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Ironshore Energy Property Increases Capacity to $25M for Sector Risks
Ironshore Energy Property announced an increase in capacity to $25 million for energy risks throughout its global platform. This increase in capacity is available across all classes within the energy ...Extreme Weather in 2013 Due to Climate Change: UN
Much of the extreme weather that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe and the Pacific region last year can be blamed on human-induced climate change, the U.N. weather agency says. The World Meteorological ...
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Climate Scientists Highlight Human Cost of Global Warming
Top climate scientists who are gathering in Japan this week to finish up a report on the impact of global warming say that if you think climate change is only faced by some far-off polar bear decades ...
Insurer M&A Activity on the Rise: Towers Watson
An overwhelming majority (86 percent) of North American insurance executives expect to see an increase in the volume of insurance mergers and acquisitions over the next one to three years, and 78 ...
MetLife CEO Frustrated with Regulatory Uncertainty On Capital Rules
MetLife Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian has seen regulation hinder his company's capital plans since he took over the top job at the largest U.S. life insurer in 2011. The Federal ...
Greenlight Capital’s Einhorn Drops Lawsuit After Unmasking Blogger Who Leaked Stock Info
Greenlight Capital Inc., the hedge fund overseen by David Einhorn, said on Monday it has unmasked the identity of an anonymous blogger who disclosed Greenlight's stake in a semiconductor company, and ...
Florida Seeking Private Insurer Fix for Flood Insurance Problem
The Florida Legislature is moving forward on a plan to entice private insurance companies to sell flood policies in the state that's the most vulnerable to storm surge. It's not clear, though, that ...
Madoff’s Former Associates Convicted in Multibillion-Dollar Fraud
Five former aides to investment manager Bernard Madoff were convicted on Monday of charges that they helped their boss conceal his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme for years. A federal jury in New ...