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...
UK’s CFC Launches Excess Underwriting Capability June 11, 2012 London-based CFC Underwriting has launched an excess underwriting capability. CFC is a specialist lines underwriting agency backed by 17 Lloyd’s...
Trade Credit Insurers Increase Exposures to over $225 Billion June 11, 2012 Global trade credit insurers have increased their exposures in the sector by over €180 billion [$226.8 billion], despite the continuing...
XL Political Risk, Trade Credit Unit Gets Approval for Lloyd’s Expansion June 11, 2012 XL Group announced that its Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) business has received approval from Lloyd’s to write Political...
Analysis: EU’s Spain Bank Rescue May Bring only Brief Respite June 11, 2012 By Paul Taylor Euro zone finance ministers rushed Spain into an EU-funded rescue for its debt-stricken banks to pre-empt the threat of a...
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...
In the Workplace, What Do Millennials Want? June 11, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the...
Straight-Line Winds Cause Sail Boat to Crash Into North Dakota Home June 11, 2012 Straight-line wind gusts damaged buildings, uprooted trees and sent a 30-foot sailboat crashing through the window of a home in...