U.S. Economic Losses Due to Napa Quake, August Floods Top $4 Billion: Aon September 8, 2014 By Noah Buhayar As far as natural perils go, August was mostly about earthquakes, along with a few tropical storms and typhoons around...
U.K. Government Backs BP in U.S. Over ‘Unreasonable’ Oil Spill Payments September 8, 2014 By Will Kennedy BP Plc got support from the U.K. government in its U.S. court fight over the level of compensation required under...
MF Global Officers’ Defense Cost Already at $48 Million September 8, 2014 By Bill Rochelle and Sherri Toub Former officers and directors of MF Global Holdings Ltd. have already spent more than $48 million defending themselves from lawsuits,...
Best Agencies to Work For: Submit Now September 5, 2014 Do you love your agency? Is it a Best Place to Work? If so, don’t miss this opportunity to nominate...
MetLife May Fight Systemic Risk Designation September 5, 2014 By Douwe Miedema Insurer MetLife said it is exploring ways to fight the U.S. government’s proposal on Thursday to deem it “systemically important”...
BP Gross Negligence Ruling a Warning to Big Oil and Partners September 5, 2014 A U.S. judge’s watershed ruling means the final cost to BP Plc for the 2010 Gulf oil spill may eclipse...
Hackers Get to HealthCare.gov But U.S. Says No Personal Data Stolen September 5, 2014 By Anna Edney and Chris Strohm The HealthCare.gov website that had an error-plagued debut last year was hacked in July, although no personal data appear to...
Usage-Based Insurance Overcoming Privacy Concerns, Gaining Traction September 5, 2014 Consumers as well as commercial fleet managers are becoming more accepting of usage-based insurance (UBI) in which a telematics device...
No Such Thing As Free Lunch? IRS Eyes High-Tech Perk September 5, 2014 By Richard Rubin Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching. The U.S. tax agency is...
Paleo Mega-Drought Bleeds All Over Western U.S. September 4, 2014 By Don Jergler A blood-red blotch that stains California kind of looks like its own nation slowly overgrowing the Western region of the...