Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving's 1820 tale attributed to old Diedrich Knickerbocker, tells of a rather lazy New York Dutchman named Rip who resided in the Catskills.

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Captive insurance industry representatives fighting an IRS proposal that would add to their tax burden said they met yesterday with Department of Treasury officials who seemed "genuinely interested" i

A Canadian private-equity firm is calling for the breakup of Marsh & McLennan Companies, saying that separating the consulting and risk management units from the insurance brokerage would maximize sha