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Storm Lashes Oman, Nears Strait of Hormuz; Heads Towards Iran

Oman evacuated tens of thousands Wednesday and closed the major port of Sohar northwest of the capital Muscat, as a weakening Cyclone Gonu roared toward the Strait of Hormuz – the world’s major transport artery for Persian Gulf oil. As …

Cyclone Gonu Hits Persian Gulf

A rare tropical cyclone – the strongest since 1945, when record keeping began – is passing through the oil rich Persian Gulf region. At one point, while it was well out to sea in the Indian Ocean, TC Gonu packed …

Authorities Make Arrests in NYC Terror Plot at JFK Airport

Federal authorities announced they had broken up a suspected Muslim terrorist cell planning a “chilling” attack to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery that …

Editor’s Note: Risk target

If the Spitzer allegations are all that newcomers to the insurance industry or anyone else know about Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, it will be their loss. His life and career have been about much, much more than the unresolved Spitzer scandal. …

Risk target

If the Spitzer allegations are all that newcomers to the insurance industry or anyone else know about Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, it will be their loss. His life and career have been about much, much more than the unresolved Spitzer scandal. …

Editor’s Note: Risk target

If the Spitzer allegations are all that newcomers to the insurance industry or anyone else know about Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, it will be their loss. His life and career have been about much, much more than the unresolved Spitzer scandal. …

Risk target

If the Spitzer allegations are all that newcomers to the insurance industry or anyone else know about Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, it will be their loss. His life and career have been about much, much more than the unresolved Spitzer scandal. …

Industry Charity Names Nazeri as N.Y. Division Leader

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation has named Haleh Nazeri as executive director of its newly launched New York Division. Nazeri is the first executive director of the New York Division. In this full-time position she will guide the development and …

Vietnam Joins WTO

Nearly 32 years after Vietnam’s communists chased U.S. forces from their soil, the southeast Asian nation joined the capitalist club as the World Trade Organization’s 150th member on Thursday, signaling its emergence as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. “Welcome, …

Lloyd’s “360 Risk Project” Conference Tackles Climate Change

Lloyd’s new 360 Risk Project is dedicated to examining issues that affect the insurance industry, and its first conference took on today’s most far-reaching and important issue – the debate over climate change, global warming and greenhouse gasses. In a …