Fall Season Reminder: Heating Causes 14% of Home Fires September 20, 2012 Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire...
Mississippi Court Hears Challenge to Death Certificate As Evidence in Accident September 20, 2012 By Jack Elliott Jr. Prosecutors have asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction of Jeffrey Dale Beecham, who won a new trial...
Pawlenty to Head Financial Services Roundtable September 20, 2012 Former Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty will become the head of the Financial Services Roundtable, a U.S. financial services lobbying...
Pentagon Warns Private Computer Networks on Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks September 20, 2012 By Andrea Shalal-Esa Privately-owned U.S. computer networks remain vulnerable to cyber attacks, and many U.S. companies are not doing enough to protect them,...
John Hancock, Law Firm Face Tax Shelter Racketeering Lawsuit September 20, 2012 By Nate Raymond John Hancock Life Insurance Co. and its law firm, Edwards Wildman Palmer, must face a class action accusing them of...
Gates, Buffett Still Top of Forbes List of Richest Americans September 20, 2012 By Dan Burns The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine...
Ratings Recap: Emirates, Sorford, BF&M, Unity Re September 20, 2012 A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating...
Bank Group Warns of Heightened Risk of Cyber Attacks September 20, 2012 By David Henry and Jim Finkle A financial services industry group warned U.S. banks, brokerages and insurers on Wednesday to be on heightened alert for cyber...
U.S., Trade Allies Push for International Services Talks September 20, 2012 By Doug Palmer A proposed international agreement to reduce barriers to trade in service sectors ranging from banking to telecommunications [including insurance] would...
Industry Faces Cyber Risks in Shift from Tangible to Intangible Property September 20, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle If Mike McGavick is right, the business world will soon be carrying the equivalent of a massive data base in...