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Scientists Disagree About 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Predictions
This summer and fall, the Atlantic Ocean might become a testing ground for competing scientific theories. After decades of warmth, there's evidence that the ocean is cooling, a change that could mean ...
Alliant Acquires Western Carwash Insurance Program
Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Western Carwash Insurance Program in California. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Western Carwash Insurance Program is the exclusive insurance ...
Political Connections Ease the M&A Process
Firms that maintain political connections have an easier path through the merger process. In a study that is the first to examine the issue, we compare the differences in merger behavior and outcomes ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re, AXIS, RLI and Assurant
A former AIG executive joined Everest Re Group's board of directors. Another AIG veteran took on an executive role at AXIS Insurance. RLI announced a promotion. Assurant hired on a new executive to ...
Two Big Data Companies Merge to Expand Crime-Avoidance Technology
Two companies in the big data realm are planning to merge in a move that will help expand the use of risk-reduction technology that helps users safely navigate high-crime areas. Helios and Matheson ...
Colin Moves to East Coast as Pacific Tropical Storm Depression Gains Strength
Tropical Storm Colin moved out to sea early Tuesday after knocking out power to thousands, prompting Florida Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency. The threat of a storm surge flooding ...
Tropical Storm Colin Hits Florida, Threatens Flooding Across U.S. Southeast
Tropical Storm Colin was moving across northern Florida early Tuesday as it knocked out power to thousands, prompted Governor Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency and threatened flooding across ...
AIG Exec’s 62 Years at the Global Insurer Not Likely in the Future
A veteran AIG employee retired recently, after a stunning 62 years with the insurance giant. But as the Wall Street Journal points out in its coverage of this milestone, spending your entire career ...