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P/C Insurers Looking to Compete Must Learn to Embrace the Cloud
Property/casualty insurance companies have a reputation for being risk-averse. That certainly has been the case when it comes to cloud computing. While other industries have more readily embraced the ...
Pitfalls of Boosting Self-Esteem with ‘Empty Praise’ in Workplace
Reality TV has a way of highlighting the worst in people, even when they genuinely think they're doing their best. American Idol is just one example, in which contestants who can't carry a tune are ...
For nearly four years, Drew Hill has worked alongside Vertafore through our partnership with Mutual Capital Analytics (MCA), helping insurance...
Low Insured Losses Expected for Chile Earthquake: AIR
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide does not expect significant insured losses from the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday because the region is relatively ...
Guy Carpenter Hires Direct Re Team as Brokers From Endurance
Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Cos., on Wednesday announced that it has hired the Kansas City-based Direct Reinsurance team ...
Chevron Can Bring Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs, NY Judge Rules
A New York judge has allowed Chevron Corp to sue Patton Boggs over claims that the Washington law and lobbying firm engaged in fraud while trying to enforce a multibillion-dollar environmental ...
TWIA Sued Over Post-Hurricane Ike Policyholder Costs
A Corpus Christi man is suing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) for hundreds of millions of dollars because he says it improperly passed on costs to policyholders like him after ...
GM Hires Feinberg to Handle Recall; CEO Barra Testifies Before Congress
General Motors Co. has retained Kenneth Feinberg, who supervised claims funds after the BP Plc oil spill and other calamities, as a consultant to explore options for families of accident victims ...
Damage From 8.2 Quake Off Chile Being Assessed; Evacuated Residents Return
Chile lifted an evacuation order for coastal areas after the strongest earthquake in four years left six people dead and prompted President Michelle Bachelet to order the military to help maintain ...