Survey respondents to Aon Risk Solutions' 2011 Global Risk Management Survey cited senior management's intuition and experience as the primary method to identify major risks, the report underlines the importance for organizations to...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recently, there has been substantial growth in mutual funds utilizing managed-futures-based strategies. The number of distinct managed futures mutual funds doubled to 24 in 2011, according to Morningstar Inc. The funds...
Since moving to Branson, Mo., I have become a student of nature due to the pageantry of wildlife in our backyard. The other morning I was marveling at half a dozen squirrels that...
When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...
HEADNOTE The seventh annual Community Bankers Symposium, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was held...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 28, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For professional journalists, publishers and news editors seeking original news content, Send2Press - for the week ending January 27, 2012 - issued press releases...
The new year brings a few new laws for employers, including law firms, though the changes are relatively minor compared to past years, according to Christie Totten, an employment law attorney with Davis...
KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Long-term care insurance is subsidized, in effect, by Uncle Sam. "For many people, a large part of their premium cost is deductible on their federal...
As many employers are aware, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act amends the Internal Revenue Code to require employers to report the aggregate cost of applicable employer-sponsored health coverage on employees' W-2...
Colorado's hospitals are expecting a legislative session with few health care bills -- but that doesn't mean they don't have some concerns. Rep. Marsha Looper has filed a bill that seeks to repeal...
Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage I. PURPOSE This notice restates and amends the interim guidance on informational reporting to employees of the...
Louisiana accounted for the third most premiums through the National Flood Insurance Program as of Nov. 30, with policyholders having paid $345.1 million into the program. Florida had the most with nearly 2.1...
PHILADELPHIA -- Radian Guaranty Inc., the mortgage insurance (MI) subsidiary of Radian Group Inc., today announced a partnership with LoanSifter, the leading provider of Web-based mortgage product eligibility and pricing engines. Beginning immediately,...
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Alterra Capital Holdings Limited ("Alterra") (NASDAQ: ALTE; BSX: ALTE.BH) today announced that it expects to record fourth quarter 2011 losses from catastrophe events of approximately $50 million, including an initial...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0a9ea0/the_medical_device) has announced the addition of the "The Medical Device Market: Taiwan" report to their offering. Taiwan is one of the richest countries in the Asia Pacific region. It...
NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' ratings of the following securities issued by Nuveen Georgia Premium Income Municipal Fund (NYSEAMEX: NPG), a municipal closed-end fund managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc....
NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. -- Keystone Insurers Group, one of the nation's largest property and casualty insurance brokers, today announced it raised in excess of $37,000 to benefit families in Indiana affected by Autism. The...
Thanks to depreciated home values and historically low interest rates, potential homebuyars have a bargain-hunting mindset. As you prepare for the busy spring real estate season, you will need to differentiate yourself to...
DAMARISCOTTA, Maine -- The First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNLC), today announced unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2011. Net income was $12.4 million, up $248,000 or 2.0% from 2010, and earnings per...