New Credit Card Chips Shift Liability to Retailers December 7, 2015 By Andrew Cohn On Oct. 1, 2015, many of the insurance industry’s clients took on a lot more risk, and may not even...
Federal Officials Reopen Disaster Loan Filing Period for Sandy Victims December 7, 2015 Federal officials have reopened the filing period for Superstorm Sandy victims to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The Small Business...
Prosecutors Plan to Retry Former Dewey & LeBoeuf Executives December 7, 2015 By Chris Dolmetsch Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP are likely to face another jury after prosecutors said they plan...
Supreme Court Lets Stand State, Local Bans on Assault Weapons December 7, 2015 By Greg Stohr A divided U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of a politically charged fight over gun rights, turning away a challenge to...
U.S. Hospitals Improve Patient Safety: Report December 7, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Fewer patients are dying from conditions acquired while staying in the nation’s hospitals, according to a new federal report. Statistics...
P/C Insurers Told ‘Fresh Approach’ Needed to Face Coming Disruption December 7, 2015 U.S. property/casualty insurers should expect disruptive changes in a number of areas in 2016, including technology, pricing, customer demand, and...
UK Insurers Ready to Aid Recovery from Storm Desmond ABI Assures Policyholders December 7, 2015 The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin reassuring homeowners and businesses hit by Storm Desmond that insurers...
AIG Reportedly to Raise About $750M From Sale of Shares in China’s PICC P&C December 7, 2015 American International Group is seeking to raise about $750 million by selling part of its stake in China’s state-run PICC...
Canopius Group Appoints Lobo as Head of Upstream Oil & Gas Engineering December 7, 2015 Zurich-headquartered Canopius Group AG announced the appointment of Francis Lobo as head of Upstream Oil and Gas Engineering, effective immediately....
Hiscox Launches Product Recall Team in London, with 4 Appointments December 7, 2015 Specialist insurer Hiscox has established a new product recall team within its London Market business with four new hires. Heading...