December 16, 2024
Once considered to be simply “bean counters,” accountants now play an important role in the defence, investigation and protection against cybercrime. Modern cybercrime includes stealing personal information, hacking into systems, spreading viruses and tricking people into giving away money or …
February 16, 2022
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after New York’s attorney general said …
October 3, 2014
San Mateo, Calif.-based CAMICO, the provider of insurance for the accounting profession, and Berkley Design Professional Underwriters (BDP), a W. R. Berkley company, have forged a new program to serve CPA firms nationally. The CAMICO-BDP program will help protect CPA …
March 25, 2013
General Star Management Co. has expanded its admitted accountants professional liability program into Pennsylvania. Pearl Insurance, headquartered in Peoria, Ill., has served as the exclusive program manager for the General Star facility in 28 other states and now adds Pennsylvania. …
January 11, 2013
General Star Management Co. has made a series of revisions to the policy for its accountants professional liability program. Available exclusively via program administrator Pearl Insurance, the product is currently available in 28 states. The coverage is written on an …
January 13, 2012
General Star Management Co. will begin offering a new accountants professional liability program through Pearl Insurance effective Jan. 28. The program will be written on an admitted basis in 28 states with additional states anticipated in the future. Limits will …
November 8, 2011
Japan’s Olympus admitted on Tuesday it had hidden losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt. The …