Hours after Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan died, his family called for an investigation into his care as top infectious disease doctors said he may have survived if his treatment had begun earlier. The family cited his initial release …
More than 80 people in Dallas are being monitored for symptoms of Ebola after coming into contact with patient Thomas Eric Duncan or others who Duncan had met, health officials said. The people have been asked to report to Texas …
The death of a Clemson University sophomore is the latest incident to raise alarms about safety at fraternities on U.S. campuses, with more colleges cracking down on dangerous behavior. Clemson, in South Carolina, said Sept. 23 that it suspended new-member …
U.S. parents often ignore warnings from their teenage children by driving while texting or under the influence of marijuana, according to a survey released today by Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Forty-two percent of teen passengers said they have asked parents …
Aon Plc, the world’s second-largest insurance broker by market value, fell the most since 2012 after revenue missed estimates as reinsurance sales declined. Aon slipped $4.65, or 5.1 percent, to $86.32 at 4:03 p.m. in New York, the biggest decline …
American International Group Inc. Chairman Steve Miller said lawmakers should bring U.S. corporate tax rates in line with other nations’ to halt firms from switching their legal address to cut obligations. The U.S. corporate tax rate of 35 percent is …
Progressive Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. car insurer, said second-quarter profit fell 9.6 percent as investment gains narrowed. Net income dropped to $293.4 million, or 49 cents a share, from $324.6 million, or 54 cents, a year earlier, the Mayfield …
Georgia tops a shocking list: most likely place to have property damaged by lightning. Georgia residents were reimbursed for $56 million of lightning-related damage in homes last year tied to more than 11,000 claims, according to a top-10 list from …
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the reinsurer that counts Sanford “Sandy” Weill as its chairman, hired Bob Deutsch as chief strategy officer to lead an expansion that could include takeovers. Deutsch, a managing director at GCP Capital Partners Holdings LLC, will …
ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, is seeking as much as €1.54 billion ($2.1 billion) in the first and what may be only public offering of its European insurance unit. The firm plans to offer 70 million shares …
