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Humans Cause 84% of U.S. Wildfires
Humans have been the culprits behind hundreds of thousands of wildfires in recent decades, and they will probably make things a whole lot worse in coming years. Research from the University of ...
PwC, MF Global Trial Begins in New York
Publicity about both the recent Academy Awards and Wall Street hung over a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as lawyers struggled to find jurors to decide whether PricewaterhouseCoopers helped cause the ...
Executives On The Move at PartnerRe, CoreLogic and Argo Group
PartnerRe hired a former Aon Benfield executive to be its new head of Latin America. CoreLogic appointed a new CEO, after the unexpected passing of its previous leader. Argo Group International ...
Progressive’s Flo Is Ready to Win Over ‘Rate Shock’ Drivers
Progressive Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. auto insurer, boosted spending on marketing this year to win customers after scaling back in the second half of 2016 when increased costs from car accidents ...
AIG Names Chief Auditor Gallo as New Chief Information Officer
American International Group named Martha Gallo its new chief information officer. Previously, Gallo was AIG's chief auditor. She succeeds Philip Fasano, who left the company to pursue other ...
Why Workers Comp Matters as Broader Safety Net Is Weakened: WCRI Conference
After decades of managing costs for employers, it's time for workers compensation professionals and public policymakers to turn their attention to the needs of injured workers and think of themselves ...
Wells Fargo Phony Account Scandal May Be Bigger Than Previously Thought
More Wells Fargo & Co customers may have been affected by a scandal over phony accounts than previously believed, the third-largest U.S. lender said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Wells ...
Court Rules in J&J’s Favor Over Latest Talc Product Liability Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that a state court jury in Missouri had returned a verdict in its favor in the latest trial to arise out of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company's ...