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Saft Commentary: Europe Chokes Moral Hazard
Moral hazard may not be quite dead in Europe but it has a bad, hacking cough. A new, tougher policy on banking bailouts, made flesh in Cyprus and enunciated by Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen ...
The Devil Is In The Details: Director Minutes and Liability
Even lawyers disagree about the correct answer to question that they hear often from members of the board of directors of companies they serve: What minutes should look like and how detailed should ...
Imagining A Future Filled With Driverless Cars
Visions of robotic self-driving cars may appear like something from a George Lucas film but in June 2011, this vision took a giant leap toward becoming reality when Nevada became the first state to ...
Reuters’ Saft: The 27-Year-Olds Are Taking Us Down (Again) With Risk Games
The 27-year-olds who are making the mistakes may change, but the flaws in the incentives and risk models at the heart of the global financial system remain basically unchanged. Calling them ...Wynn Column: Geoengineering Climate Fixes Need Cautious Consideration
Recent extreme heat waves reinforce concerns that the slow pace of action against climate change is inadequate, raising interest in new fixes called geoengineering, but this warrants caution. ...Top 3 Product Trends of 2012: Cyber, Cargo & Weather
Insurance Journal and MyNewMarkets.com track hundreds of new insurance products and services every year. In 2012, the industry launched numerous new coverages, enhancements, and services focused on a ...Prospects for Insurance Regulation in 2013
Progress in making insurance regulatory changes has been slow, and there's nothing to indicate that this situation will change in the future. The United States has, however, made relevant changes. ...
Insurers to NFL: Defense Denied. At What Cost?
Defense Denied. That was the collective response last year from the casualty insurance industry to the National Football League and NFL Properties (the marketing arm of the league)—defendants in a ...