Cyber Attacks On Banks More Serious Than Public Realizes May 20, 2013 By Joseph Menn The series of cyber attacks that repeatedly knocked major U.S. banking websites offline in the past nine months has been...
Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp May 17, 2013 By Denise Johnson and Don Jergler Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For stories focused on particular...
Lockton: Companies Overlooking Most Crucial Part of Kidnap & Ransom Insurance May 17, 2013 The ransom and extortion industry’s danger zone has expanded well beyond Central and South America, yet companies tend to downplay...
Schwab Temporarily Drops Client Class Action Waiver May 17, 2013 By Jed Horowitz Charles Schwab Corp. has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new...
Obama Administration Releases Proposed Fracking Regulations May 17, 2013 By Ayesha Rascoe The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures...
S&P Cuts Rating on Buffett’s Berkshire Holding Company But Not Insurance Units May 17, 2013 By Jennifer Ablan, Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard & Poor’s, which cited a new...
BP Oil Spill Claims Chief Braces for Surge in Filings May 17, 2013 By Kathy Finn The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months...
Workers’ Comp Sees Encouraging Signs in 2012 Results: NCCI May 16, 2013 By Andrea Wells The workers’ compensation market is seeing encouraging signs. Premiums grew for the second consecutive year, the combined ratio declined and...
House Farm Bill Expands Crop Insurance, Cuts Food Stamps May 16, 2013 By Charles Abbott A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the biggest cuts in food stamps for the...
Senate to Hold Vote on Consumer Agency Director Next Week May 16, 2013 By Emily Stephenson U.S. Senate Democratic leaders plan to hold a vote next week on President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Consumer...