AIG Prize Fight Hancock vs. Icahn: Who’s Winning Now? April 7, 2016 By Michael P. Regan News that activist investor Carl Icahn has his eye on a company must make any chief executive officer feel a...
Massey Ex-CEO Blankenship Sentenced to 1 Year in Jail for Fatal Mine Explosion April 6, 2016 By Jef Feeley Former coal baron Donald Blankenship was sentenced to a year in prison for evading mine-safety rules in one of the...
6 Years After Upper Big Branch Tragedy, Ex-CEO of Mine Faces Sentencing April 6, 2016 By George Hohmann and Jef Feeley Six years after 29 miners were killed in a West Virginia coal dust explosion, the man who ran the mining...
Top Homeowners Insurance Claims April 6, 2016 Weather incidents account for more than half of all homeowners insurance claims, with wind, pipes freezing and bursting, roof and...
Judge Dismisses Birth Defect Warning Claims Against Pfizer’s Zoloft April 6, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra A federal judge in Philadelphia granted Pfizer Inc.’s request to dismiss more than 300 lawsuits attempting to link the antidepressant...
Final Retirement Advisor Rule Reflects Some Changes Sought by Industry April 6, 2016 By Margaret Collins and Robert Schmidt U.S. brokers managing retirement accounts must adhere to tough new standards under an Obama administration rule released Wednesday that aims...
The Hartford Appoints Thompson Head Of Sales And Distribution April 6, 2016 The Hartford has appointed Melinda Thompson as vice president and head of Sales and Distribution, reporting to Doug Elliot, president...
Hospitals Warned on Surge in Ransomware Attacks April 6, 2016 By Jim Finkle U.S. hospitals should brace for a surge in “ransomware” attacks by cyber criminals who infect and shut down computer networks,...
Patriot National Launches Online Risk Management Marketplace April 6, 2016 Patriot Risk Consultants (PRC), a subsidiary of Patriot National, Inc. has launched PN BidExpert, an online marketplace to connect underwriters...
Half of Insurance Shoppers Giving Inaccurate Information April 5, 2016 By Don Jergler It seems there’s no shortage of financial dishonesty. Two recent surveys seem to indicate that many of us are perfectly...