The London-based insurance brokerage firm reported net income dropped $48 million in the fourth quarter, going from $108 million, or 65 cents a share, to $60 million, or 38 cents a share. Revenues dec
Top-flight risk managers are not one-trick ponies. Historically, they have confined themselves to property and casualty risks. They did not touch areas like accident and health benefits, life
Authors of the study noted that a decade ago there were only 15 countries with a sole regulator for financial services. Of the nearly 40 nations that now have one financial services regulator, 15 crea
A recent item in the online edition of London's Daily Mail reported a stock trader in Japan had executed an erroneous trade that sent stock markets across Asia tumbling and led to his brokerage losing
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(The following article is based on Ms. Vargas' seminar at the AAMGA University Weekend, which was held in August in Scottsdale, Ariz.) For many companies, losing an employee is like falling victim to a natural disaster. The vacancy, like a tornado's
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