Republican VP Pick Ryan Aims to Change Tax Break for Health Insurance Benefits August 17, 2012 By Kim Dixon Mitt Romney wants to change the U.S. tax code’s treatment of healthcare costs, but his vice presidential pick is one...
Ex-Dewey Law Firm Partners Agree to Pay $50 Million Toward Settlement August 17, 2012 By Casey Sullivan and Nate Raymond Former partners of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf agreed on Thursday to pay at least $50 million toward...
Auto Insurance Driver Tracking Hits Privacy Wall in California August 17, 2012 By Aaron Pressman, Ben Berkowitz and Cezary Podkul California is turning into a battleground for technology that allows auto insurers to track their customers’ driving behavior and offer...
O’Halloran Steps Down as QBE Group CEO; Neal to Replace Him August 17, 2012 On the same day that it released its first half year earnings report for 2012, Australia’s QBE Group announced the...
Climate Change Poses Risks to Food Supplies Beyond U.S. Drought August 17, 2012 By Alister Doyle Downpours and heat waves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the...
Goofy Gordon Going Wrong Way; Storm Heads for Europe August 17, 2012 The most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami focuses on highly unusual Tropical Storm Gordon. It’s not...
Earnings Report: QBE Group August 17, 2012 Selected earnings highlights in US dollars from Australia’s QBE Group for the first six months of 2012 are as follows:...
Ex-Nebraska Beauty Queen Sues Over Bull Accident August 17, 2012 A former beauty queen in western Nebraska is suing Scotts Bluff County officials over injuries she suffered when a bull...
Recovering from a Wildfire Catastrophe August 17, 2012 By Mark Hanna Gary Sweeny still gets choked up when thinking of all of his family and friends who helped him recover from...
Wildfires: Sage Grouse Habitat Loss Could Impact Nevada Insureds August 16, 2012 By Don Jergler If you’re a business in Nevada, it may not be immediately clear why you should be concered with the state’s...