Tri-State, New England Insurance Industry Gears Up for Volunteer Week in October September 13, 2011 Volunteer Week, the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s (IICF) event, will be held October 15-22, 2011 in the New York tri-state...
Prices Up in All Commercial Lines: Towers Watson September 13, 2011 In an indication that the market may be hardening, commercial insurance prices in aggregate increased by nearly 1.5 percent during...
Indiana Stage Collapse Prompts Safety Review by Kentucky Bluegrass Festival September 13, 2011 Officials with the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky, are considering more safety measures as it plans for future music...
Mississippi City Police to Send E-mail Crime Alerts September 13, 2011 The Columbus, Mississippi Police Department is launching the Columbus Business Alert initiative, an effort to inform local businesses of crime...
During Floods, Mississippi River Tried to Carve New Path September 13, 2011 Since the waters from this spring’s floods receded, officials have identified places where the Mississippi River tried to carve out...
Japan Marks 6 Months Since Earthquake, Tsunami September 13, 2011 By Tomoka A. Hosaka Up and down Japan’s devastated northeast coast, survivors prayed and communities came together Sunday to mark six months since the...
Hannover Re Sees Reinsurance Prices Rising Up to 8% September 13, 2011 By Oliver Hirt and Christian Kraemer Hannover Re , the world’s third-biggest reinsurer, said it saw reinsurance prices rising by 3-8 percent next year, a brighter...
RMS Estimates Irene Insured Losses At Up to $5.5 Billion September 13, 2011 Hurricane Irene caused between $2.5 billion and $5.5 billion in insured losses in the United States and the Caribbean, excluding...
HSBC Insurance Chief to Step Down September 13, 2011 By Denny Thomas and Steve Slater HSBC’s global head of insurance, David Fried, is to step down next month, people familiar with the matter said. Fried...
Buffett Picks Another Successor September 13, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Svea Herbst-Bayliss Warren Buffett advanced his succession plan Monday by naming Ted Weschler, a low-profile hedge fund manager who has produced out-sized...