanged from the profit figure reported...
Co-Pilot Likely Crashed Germanwings A320 Deliberately: French Prosecutor March 26, 2015 By Jean-Francois Rosnoblet and Tim Hepher The co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 people aboard appears to have...
A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Southern General Insurance Co. March 26, 2015 A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B- (Fair) from B (Fair) and the issuer credit rating to...
Texting While Driving Officially Banned in Mississippi March 26, 2015 Mississippi has become the 45th state to ban texting while driving after Governor Phil Bryant signed the bill into law...
Retooled Medical Marijuana Bill Gets OK from Georgia Senate March 26, 2015 By Bill Hendrick After two rancorous years of squabbling, confusion and heated debate, Georgia appears on the verge of having a medical marijuana...
NHL Loses Bid to Block Players’ Concussion Lawsuits March 25, 2015 By Andrew Harris The National Hockey League lost its bid to throw out retired players’ claims it glorified violence and failed to protect...
House Committee Approves Bill to Repeal Estate Tax March 25, 2015 By Richard Rubin The 99-year-old U.S. estate tax would disappear under a bill approved Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee. The...