Risk
Amlin Sets Sights on Latin American Growth With New Miami Beachhead
Amlin Plc, a Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, is the latest carrier to expand its focus on Latin America by way of Miami. The new Amlin office had a soft launch last October and formally ...
Delphi to Take on U.S. Coast-to-Coast Driverless Auto Test
Delphi Automotive Plc, a supplier of car electronics, is undertaking the longest test of a driverless auto, going coast to coast in the U.S. with a specially outfitted Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle. ...
AXIS, PartnerRe and Their $11B Merger Are Back in S&P’s Good Graces
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., PartnerRe Ltd. and their pending $11 billion merger are back in Standard & Poor's good graces, which has affirmed the ratings of both companies after essentially ...
Denial of Earthquake Claims Incurs Warning From Oklahoma Commissioner
With the dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma — which some say are at least partly attributed to waste water injection wells related to the practice of hydraulic fracturing in ...
Chance of California Mega-Quake Rising: USGS
Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. And now they say the risk of a mega-quake is more likely than previously thought. The ...
Cyber Attacks Increasing on Public-Sector and Nonprofit Targets
Government agencies, cities and counties, and even the Colonial Williamsburg website have faced cyber attacks in recent weeks, underscoring that potential targets go well beyond private businesses, ...
Stress of Long Hours, Work-Family Imbalance Kills Workers, Fuels Health Costs: Stanford Research
Even workers toiling at desk jobs and other seemingly safe professions are facing stresses that are hazardous to their health, including long hours, job insecurity and lack of work-life balance ...
RBC is Reviewing Its ‘Volatile’ Property/Casualty Insurance Business
Royal Bank of Canada is reviewing its domestic property and casualty insurance business, Chief Executive Officer David McKay said, citing difficulties caused by rules that ban banks from selling ...