May 17, 2010
When 10 percent of an organization’s entire workforce resigns in one day, the fallout can be devastating. That’s exactly what happened to CRC Insurance Services Inc. (CRC) – one of the largest wholesale insurance brokers in the United States – …
May 14, 2010
The seven elderly guests on stage at Island Christian Church were just kids 75 years ago when a Category 5 hurricane barreled into their homes in the Upper Florida Keys, leaving a trail of destruction and death. A packed crowd …
May 14, 2010
Crude from the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill could eventually slosh ashore on Miami Beach or North Carolina’s barrier islands, if it connects with a powerful sea current, an oceanographer said Tuesday. Robert Weisberg, a physical oceanographer at the …
May 14, 2010
Europe’s debt troubles could undermine its currency, White House Economic Adviser Paul Volcker said Thursday. Volcker, a former Federal Reserve chairman and a widely respected economist, told students at the London School of Economics that it was difficult to have …
May 13, 2010
European insurers were buoyed by strong sales of life insurance and asset management products on the back of a reviving economy in the first quarter, offsetting big disaster damage claims. Germany’s Allianz, Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali, The Netherlands’ Aegon and Belgium’s …
May 11, 2010
Attorneys for Ronnie Lymas go to the Mississippi Supreme Court on June 8 hoping to resurrect a $4.1 million jury verdict vehemently opposed by dozens of trade associations and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour. Critics say Lymas is not legally entitled …
May 10, 2010
A.M. Best Co. has issued three separate bulletins announcing that it has removed a number of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance companies from the “under review with negative implications” status it announced in November. The companies directly affected are: Seaworthy Insurance Company …
May 10, 2010
BP Plc engineers will search for a solution Sunday after suffering a setback in an attempt to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico with a huge metal dome, dashing hopes for a quick, temporary solution to a growing …
May 10, 2010
The Hartford marks 200 years in business today, a commemoration recognized at the New York Stock Exchange this morning as CEO Liam E. McGee and CFO Christopher J. Swift rang the opening bell. “The company has played a critical role …
May 6, 2010
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson admitted on Thursday the United States was ill-prepared for the financial crisis that struck in 2008 and said he had not foreseen the depth of mortgage-related problems. The gravel-voiced former Goldman Sachs head said he …