Mobile phones do not increase the risk of cancer, according to a large study involving more than 350,000 people by Danish researchers published on Friday. The results, released on the British Medical Journal’s website, chime with a series of other …
Thailand battled to protect the capital Bangkok from being swamped by water on Friday, with canals full to the brim after devastating floods across the region that sources in neighbouring Myanmar said had killed at least 100 people there. After …
U.N. climate talks in South Africa next month must make meaningful progress or governments “risk permanent damage to their credibility”, a group of global businesses warned on Thursday. At the Nov. 28-Dec. 9 summit in Durban, governments should try to …
A divided Georgia Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a case involving a woman found dead in a lagoon that was home to an eight-foot alligator in a subdivision near Savannah. Heirs of 83-year-old Gwyneth Williams are suing …
Willis North America, a unit of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has appointed Michael Liss as national partner of its Midwest region. Liss has served as managing partner of Willis’ Chicago office since 2006. He will report to Todd …
The insurance segment of Dublin, Ireland-based XL Group plc (NYSE: XL) has expanded its North America property and casualty team in the Rocky Mountain area. Gregory Melton was made as senior property underwriter and Stephen Sanford was named vice president …
Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, Oklahoma school teachers and state employees using HealthChoice for insurance benefits will be forced to fill their prescriptions through an out-of-state mail order pharmacy, according to state Sen. Patrick Anderson. The bureaucratic decision will result in …
MetLife has launched International Business Travel Medical (IBTM) coverage. IBTM provides assistance and coverage for emergency and urgent medical care for employees traveling on short-term assignments outside their country of residence. MetLife’s IBTM coverage allows business travelers to seek emergency …
Today may be a good day to sell disaster insurance in the Western United States. A massive earthquake drill set for 10:20 a.m. PDT today is designed to raise awareness of the disasters that can be posed by a massive …
Medical liability insurer The Doctors Co. has completed its previously-announced acquisition of FPIC Insurance Group Inc., a major provider of health care liability insurance in Florida, Texas, Georgia and Arkansas. FPIC Insurance Group includes First Professionals Insurance Co., Inc.; Advocate, …
