Commercial Insurance Prices Continue to Rise: Towers Watson June 11, 2012 Commercial insurance prices in aggregate increased by nearly five percent during the first quarter of 2012, the fifth consecutive quarter...
Transfer of Pension Risk to Insurers Gaining Favor June 11, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz, Aaron Pressman and Cezary Podkul Last week’s deal by Prudential Financial to take on $26 billion of the retirement liabilities of General Motors has reignited...
Talking Cars, or V2V, May Help Humans Avoid Crashes June 11, 2012 By Joan Lowy As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when...
Colony Specialty Launches Environmental Auto Product June 11, 2012 Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., is now offering business auto coverage in conjunction with its...
LinkedIn Risks Reputation Damage Over Password Leaks, Silence June 11, 2012 By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba LinkedIn Corp.’s silence on the extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user passwords has damaged its reputation...
Judge Questions Evidence in Gender Bias Claim Against Wal-Mart June 11, 2012 By Dan Levine A U.S. judge on Friday said he was “seriously concerned” about whether women suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had enough evidence...
AIG’s Benmosche Says Chartis May Readopt AIG Brand as Insurer Rebounds June 8, 2012 Here is another sign that American International Group executives may be feeling bullish about the company’s future prospects — CEO...
AAIS Revises Mobile-Homeowners Forms, Endorsements, Manual June 8, 2012 The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has developed and filed a comprehensive revision to its mobile-homeowners program. AAIS is...
AmWINS Group Completes Recapitalization Deal June 8, 2012 AmWINS Group Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., has completed its recapitalization with the private equity firm New Mountain Capital of...
Workers’ Comp Market Injured But Still Standing June 8, 2012 By Andrea Wells Like the economy, the workers’ compensation market has suffered in recent years. Results for 2011 were no better than 2010....