CFO / Financial
Nasdaq Shutdown Forces SEC’s White Into Fight With Market Perils
A three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq Stock Market marks the first test of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White's ability to push through stronger technology safeguards for ...Meadowbrook Receives Waiver for Covenants, Will Pay Dividend
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., the insurer that had its rating cut this month by A.M. Best, said it received a waiver from lenders after violating two financial covenants. The waiver is effective ...
AIG Said to Plan $300 Million RMBS Sale, Loan Shift in Bank Exit
American International Group Inc. plans to sell about $300 million in residential mortgage-backed securities from the bank it's winding down, according to a person familiar with the matter. About ...
Judge to Rule on San Bernardino Bankruptcy, Pensions Loom
The city of San Bernardino is expected to learn on Wednesday if it is eligible for bankruptcy protection despite the opposition of California's powerful public pension system - an important test for ...
Warren Buffett’s Pension Fund Management Advice: Saft Column
Here is Warren Buffett's pension fund management advice in a nutshell: Be patient, buy only a few things, ignore the stock market until it becomes irrationally optimistic, at which point sell. A ...
FASB, IASB Proposing ‘Transformational’ Changes in Insurance Accounting
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) separately released proposals recently that represent a transformational change to measurement and ...
P/C Earnings Soar in Q2; Specialty Insurer Premiums Grow Most: Moody’s
In spite of slowing rate hikes, property/casualty insurers rated by Moody's reported an aggregate 58 percent jump in bottom-line results for second-quarter 2013, with combined ratio improvements and ...
Meadowbrook Says Class Action Without Merit
Acknowledging that class actions are often launched against public companies that experience stock drops, Meadowbrook Insurance Group nonetheless issued a press statement on Thursday to respond to a ...