EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in Ruling Against Google May 13, 2014 By Aoife White Google Inc. may be ordered to remove personal information from its search engine after the European Union’s top court paved...
Criminal Charges Filed in Quebec Railway Crash May 13, 2014 By Frederic Tomesco Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. and three of its employees have been charged with criminal negligence in connection with...
Melting Antarctic Glacier to Raise Sea Levels: NASA May 13, 2014 By Alex Morales and Justin Doom A rapidly melting glacial region of Antarctica has passed “the point of no return,” threatening to increase sea levels, according...
Sukuk Templates Could End Delays Caused by Sharia Scholar Disagreements May 13, 2014 By Yudith Ho and Liau Y-Sing The International Islamic Financial Market is working on common templates for structuring sukuk to reduce delays caused by disagreements between...
JPMorgan Appoints Davison Head of U.K. Financial Institutions May 13, 2014 By Aaron Kirchfeld JPMorgan Chase & Co., the world’s biggest securities firm by revenue, named Piers Davison head of U.K. investment banking for...
There’s Devils in Big Data, but Help is Available from Inhance May 12, 2014 By Charles E. Boyle Computer technology has revolutionized the collection and use of massive amounts of data, and yet, somewhat ironically, it’s frequently harder...
Best Upgrades InterGlobal’s Ratings; Removes from Under Review May 12, 2014 A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-”...
Best Downgrades Tower Group International and Subs Ratings May 12, 2014 A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to ‘C++’ (Marginal) from ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit ratings (ICR)...
Best Revises Insurance Holding Company and Debt Ratings: Companies Affected May 12, 2014 A.M. Best announced that it has made some revisions to the criteria it uses in constructing its ratings reports, which...
AXIS Names England Chief Underwriting Officer-International May 12, 2014 Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that Joe England has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer, International Division at AXIS Insurance,...