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Australia’s Wesfarmers to Sell Insurance Brokerage to Arthur J. Gallagher
Perth, Australia-based conglomerate Wesfarmers has agreed to sell the insurance brokerage and premium funding operations of its Insurance division to subsidiaries of U.S.-based broker Arthur J. ...
White House Launching Executive Actions on Pay Equality for Women
President Barack Obama will launch two new executive actions this week aimed at increasing transparency about women's pay in a continuing effort to ensure women are paid equally to their male ...
After several years in which much of P&C was focused on restoring rate adequacy and profitability, the market is finally...
AIG Challenges New York Regulator’s Authority Over Sales to Multinationals
American International Group Inc. sued to block New York's top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be ...
Hiscox Study Reveals Top States for Employee Lawsuits
An typical California employer has nearly an 18 percent chance of finding its business on the receiving end of an employment liability charge, according to a new study, which reveals that this is 42 ...JPMorgan Releases Funds to Russian Insurer After Russia Protest, U.S. Approval
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is unfreezing a money transfer from a Russian embassy in Central Asia to an insurer linked to U.S.-sanctioned bank after getting a go-ahead from regulators. "Following ...
Zurich Defends CFO Suicide Report Prior to Widow’s Speech to Shareholders
The widow of Zurich Insurance's late finance chief on Wednesday rejected a report into his suicide, telling the Swiss company's annual shareholder meeting she could not accept the findings of an ...
Pitfalls of Boosting Self-Esteem with ‘Empty Praise’ in Workplace
Reality TV has a way of highlighting the worst in people, even when they genuinely think they're doing their best. American Idol is just one example, in which contestants who can't carry a tune are ...
Chevron Can Bring Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs, NY Judge Rules
A New York judge has allowed Chevron Corp to sue Patton Boggs over claims that the Washington law and lobbying firm engaged in fraud while trying to enforce a multibillion-dollar environmental ...