Willis Sees Threats on Horizon for Booming Latin American Energy Industry October 10, 2012 “The booming Latin American energy industry is not insulated from the threat of a euro zone collapse or hostilities in...
Best’s Report on Spanish Non-Life Sector Finds Profits, Future Challenges October 10, 2012 “The Spanish non-life insurance sector remained profitable in 2011, but growth remains challenging, as it continues to face one of...
India’s Battered Insurers May Need More than Foreign Investment October 10, 2012 By Clare Baldwin and Sumeet Chatterjee India’s proposal to allow more foreign investment in its $41 billion insurance business provides a lifeline for an industry starved...
Barclays Bank Shows Retail Intent with Takeover of ING Direct October 10, 2012 By Anjuli Davies and Steve Slater Barclays’ new chief executive set the course firmly towards retail banking on Tuesday with his first deal since replacing Bob...
Allstate: Overweight Drivers, Passengers Hurt Vehicle Fuel Efficiency October 9, 2012 It’s not just the gas-guzzling SUVs that are hurting the driving fuel efficiency.The growing average weight of Americans is responsible...
Northern California-based Broker Group to Meet in Shanghai October 9, 2012 The Worldwide Broker Network, a group headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., will hold an owners conference in Shanghai, China on...
Nationwide: Average Cooking Fire Claim Tops $30,000 October 9, 2012 Cooking fires continue to far exceed most home-related fires, and they are more expensive to repair, according to a new...
Southern California Educator Arrested For Workers’ Comp Fraud October 9, 2012 A teaching assistant in Southern California has been arrested on several felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Gerard Padilla, 45,...
NCCI Recommends Conn. WC Loss Costs and Rates Increases October 9, 2012 The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently filed a proposal for workers’ comp loss costs and rates increases in Connecticut.The...
New York’s Holborn Corp. Names Pierson Senior Production Officer October 9, 2012 Holborn Corporation, a reinsurance intermediary based in New York, announced that Executive Vice President Frank D. Pierson has assumed the...