NERA Economic Consulting, a leading global provider of economic advice and analysis in business, legal, and regulatory matters, today released Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation, a report analyzing trends in asbestos filings and settlements, in light of legislative and judicial tort reform over the past several years.
The report, co-authored by NERA Senior Vice [...]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62551b/business_travel_ma) has announced the addition of the “Business Travel Market – Market Assessment 2008″ report to their offering.
This Market Assessment considers current trends in the UK market for business travel, including travel by UK residents both within the UK and abroad and business travel to the UK by overseas residents. It examines [...]

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 [...]

Executives from life insurance settlement provider The Lifeline Program have uncovered some disturbing trends during the evaluation of life settlement portfolios. Issues with insurable interest and concerns regarding policy origination have led the company to mark some portfolios as “polluted.”
“We are seeing portfolios that are littered with questionable policies,” said Wm. Scott Page, president and [...]

Manulife Financial is launching an online Small Business Solutions centre to help advisors work more closely with small business by making it easy to identify and provide comprehensive business and personal financial solutions for their Canadian small business clients.
The site, which is exclusive to Manulife, provides advisors with one-stop access to products and information [...]

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick CMS) announced today that it has been successfully recertified as an Employer of Choice®. The Employer of Choice designation is granted to public, private or not-for-profit employers that demonstrate effective implementation of best practices in attracting, developing and retaining outstanding people. The certification is for two years rather than [...]

The Board of Directors of White Mountains Re Group, Ltd., the Bermuda-based reinsurance unit of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. has declared a dividend of $37.53 per share, payable in cash on or before June 30, 2009, to holders of record of its Fixed/Floating Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares as of the close of business on [...]

Indian Payment Card Market Forecast to 2012” states that with changing consumer spending patterns and growing income levels, the Indian payment card market, which includes both credit cards and debit cards, has expanded rapidly in the recent years. For instance, the number of debit cards issued by banks more than doubled between FY 2006 to [...]

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania declared today a $.20 per share quarterly cash dividend to be paid on April 1, 2009 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2009.
Following Univest’s stock and overall trends in the industry is convenient for investors and shareholders. Univest’s investor relations link, found on its web site at www.univest.net, features [...]

Insurance Finance & Investment, published by WorldTrade Executive, Inc., in partnership with Patpatia Associates announces the publication of a new survey of asset management practices of European insurance companies and money management firms entitled IFI European Insurance Asset Manager Annual Survey.
IFI European Insurance Asset Manager Annual Survey provides comprehensive, hard-to-find details on asset managers specializing [...]