No Relief in Sight for Drought-Damaged Crops July 19, 2012 By Sam Nelson Midday weather updates on Wednesday indicate more hot, dry weather for the U.S. Midwest, where corn and soybean crops are...
Travelers Insurance Reports Q2 Profit Despite Disaster Losses July 19, 2012 Travelers Cos Inc. reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday but missed Wall Street expectations, as the insurer’s catastrophe losses fell...
Ratings Recap: CIBC Re, ACS (NZ) Ltd, CCR (Algeria) July 19, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Barbados-based...
World Bank Head Warns No Region Immune to Europe Debt Crisis July 19, 2012 By Lesley Wroughton World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday warned that most regions of the world will be hurt by the...
UK Insurers Paying $26.6 Million a Day for June Floods ABI Reports July 19, 2012 Insurers are set to pay up to £500 million [$782.3 million] or £17 million [$26.6 million] every day – to...
Russia Backs WTO Entry; U.S. Friction Persists July 19, 2012 Russia’s upper house of parliament voted on Wednesday to ratify entry into the World Trade Organization, and now only the...
Senate Panel Approves Russia Trade, Human Rights Bill July 19, 2012 By Doug Palmer The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to ensure U.S. exporters share in the benefits of Russia’s...
Senator Graham Tells South Carolinians to Prepare for Cyber Attacks July 19, 2012 By Bruce Smith South Carolinians have dealt with the aftermath of war, earthquake and hurricanes and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said this week...
Lockton Adds Gall in its San Jose Tech Practice July 18, 2012 Barbara Gall joined Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton as senior vice president of its technology practice in the firm’s San Jose,...
Whitfield’s United Insurance Agencies Join the Leavitt Group July 18, 2012 Everett, Wash.-based Whitfield United Insurance Agencies Inc. has joined The Leavitt Group. The agency will now do business as Whitfield-Leavitt...