Facebook Policies Tricky for Employers, Employees September 28, 2011 By Sam Hananel In the age of instant tweets and impulsive Facebook posts, some companies are still trying to figure out how they...
Congress Raises Anxiety, Anger Levels of Disaster Victims September 28, 2011 By Michael Hill For disaster victims rebuilding their homes, towns and lives, the anxiety is matched only by anger at Congress for entangling...
Rating Agencies Win Dismissal of Ohio Funds Lawsuit September 28, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel The three major credit-rating agencies won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that five Ohio pension funds lost hundreds of...
Republican Ryan Proposes Individual Health Insurance Tax Credit September 28, 2011 By Donna Smith Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, an outspoken opponent of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, proposed a plan Tuesday that could effectively...
Judge Narrows $1B Madoff Case vs. N.Y. Mets Owners September 28, 2011 By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel A federal judge narrowed a $1 billion lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee...
Federal Agents Raid Settlement Payments Firm Imperial Holdings September 28, 2011 Imperial Holdings’ shares plunged as much as 75 percent Wednesday, a day after federal investigators raided the offices of the...
Michigan Oil Spill Cleanup May Cost $700M September 28, 2011 A pipeline company is increasing its estimate of the cleanup cost of last year’s more than 800,000 gallon oil spill...
Aon Appoints Waerseggers to Head European Power Business September 28, 2011 Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., announced the appointment of Denis Waerseggers to the newly created...
Best’s Special Report Sees Mounting Pressure on UK’s P&C Insurers September 28, 2011 A new report from A.M. Best notes that “intense competition and the effect of the weak economic climate on investment...
AIR Analyzes Typhoon Nesat’s Impact on Philippines September 28, 2011 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, “Typhoon Nesat (known locally as ‘Pedring’) made landfall in the eastern Isabela and...