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Transatlantic Trade Pact Would Fuel Big Gains for U.S. Industries, Insurance
A comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union would significantly boost exports from 14 key U.S. industrial sectors, according ...
How Twitter Shapes Public Opinion: Research
How does Twitter, with its 241 million users tweeting out 500 million messages daily, shape public opinion? That question was tackled by a group of researchers in China who investigated how opinions ...
In North America, the World Cup is in full swing. With it, we can draw lessons from AI and contextual...
NJ PURE Medical Malpractice Insurance Partners With Liberty Mutual
NJ PURE, a leading medical malpractice insurer in New Jersey, announced last week that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual ...
Women in Business Must Take on Adventure
Women in the world of finance must not be scared to look further afield if opportunities at their current employer dry up. It's a key lesson that Sophie Javary learned when she became pregnant early ...
Consortium of 20 Insurers Offers Coverage for Derivatives Clearinghouses
A group of insurers is for the first time offering to shoulder risk for clearinghouses backing hundreds of millions of derivatives trades, proposing more protection in markets where a collapse could ...
Loss of 20 Employees on Malaysian Plane Stirs Questions About Corporate Travel
The loss of 20 key Freescale Semiconductor employees in the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner on Saturday raises questions about whether the company should have allowed so many of them to board ...Zurich Insurance to Cut 800 Jobs by 2016
Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, plans to save $250 million annually by cutting as many as 800 jobs after lowering its profit goal in December, the company said. Zurich plans to ...
XL Group Launches Automotive Recall Plus
The global insurance segment of XL Group plc last week announced the launch of Automotive Recall Plus, designed for the automotive supplier industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The new ...