US jobless statistics: employment insurance claims up

WikiLeaks posts huge encrypted ‘Insurance’ file to Web, sparking rumours of new revelations
LONDON – Online whistle-blower WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file named “Insurance” to its website, sparking speculation that those behind the organization may be prepared to release more classified information if authorities interfere with them.

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Fitch Revises Rating Watch on OM Financial Life Ins Co.’s IFS ‘BB’ Rating to Positive
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has revised the Rating Watch on the ‘BB’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of both OM Financial Life Insurance Company (OM Financial) and its wholly owned subsidiary OM Financial Life Insurance Company of NY(OM Financial NY), collectively referred to as OM Financial Companies, to Positive from Evolving. Today’s rating action follows Old Mutual plc’s …

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US jobless statistics: employment insurance claims up
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment insurance last week, indicating redundancies remain elevated as the recovery moderated. Initial jobless claims climbed by 19,000 to 479,000 in the week ended July 31, the most since April Labor Department figures showed today in Washington.

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