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Insurance Details on Loss of Malaysian Air Flight MH370 Clouded
Very few details have been released by the re/insurance industry related to the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has caused some minor confusion as to the re/insurers providing coverage ...
Best Practices for Managing Emerging Issues From Nanotech to the Internet of Things
As Benjamin Franklin once cautioned: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." That said, insurers must plan today for the emerging risks of tomorrow. Emerging issues have become ubiquitous ...Death Toll from Washington Mudslide Expected to Rise
The death toll from a massive mudslide in Washington state is expected to increase as crews continue to search through the soupy, debris-laden field and rainy conditions complicate matters for ...
Greenlight Capital’s Einhorn Drops Lawsuit After Unmasking Blogger Who Leaked Stock Info
Greenlight Capital Inc., the hedge fund overseen by David Einhorn, said on Monday it has unmasked the identity of an anonymous blogger who disclosed Greenlight's stake in a semiconductor company, and ...
Buffett Wins His $1B NCAA Hoops Bet After Just 2 Days of Play
It took less than two full days of play for Warren Buffett to win his bet that no entrant in a Quicken Loans Inc. contest would predict the winner of each game in the three-week-long National ...
California Voter Initiative Aims to Increase Damages Cap
California's limit of $250,000 on medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering, which became a model for other states almost 40 years ago, could be increased under a voter initiative to be ...
Insurance Payments Begin But Liability Over Missing Malaysian Jet Unclear
As the final hours of Malaysian Air Flight 370 remain wrapped in mystery, the question of who bears full liability for the jet's disappearance is also unresolved. This much is clear: Families of the ...
Record-Breaking Ice; Is Flooding Next?
The winter of 2014 looks to go down in history for record temps and record claims. To date, Enservio data shows that in February 2014 alone, ice damage related RCV jumped 200% over the last five ...