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U.S. Regulator Issues Caution Over Bond Market ‘Bubble’
The U.S. bond market may be teetering on the brink of a "liquidity cliff" and appears to be an asset "bubble" that could burst once interest rates start to rise again, a top U.S. securities regulator ...
No New Property-Cat Bonds in Q3: Verisk
There wasn't a single new property-catastrophe bond issued in the 2014 third quarter, the first time that's happened this time of year in at least a decade, Verisk Insurance Solutions asserts in its ...Research Sources for Praedicat’s Fracking Report
In a special report for Carrier Management, R.J. Briggs, Energy Economist for Praedicat, pulled together highlights of current scientific research on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. ...
Endo Forks Over $400M to Resolve Vaginal Mesh Implant Liability Suits
Endo International Plc agreed to pay more than $400 million to resolve lawsuits alleging its vaginal- mesh implants eroded in some women and left them in pain, people familiar with the settlement ...
Aon Benfield Launches New Private Charter Aviation Policy
Aon Benfield has rolled out a new kind of insurance coverage that it suggested could spur business expansion in private charter aviation. Ostensibly, the coverage is designed for SHY Aviation, an ...
A Reinsurer’s Perspective on the Current Catastrophe Modeling Landscape
Charles Dickens couldn't have predicted what has happened in the reinsurance industry the last 10 years. It has been the best of times for coastal inhabitants of the United States, as it has been a ...
National Weather Service Launches Advance Warning Disaster Model
Neighborhoods about to be hit by tornadoes and pilots heading into turbulence will get more warning from the National Weather Service starting today. At least, that's the promise of a new forecast ...
Europol Pushes For Data Law Changes to Battle Cybercrime
Law enforcers in Europe need greater powers to retain data for longer in order to catch cybercriminals selling discrete services that police cannot trace under existing regulations, according to a ...