Beecher Carlson Expands Energy Practice with Appointment of Wass September 24, 2013 Atlanta-based insurance broker Beecher Carlson, a division of Brown & Brown Inc., has appointed Frederick Wass as senior vice president....
Not So Fast: Driverless Vehicles Face Driver Caution and Other Speed Bumps September 24, 2013 By Angela Greiling Keane, Bloomberg The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of driverless cars to impatient expectation. The Cadillac SRX zipping...
Employers Could Save Billions Swapping COBRA For Obamacare September 24, 2013 By Jay Hancock, KHN Staff Writer Health-law provisions taking effect next year could save U.S. employers billions of dollars in...
AIG, Brookfield End Litigation Over Financial Crisis September 24, 2013 By Patricia Hurtado American International Group Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. agreed to end a 2009 lawsuit in which Brookfield sought a...
ProAssurance to Acquire Workers’ Comp Insurer Eastern Holdings September 24, 2013 Medical professional liability insurer ProAssurance Corp. said it is acquiring monoline workers’ compensation insurer Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. in an...
Surplus Lines Took Hit from Sandy in 2012 But Appears Back on Track in 2013 September 23, 2013 By Andrea Wells Surplus lines insurers in 2012 posted one of their worst years overall as their underwriting performance fell below that of...
‘Entitled’ Employees More Likely to Claim Bosses Mistreat Them September 23, 2013 Employees who have a sense of unjustified entitlement are more likely to say that their bosses are abusive and mistreat...
Technology, Not Presidents, Drives Healthcare Costs September 23, 2013 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View Last week I attended Brookings Papers on Economic Activity to watch some of the smartest economists in America debate some...
Vote on Prudential Systemic Risk Designation Was 7-2 September 23, 2013 Prudential Financial Inc., the second-largest U.S. life insurer, was designated systemically important in a 7-to-2 vote by a council of...
FEMA Chief Disappoints Senators, Says He Can’t Delay Flood Insurance Rates September 23, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson Pressure continues to build in Congress to delay implementation of flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for thousands of...