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The Latest Launches From AIG, Starr Cos. and The Hanover
AIG's Singapore division debuted a motor accident reporting platform in Singapore designed to help speed up the claims process online and reduce fraud. Starr Cos. will team with a Chinese insurer to ...
U.S. Flood Threats Generally Growing in North, Declining in South
The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground. In a new study, Recent Trends in U.S. ...
New Year Will Unleash a Deep Freeze Upon Much of the World
A deep freeze is about to descend on North America, Europe and Asia thanks to record high temperatures across the Arctic. How's that? "Think of it like a seesaw," said Matt Rogers, president of ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Wins Approval to Grab Majority Stake in Indian Lender
Value investor Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. won regulatory approval to buy 51 percent of Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd., marking the first time India's central bank is allowing a foreign ...
St. Louis Tops Judicial Hellholes: ATRA Report
St. Louis, Mo. edged out California and New York for top spots in the nation for unfair handling of civil litigation, according to the with The American Tort Reform Foundation 2016-2017 Judicial ...
A Minority of Insurers Expect Higher 2017 IT Spending
A minority of insurers expect higher 2017 spending in their information technology budgets. Just 37 percent say that they expect an increase in their IT spending. That compares to 45 percent of ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System for 2016
The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform recently announced its annual list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits: Starbucks feels the heat from two abusive lawsuits (Ill. and Calif.) Court ...
Proposed Cyber Security Regs Eased in New York After Industry Complaints
New York state's financial regulator on Wednesday issued a revised proposal for the nation's first cyber security rules for banks and insurers, loosening some security requirements and delaying ...