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AIG devises new formula for employee bonuses: Report

REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters)—American International Group Inc. has formulated a new "forced ranking" system to determine bonuses and rate employee performance, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

HHS secretary piles pressure on insurers

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits and stop fighting President Barack Obama's health reform plans.

Swiss Re estimates earthquake, windstorm losses

ZURICH—Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. said Wednesday it expects $600 million in losses from the earthquake that hit Chile and windstorm that battered parts of Europe.

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CONCEPCIÓN, Chile—Reinsurers are bracing for claims from the devastating earthquake in Chile that killed hundreds and caused ...
NEW YORK—American International Group Inc.'s move to sell its Asian life insurance unit to London-based Prudential P.L.C. for $35.5 ...
A major compliance change that makes insurers responsible for reporting claims involving Medicare-eligible claimants may result in ...
HAMILTON, Bermuda—The merger of Max Capital Group Ltd. and Harbor Point Ltd. will result in a more diverse, financially stronger ...
WASHINGTON—Health care reform legislation will move to a different congressional track, which observers say increases its chances of ...
PARIS—Windstorm Xynthia, which claimed at least 62 lives and caused widespread damage in several European countries, is expected to ...
WASHINGTON—In response to the legalization of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia, the Catholic Charities of the ...
MILAN—The conviction of three Google executives resulting from an online video showing an autistic schoolboy being bullied has ...
NEW YORK—Regulators and industry officials trying to revive the New York Insurance Exchange may seek a lower federal corporate tax to ...
LONDON—The transfer of £3 billion ($$4.57 billion) in U.K. pension plan liabilities of BMW (U.K.) Ltd. is the largest ...
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