Underwriting
Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Proposed Delay in Flood Insurance Increases
The prospect of a delay in flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for many homeowners is being met with pushback from business, taxpayer, climate and insurance groups. Rep. Maxine Waters, ...
Could 2013 Be ‘Tipping Point’ in Cyber Risk Awareness?
Historians may look at the year 2013 as a "cyber tipping-point" -- the point at which businesses and governments finally realized the severity of the threats they were facing, according to Advisen, a ...
SEC’s Aguilar Wants Stock Exchange Execs Liable for Failures
A proposal that would require stock exchanges to be better equipped to handle market disruptions does not go far enough to hold senior officials accountable for failures, Securities and Exchange ...
Lawsuit Against Silicon Valley Hiring Practices Gets Class-Action Status
A U.S. judge accorded class-action status to a lawsuit that alleges broad conspiracy among major Silicon Valley companies to suppress employee compensation by not poaching each other's employees, a ...
Patton Boggs in Merger Talks, Possibly with Locke Lord: Sources
Washington law firm Patton Boggs, well known for its lobbying and public policy work, is in talks to merge with a larger U.S. law firm, according to two former partners and a person with inside ...
China to Remain Centerpiece of Asia Expansion for Munich Re
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said China will remain its biggest growth market in Asia as it considers countries such as India too unpredictable to step up investment. "Our biggest ...
Finnegan to Remain Chubb CEO through 2016; Krump, Robusto Switch Some Roles
The Chubb Corporation's board of directors announced Thursday that John D. Finnegan, Chubb's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will remain in his current roles until the end of 2016, ...
Top 30 Homeowners Insurers for 2d Quarter: SNL Financial
