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Corporate Britain Warns: Slow Brexit Negotiations Place Thousands of UK Jobs at Risk
Prime Minister Theresa May faces a new onslaught over her Brexit plans from corporate Britain, after the U.K.'s five main business lobbies urged her to make progress in the negotiations or risk ...
Sea-Level Rise Puts $117.5B at Risk From Chronic Flooding
Those interested in risk management are starting to take climate change a bit more seriously. The evidence is anecdotal, but for proof one can just ask Phil Renaud, executive director for the Risk ...
Maine Employers Not Required to Reimburse Employees for Medical Marijuana Use
The Maine Supreme Court has ruled that employers in the state are not required to reimburse employees for their use of medical marijuana under the Maine workers compensation system because federal ...
AmTrust Shareholders Approve Revised $2.95B Plan to Go Private
Insurer AmTrust Financial Services said that AmTrust stockholders have approved a deal for it to become a private entity, a deal that values it at $2.95 billion and was negotiated after activist ...
Industry Shocker: Reserves Still Adequate
Although analysts at Conning didn't actually use the word "shocked" in their latest report on the property/casualty industry's loss reserve position, the title of the report—and the image on the ...
The Next Tobacco? Climate Litigation Threat Growing: Opinion
Last month, a group of 10 families filed an action against the European Union at the European General Court, the EU's second highest court. All claim to have suffered loss from climate change. ...
Fracking Doesn’t Impact Groundwater: Studies
New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom that has turned swaths of countryside into a major production zone for natural gas. ...
‘Yes’ Vote For AmTrust Buyout Won’t Stop Arca Capital Fight
Arca Capital is not backing down on its opposition of the privatization of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., the investment firm said yesterday, announcing that court action is likely if shareholders ...