What to Know About the New Flood Insurance Program July 31, 2012 By Lori Widmer If it were a dam or a levee, it would have been replaced ages ago. Yet the National Flood Insurance...
5 Ways How Not Using Coverage Checklists Benefits an Agency July 31, 2012 By Chris Burand I’ve written extensively about how the use of coverage checklists benefits an agency. The benefits include significantly reduced errors and...
US Congressional Negotiators Reach Deal on New Iran Sanctions July 31, 2012 By Roberta Rampton U.S. lawmakers moved a step closer to finalizing new sanctions aimed at further restricting Iran’s oil revenues after negotiators from...
Best Affirms Liberty Mutual Holding Co. and Subs Ratings July 30, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a”...
A Decade Later: Is Sarbanes-Oxley Working? – Analysis July 30, 2012 By Dena Aubin and Kevin Drawbaugh When Peregrine Financial collapsed earlier this month, a nagging question resurfaced. As in the implosion of Lehman Brothers, the fall...
HSBC Sets Aside $2 Billion for U.S. Investigation, Mis-selling July 30, 2012 By Matt Scuffham and Steve Slater HSBC’s chief executive apologized on Monday for shameful and embarrassing mistakes made on anti-money laundering controls as the bank set...
Aon’s Q2 Earnings Report: Revenue Growth; Net Income Drop July 30, 2012 Aon announced mixed results in its second quarter earnings report. While “organic revenue growth” rose 4 percent, contributing to a...
Zurich in North America Increases Trade Credit Insurance Capacity July 30, 2012 Zurich in North America has increased its trade credit insurance capacity to meet the needs of customers across the globe....
Obama Administration Says Federal Health Exchanges on Track for 2014 July 27, 2012 By David Morgan The Obama administration on Friday said it is on track to set up federal health insurance exchanges by 2014 in...
Violent Storms Kill 2, Leave Thousands Without Power in Mid-Atlantic, Midwest July 27, 2012 By Adam Fenster Violent thunderstorms barreled through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions of the eastern United States late on Thursday, killing two...