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Versata Enterprises, Inc., a provider of enterprise software solutions, announced the acquisition of Denver-based Clear Technology, Inc., a provider of business process automation solutions for the

Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ga., a supplemental benefits insurer previously best known for selling cancer insurance in Japan and creating the Aflac Duck, gave shareholders a chance to vote on the company's

o "Mortgage Backed Securities and Capital of Life Insurers: Was the Industry prepared for the Credit Crunch of 2007-2008?" Dr. Etti G. Baranoff, Virginia Commonwealth University, Thomas W. Sager, Univ

Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported first-quarter net income decreased 64 percent primarily on losses from credit default swaps, but Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett assured investors

Financial market turmoil translated into a 53 percent drop in first-quarter net income for Zurich-based reinsurer Swiss Re, but management said it believes the company's portfolio still has strong ear

This year's award recipients are Patrick Ryan, founder and executive chairman of Chicago-based Aon Corp.; Dominic D'Alessadro, of Canada, president and chief executive officer of Manulife Financial; a