Loyalty to Insurer Doesn’t Always Pay Off for Drivers June 30, 2015 By Mitch Lipka When Jonathan G. Stein became unhappy with his long-time car insurance carrier earlier this year, the 41-year-old lawyer from Elk...
Jury Orders Wall St. Financier to Pay Ex-Employee $18M in Harassment Case June 30, 2015 By Joseph Ax A federal jury on Monday ordered the chief executive officer of a Manhattan investment firm to pay $18 million in...
MetLife Seeks Documents from Systemic Risk Panel June 30, 2015 By Sarah N. Lynch MetLife asked a federal judge on Monday to force the U.S. government to hand over 500 pages of confidential records...
GM Directors Off the Hook; Court Nixes Investors’ Lawsuit Over Ignition Switch June 30, 2015 By Jef Feeley General Motors Co. directors don’t have to face investors’ allegations that lax supervision allowed the company to make cars with...
California Committee Stands Up to the Fourth Branch of Government June 30, 2015 By Ian Adams Like other myths and fairy-tales meant to conceal and excite, California’s school children are taught to believe that there are...
BOPs Are Like Hospital Gowns – They Don’t Cover You Fully June 30, 2015 By Christopher J. Boggs Businessowners Policies, traditionally referred to simply as “BOPs,” were introduced in 1976 and significantly revised in 1987. The BOP evolved...
Two Uber Executives Detained by French Police Pending Investigation June 30, 2015 By Sophie Louet and Leila Abboud French police have detained two executives from Uber for questioning as a government clampdown intensifies on the U.S.-based taxi and...
Willis Group, Towers Watson Agree to Merger June 30, 2015 Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings and professional services and analytics firm Towers Watson have agreed to an...
Fairfax’s Potential Hit from Greek Exposure to be Limited – RBC Report June 30, 2015 By Euan Rocha Fairfax Financial Holdings, which bet on a successful turnaround in Greece in 2014, stands to take a hit from a...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Expands in Australia, New Zealand June 30, 2015 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) said it is entering the healthcare underwriting market in Australia, and has appointed Tony...