Haiyan Worse for Philippines Than Sandy for U.S.; Only 10-15% of Loss Insured November 12, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several...
Canadian National Railway Suffers Fourth Derailment in Month November 12, 2013 A Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in northern Ontario this past weekend, and an estimated 40 carloads of grain...
Japan Earmarks Additional $30B for Fukushima Clean-Up, Compensation November 12, 2013 By Yoshifumi Takemoto Japan’s government is finalising plans to borrow an additional 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) to pay for compensating Fukushima evacuees...
New UK Financial Watchdogs Face Surge in Staff Turnover: Reuters November 12, 2013 By Steve Slater Staff have been quitting Britain’s financial watchdogs at nearly twice the rate since they were split into two bodies this...
Chubb Appoints Auerbach as European Multinational Solutions Manager November 11, 2013 Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE announced the appointment of Jan Auerbach to the role of Chubb European Multinational Solutions...
UPDATE: AIR Worldwide on Typhoon Haiyan’s Catastrophic Destruction November 11, 2013 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, in the three days since Super Typhoon Haiyan roared through the central Philippines,...
Why Honoring Those Who Fought in the ‘Great War’ Remains Important November 11, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle Time has taken all those who actually fought in World War I, as well as almost all the people who...
AXA Buys Stake in Insurance Business of Colombia’s Colpatria November 11, 2013 By Mark Deen Axa SA agreed to buy a controlling stake in Colombian insurer Colpatria Seguros for €259 million ($346 million) to expand...
RSA Tumbles after Insurer Suspends Executives at Irish Operation November 11, 2013 By Sarah Jones RSA Insurance Group Plc, Britain’s biggest non-life insurer, tumbled by the most in more than nine years in London trading...
Record Typhoon Again Shows Philippines Most at Risk for Natural Hazards November 10, 2013 By Karl Lester M. Yap Destruction from Super Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful storm on record to strike the Philippines, shows the task facing President...