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Ebola Vaccine Makers Offered Legal Immunity by HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday offered liability protections to drug makers rushing to develop Ebola vaccines and urged other countries to follow suit. Health and Human ...
Hartford Reduces Energy Bond Holdings As Oil Prices Drop
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer with a $76 billion investment portfolio, has reduced holdings of bonds issued by energy companies amid a slump in oil prices. "We've lightened up a ...
Towers Watson: Commercial Insurance Prices Rose Slightly in Q3
Commercial insurance prices grew on average about 3 percent in the 2014 third quarter compared to the previous year. It matched last quarter's uptick and halted more than a year of consecutively ...
C-Suiters in Demand: Sales, Innovation, Security Officers Rank in Top 15
Across all industries, the most in-demand C-suite officers for 2015 are those with expertise in sales strategy, innovation, and security, a global leadership recruiting firm says. The firm, Korn ...
Report: Sony PlayStation Online Store Slammed by Cyber Attack
Sony Corp's PlayStation online store was hacked on Monday, leading to a two-hour outage, the Financial Times reported, without citing sources. Sony confirmed the outage and said it was investigating ...
Uber Insurer James River Jumps Into Junk-Rated Loans
The insurer that ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc. uses to protect drivers and passengers is going public, promoting how it's more willing than competitors to invest in junk-rated loans. ...
Verisk Grabs ‘Complementary’ British Rival for $31.6M
Verisk Analytics snatched up a British analytics and advisory outfit for more than $31.6 million, beefing up its research and data capacity for geopolitical and other risks in the process. The New ...
AXIS Capital Holdings’ Board O.K.’s New $750M Share Repurchase
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. plans to repurchase $750 million in its common shares over the next two years, adding to an already sizable buyback of a few billion dollars worth of shares. The ...