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XL Group: Teaching Spanish to Construction Site Managers Reduces Risk
After an initial pilot effort, XL Group plans to expand a program that teaches Spanish to clients' construction site managers so they can communicate the need for worker safety directly to their ...
Germanwings Crash Spotlights Risk as Pilot-Caused Disasters Rise
The suspected intentional destruction of a Germanwings jet by a pilot shows the need for new protections against suicidal crew members—a threat emerging as one of the worst in modern aviation, ...
Germanwings Crash Thought to Be Deliberate
The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps appears to have deliberately flown the aircraft into a mountainside, killing 150 people, after locking the captain out of the ...
German Insurance Giant Slumps In Face of Overhaul
Talanx AG, Germany's third-biggest insurer, slumped after saying it began an overhaul of its German consumer division. Talanx lost as much as 10 percent, the biggest intraday decline since the shares ...
Property/Casualty M&A Continues Accelerating in 2015: Conning
Property-casualty insurance sector M&A deals jumped by more than 31 percent and deal value grew by more than half from 2013 to 2014 as carriers sought to diversify, remain relevant with customers ...
WSJ Documents Decline of The Southport Lane Insurance Empire
An insurance empire that included two insurance carriers, two offshore reinsurers, several buildings and other insurers' investments was built by a private equity firm in part on questionable assets ...
Hedge Funds Gain by Gambling on Lawsuits
For better or worse, the lawsuit-finance market continues to grow. Hedge funds and others speculating on litigation are making more and larger bets. Some corporate lobbyists warn that the new ...
Anti-Drunk Driving Devices Could Save 59,000 Lives: University Study
Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save 59,000 lives and $343 million over 15 years, according to a University of ...