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The World Trade Organization’s Doha round to free up trade is nearly complete and world leaders are voicing the political will to reach a deal next year, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said on Wednesday. But at a meeting of …
U.S. securities regulators missed “numerous” red flags that may have led to Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme and never did a “thorough and competent” probe despite complaints dating to 1992, a federal watchdog has concluded. The U.S. Securities and …
Credit rating agencies may find it harder to argue that their opinions deserve free speech protection after a judge rejected efforts by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s to dismiss a fraud lawsuit. In a case alleging that inflated …
One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found. The study …
Higginbotham & Associates, a national independent insurance brokerage firm with Texas statewide offices, appointed Kay Kirk Tieman senior account executive for its Life Sciences Risk and Insurance Practice. Working from Higginbotham’s Denton office, she will apply her 25 years of …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “a” from “a-” of Western National Insurance Group (WNG) and its members. The group’s ratings are based on the consolidated …
A vast majority of Americans surveyed say they would support legislation restricting cell phone use while driving. Some 80 percent of those surveyed by Nationwide Insurance in its new One Your side survey say they would favor a ban on …
Washington D.C. has a new insurance commissioner: Gennet Purcell, a former lawyer, who had been serving as deputy commissioner since December. Purcell joined the department after serving as a partner at a private law firm, where her specialties included insurance …
The insurance industry is a key player in Ohio’s economy, according to the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). With 261 insurance companies located there, Ohio is a top state for industry employment with close to a $6 billion payroll, according to …
