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Energy Drinks, Office Sitting Breaks, Genetic Bias In Insurance On AMA Agenda
A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths. The American Medical Association, in a ...
Insurers Surveyed Not Confident In Ability To Manage Emerging Risks: Towers Watson
According to a recent survey of 500 global insurance executives conducted by Towers Watson recently, most believe they are ill-prepared to face emerging trends of attracting talent, using advanced ...
Insured Flood Losses In Germany At Least $5 Billion: AIR Worldwide
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses in Germany from the recent floods in central Europe at between $5.3 and 7.8 billion (EUR 4.0 billion and EUR 5.8 billion), adding that ...
Soggy British Weather Likely To Stay: Scientists
The best advice for visitors to Britain—pack an umbrella—is more vital than ever. Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry ...
Not Just Lip Service: Swiss Re Halts 23 Deals Violating Environmental Principles
Swiss Re released a report to measure its compliance with sustainability principles that it helped to create, revealing in the report that the reinsurer declined to enter into 23 business ...
Tax Dodges In The Crosshairs At G-8 Summit
World leaders at the G-8 summit declared Tuesday that governments must work together to close loopholes that allow multinational corporate giants to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. In a ...
FSB, FSOC Systemic Insurer Lists Need Alignment, Say U.S. Regulators
Insurers should not be forced to hold extra capital just because of their size, because the extra cost would simply be passed on to consumers, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. G20 world leaders have ...