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Warming Happening Faster In High Latitude Coastal Waters: University Research
Locally, changes in coastal ocean temperatures may be much more extreme than global averages imply. New research published in the June 18 edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE) entitled ...
U.S. Property Cat Re Prices Down As Much As 25%, Casualty Softening: Willis Re
Reinsurers are taking "robust defensive measures to maintain market positions recently eroded by new capital markets entrants," with prices down 25 percent on some Florida property accounts, Willis ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Fitch Affirms U.S. AAA Rating; Outlook Still Negative
Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the United States' top level credit rating at AAA but held the outlook at negative, saying still-elevated debt levels leave the country vulnerable to shocks without ...
EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
Employment practices liability in California is a growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the ...Corzine Faces Trading Ban as CFTC Sues in MF Global Failure
A U.S. regulator's lawsuit against Jon Corzine could make him the first former leader of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to be banned from trading, the industry he returned to after serving as a New Jersey ...
US Auto Industry Preview: June Sales Harken Back To Pre-Recession Levels
U.S. car dealers like Don Kerstetter have every reason to be happy these days as the industry is partying like it's 2007—facing demand not seen since before a recession that drove General Motors ...
FASB Proposes Better Disclosure Of Going Concern Doubts; Seeks Comment
Last week, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposal aimed at improving disclosures of uncertainties related to an organization's ability to continue as a going concern. The proposed ...
Progressive, USAA Enter License Agreement for Usage-Based Insurance
Progressive Insurance announced Friday that it is entering into a licensing agreement with United Services Automobile Association for intellectual property related to usage-based car insurance ...