Doctor Training Questioned in Wake of Robotic-Surgery Deaths, Injuries November 11, 2013 By Robert Langreth A rising number of reports about deaths, injuries and malfunctions linked to the robotic surgery system made by Intuitive Surgical...
Alabama Oil Train Derailment Raises New Crude-by-Rail Safety Questions November 11, 2013 By Anna Louie Sussman The second explosive oil-train derailment this year, which has finally burned out in rural Alabama, may raise new questions about...
Chubb Appoints Auerbach as European Multinational Solutions Manager November 11, 2013 Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE announced the appointment of Jan Auerbach to the role of Chubb European Multinational Solutions...
UPDATE: AIR Worldwide on Typhoon Haiyan’s Catastrophic Destruction November 11, 2013 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, in the three days since Super Typhoon Haiyan roared through the central Philippines,...
Why Honoring Those Who Fought in the ‘Great War’ Remains Important November 11, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle Time has taken all those who actually fought in World War I, as well as almost all the people who...
AXA Buys Stake in Insurance Business of Colombia’s Colpatria November 11, 2013 By Mark Deen Axa SA agreed to buy a controlling stake in Colombian insurer Colpatria Seguros for €259 million ($346 million) to expand...
RSA Tumbles after Insurer Suspends Executives at Irish Operation November 11, 2013 By Sarah Jones RSA Insurance Group Plc, Britain’s biggest non-life insurer, tumbled by the most in more than nine years in London trading...
Florida Outpatient Costs for Injured Workers Rising Rapidly: WCRI November 11, 2013 The average cost per claim of outpatient hospital care for injured workers in the Florida workers’ compensation system continued to...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas-Based Employee Benefits Analysis Corp. November 11, 2013 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Employee Benefits Analysis Corp. in Addison, Texas. Terms of the transaction...
Oklahoma City Hosts 3rd Annual National Tornado Summit November 11, 2013 Insurance industry professionals, emergency managers, policymakers and weather experts are invited to attend the 3rd annual National Tornado Summit in...