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Vietnam Protests Over China Oil Rig Damage Taiwan-Owned Factories
May 14 2014 // Anti-China rallies sparked by the placement of an oil rig in waters near Vietnam damaged factories owned by Taiwanese companies, with some plants closing as Vietnam detained hundreds of protesters. Vietnam’s...
Supply Chain, Data Breach, Political Unrest Top Overseas Risks for Businesses: Chubb
Apr 29 2014 // As U.S. and Canadian businesses plan to expand their business overseas this year, their executives are worried about supply chain failures, data breaches and political instability, according to a survey by the Chubb Group...
Protesters Criticize N.J. Gov. Over Storm Aid, Scandal at Town Hall
Mar 20 2014 // At least a dozen protesters disrupted a town hall meeting Tuesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, criticizing him over the distribution of Superstorm Sandy recovery aid and a for political payback scandal...
Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest After Two Deaths
Nov 19 2013 // Bangladesh garment workers took to the streets today in the Ashulia industrial zone outside of the capital Dhaka, protesting the second-lowest wages in Asia, after another demonstration yesterday left at least two...
Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches Riot Modeling Tool for Indonesia
Oct 31 2013 // Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, announced the launch of “its first tool to understand the financial impact of riots by developing an analysis of the threat...
London Police Must Repay Insurers for Riot-Damaged Sony Warehouse
Sep 12 2013 // London police must repay the insurers of a warehouse that held Sony Corp. goods, damaged in riots that spread through the city in the summer of 2011, a judge ruled. Judge Julian Flaux said the attack on a building in north...
Willis Trade Credit Exec Analyzes Fallout of Turkey’s Unrest
Jun 18 2013 // In comments posted on the Willis website Andrew van den Born, Executive Director in Willis’ Political and Trade Credit Risks division, analyzed the potential fallout from the continued unrest in Turkey and the...
Protesters Urge R.I. to Default on 38 Studios Debt
Jun 4 2013 // Protesters unhappy with Rhode Island’s failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company urged state leaders last week to default on the money the state owes for the...
Arkansas Gun Maker Limits Law Enforcement Sales as Protest
Mar 11 2013 // Wilson Combat, an Arkansas-based maker of custom firearms, is joining other small manufacturers across the county in adopting no sale policies to law-enforcement agencies in states that adopt strict laws on gun...
Lloyd’s: Increasing Civil Unrest Driving Political Violence Coverage Demand
Dec 31 2012 // A report from Lloyd’s of London concludes that the increasing demand for political risk insurance “has been rising as civil unrest and political violence continue to threaten businesses around the...
EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder
Oct 8 2012 // Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition,...
EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder
Sep 24 2012 // Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition,...
Progressive Reaches Settlement in Auto Claim Case Amid Online Protest
Aug 17 2012 // Progressive Corp. announced Thursday it reached a settlement with the family of Kaitlynn Fisher — a Progressive policyholder who died in an auto accident when her car was struck by an under-insured driver in...
N.Y. Man Harnesses Social Media to Protest Against Progressive
Aug 15 2012 // Progressive Corp. is getting a lot of attention in the social media world this week. But it’s clearly not the kind of attention the insurer wants to get. On Monday, a New York-based comedian named Matt Fisher posted...
Md. Catholics Embark on 100-Mile Walk to Protest Birth Control Coverage
Jul 31 2012 // A Roman Catholic priest from Hancock is leading parishioners on a 100-mile walk to Baltimore to protest an Obama administration policy requiring private health insurance plans to cover contraception. The walk began at St....
Injured Occupy Protester Sues Portland Police
Jul 18 2012 // An Occupy Portland protester has filed a federal lawsuit accusing police of excessive force during a demonstration last fall in which he says his back was injured. Justin James Bridges says he was swept up in a crowd Nov....
ABI Chides UK’s Riot Compensation Scheme for Shortchanging Londoners
Jul 11 2012 // A bulletin from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) indicates that “while insurers reacted quickly to help customers hit by last August’s riots, the riot compensation scheme has failed too many...
Church Protests Insurance Rules For Sex Offenders
Jun 26 2012 // An Oregon church is challenging requirements set by its insurance company for how it treats sex offenders who attend services. Pastor Chad McComas of Set Free Christian Fellowship in Medford told Mail Tribune the church...
Birth Control Mandate Sparks Protests in Pittsburgh, New Haven
Jun 11 2012 // A federal government mandate to require employers to provide health insurance that includes birth control for workers sparked protests in New Haven, Connecticut, and other cities last Friday. The plan sparked protests from...
Investor Protest Votes on Executive Pay Here to Stay
May 8 2012 // Company directors will remain under pressure from shareholders over executive pay long after the market downturn ends and lawmakers stop the heckling that has helped prompt votes against remuneration policies at this...
