September 26, 2008
To hear Julie Rochman tell it, she’d like every community in the United States to be resilient in the face of natural disasters. Rochman, president and CEO of the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and former head of …
September 24, 2008
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. insurance and investment company would consider buying some units from American International Group Inc., the insurer bailed out by the U.S. government. Buffett said he expressed interest in buying parts …
September 22, 2008
Whistleblower Retaliation “He was only looking out for the interest of his employees of the state treasurer’s office. … He refused to do something that was illegal.” —Kathleen Neary in Lancaster County District Court comments on a controversial case of …
September 22, 2008
Build Smart With Passive Protection Systems, Safety Institute CEO Says To hear Julie Rochman tell it, she’d like every community in the United States to be resilient in the face of natural disasters. Rochman, president and CEO of the Institute …
September 22, 2008
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondo Investments). Hollo …
September 22, 2008
Build Smart With Passive Protection Systems, Safety Institute CEO Says To hear Julie Rochman tell it, she’d like every community in the United States to be resilient in the face of natural disasters. Rochman, president and CEO of the Institute …
September 22, 2008
A Dade County, Florida real estate developer in January 2008 filed a $25 million lawsuit against a real estate blogger alleging, among other charges, defamation of character based on the blogger’s opinion published solely on his blog (MiamiCondo Investments). Hollo …
September 22, 2008
Build Smart With Passive Protection Systems, Safety Institute CEO Says To hear Julie Rochman tell it, she’d like every community in the United States to be resilient in the face of natural disasters. Rochman, president and CEO of the Institute …
September 12, 2008
A former employee in the Nebraska treasurer’s office has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging he was directed to illegally create a computer program to prohibit employees from filing for overtime. Robert Harrison of Lincoln alleges that after he …
September 8, 2008
U.S. prosecutors said a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world’s largest insurance company, American International Group Inc., resulted in a loss of more than $1 billion to investors. Four former executives of General Re Corp. and a …