Brand Management & Sales
Congress Could Address ‘Fast Track’ Trade Authority in Early 2014
The Obama administration could secure "fast-track" trade promotion authority from Congress early next year, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday, handing it the means to secure two big new trade deals. ...
Fidelity National Considering Sale of Assets
Fidelity National Financial Inc., the title insurer that also has restaurant businesses and an auto parts company, hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to review possible divestitures of assets. The ...
Travelers Insurance Sues London Firm Over Umbrella-Like Logo
The Travelers Companies recently sued London, U.K.-headquartered financial services and insurance company Legal & General Group PLC (L&G Group) and its affiliates over the British company's ...
World Trade Organization Nears Historic Agreement
The first global trade reform since the creation of the World Trade Organization is ready for agreement by ministers from the body's 159 member countries later on Friday, sources involved in the ...Aon Benfield Ex-Executive Chilton Joins Gallagher to Start Reinsurance Brokerage
Grahame Chilton, who helped build Benfield Group Ltd. before selling it to Aon Plc in 2008, formed a partnership with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to start a reinsurance brokerage. The new business, ...
Investor Demand for Political Risk Insurance Remains High
Investors' demand for insurance against political risk is on track to match last year's record as instability persists in the Middle East and disputes in Latin America erode confidence, the World ...
‘New Wealth’ Shows High Interest in High-Priced Art
Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest U.S. art fair, will offer more than $3 billion of mostly postwar and contemporary works when it opens to a select group of collectors today, a 20 percent increase ...
Carrier Disintermediation of Agencies
A multitude of forces are causing many carriers to think of ways to disintermediate agencies. Health care reform is one. Some benefits carriers have cut commissions to 0 percent and agents are still ...