The Corporate Library, the leading source for independent corporate governance information and risk analysis, is pleased to announce “The Future of Corporate Reform,” a conference designed to give public fund managers and trustees the knowledge and tools to create long-term value, shape corporate reform, and repair the markets. The conference will take place at the [...]

With the Federal Reserve predicting unemployment to reach 8.8 percent in 2009, jobless workers may need the extra benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. But unemployed workers should factor in the tax implications of these benefits to avoid owing at tax time.
“If you’re one of the millions of Americans who are unemployed, an [...]

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that it has extended its employment agreement with President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Neill A. Currie until February 22, 2014. Mr. Currie’s prior employment agreement was scheduled to expire on February 22, 2010, subject to automatic renewals for one-year terms. Mr. Currie, a co-founder of RenaissanceRe, has served as Chief [...]

Aflac Incorporated announced that it had been notified by Standard & Poor’s this afternoon that the rating agency had lowered Aflac’s financial strength rating from AA to AA- and the company’s debt rating from A to A- due to their concerns about the continued deterioration in global financial markets and Aflac’s investment exposure to [...]

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in December, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.
The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee; and senior vice president — supply management for Hilton Hotels Corporation. [...]

In the continuing effort to assist employers nationwide in building and enhancing their compliance practices, Compli®, in collaboration with Chris Hoffman of Fisher & Phillips LLP, is pleased to announce an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Amendments Act Compliance Webinar, which is available free of charge and limited to the first 1000 registrants. Companies do [...]

Climate change, sustainability and energy are the focus of the new Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Knowledge Site (www.knowledge.firemansfund.com), which launches today during the national Greenbuild conference where Fireman’s Fund is participating as an exhibitor and sponsor.
The Knowledge Site was designed to present climate change and sustainability issues from different perspectives while focusing on proven solutions [...]

Nearly three in five (58%) women business owners anticipate that their organizations’ revenues will grow in 2009, and nearly one-half (44%) do not expect difficulty in obtaining access to credit, according to the 2008 Business Risk Survey conducted by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO).
“It’s not surprising to [...]

Healthcare expenses continue to climb each year. To help payer/TPA customers control health costs for their self-funded employer group clients, Benefit Informatics has partnered with HealthMedia, the leading behavior change intervention provider. HealthMedia’s web-based solutions in the areas of wellness, disease management, behavioral health, and medication adherence are now a component of the Personal Health [...]

Radian Group Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a Tax Benefit Preservation Plan designed to protect stockholder value by preserving important tax assets. The Tax Benefit Plan was adopted to reduce the likelihood that Radian’s use of its net operating losses, loss carryforwards and other tax assets (NOLs) would be substantially limited [...]