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Everest Re Adds Inland Marine Unit to U.S. Specialty Platform
Nov 13 2015 // Everest Re Group, Ltd., has expanded its U.S. specialty insurance platform, Everest National Insurance Co., with the introduction of a new dedicated Inland Marine underwriting team. Everest National is pursuing a broad and...
It’s 2026, There’s a Food Security Crisis- How Does World Respond?
Nov 12 2015 // The year is 2026. Flooding, worsened by climate change, has devastated Bangladesh and driven millions of hungry refugees to its border with India. Worried about unrest and disease, India asks other nations for help. The...
U.S. Health Care Cost Increases at Lowest Rate in Nearly 20 years: Aon
Nov 12 2015 // After plan design changes and vendor negotiations, the average health care rate increase for mid-size and large companies was 3.2 percent in 2015, marking the lowest rate increase since 1996, according to a new analysis by...
Insurance and Safety Issues Delay Iran’s Entry into Global Oil Tanker Market
Nov 12 2015 // Even after Western sanctions are lifted, Iran’s oil tanker fleet is expected to face more hurdles before many of the vessels can start trading again due to insurance hiccups and tougher requirements over sea...
Brit Hires Pozzebon to Lead U.S. Property Facultative Team in Chicago
Nov 12 2015 // Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Brit Ltd (Brit) has appointed Nick Pozzebon to lead its existing Chicago-based U.S. property facultative team for Brit Global Specialty USA, reporting to Noreen Metcalfe. Pozzebon...
Supreme Court Justices Question Tyson Claims Against Damages Formula
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Tuesday toward Tyson Foods Inc.’s challenge to an almost $5.8 million class action judgment in a case that could buck the court’s recent pro-business trend in...
U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds...
U.S. Must Hold Takata Accountable for Air Bag Recall: Senators
Nov 11 2015 // Two influential U.S. senators, worried about Takata Corp.’s ability to complete its recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators, sought regulatory guidance on how to hold the Japanese company accountable if its...
Volkswagen Offers Diesel Owners $1,000 ‘Goodwill’ Payment
Nov 11 2015 // Volkswagen AG, reeling from an expanding scandal involving diesel cars it has admitted it rigged to pass U.S. pollution tests, announced Monday that owners of the vehicles will receive $1,000 in what the company calls a...
Liberty International Names Finnegan Chief Underwriting Officer for U.S.
Nov 11 2015 // Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Michael Finnegan to the newly-created position of chief underwriting officer for U.S. operations. Prior to joining LIU, Finnegan was...
Trying to Fit In at Work, Veterans Downplay Military Service, Injuries
Nov 11 2015 // Almost a third of U.S. veterans in civilian jobs hide their war injuries from employers and many downplay their military service to get along with co-workers, according to a new study by the Center for Talent...
The Perilous North Atlantic – Europe’s War Time American Lifeline
Nov 10 2015 // Crossing the North Atlantic on a modern ocean liner is a pleasant and mostly uneventful experience these days. But gazing into the depths of the presently rather stormy ocean evokes the past, and the deadly conflicts,...
Indiana-Based Zimmer Wins First NexGen Flex Knee Devices Case
Nov 10 2015 // Indiana-based medical device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. has been cleared of liability in the first of more than 900 U.S. lawsuits to go to trial over claims that its NexGen Flex knee replacements were prone...
Judge Rules Punitive Damages Possible for GM in Ignition Case
Nov 10 2015 // General Motors Co. may be liable for punitive damages in lawsuits it faces over an ignition switch problem that prompted the recall of millions of vehicles last year, a U.S. judge said on Monday. The decision from U.S....
Judge Dismisses California Suit Against Apple Over Worker Searches
Nov 9 2015 // Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company’s retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in “demoralizing” security searches when they left work for...
VW Engineers Admit Rigging CO2 Emissions over Job Fears: Report
Nov 9 2015 // Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, reported Bild am Sonntag, the Berlin-based...
All Web Leads to Acquire Bankrate’s Insurance Division
Nov 9 2015 // Austin, Texas-based All Web Leads (AWL), a Genstar Capital portfolio company, announced an agreement to acquire insuranceQuotes.com, Bankrate Inc.’s insurance division. The total transaction purchase price is $165...
Officials: Most Poultry Farms Affected by Bird Flu Can Restock
Nov 8 2015 // Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see...
Supreme Court to Review Religious Groups’ Claims Over Obamacare Birth Control Benefit
Nov 6 2015 // The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over Obamacare and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions by faith-based groups that they shouldn’t have to facilitate what they consider to be immoral...
Russian Air Crash Bomb Theories Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security
Nov 6 2015 // The possibility that Islamic terrorists smuggled a bomb onto a Russian jet flying home from Egypt highlights a new area of worry for aviation security: the insider threat. Instead of focusing on a small cadre of al-Qaeda...
