Alibaba’s Grand Vision for E-Commerce Empire Includes Insurance April 3, 2014 By Paul Carsten and Matthew Miller Alibaba, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, changed how China shops. Now the man driving its blockbuster U.S. stock sale wants...
UN Climate Chief Calls For ‘Urgent Transformation’ of Oil, Gas to Green Energy April 3, 2014 By Alister Doyle and Environmental Correspondent The U.N.’s climate chief called on the oil and gas industry on Thursday to make a drastic shift to a...
Ratings Roundup: Malayan Insurance, China Taiping, Energas April 3, 2014 A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of the Philippines-based...
U.K. Financial Markets Watchdog Under Fire for Insurance Leak April 3, 2014 By Ben Moshinsky The U.K.’s top financial conduct watchdog’s first birthday today was marred by complaints from the government and lawmakers about its...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Sued for Passing on Ike Costs to Policyholders April 2, 2014 A Corpus Christi man is suing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association for hundreds of millions of dollars because he says...
Bill to Make Cancer Drugs More Affordable Passes Wisconsin Senate April 2, 2014 By Scott Bauer Chemotherapy pills that cancer patients can take at home would be more affordable under a bill that the Wisconsin Senate...
Final Report on Joplin Tornado Highlights Communication, Building Standards April 2, 2014 A federal agency’s final report about its technical investigation into the 2011 Joplin tornado calls for nationally accepted standards for...
Hilltop Holdings Inc. to Acquire SWS Group April 2, 2014 Hilltop Holdings Inc., a Dallas-based financial holding company with interests in financial services and insurance operations, announced an agreement to...
U.S. Charges California Utility Over Pipeline Explosion That Killed 8 April 2, 2014 PG&E Corp., owner of California’s largest utility, was charged with 12 pipeline safety violations by the U.S. government for a...
N.J. Regulator Offers Tips on Shopping for Insurance Coverage April 2, 2014 New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski this week provided advice to consumers when shopping for insurance...