Viewpoint: U.S. Can Learn from Florida Climate Change Response May 27, 2014 By Bloomberg Editors Adapting to climate change is such a daunting task that it can be hard to know where, or how, to...
Best Upgrades Travelers and Most Subs Ratings; Outlooks Stable May 27, 2014 A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A++’ (Superior) from ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings...
GM Now Links 47 Crashes to Ignition Failure May 27, 2014 By Jeff Plungis and Tim Higgins General Motors Co. has now linked 47 crashes to small cars with defective ignition switches while saying it hasn’t increased...
Billionaire’s PAC Targets 7 Republicans Who Doubt Climate Change May 27, 2014 By Julie Bykowicz The super-political action committee financed by billionaire and former money manager Tom Steyer will try to raise climate change as...
ACE Expands Travel Coverage for Religious, Educational Institutions May 23, 2014 ACE Group has expanded its web-based portal to provide coverage for U.S.-based religious organizations and educational institutions, whose employees, students...
Tower Hires Debt Adviser In Response to Mass. Regulator’s Demand for Plan May 23, 2014 By Craig Giammona Tower Group International Ltd., the insurer that agreed to be bought by ACP Re Ltd. amid a stock plunge, hired...
Best Affirms Ratings of National Indemnity, Other Berkshire Hathaway Units May 23, 2014 A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of...
New Tech Millionaires Trust Technology Over Traditional Financial Advisers May 23, 2014 By David Randall When the nine-person start-up he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27,...
‘Old GM’ Customer Loses Appeal Over Bankruptcy May 23, 2014 By Linda Sandler A bankruptcy judge’s decision that a General Motors Co. customer failed to state a valid claim against the estate of...
Report Faults U.S. Oversight of Chemical Plants May 23, 2014 By Hope Yen The government has no way of fully knowing which U.S. chemical facilities stock ammonium nitrate, the substance that exploded last...