International
Travelers Dives into Colombia Through Brazilian Joint Venture
The Travelers Cos. said it will be expanding into Colombia through a joint venture it has maintained in Brazil. By way of its partnership with J. Malucelli Participações em Seguros e Resseguros ...
Government Policymakers Will Muck Things Up for Insurers in 2015: S&P
As if a sputtering expansion in developing markets wasn't bad enough, government policymakers in the developed world will make things difficult in 2015 for insurers around the world, Standard & ...
DHL: Shipping Companies Will be First In Line For Driverless Vehicles
While Google Inc. plans to someday unleash driverless cars on public streets, the logistics industry will probably be one of the first training grounds for such automated vehicles. Shipping companies ...
House Leaders Unveil Their Version of a TRIA Extension, With Attachments
House leaders released a proposed six-year extension of a federal program to insure property against the risk of terrorism, including a Republican proposal to revise a bank regulatory law. The ...
Liability Alert: Chevron Leads in Greenhouse Gas Production
Chevron Corp. has produced more greenhouse gases than any other fossil-fuel company, according to a study released as global climate talks continued today in Lima. Chevron edged out state-owned Saudi ...
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 ...
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. ...