Latest Fidelity Headlines
All the headlines from our Fidelity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IronPro Enters Fidelity, Crime Insurance Market
Mar 3 2014 // IronPro, the U.S. professional and management liability unit of Ironshore Inc., is entering the fidelity & crime insurance market with product capacity limits available of up to $30 million. Kevin Finn has been named...
Insurer Sued in New York for Canceling, Reissuing Flood Policies After Claim
Dec 27 2013 // Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance Co. was recently sued in a New York court over flood insurance policies. The suit alleges the insurer retroactively canceled flood policies for Dayton Towers...
FTC Allows Fidelity National Acquisition of Lender Processing Firm
Dec 27 2013 // Fidelity National Financial Inc., the largest U.S. title insurer, won approval from U.S. antitrust regulators for its $2.9 billion acquisition of Lender Processing Services Inc. The Federal Trade Commission cleared the...
Title Insurer Fidelity National Weighs Selling Assets
Dec 10 2013 // Fidelity National Financial Inc., the title insurer that also has restaurant businesses and an auto parts company, hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. to review possible divestitures of assets. The insurer will consider...
Supreme Court Justices Probe Private Company Whistleblower Protections
Nov 12 2013 // U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they may have some difficulty deciding whether employees at private firms that contract with public companies are subject to whistleblower protections. The justices appeared...
Baltimore Insurer to Relocate to Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 4 2013 // A Baltimore, Md.-based life insurance company is moving its corporate offices to Des Moines, Iowa, and it plans to employ 50 workers within the next three years, a company spokesman said. Fidelity & Guaranty Life...
New York Bans Fund Manager Falcone From Insurance Unit
Oct 7 2013 // Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, banned from the securities industry for five years by U.S. regulators, is also being banned for seven years from decision-making roles at Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance, a unit...
Supreme Court to Hear Mutual Fund Whistleblower Case
May 20 2013 // In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as workers at publicly traded...
Fidelity Investments Challenged Over Use of ‘Float Income’
Mar 8 2013 // Fidelity Investments, the largest U.S. provider of workplace retirement plans, is facing more accusations it improperly uses customer money earned in overnight accounts to pay its own operating expenses. Three...
First Fidelity Brokerage Launches Flood Insurance Website
Feb 7 2013 // First Fidelity Brokerage of New York has launched www.insureflood.com for homeowners and businesses to obtain flood insurance, as well as information about flood insurance. The site also has a link to estimate flood damage...
Fidelity National Financial Buys Health Insurance Broker Digital Insurance
Jan 3 2013 // Florida-based title insurer and financial services firm Fidelity National Financial Inc. has acquired Digital Insurance Inc., a health insurance distribution and benefits management firm for small and medium sized...
N.J.-Based Crum & Forster Names VP of Fidelity Practice
Dec 3 2012 // New Jersey-based Crum & Forster appointed Joseph Prystupa as vice president in its management and professional services division (MAPS) overseeing the fidelity and crime practice. In his new role, Prystupa will help...
Flood Insurer Fidelity National Indemnity to Change Name to Wright Flood
Sep 19 2012 // Flood insurance company Fidelity National Indemnity Insurance Co. is being renamed Wright National Flood Insurance Co. The name change must be approved by the Texas Department of Insurance. Wright National Flood is a...
Florida’s Agency Harbor Acquires Fidelity Insurance Associates
Feb 9 2012 // Harbor Insurance Agency as part of its plan to expand its market has purchased Fidelity Insurance Association. Both agencies are located in Naples, Fl., and service the surrounding areas of Bonita Springs, Marco Island,...
Want Fries With That Insurance Policy? Restaurants on Fidelity National’s Menu
Feb 7 2012 // A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O’Charley’s Inc., the companies announced. Fidelity National...
Whistleblower Law Does Not Protect Mutual Fund Employees: Court
Feb 5 2012 // A U.S. law protecting whistleblowers at publicly traded companies does not cover employees of mutual funds, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday in a case involving two former Fidelity Investments employees. The U.S....
Business Moves
Jan 9 2012 // RSS, Keystone Chattanooga, Tenn.-based RSS Insurance has joined Keystone Insurance Group. RSS is now Keystone’s 14th franchise partner in the state. Founded in 1973, RSS is one of Chattanooga’s largest locally...
Fidelity National Sells 85% of Personal Lines Business
Dec 28 2011 // Title insurance, mortgage and financial services provider Fidelity National Financial Inc. said it will sell an 85 percent interest in its personal lines business to WT Holdings Inc. of Memphis for approximately $119...
WRM America Completes Acquisition of Fidelity National Indemnity
Nov 14 2011 // WRM America Holding Company, a specialty lines P/C insurance and risk management holding company, completed the acquisition of Fidelity National Indemnity Insurance Company (FNIIC), the flood insurance business of Fidelity...
Business Moves
Aug 1 2011 // Hub, WBS Hub has acquired the assets of Workplace Benefit Solutions (WBS) a Manchester, New Hampshire-based employee benefit brokerage and consulting firm. Terms were not disclosed. WBS will become part of Hub...
