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Experts See U.S. Default As Financial Apocalypse
Anyone who remembers the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. little more than five years ago knows what a global financial disaster is. A U.S. government default, just weeks away if Congress ...
World Bank: Poor Countries Should Manage Risk, Expand Insurance to Grow
Developing countries should be more willing to take risks that have the potential to spur growth, the World Bank said in a report. While disregarding risk can lead to economic disaster, too much fear ...
Listening to the Market: Insurance Products That Fit Today’s Customer Needs and Demands
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The case for innovative insurance products How many cell phones have you owned? Computers? Cars? Appliances? Televisions? Do you still...
Gulf Workers Return to Offshore Platforms as Karen Weakens
BP Plc, Enbridge Inc. and other companies returned workers to production platforms Sunday after Tropical Storm Karen was downgraded to a depression and passed by offshore assets on its way toward the ...
EU-U.S. Split Over Financial Regulation As Government Shutdown Delays Trade Talks
Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-U.S. talks, negotiations to create the world's largest free-trade deal were getting into difficulty territory. France won a concession to leave ...
Verisk Analytics Forms Verisk Climate Division
Verisk Analytics announced last week that the firm has formed Verisk Climate, a division to respond to customers' needs for new solutions to manage enterprise climate and environmental risks. Verisk ...
New York Ranks No. 2 Behind Calif. for Questionable Workers Comp Claims
New York is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers compensation insurance claims. New York jumped to second in 2012 from fifth in 2011, the New York Insurance ...
Adobe Says Source Code, Customer Data Stolen By Hackers
Adobe Systems Inc. said on Thursday that hackers had stolen source code to some of its most popular software and data about millions of its customers. Security experts worry about the theft of source ...
Islamic Reinsurance Market Could Grow to $20B: Dubai Official
Dubai unveiled plans on Saturday to become a center for business that follows Islamic principles in areas from banking and insurance to food processing, tourism and education. With a freewheeling ...