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Influential Economic Study On Austerity May Be Flawed; Spreadsheet Coding Errors Blamed
One of the key intellectual touchstones in the move towards government austerity efforts around the world may have been incorrect in its conclusions due in part to spreadsheet coding errors, ...PartnerRe Restructuring Global Non-Life Ops
PartnerRe Ltd. announced that it will split its Global Non-Life Operations into two separate units—one dedicated to mature markets and the other to high-growth markets. Both teams will report ...
For nearly four years, Drew Hill has worked alongside Vertafore through our partnership with Mutual Capital Analytics (MCA), helping insurance...
SEC’s Aguilar Urges End To Mandatory Arbitration Deals By Brokerages
A top U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday urged the government to consider adopting new rules that would prohibit or restrict brokerages and advisers from forcing customers to sign away their right ...
Thatcher’s Legacy: Citadel of Finance Atop Once-Derelict London Docks
Where a maze of derelict warehouses and old cranes once testified to Britain's decline, glass skyscrapers teeming with traders now dominate London's docks, a metaphor - for good and ill - for ...
American Airlines Restores Reservation System; Warns of More Cancellations
American Airlines said its computer systems were restored and flights had resumed after intermittent outages on Tuesday forced it to ground hundreds of U.S. flights, but warned travelers to expect ...FBI Calls Boston Marathon Bombings ‘Potential’ Terrorist Act; III’s Hartwig Safe at Scene
The death toll from the bombings at the Boston Marathon has risen to three. More than 140 people are being treated at area hospitals for injuries, some of them grave and involving amputations. There ...
Recent Earthquakes Largely Uninsured: Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has compiled information on six recent large earthquakes revealing that for three of the six, insurance covered less than one-quarter of the economic cost. The conclusion is supported ...Aspen Re Appoints Tobben To Head New Capital Markets Division
Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the formation of a new division, Aspen Capital Markets, along with the appointment of Brian Tobben as managing ...