- Texas on pace to set record-high insured losses from storms
The deadly storms that hit Texas this week have resulted in over $6 billion in insured losses, with the potential for more losses this weekend.
- Women to Watch: Where are they now …
We catch up with Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of EmblemHealth and one of our 2006 Women to Watch honorees.
- Interest rates boost pension plan funding in May
Aided by a small rise in interest rates, which lowered the value of plan liabilities, the funded status of pension plans sponsored by large employers rose slightly in May, Mercer L.L.C. said Friday.
- Former Risk Manager of the Year moves on to ERM role
Daniel H. Kugler, Business Insurance’s 2002 Risk Manager of the Year, has been named vice president-enterprise risk management for REV Group.
- Ex-AIG exec joins insurer as U.S. distribution manager
Pembroke, Bermuda-based Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. said Matt LoPiccolo has joined Axis Insurance Co. as U.S. distribution manager.
- Executive suicides scratch Switzerland's picture perfect veneer
An unusual number of suicides by top executives in Switzerland has prompted introspection over how senior managers are dealing with stress.
- Two judges defer decisions on deals on Uber, Lyft driver lawsuits
(Reuters) — Ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.
- SWIFT CEO fights to restore faith in bank messaging system
(Reuters) — The chief executive of secure messaging system SWIFT said the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank, by criminals sending fraudulent payment instructions via SWIFT, would force the organization to shrink and review…
- Two men plead guilty in U.S. to hacking, spamming scheme
(Reuters) — Two men pleaded guilty in New Jersey on Thursday to playing roles in a wide-ranging hacking and spamming scheme that targeted the personal information of 60 million people, including Comcast Corp. customers, prosecutors said.