Business Insurance - _Specialty Risks http://businessinsurance.com/section/news07 http://www.businessinsurance.com en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:47 EST 10 SEC charges 2 with operating medical insurance Ponzi scheme http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619790 20130618/NEWS07/130619790 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two founders of a medical insurer with operating a Ponzi scheme. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:09 EST Canada to make offshore oil producers pay more for spills http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619793 20130618/NEWS07/130619793 (Reuters) — The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will raise the liability for oil spill cleanups off the country's east and Arctic coasts to 1 billion Canadian dollars ($981.7 million), a more than 25-fold increase from its prior limit. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:00 EST Groups urge more workplace protections for pregnant women http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619797 20130618/NEWS07/130619797 Women continue to experience significant workplace pregnancy discrimination, concludes a report by two women’s groups that calls for more legislation in this area. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:22 EST OFF BEAT: Things heat up for Chef Ramsay in wage-and-hour suit http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619799 20130618/NEWS07/130619799 They say if it’s too hot, get out of the kitchen. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:57 EST EEOC sues food distributor for failing to hire, promote women http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619800 20130618/NEWS07/130619800 A national food marketer and distributor is accused of failing to hire female applicants at its distribution centers nationwide. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:18:11 EST Denis Brady named president of Burns & Wilcox Brokerage http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619802 20130618/NEWS07/130619802 H.W. Kaufman Financial Group Inc. has hired Denis Brady to serve as president of wholesale brokerage Burns & Wilcox Brokerage. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:28:12 EST U.K. charges ex-UBS trader Hayes in Libor investigation http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130618/NEWS07/130619805 20130618/NEWS07/130619805 (Reuters) — Britain's fraud prosecutor on Tuesday charged former UBS and Citigroup Inc. trader Tom Hayes with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud as it laid the groundwork for what could be the first Libor trial. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:00 EST European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619827 20130617/NEWS07/130619827 (Reuters) — France has its "Sovereign Cloud" project while across the Rhine data firms have created the label "Cloud Services: Made in Germany", all trying to reassure big companies that their information is stored away from the prying eyes of U.S. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:00 EST Dismissal upheld in legal malpractice claim by AIG unit, policyholder http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619828 20130617/NEWS07/130619828 An appeals court has upheld dismissal of a legal malpractice claim filed by a trucking company and an American International Group Inc. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:07:08 EST OFF BEAT: Suit seeks to return 'Happy Birthday' to the people http://businessinsurance.com/article/20130617/NEWS07/130619830 20130617/NEWS07/130619830 A suit filed in New York is seeking to end the party for a music publishing company that alleges it owns the copyright to the song “Happy Birthday to You.” Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:18 EST