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CFOs Express Growing Confidence in U.S. Economy
During the past year, chief financial officers (CFOs) have grown significantly more confident in the U.S. economy. The 2013 Spring CFO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP reveals that 45 percent of ...
Report: Feds’ Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing
Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical ...
The answer to an underwriting or claims question may already be in the file. Getting to it can mean opening...
$2.5 Trillion in Global Disaster Losses Since 2000: U.N. Report
Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report. The U.N. Office for ...
New Federal Fracking Rules Proposed; Won’t Apply To Drilling On State Lands
On Thursday, the Obama administration unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as it sought to ease ...
Workers’ Compensation Results Looking Better: NCCI
The workers' compensation market is seeing encouraging signs. Premiums grew for the second consecutive year, the combined ratio declined and claim frequency continued to improve at a pace slightly ...
Controversial Global Accounting Rule Alters Treatment of Property, Equipment Leases
Company balance sheets could swell by trillions of dollars under an international plan issued on Thursday by two accounting bodies to show more clearly the cost of leasing everything from ...
BP Wants UK Prime Minister to Intervene on Gulf Spill Claims: BBC
British oil company BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene with the U.S. government over the escalating cost of compensating U.S. companies for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster in 2010, ...Schwab Drops Its Class-Action Waiver Requirement… for Now
Charles Schwab Corp. has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new twist in a battle closely watched by the securities industry ...