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RMS : commentary on Santa Ana winds in South of California
In the first two days of December, unusually strong Santa Ana winds have brought extensive tree damage and large power outages to the South...
U.S. : property insurance prices on the rise
Marsh has announced that almost half of U.S. property insurance policies have been renewed in the current quarter have been at higher prices.
Marsh said...
Coca-Cola : China poisoning not linked to product quality
Coca-Cola says there is no "product quality issue" with its Pulpy Milky drinks, after a boy who had consumed the product died and three...
ECB : report on the financing of SMEs in Eurozone
The European Central Bank (ECB) has publishing its fifth report on the results of the "Survey on the access to finance of small and...
U.S. : weekly jobless claims tick up again
New claims for US unemployment insurance rose slightly for the second straight week, the government reported Thursday, a day ahead of the November jobs...
US : top insurance companies not to be downgraded
Fitch Ratings says it will not change the four 'AAA' rated U.S. insurance companies' Rating Outlooks to Negative from Stable following Monday's revision of...
Climate change now seen as a question of global security
Once viewed as an issue of interest only to greens or academics, the threat posed by climate change to security is now eyed with...
Thailand : PM hospitalised with food poisoning
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, grappling with a devastating flood crisis, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday with food poisoning, her government said.
"She is...
Japan : Fukushima nuclear power plant director is sick
The director of Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down because of illness, the plant's operator said Monday, without revealing whether...
Europe : austerity bites Europe with winter cold
Europe is now facing austerity measures, governments are cutting welfare programs and raising taxes. Winter cold is coming as Europeans face a bleak...
Europe : unemployment in the EU17 in 2010
Regional unemployment rates varied widely across the EU27 in 2010, with the lowest rates recorded in the regions of Zeeland in the Netherlands and...
City of London Corporation : huge growth potential in Chinese and Indian insurance and pensions market
The City of London Corporation reports that the insurance and pensions sectors in China and India offer huge potential for rapid growth.
‘Insurance companies and...
S&P : fierce competition fuels effect of slow growth on GCC insurance market
A report from Standard & Poor’s shows insurance markets in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region are deepening.
While markets are...
US : jobless claims edge higher from recent lows
New claims for US unemployment insurance rose only slightly last week from seven-month lows, offering a sign of stabilization in the troubled job market,...
AIG : Ex CEO sues US for $25 billion over takeover
Former American International Group chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg sued the US government for $25 billion Monday over the takeover of AIG at the height...
Israel : one in four living in poverty
One in four Israelis was living under the poverty line in 2010, annual figures from the National Insurance Institute showed, although the numbers showed...
Crawford & Company : comment on floods in Thailand
The government of Thailand estimates it will take as long as two months for the floodwaters to fully recede. Many areas of Thailand remain...
OECD : reforms needed for long-term growth in Czech Republic
With the Czech economy's export-driven recovery slowing, swift implementation of new reforms is needed to ensure sustainable, inclusive long-term growth and better resilience to...
UN chief asks Asian business to do more for poor
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told Asian business leaders Friday that their region was growing in wealth but not doing its share to help...
China : may open auto insurance market to foreign companies
According to the chairman of the Insurance Association of China, the country is ready to open to foreign insurance companies its mandatory auto insurance...
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