Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey September 17, 2012 As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the “resume tsunami” appears to have been...
Mississippi Trial Set for Kmart Complaint Against FEMA Flood Mapping September 17, 2012 A federal judge has set a trial date in a lawsuit over 2010 flooding at the Kmart in Corinth. The...
Second Man Pleads Guilty in Grisly South Carolina Insurance Fraud September 17, 2012 A second man has pleaded guilty in connection with an insurance scheme that cost a mentally disabled man his left...
Mississippi Workers’ Comp Drug Testing, Benefits Changes Go Into Effect September 17, 2012 By Michael Adams Insurers and employers in Mississippi now have greater latitude to conduct alcohol and drug tests on employees following a workplace...
Zerkovich Joins P/C Insurance Advisory Organization AAIS September 17, 2012 Joan Zerkovich has been named senior vice president of operations for the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national...
US Brokers’ Employees Attend London’s Beazley Broker Academy at Lloyd’s September 17, 2012 A bulletin from Lloyd’s notes that “high potential employees from US broking firms will spend the coming week in London,...
FDIC Director Says U.S. Should Reject Basel III Pact September 17, 2012 By Alexandra Alper and Huw Jones The United States should reject Basel III bank capital standards if the international panel that drafted them does not make...
US Renews Waivers of Iran Sanctions for Japan, EU Nations September 17, 2012 By Risa Maeda and Timothy Gardner The United States has renewed waivers on Iran sanctions for Japan and 10 European countries because they cut their purchases...
Re/insurers Increasingly Less Relevant to Global Economy: XL CEO McGavick September 17, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle XL’s CEO Mike McGavick doesn’t mince words when it comes to looking at the big, and not very pretty, picture...
Cat Models – More Accurate, More Sophisticated and More Useful September 17, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Catastrophe models have become such an indispensable tool for re/insurers, particularly those who write P&C catastrophe coverage, that it’s hard...