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Individual P/C Carrier Results Lackluster, Despite Aggregate ’12 Improvement: Fitch
Although the aggregate operating results for a group of large publicly traded property/casualty insurers improved markedly in 2012 compared to 2011, individual carrier performance remains "below par" ...
Esurance, Walmart Team Up for Auto Insurance Discount Program
Esurance is launching a pilot program offering auto insurance discounts to customers at select Walmart stores in Illinois. Through the pilot program, drivers may obtain a savings card from Esurance ...EU Gives Cyprus Bailout Ultimatum, Risks Euro Exit
The European Union gave Cyprus until Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to secure an international bailout or face a collapse of its financial system that could push it out of the euro ...
U.S. Cyber Plan Calls For More Scanning Of Private Web Traffic
The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country's private, civilian-run ...Pittsburgh Project Brings Opponents Together On Fracking Standards
Some of the nation's biggest oil and gas companies have made peace with environmentalists, agreeing to a voluntary set of tough new standards for fracking in the Northeast that could lead to a major ...Judge Awards Ohio Employers $860M For Overcharges
Ohio employers are collectively owed $860 million after being overcharged for nearly a decade by the state insurance fund for injured workers, a Cleveland judge ruled Wednesday. Cuyahoga County ...