Insurance Journal » economy crisis http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Report Says Mafia Now ‘Italy’s No.1 Bank’ as Economic Crisis Bites http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2012/01/11/230686.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:38:21 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=230686 Organized crime has tightened its grip on the Italian economy during the economic crisis, making the Mafia the country’s biggest “bank” and squeezing the life out of thousands of small firms, according to a report on Tuesday. Extortionate lending by …

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