Speculation on Buffett’s Successor Heats Up Before Berkshire Annual Meeting May 1, 2014 By Noah Buhayar Two years ago, Warren Buffett, then 81, announced that the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board had chosen his successor as chief...
House Passes Bill to Exempt Expatriate Plans from Affordable Care Act April 30, 2014 By Erica Werner The House has approved bipartisan legislation to exempt U.S. health plans sold to expatriate workers from having to comply with...
Senate Cybersecurity Bill Gives Firms Liability Protection for Sharing Data April 30, 2014 U.S. administration officials, private sector executives and privacy advocates are reviewing a draft of a bill that would encourage sharing...
QBE North America Launches Management Liability & Professional Lines Coverages April 30, 2014 QBE North America’s continues its expansion into the management liability & professional lines arena with the launch of three new...
Walmart Begins Selling Auto Insurance Online April 30, 2014 By Amy O'Connor Walmart has partnered with AutoInsurance.com to offer car insurance to its customers at “everyday low prices.” The new arrangement provides...
Supreme Court Rules Patent Suit Winners Can Get Legal Fees April 30, 2014 By Susan Decker Companies that successfully fight off “unreasonable” patent lawsuits can get their legal fees paid, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in...
Starr’s Greenberg Loses Bid for Jury, Must Face Judge He Criticized April 30, 2014 By Karen Freifeld Former AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg will have to defend himself against claims of accounting fraud in a non-jury trial...
Now Mastering City Streets: Google’s Driverless Cars April 30, 2014 By Justin Pritchard Google says its self-driving cars are motoring along: they can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take...
State Farm Stuck on ‘Pause’ in Face of NBA Owner’s Ban April 29, 2014 In the face of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s banishment from the National Basketball Association on Tuesday State Farm...
FM Global’s Callori Named Spencer Foundation Chairman April 29, 2014 Spencer Educational Foundation’s board of directors has named Brion Callori, senior vice president, manager of engineering and research at FM...