Supreme Court OKs Private Firms’ Religious Exemption from Birth Control Mandate June 30, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, ruling that closely held companies can claim...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Loses Supreme Court Appeal in Suit Against Bailout June 30, 2014 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg,...
Google Loses Appeal to Supreme Court Over Email Privacy Lawsuits June 30, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Google Inc., leaving the company to face lawsuits accusing it of violating...
Partner Perspective How AI is Changing Insurance Document Research Presented by Vertafore The information insurance professionals need is often already within their organization’s files. The challenge is finding the right details quickly...
June Closes with Severe Storms; Tropical Storm Could Skirt East Coast July 4th June 30, 2014 By Brian K. Sullivan Forecasters are watching a potential tropical system that may skirt the U.S. East Coast this week, brushing past major Northeastern...
BP Wants Business to Repay ‘Windfall’ Oil Spill Claim Overayments June 30, 2014 By Jonathan Stempel BP Plc has asked a U.S. judge to direct what it called a “vast number” of businesses to repay hundreds...
Ratings Recap: Berkshire Hathaway Homestate, Rural Community, Imperial Fire June 30, 2014 A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of Omaha-based...
The Right Climate for Tree Huggers, Hippies and iPads June 27, 2014 By Don Jergler Editor’s Note: This is the first of an ongoing column covering the impact of climate change and emerging environmental regulations...
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers State-by-State June 27, 2014 By Don Jergler The share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has the potential to create a rift between between ridesharing companies and...
AIG Responds to Supreme Court ‘Fraud on the Market’ Ruling with D&O Endorsement June 27, 2014 American International Group, Inc. (AIG) insurers have introduced a new policy endorsement that ensures primary directors and officers (D&O) policy...
Why So Many Forecasts Are Useless: Ritholtz June 27, 2014 By Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg View If you work in finance, you will invariably come across an example of single-variable analysis. Almost daily, we see terrible...