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AIG Said to Be Lead Insurer on Asiana Crash in San Francisco
American International Group Inc. was the lead insurer providing coverage for the Asiana Airlines Inc. jet that crashed while landing in San Francisco last weekend, according to two people familiar ...
Expecting The Unexpected: 5 Questions To Consider When Ramping Up Your CAT Staff
When disaster strikes, your organization's response is only as good as your workforce. Timing is everything and you need to be staffed for the unexpected. How can you assess your human capital ...
Countrywide Board, CEO Mozilo Should Face Investors’ Claims, Court Told
Former Countrywide Financial Corp. directors, including ex-Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo, should be forced to face claims that they misled investors about the quality of the mortgage-lender's ...
New Jersey Utility Sues 11 Insurers Including AIG, Allianz, ACE Over Sandy Cover
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the largest provider of gas and electric service in New Jersey, sued 11 insurers, including American International Group Inc., over losses from Hurricane Sandy. ...
Drugmakers Search for Safer Painkillers Amid Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Backed by a U.S. campaign to slow abuse of prescription painkillers, drugmakers are devising new forms of the medicines that don't lead to misuse and new products that treat dependency in a bid to ...
AIR Releases Japan Earthquake Model Update; Reflects Tohoku Insights
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced Monday that it has updated its Earthquake Model for Japan to include insights gained from the Great Tohoku earthquake of March 2011. The Tohoku event ...New York Probes 20 Foreign Reinsurers’ Compliance with Iran Sanctions
New York's financial regulator has asked 20 non-U.S. reinsurers whether they conducted business with entities linked to Iran, as part of a review of these companies' ability to comply with a new U.S. ...