Everest Re Group said yesterday that it plans to book a pretax fourth-quarter charge of $311 million to strengthen asbestos reserves, but that net income overall for full-year 2007 will come in about

Maybe you've seen those commercials where some worker has many little clones of himself that do various tasks simultaneously--all in the name of multitasking. Surprisingly, however, NU's Ara Trembly as

Standard & Poor's Ratings Service's findings came in an announcement that it has updated the results of its bond insurance stress test, originally published Dec. 19, to incorporate revised assumptions

Last year, NU spotlighted three organizations for their outstanding approach to workers' comp risk mitigation--2007 Champion Belk Department Stores, along with Honorable Mentions for Rolls-Royce North

Independent agencies that have helped grow their business, improve productivity, cut costs, and better serve their clients and carriers through the innovative use of technology have until Feb. 25 to e

Leimberg & LeClair, Inc., and the Weinberg Group, Inc., announced the release of Life Settlement NumberCruncher (LSNC), software designed to assist professionals and their clients in the decision of

Towers Perrin in Stamford, Conn., said it believes it has better data coming firsthand from insurers. It reported in its quarterly survey of commercial lines insurance pricing and profitability

Some have speculated that a deal would involve the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., which took Willis Group Holdings private in 1999. In 2002, the firm went public again under curren