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Dot-com Bust Ahead for Tech Stocks, Says Fairfax’s Watsa
Prem Watsa, head of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., said investors in technology companies including Twitter Inc. may soon be crying as the stock prices are unsustainable. "There's ...
Winners Announced for 2014 Shin Research Excellence Awards
The Geneva Association and the International Insurance Society (IIS) have announced the winners of their collaborative insurance research program, the Shin Research Excellence Awards, which is ...
EU’s New Food Labeling Regulation Could Fuel Product Liability Claims: ACE Report
ACE Group advised Tuesday that companies in the food and drink industry could face more claims from consumers as a result of new European food labeling regulations that come into force later this ...
China Could Attract More Global Firms with Relaxed Insurance M&A Rules
China's decision to partially relax mergers and acquisition rules in the insurance industry could see global insurance firms expand their footprint in the $288 billion market. Beijing would allow ...
Canadian Pacific Railway Backs Shipper Insurance Requirment
Governments should require companies shipping crude oil by rail to carry enough liability insurance to make up for shortfalls in coverage carried by railways, the president of Canada's second-largest ...
Prepare Now for Next Nuclear Plant Accident, Scientists Say
Three major atomic accidents in 35 years are forcing the world's nuclear industry to stop imagining it can prevent more catastrophes and to focus instead on how to contain them. Of the 176 new ...
Australia’s Wesfarmers to Sell Insurance Brokerage to Arthur J. Gallagher
Perth, Australia-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has agreed to sell the insurance brokerage and premium funding operations of its Insurance division to subsidiaries of U.S.-based broker Arthur J. ...