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Yearly Archives: <span>2013</span>

Ex-Montana State Student Sues School Over Sex Assault

A former Montana State University student has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging she and other women were sexually assaulted and harassed by a former music professor. The woman’s Oct. 11 lawsuit alleges the university negligently hired, retained and …

Travelers Posts $864M Q3 Profit, Consistent With Prior Year Quarter

The Travelers Companies Inc. today reported its third-quarter net income of $864 million, unchanged from the same period a year ago. Travelers showed a larger underwriting gain compared to last year, but the results were partially offset by lower investment …

ACE Appoints Weirsema to Strengthen Multinational Services in Europe

The ACE Group announced the appointment of Hendrik-Jan Wiersema as Global Client Executive as it continues to invest in its offering to global clients requiring worldwide insurance programs. ACE explained that its “Global Client Executive practice was established in 2010 …

Integro Acquires UK-Based Broker Doodson

International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro announced it has acquired Doodson Broking Group, a UK-based entertainment and sports specialist that also provides full service commercial and private client broking services. Doodson was established in 1964 in Manchester. It …

Global Climate Spending Falling Further Behind Target: Report

Global spending to combat climate change fell last year and remains far below the level needed to prevent its most dangerous effects, a report by the Climate Policy Initiative said on Tuesday. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and adaptation …

Thai Floods Force Closure of 17 Factories in Industrial Zone

Seventeen factories were temporarily shut on Monday in a major Thai industrial zone dominated by foreign companies, after flood waters blocked nearby roads, a senior official said. But the official did not identify the stricken plants at the Amata Nakorn …

Europe a Reinsurance Buyer’s Market Says Willis Re; Rates Down 5-10%

In a report from Baden-Baden, Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings plc, notes that “increased capacity, competition and changing market dynamics have created a buyer’s market for European cedants. These market conditions, coupled with changing reinsurance buying …

DONAN Gives Exclusive Tour of Component Testing Lab

Louisville, KY, 10/22/13 – Donan, a forensic investigation company, has made available a free webcast about their component testing services. Donan’s lab, located in Louisville Kentucky, features 50,000 square feet of testing and evidence storage space. One of the largest …

Florida Condo Developer Sues Residents Over Website

The developer of a mold- and water-plagued condominium complex in Manatee County alleges in a lawsuit that a handful of former and current residents conspired to hack emails and to create a website slamming the company in an effort to …

Supreme Court Declines Privacy Claim Against Resale of Driving Records

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp. can obtain and sell information on drivers provided by state agencies without violating a federal privacy law. The decision not to hear the matter …