The National Football League Players Association conspired with the league to hide the risks of head injuries sustained on the gridiron, two ex-pros claimed in a lawsuit. Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Christian Ballard and Gregory Westbrooks, a linebacker for …
A.M. Best has revised the outlook of the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to stable from negative and affirmed the ICR of “a-” and debt ratings of New York-based AXA Financial, Inc., and has revised its outlook on the ratings to …
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings of “aa-” of Allianz Global Risk US Insurance Company, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company and AGCS Marine Insurance Company (collectively referred to AGCS NA). The …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has raised its ratings on Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to ‘A/A-1’ from ‘A-/A-2’, as well as its ratings on parent company Liberty Mutual Group Inc. to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘, and its ratings …
General Motors Co. is the first big automaker to support legislation barring rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles subject to a recall. GM’s support was announced by bill author Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. GM endorsed the bill after language …
The University of Connecticut said it will pay a group of students almost $1.3 million to settle a sex discrimination suit filed last year that led to a hearing in the state legislature. The five current and former female students …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued an intermediate insurance industry and country risk assessment (IICRA) score on the global property and casualty reinsurance sector. The report “Insurance Industry And Country Risk Assessment On The Global Property/Casualty Reinsurance Sector” gives …
According to Gavin Lewis, commercial director of ImageCat, a US and London based risk management provider, “even in the middle of hurricane season, catastrophe risk managers can improve their understanding of their exposures through better data analysis. He noted that …
Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer and owner of Pacific Investment Management Co., is standing by Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross as his main fund trails peers and struggles with a record streak of investor redemptions, calling him an industry “legend.” …
Trinity Industries Inc.’s courtroom defense of the safety of its highway guardrails prompted a federal judge to declare a mistrial because of “serious concerns” about a company witness’s truthfulness. U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap in Marshall, Texas, ruled yesterday that …
